October 21st Letter

ok I’m settled in, my house is above a boutique and we cleaned it this week, story to come, money is fine haven’t used anything on my card, only the money i get my cards stayed cleaned (which is also a problem i think I’ve forgotten my pin) as far as sending stuff, just send it and pray it gets here :) ha-ha i honestly don{t know but i haven’t even got your letters yet so were waiting on those. But yeah don’t worry too much about that.  the little car treated me well :) i think you just have to know how to drive it ;) ha-ha we did get a picture but as the whole mission not individually thought i sent it to you but re sending just in case. i have been sick since i got here, nothing major just stomach and well bano problems :) and by problems it’s in reference to nacho libre Easter quote (Jacie can fill you in ;) rice every day and walking well keeps the work going smooth ;) anyway my companion is the only member in his family.

Think that’s al the questions now my turn}

How’s America :)

How’s dad’s heart great to hear about lawn mowing}

Heaven help us all Kelsee coaching basketball :) HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAH i think that made my entire week: D

What’s the name of the royal baby ;) you know that’s what I’m worried about

And wasn’t baby Mike Mazowski the cutest thing ever!!

and well I’ve been really touched by the spirit of Elijah especially helping these people get to the temple, taught about family history and yeah i know grandpa had a lot of photos and stuff make sure they don{t go missing I’d like to work some when i come back :)

Ok now for the letter :)

Ups downs BLT’s and fleas :)

this week started off really great after my legs regained the blood flow our district decided to have BLT’s (photos included) it was really delicious it was so good I almost died (by the way hearing about all the American food almost put me into a comma ;) hah no but so my companion wasn’t to happy about it, but we ate like kings and went back home, he complained the rest of the night he’d eaten garbage. this week our relationship and me have been tested, I’ve realized I’m an extremely friendly and nice person, but living with someone is entirely different}

This would be so much easier if he was a girl ;)

anyway we had the worst family home evening ever we went to this part members house they fed us “food” i prayed the fact it was still moving wouldn’t prevent me from walking home ;) anyway but the baby was crying dog was jumping on us and the joseph smith movie was skipping and then well the lady took of her shirt and began feeding the baby ha-ha the culture is a little different hear, anyway so that night walking home in the rain was a little tough. Its rained here consecutively for 5 days and then rained off and on the next 2... and for some reason i just can{t stop thinking about goulash:) we than had companion exchanges the next day, i was with elder Rau our district leader and it was glorious, we challenged 3 people to baptism and they all accepted i loved working with him, than when we got put back together my companion well just seemed a little off, he really doesn’t like north Americans and loved being with a Latino, so the next day (also found out he’s having some family problems back at home) the next day walking in the rain he well didn’t say anything and when i say this I mean anything :) so I talked to myself :) all dayyyy in Spanish you know to practice and finally near the end of the day I lost my patience and slugged him in the arm, i told him we needed to work this out and get the spirit, he walked on :) so you love him and move on :) this week has been up and down with him, but were getting along. he likes the food and Spanish music and movies and well not a really rule kind of guy, he loves just talking with the members and being friends, not always working, and a little flirtatious, but the good which we always look for in a person is he’s amazingly friendly and genuinely cares about everyone. speaking of which we got a call from our investigator baptism for this week and she said she didn’t want to be baptized and not to come back... ok kind of rough that one, that night we had companion exchanges again cause we were teaching an investigator who her and her husband had issues the district leader needed to be in, anyway so than that night i taught a lady with elder Leiva the other Latino elder and bore my testimony, the next day we got a call, the lady had passed her interview and requested a one elder grow baptism her, she had been touched by his spirit. it was really exciting and touching experience. also i had to res start the baptism 5 times cause of her name ;) the next day we went to Lomas, in the Andes 523 cement steps later we arrived at our investigators house, and you better believe i sang (and i would walk 500 steps and i would walk 500 more) all the way up :) anyway than we cleaned our apartment, the toilet was having issues flushing cause of the mold buildup.. i have not included pictures :) ha-ha but its clean now, than i prepared to teach a class Sunday.. gospel principles.. in Spanish.. and NAILED IT :) chapter 42 and well the gift of tongues is real :) than we had a capacitation on la obra de salvacion should be implemented in your wards too! at one point a guy in the back row stood up and said

I’ve been reading in the teachings of Lorenzo snow and it says this about missionary work..... i turned around.... IT WAS OUR INVESTIGATOR!!! We contacted in the street and invited to church!! he got a priesthood manual and read the whole thing!! HE HASNT EVEN HAD THE FIRST DISCUSSION!! He’s amazing ... we’re going to baptism him this week or next...after we give him a book of Mormon ;) :)

Missionaries here don’t teach the 2nd lesson, mostly because it’s really hard for these people to comprehend without the Holy Ghost world of spirits and all, but i love it because my testimony lies in the fact god is real and has a plan for me, so i slip it into the other lessons. last story yesterday knocked on a door of a man with the biggest house in our area, about the size of ours:) maybe smaller but he answered the door, very educated in all religions and well bashed us pretty good, i held my own and bore my testimony, and well we have another visit, but then we visited another man up the street a carpenter, we asked him if he would like to be baptized like Jesus Christ he said ... si can my wife be too, I’m free this Saturday.... that day i learned a lesson on humility and to be learned is wise only if we follow the council of god. This week’s been a little tough, i got fleas but there no big deal :) so ups mostly downs, but i love it, Wednesday in noted my cheeks hurt from smiling so much. Christmas down here has already started, at least the food, they have this fruit cake thing its actually really good, i think Christmas is going to be really hard. But i love the work and its moving fast we have 9 people with baptism dates :) love you all and hope everything is going good. Thanks for keeping me in your prayers i pray for each of you every day :)

also more about the culture, cars are crazy been clipped by a mirror or a car twice, dogs are everywhere- hundreds, it’s really sad and gross they skinny eat everything each other and well yeah kind of makes you not want to have a dog, people here shake hands really soft and weird, and if they dirty you shake their wrist or elbow, but everyone hugs and I like that. the funny story was walking by the college in our town the girls cat call you and whistle and you just turn around AND I LOVE YOU RANDOM CITEZEN... cause well they don’t understand English ;).. Ok no not really but I’ve thought about it a couple times when it happens :)

Con Amor

Elder grow