Baptism

hey everybody....

well this last week was way cool. it was kind of tranquilo, but good. pretty much the whole purpose was to get mirta and roberto baptized... and well, Monday we had a cita with Roberto but he didn't go and then, at the end of the week, we taught him one time, so we pushed his baptism for this week.. so that's what happened with him. but we will see if he gets there, this week he came to church without us calling him or reminding him, but he doesn't really understand that much... but we will see what happens. but then mirta, got baptized last sunday... so that was cool. it was funny, to ensure that the members would stay, we ended sacrament meeting like 20 minutes early so they would stay but it worked... and mirta enjoyed it so that's the only thing that's important. in church we had Roberto and mirta... but aside from that it was a tranquilo week in loberia.... well, for us.. loberia was going crazy... celebrating 120 years since it was founded.. so there were a lot of concerts, and stuff. it was funny to actually see the city moving and going... but it was fun..

then it was kind of normal, don't know what more to say. but yeah, it's a short email but I'm sending lots of pictures so yeah...

but it was way cool to see how Mirta progressed and accepted the gospel, and embraced it... it was a miracle... down to the way we found her, cause we really found the house like 2 months ago with guzman, and she was living with a menos activo family... and we found the house cause a dude gave us the reference that they lived there... and we would go but weren't able to ever find them... then one day me and Garcia had nothing to do so we were like we will go to their house, and we found her and all the family.. but she was juntado... and then she separated... but it was way cool to see the hand of God, when we were teaching her.... and then they day of her baptism, she was so nervous... but she was also way giddy... like a little girl, it was funny... then after, she bore her testimony.... it was so cool. all the work vale la pena (it's worth it).... but yeah

so that's all i have, so thanks for the support and the love and all the prays... and i will see y'all latter

Things are starting to pick up

so hey everybody... how's life going over there......

cause here things have been starting to pick up for us a little bit. this week we still helped presidente with his house, but it was to take out the supports of the roof. He has earned the service, cause he came to like 4 lessons week with us.. and his wife also came to 2 so yeah. that family is the best in the branch... but it was funny cause presidente would always kind of make fun of me... just pretty much playing around... but i got my payback with him this week cause he needed someone tall to be able to reach the supports... and i was like I'm not sure i feel like it...... it was kind of funny. but oh well...

aside from that, the people we are teaching are progressing very well, mirta went to church, and is pretty much ready for her baptism this week. so that's good. she said she likes the church a lot and said it was better than her church. so that's way good. then also, roberto and andreas went to church also.... and roberto is ready for his baptism this week, and his son andreas, we re going to run the fechas so that roberto can baptize him, cause we still have a lot to teach him... but we will see how it all goes down..... all in all, we were way blessed this week. lots of people came to church, 27, better than last weeks 17 so that's cool. but yeah... it's funny with mirta, cause she sometimes randomly shows up at the church thinking that someone will be there, and it's almost always empty.. but we always pass by when she gets there.... she is way lucky... lol... and we see roberto everywhere we go, in his car, and he always honks his horn.... so if all goes good with them they will get baptized this weekend...

but yeah, aside from that it was kind of normal week. pretty much it's always a boring day until like 6 to 9 then we have all our citas.... and now a lot people are going to necochea for summer and to go to the beach. and so the city is pretty empty right now... but yeah. it's been fun tying to find new people, but yeah... just keep at it....

now to answer questions... about a certain comment that my legs are way white, from a certain sister in law.... i just have to say... almost 2 years in nothing but pants....lol... and now another question, if i think will stay here... i think i will go, kind of because presidente told me that he will try to get me out of there, cause if i stay one more transfer then I'm finishing the mission here... in loberia.... but it wouldn't bug me too much. get along good with my comp, and it's always easier to work with new members, cause they are excited so we will see what goes down... now i really don't care.. i will go where they send me.... but yeah...

so that's what i can remember... i tried to make the letter longer for my mom, cause she always complains,
but
i figured out
the letter
is much longer
if i
put
a lot of
spaces
and so yeah i do that.
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creative, huh... but yeah, thanks for the love the support. and all the prayers... i love y'all and will see y'all latter peace out...

