1st Baptism

wow theres so much to say and so little time. this week was a hard one. i really tried my best. a lot of people were not interested in hearing about the gospel. but its okay in the spare of the moment things happen! we met our goals. we had a baptism of Gabriel which was muy lindo. i had to bare my testimony and i was nervous because that's a very special day for someone. but its okay! i did it. and then the next day was fast sunday and i also had to bare my testimony. i did better this time. Jorge y Josefina call me their little daughter. i love them so much! they came to church for the first time. they walked in while i was baring my testimony and when i saw them i was so happy. it is cold here but i feel bad for Mel because its colder over there in Chile. i went to offices to get some visa work done i still don't know anything about that. my first companion in mtc i found out today, that she went home. i am sad about it but i now that whatever her reason was, was a good one. we need to be completely honest with ourselves. 

i don't know what to say this week has been good. hard but so good. i love completing our goals. my love for people has grown so much. i feel Gods love for them. a lot of my investigators have problems with the word of wisdom. i know that anything is possible with faith in Jesus Christ. hope you all are doing well! i do sometimes miss America a lot. things are just so different here. but at same time i respect it. i love the food hahah too much. i am always eating frutas my favorite! so happy with the baptism of Gabriel! anyway its been great. 

the upcoming 40 days my district together are "purifying ourselves" we fasted and prayed and then made a list of things that take away the spirit. i need this! because i think of my family and friends mostly at night, and music especially is hard because the buses play music in English! cant wait because i need to be completely focused in this work. this work is the Lords not mine. 

Week 2 in Argentina

Hola! wow everyone its only been my second week in Argentina? weird. what can i say me and my companion get a long very well! i love her so much. i think its hilarious how mel has a companion from buenos aires. the communication is hard but its okay. Ya mel everyone stares at me here too! its awkward and then they say "Sus oios son muy linda" your eyes are so beautiful. anyway i know how you feel. the man i told you about, i should have called him a young man hah hes only 23. His name is Jesus and he has a friend who decided to listen the second time we taught him. his friend is Juan which i find so funny and ironic because Juan baptized Jesus i hope you all understand what I'm trying to say. anyway they both have a problem with the word of wisdom. remember anything is possible through Jesus Christ.

 

also i met this awesome man, alberto! hes in his late 30s and loves music. we met him on the colectivo (the bus) and he played us a song on his guitar. i recorded it wish i could send videos but esta bein! anyway he is just so nice and happy. he said he would go to church but then he didn't go. hopefully next week he will. a lot of our investigadores say that they are going to go to church and then we dont see them there. es triste!

 

This Saturday we have a baptism! for Gabriel, hes 18. I'm super excited for him and i hope he understands the purpose of baptism and why he wants to. because hes not very open with us. every time i ask him a question he says "no se" i don't know, hah i need to patient.

i love all of my investigadores so much! and i honestly want the best of all of them. being a missionary is not easy. i still don't know what they are saying have of the time. but the people here are so nice and patient. i love it here! hah i went to McDonald's today to have a little taste of America. but the burgers are better here. the fries are better in America hah just saying. i will send more pics of my area! its very very city like. lots of trash in the streets and muddy roads. My area is pretty poor. i hope you all are doing well. i love being a missionary! 

 

 

 

In Argentina!

wow i cant tell you how hard this work is. Argentina is so different but I'm starting to love it. my companion is hermana carrillo and shes a native speaker. does not speak in English. shes from Buenos Aries in the south. shes 22 and super nice, very loving and patient. especially since its hard to communicate.

 

my first day out in the field was hard. it was like i didn't know anything. you just go straight into it. i sure do not know this language. but its okay because heavenly father helps me with everything. when i teach the people i feel gods love for them and its so much that i cant even describe it. the people here are so loving and nice. we only have a few that just ignore us or say something mean. they usually always listen. 

 

my companion thinks i am funny because i say hi to everyone and i usually don't know what they say back. one guy said i love you and i was like oh bien usted? its funny. lots of boys call me pretty on the street and i have no clue! hahah I'm not conceited i promise. 

 

its amazing oh the spirit guides you to people. i had an experience the other day. i saw this man sitting, he looked sad but i felt like i had to go talk to him. so i told my companion that we should. he let us teach him a lesson right there. and while we were teaching he started to cry he said that it was joy. i told him that i was grateful that i talked to him and that i felt the spirit. anyway amazing. i cant explain how good i felt. 

 

my first day was hot but these past days its freezing!! i hope that melody is okay because i hear its colder over there. the food here is good i haven't gotten sick. and I'm sure I'm going to gain weight because they eat ALOT of pasta in HUGE portions. and we don't walk as much as i thought. we take the bus a lot. hah that's my companions fault. but time really does fly here so those few minutes are important!

 

hope you all are doing well! Bein a missionary is the best life its hard but the reward is great. i know it because i feel it. love you all