Perfect week

hey y'all... this has been a great week... first on the week end we had the baptism of Karina... it went perfect. then Sunday the ward was very happy with us... even to the point that the obispo said we need to be fed more often. it was funny... so I'm going to be getting fat..er.. but yeah... then as far as the game, Sunday... it was crazy here, people were going out to party and yelling from the streets, it was awesome... if they win Saturday i will video or take pictures of it.....

so what the mission was doing last week was a "semana perfecta" or perfect week, where everyone in the mission has had to be exactly perfect with all the rules, and every one has to get at least 215 contacts because that is what the area presidency says... so we did that so we can see the miracles, and mainly to force God to bless us... D&C 82: 10...... and so with all that done, me and my comp had to make sure that we did it and that the other areas did it too... but it was hard cause few of the companionships actually did it. but the ones that did do it saw some miracles..

as far as me and my comp, the baptism and what happened on Sunday was our miracle... this area it's segun dicen one of the hardest areas in the mission.... to be honest, I don't see it, i love it here... but it has also had some bad missionary experiences so not many of the members gave a ton of support to the elders.. but the last companionship's worked on that a lot and we are too and we are seeing the blessings of that work... all the members like us and do the best to help us... so it animates us a ton to work and keep strong.

but that has been the great week we have had, we saw a lot of miracles, a lot of them not really worth telling cause they weren't anything big, or that crazy.. but what i have learned is the smaller ones are more important, and make a bigger difference... that's why i think they are sometimes hard to see. but to be honest, the fact that i can stay on the mission this long, and learn the stuff i have learned, had the exito i have had, and the strength i have received are all miracles... of an all powerful.. yet all loving God...

that was something i learned a lot this week. with that lady i told y'all about. Amalia, where her nieto died... she is angry at God because every one says He is all powerful, and in being all powerful, why does He not step in and make people do stuff, heal people, and stop natural disasters... it's cause He is all loving... loves us enough to let us make mistakes, pass throw hard times, let people make choices, and more than anything give us a purpose, and a way to be happy.. and all powerful enough to give us that way, and option many times we just need to take it..... but yeah, that's what i have learned. sorry for the rant... but i want to thank u all for the love and the support you all have been giving me... for the prayers. and everything... i love u all...... sorry i can't spell...

but yeah. aguante argentina world cup......

peace out

I'm going to be an uncle

hey everyone. sorry this email is coming late.... yesterday me and my comp had to take an elder to a doctor and so we couldn't email... but yeah....

this week has been kind of crazy... but good. but first before i start my normal rant...jaja.. i got news i don't know if u all know this now cause I'm late to write, but i know something u all don't know.....
and just to give it away: Jason and Amanda are going to call their kid Bryce Batistuta Taliercio if it's a boy and if it's a girl Brycina and they will make up the other 2 names... and so, if nobody got the hint, Amanda is embarrassed..-- oh, i mean pregnant... and so in nine months as i predicted there will be a little runt going around bugging us. but yeah, that's cool, gots to say congrats to Amanda and Jason for helping.... but i will send some advice to the both of them so they will deal with it alright. but yeah, i might be home to see the baby if u all want to keep him in for like a month more.... just saying it would be an option.... but congrats

but yeah, this week was crazy in the sense that this Saturday we got a baptism. her name is karina, she's like 30 years old, and she has been investigating for like 4 months here. but yeah, she is a great lady and the gospel has already help her out a bunch. she had lots of problems, and still does but she is just an awesome lady. so hopefully that goes well.

then this week or sea yesterday, we needed to plan an activity for the zone, we did a scavenger hunt in all of centro bahia, it was good. a lot of elders liked it so that was alright but all in all we are doing good. we are teaching a lot of people and most of those people are kind of screaming help us but at the same time they aren't what, i guess, a lot of people would say are easy, but once they get it they are those who get it and never doubt. so i like our gold.... this sunday we found a lady, her name is titi, her husband died a couple days ago and he was mormon, but inactive, but then sunday she came to church and she is really good. and so, all in all, here in this area it's been good... actually great/ i really love the area-people-barrio. so that helps me a ton... and so that's kind of what's been going on here.

as far as the world cup here, it's crazy but mainly after they win. during the game there is nobody on the street or anything, so yeah. it's interesting. but yeah,r the deeper they go the better-crazier it will be, so we will see what pres does.

I'm lucky to be in this barrio cause there is almost always food, they do it more like the States where they sign up, and aren't forced; in some other areas they just throw the names down, and they don't even know so i like this thing better as of right now... but what i eat is normal, something I'm seeing is there is not much variety here with the food so... milanseas are my favorite, but it's all good, so i don't complain whatever they give me... everyone knows I'm allergic to fish....lol..... i tell them that... but nobody believes me.. and here food's not strange so i haven't really eaten anything out of the normal weird for here, like i have eaten tongue, chinchulin, morcilla.... by far the worst... but yeah, not much.

but yeah, something I'm missing the most is driving.... we don't drive so that bums me out but yeah what can i do... can wait to get home to the volvo.... love that car so much..... but yeah, so thanks for all the love and the support. i love u all and miss u all....

peace out

Soccer World Cup & Missionary Work

well, first to answer all the questions about the world cup..... it is really funny. the rules are that we can not watch, but if we happen to get in a house we can't tell them to turn off the TV... right, so we could watch it..... nah... to be honest, it's only different when Argentina plays. when they play it gets closed down, and there is nobody on the streets... but it's funny cause u can tell when it is halftime, cause every one comes out, u can also tell when it's over, cause even more people come out. but yeah, we try to work and find people but during the Argentina game it''s almost usless. but its been fun.. every one goes crazy when they win and go out and blow horns and stuff... so it's good. then the usa game turned out good also. so yeah, it's good stuff and fun... a lot of people say it would be funny if the usa plays aregentina, segun it could happen.... but i hope it doesnt happen, the work here would tank... so yeah, thats whats up for right now..... with that...