PS... i had to give a talk, it was way cool, Jason would be proud i used the star wars thing... light vs. dark.. but not a lot of people got it... but if i give it there it would be a hit...lol..

alright peace out

Sorry dad, had to get on the roof

well, i hope all is well with you all, and that there are no problems

this week was a good week. we were blessed in a big way, and it was fun.... first of all, dad I'm sorry for what i did, every week you tell me not to go on roofs, or do anything dangerous... but this week our presidente needed help taking down his roof. so we went to help him. it was funny cause i thought about what my dad always says, it was way fine. but the punishment was in the form of a way crazy sunburn that burned my legs to a crisp.... after a year and a half of pants... imaging that... lol...

but we did that, and have been working with pretty much 3 people, but have been with them about every day... roberto, and his son andreas... who kind of disappeared Friday, o we will see with him... and then mirta, our investigator de oro. she wasn't at first cause she isn't divorced and was en pareja, but she separated from him, cause they fought. and so now she can progress. which was like the miracle of the week cause she needs the gospel and it will help her a ton. so we were way excited. the only bad thing now is that she lives in a house where the dueño doesn't like us... so we aren't allowed to teach in her house... but that's why we have the church... so, no worries as of right now.... she also came to church. so that was way cool. but kind of a funny story... but if you all want to know ask me after the mission... cause now i wont tell. but yeah.

fun week... and we didn't find anybody new but the people we have been focusing on are progressing a lot so. that's the only thing that matters to me. as of right now. but we Will find more this week.

but yeah, that was pretty much the whole week in a nut shell.

also with the crazy weather here, were one day it's hot, the next it's cold, it rains then the sun comes out and it still rains.... it's weird stuff... but the other night we got soaked in the rain. it was way funny.... but it was our punishment for getting home late. but it was funny.

but yeah. that's all i can think about right now so we will see what happens. but yeah, this week.

sure it will be an awesome week of adventure, miracles, and changing lives..... so yeah, thank you for your support and for all the love y'all have shown me... i will see y'all later, peace out

More than one man has been saved by thinking of his family

hey everybody. how life going over there.... hope everyone is starting the new year good.

this week we found this dude called roberto and his son, we have taught them a lot.... well, actually when i say we found him he was a reference of presidente, and so yeah, we have taught him a lot, the sad thing is that he couldn't go to the iglesia but yeah, it's been good. here things are starting to pick up a little, we are teaching people who are at their house when we put citas and so it looks as thought the Lord is blessing us right now. well, He always blesses us but it looks like we are doing something good. but yeah...

aside from that, it's been a normal week. this weekend it rained a lot and so yeah, it's been fun. Saturday night we were stuck in a house till like 10 at night because it was raining so strong, and here when it rains all the taxis turn off their phones.... not quite sure why, so we got wet going home. but also with the people we found last week, it's going good. they are always there and are progressing slowly but progressing... little by little. and so yeah

but to answer some questions.... this week in the branch asistencia was low but high considering it was raining.... we had 21, so without rain we would have had 30 easy, so that's an up side... but the cool thing is if we put our part God blesses us. and so thats kind of what's happening...

also, to answer another question that was if i am homesick... or trunky.... there is a quote by Elder Holland that says that he wants missionaries to be trunky, but that they use that for more motivation... to be honest something like that but don't quote me on that.... but yeah, I'm trunky but i have been that way since the mtc... but i use it for more motivation... more than one man has been save from sin by thinking of his family...... who said that... it was a conference talk... but yeah lol...

oh, something I'm doing is reading Doctrine and Covenants from the end to the beginning... to do a countdown,,, 1 section a day till i get to section 1. it's something i learned from one of my comps... good idea.

