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

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

hey everybody, how's it going.... well, not much has changed since the last email. to be honest there wasn't too many full days to work, and so yeah... monday we were in mar del plata... then Tuesday in necochea, and then we were in loberia for Christmas eve, and Christmas day, i called the family.... but we did get transfers..... and elder Guzman. left.... my new comp is from Formosa Argentina.... his name is elder Garcia... so yeah, i actually knew him in bahia when i was there so I'm way excited. but yeah, we will need to start kind of from scratch but I'm way excited, we will be fine, and have a little bit more exito.....

so yeah, right now I'm in necochea, and i have been here since Sunday and stay till Tuesday because of transfers, and tomorrow district meeting.... but yeah... for Christmas, me and elder Guzman, well Christmas eve, we had an asado (BBQ), and yeah, then in the church watching movies, Jose smith profeta of the retauracion, legacy, stuff like that... it was fun..

really not to much to tell you all but yeah, it's been fun... I'm way excited for the new transfer, my new comp has a lot of pilas (he's a battery) so that will help me out a lot. so yeah we will start all over, and be worthy of the blessing and the exito that is here in loberia. and so yeah...

i just want to say thanks you all for the love and the support. and i wish you all a very merry Christmas... and a happy new year...

and for Alana that's way cool you're getting baptized, wish i could be there but i cant but I'm way proud of your decision Alana... and stay cool....

and i also want to say thank you for the presents you sent me, but to name a few Pam and kirk, your present came in perfect time... thank you so much... then for the packages you all told me you sent, but might have got sent back...... but yeah thank you all too.......

alright, sorry for the like 3 Weeks of short letters but yeah.... know that i love you and miss you all. and will see y'all latter.... peace out