as far as the work, we are working with some good investigators that we have found. we are actually recieving a lot of blessings and are getting good contacts that let us go back. so on the finding end, we are doing very good.

also we have an investagator that has a fecha but the fecha is always going back a little cause she is having a lot of problems with the ley (law) and stuff. but so that's good with her.

also we have this one lady who is really hard, she is passing thhrough things and she needs the gospel, dont know if anybody remembers oscar from olavarria, she is the same story. she has lost her nieto, husband, and an aunt and is angry with God. but with her, we are trying to help her understand but she doesnt really want to but we will see what's up and what happens with her. she is really good, her name is amalia. so yeah.

really all in all, i love the area I am in, the ward is great, the people here are great, so yeah, it's been good. i'm excited and know that we will have a lot of success. the only bad thing is the cold here in bahia but it's nice kind of geting used to it now so another blessing.

but yeah, thank you all for the love and the prayers and the support, i know it helps me cause always when i have no ganas i alwasy am able to get that extra umnph.... so thanks and know that i love u all and that i'm happy. i love the mission, noplace else i would rather be. and so thanks again.....

peace out

ps.. thanks for all the emails this week, honestly made the p-day the best one in a while...

peace out

Fun week

ok this week was fun.... there was a lot of stuff to do but it was alright....

Thursday, me and my comp probert went to get the packages for all the zone and then we went to deliver them... so if u guys want to send packages, yes, i do get them a little faster, not by much but without the middle man. so saves that time. but yeah, so that's good. then after that it was a normal day. it's cool in my new area cause there are a ton of people and so it's easier to find some people.. then Friday i had to go with my comp to the mission office for some metting... while he was in the meeting, i was with the office elders, they are not as bad as i thought...but yeah, cool kids. that was pretty much all Friday. then Saturday and Sunday were normal working and teaching people... then Monday i went to a small city called coronel suarez, and we did divisions. it was fun, i like to see other cities/ pueblos, it's cool, so that made me happy. then Tuesday we had zone conference and me and mainly my comp had to put that all together but it was fun, so pretty much it was a busy week, here i also had to give a talk in zone conference, it was bad. but we didn't even plan it till like 2 hours before, so i don't complain. but yeah, it's been fun. these next weeks will be easier. and tranquilo..

oh and funny news from caisamar, my last area, they have gas... yeah ,2 days after i left... yeah ,makes me laugh... so now they are not moving and most of my time there was wasted... oh well, stuff happens for a reason... makes me laugh, i'm happy for my son and my last comp....

so about the zone, there are 13 companionships, 22 elders, and 4 hermanas... the biggest zone. and there are 4 districts. but like i said last week, my official title is assistant to the zone leader, there is only one. so i just help him out. i like it that way.

some thing about this area is it is the area pres. grew up in when he was a kid... he was born in bahia blanca, and this is his old barrio. so a lot of the members know him, but he goes to a different barrio in the otra estaca. so i dont really see him all that much. unless he randomly comes from nowhere. but yeah it's a cool barrio. as of right now i like it a lot.

I'm happy right now with how the things are going. i love u all, thanks for the love and the support... and hope i answered ur questions...

peace out...

oh pops, my street is spell chancay 504..... or... terrada y chancay. i live on the coner above a store... love y'all, peace

Transfers came and I'm in Bahia Blanca

Well guess what transfers came and the results....... are........
I'm now in Bahia Blanca, area hospital... which is like the centro in bahia blanca... as of right now i love it, we already found a new lady doing contacts... and people seem a lot nicer here. so yeah I'm really excited...

my comp is call elder probert... and he is the zone leader.... he's a pimp, great missionary, and we will be good friends. but as his comp I'm what i always called the zone leaders lacky... so yeah that's me... right now, his assistant. but I'm happy.

the only thing is i didn't have time to tell everyone in caisamar i was leaving, so i was bombed about that. but yeah, it's what it is. they actually made the barrio only have 2 elders so the area is now huge.... to be honest it was actually a good thing i left cause me and my comp would have surely fought a lot if i stayed.

so yeah, as far as the area here, like i said, it's in most of what is centro, our mission president is from this barrio, o sea he grew up in my ward, so i'm excited to see the ward....

also, fun fact, manu ginobili lives in my area, I'm going to be sure to bug him and yell at him if i see him on the street... so it will be good. my house is on the street chanqui 504, not sure if that's how u spell it but yeah, try it pop and see if u can find my house.

transfers are always kind of hard cause you always want to see the exito (success) u have had in the area, and i wasn't really able to see it, to be honest, I don't think i will ever know, but i worked the best i could, and so no regrets, it's just hard sometimes.... but yeah kind of used to it, actually helps animate me, so it's always good in a weird way..

but yeah about my comp, he is a transfer younger than me in the mission, and he is from Utah, and worst thing about him is that he is a Lakers fan.... we have been fighting about that for some time now but it's ok, the suns did great and i give them props so yeah.....

to be honest right now I'm not sure what more to write... i will let u all know next week...

so yeah, we also need to set up zone conference this coming week so we will see how that goes. so yeah, i want to thank u all for the love and support, i love u all. and will see y'all later... peace out