but yeah, can't really think of anything else to write. but hey, i did get the package and.... and thanks for the peanut butter and mainly the pictures... wow, everything i see, my sobrinos, i laugh... they are all so big now... it's way funny and kind of weird.... but hey, random thought about the pictures, why are in almost all the pictures every one is looking away from the camera... it's just something i noticed... but yeah, thanks for that...

i want to say that i love you all. really know that I'm loving my time here, its hard, even more so cause I'm kind of tired and old in the mission so i become kind of prideful. but the cool thing i have learned is the love that our Heavenly Father has for us when he knocks us on our butt... my favorite story in the Bible is Peter walking on the water. mainly cause... if you know the story, he was in the boat and sees Jesus walking on water, and they are afraid, Jesus tells them not to be afraid, and pedro asks if he could go on the water and get closer to the Lord... Jesus says come.... he gets out the boat and starts walking on the water... then come wind and he doubts. and starts sinking, like always, the Savior reaches out his hand to help us. and tells Peter, man of little faith why did you doubt... God has mainly things for us to do, He is like a great artist, and has in his mind what we can become if we let him move the brush. and I'm sure none of that made any sense cause i don't make to much sense when i talk about church stuff in English but don't make any sense in Spanish either..lol... but moral of the story is progress, little by little, all our life till we become the thing the Lord has for us to become.... if you don't know what that is, talk to your local Mormon missionary...lol...

i love y'all and know that the church is God only true church...but yeah... miss y'all peace out

Happy New Year!

Well, happy new years everybody. hope you all passed it good and enjoyed yourselves. I was with my comp and we passed it at home, it was like the first time i can remember that i didn't even intend to stay up and see the firecrackers, and stuff. but it was fun, we made some food..... that my comp got sick from eating... and we ate a lot. but it was a tranquilo day. and yeah, that's how we passed it, even though at 12 we woke up cause there were a bunch drunk dudes playing with fireworks in front of our house, it was way funny. but yeah.

aside from that, the week was good, even though me and Elder Garcia used to live with each other in Bahia, but it's always kind of hard to get used to a new person around you. but its been fun. this week we went by some menos activos, and they are an incomplete family. but we were teaching them and they were way interested and excited about the message. so we will see what goes down with them. they are 4 non members. but yeah. it was a good blessing. but this week we were blessed to find some people to teach, so it was pretty awesome.

but some people have asked what are my goals for 2011, after all a new year. new thing to do, and so yeah to answer that questions I'm going to give you a scripture reference.... DC 90:33... lol. you can look it up when you want. but to be honest i have the goals i want to reach, but just don't know how to reach them yet. but it will all come... first things first finish the mission, then worry about the other stuff.

but it has been a great year. to be honest my full year in the mission wasn't really what i thought it would be but i have never learned so much in my life... that's kind of a comment about the mission in general... but it was a hard year, but i guess that's one of the reasons things get hard, cause if it would have been easy i wouldn't have learned anything...lol... but yeah

i don't really know what more to write, but i promised my mom i would make this letter way long, or that i would send some pictures and i cant send pictures right now so i need to make it long. but yeah...

oh well i guess i just want to say thanks you all for your help and your prayers, and all the thing you all have taught me and given me. I'm way grateful for my family, friends, and mainly that i had the opportunity to be born in the church, mainly cause if it had been for my mom and dad finding the church i wouldn't have ever looked for it. to have the gospel has been one of the best things i have ever been given, and the good example of my mom and dad, by teaching me it. but not only by teaching but by living it given me the example..... with the rest of my family, and my other friends from the church and outside of it..... didn't want to leave y'all hanging...lol...

and congrats to Alana for getting baptized, i asked pres if i could go but he didn't write me back, i take it as a no. but i wish i could have been there. or if it's the 8th of January...... there is still hope...lol... but yeah, thanks, love y'all and peace out


PS.... wait, the branch has church at 9 in the morning now?.... bummer. whatever happened to the "we don't change our horario". 11 in the morning is the best time to have it. but oh well. es lo que hay. the church is still true.
peace out