It’s such an honor,
really to be doing this work. There’s nothing more fulfilling at times. We have
been dealing with a family of a recent convert and he is only fifteen and he
has a lot of younger siblings. His mom, in this moment, isn’t very present in
their family. We have been having family home evenings with them and I always
say this but I’m so grateful for the things and the family that I was able to
grow up with. We are trying to help this family with what we can and like I
said too there isn’t anything more fulfilling than to give and serve.
They say pucha a lot here, and it means
dangit. Haha. It’s funny to see the slang and terms that
you pick up in every area. I hope Chris Harlow knows too how much of a help he
was to the missionary, and still is I’m sure, because now I realize the
importance of a good ward mission leader and the affects it can have on a ward
and on the work of the missionaries.
This week we have been
trying to help a couple get married and things have been going a little bit downhill. It’s in the point where they need to exercise
their faith. It’s hard to see things go downhill but people still have their
agency and sometimes we can’t do anything about that. Our proposito (purpose) is to invite people to come to
Christ. Also it’s been hard to enter into houses lately. Some neighborhoods are
really religious.
We had two new investigators
in the church. One was Miguel who is 17 and is very receptive. The other is a
girl named Brenda, who has 11 years. She is the sister of the recent convert we
have been working with.
Last P-day I was a
little grumpy because I needed a haircut and I didn’t get one, and well it’s a
rule that we maintain our hair neat. And so I cut my own hair! Haha. It turned out not too bad! Haha Tony should
be proud! ;D Today I gave a haircut to Elder Benitez. Haha
Oh also this week we
had divisions (splits) with the other
Elders of Independencia and it went well, I got to see the other area of our
barrio.
Other than that we
have been working with our new mission leader and he is super awesome! We are
so excited to work with him more.
I think that is all
for this week not too much happened.
Hasta la proxima
semana :)
Un alfajor con dulce de
leche (gingerbread with caramel) that
Elder Benitez gave us from Urugay. This was our activity in a place called San
Lorenzo in Salta. We played capture the flag and it was really fun!
This photo is of some people
from two of the zones here in Salta that we played capture the flag with.
Elder Reyna and me. He is
almost done with his mission.
Then there is Elder Ferreira
and me.
We ate something called a
pancho con poncho today. It’s a hotdog with ham and melted cheese on top. It
was in the fair in Centro.
The other week we played go
fish with a recent convert and his siblings.
It has been overcast, and I
love it! The clouds in the morning creep over the mountains and it’s so awesome
to watch.
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