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

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