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July 13, 2015
Well, this week has been pretty fun!
First of all, Peter is really a good looking baby, you're right
he doesn't look like a lizard. I'll be sure to never give him advice or drive
him around or try to stop criminals.
Tuesday-we had normal studies and went to a
normal district meeting! It felt so good! We were with Elder Flanagan and
Elder Monsalve (the one that had the seizure). Then we went to capital to drop
of President's computer so it could get fixed and then went to the offices to
get everything ready for the leaders counsel the next day with the zone leaders
and sister capacitators.
Wednesday- Elder Monsalve flew home and Elder
Flanagan got put with a young man for a few weeks until the transfer is over
and we had the leader counsel. It was really good and a bit different to see it
from the point of view of an assistant. That happens with a lot of things, I
used to think that the assistants knew everything and were just the super
bosses of the mission. Maybe they were but I know that isn't how I feel! The
spirit really helped me in teaching the part that President assigned me and we
got really good participation. We have some really good leaders in the mission!
Then it was getting ready for interviews where we have a teaching segment with
the missionaries.
Thursday- was the 9 de julio! One of the
patriotic holidays of the country, I think it is the day that they got their
independence. So because of the holiday we decided to take a road trip with President!
We went to the farthest areas of the mission and did interviews there. It was
really fun and nice to see the campo.
Friday- we had the trainer and new missionary
meeting which was really good and it gives us Aanimo to see all the new
missionaries. They really are so good and pure. And then we went to do
divisions with some of the zone leaders.
Saturday- we had a really good division with
the elders, capos! They are doing a whitewash right now and are just trusting
100 percent in the Lord and seeing a lot of miracles. We learned a lot, taught
some really good lessons to some really good investigators and had fun. Then we
taught Paula. She is also a capa and is noticeably more happy now. She reads
and prays every day and has a baptismal date for the 8th of August.
Sunday- Paula came to church! More progress, I
try and get to know the ward members but it is hard since we never see them. Then
planning with President.
Since we don't get much prosilyting time, Elder Peterson and I
have made goals for doing more contacts in the opportunities we have. We always
try to talk on the trains as we travel and in the stations as we wait and stuff
like that. It is pretty beneficial and is helping us to lose the "fear of
man". Elder Peterson is a great companion and we really are getting along
very well and I am learning a lot. He is very humble and it makes it easy to
have spiritual experiences. Well I love you all very much
un abrazo
Elder Andrew
It has been an interesting
week
July 6, 2015
I can't believe that only a week has passed since last Monday... It sure
seems like I've done enough for more than one. Today I filled out in my "mi
familia" pamphlet some information about grandma. About what I could
remember of her and her life. She really was such a sweet grandma and I could
always tell that she loved me. I remembered when she would call all of us
"love bugs" and how she saved all the drawings that I made her even
if they were pretty lame. She really is an awesome Grandma and I miss
her.
Well on Tuesday we welcomed the new missionaries to the mission!
It was a lot of fun and so great to see all the pureness and excited/nervous
feelings they all had.
Wednesday we did a few things getting ready for President Nuñez
to come and then at night we went and met him at the airport. Crazy that now
most of my areas and a lot of my mission friends are in another mission!
Thursday we went to visit the new zones that we got from the
west mission and have a mini zone conference with them. They are really good
missionaries and are going to be a huge asset to the mission. There was even an
Elder from Mesa , Arizona
that went to Mountain View
High School
Friday we had the district leader training meeting and I got to
teach a lot during that. It went really well and we have some very good
district leaders in our mission. Then we taught a lesson! Not to other
missionaries, with an actual investigator! Her name is Paula. She is really
cool!
Well, I'm out of time and tired, although Elder Peterson said I'll
just get used to being tired. I love you all with all my heart,
Elder Andrew
Love with stress and sadness from Buenos Aires
June 29, 2015
Well I am sort of disappointed that President ruined the surprise I was going to try and keep my new assignment secret from all of you for as long as I could, but I guess that's okay. Last week when you told me that Grandma had Cancer I had the feeling that she probably wouldn't make it much longer. I guess it is just one of the many tender mercies that the Lord showed me while I passed through that time at home, being able to see Grandma and spend time with her. I remember one morning getting up and talking with her in the kitchen about what she was like growing up. How she met her husbands, how school was and getting married. I feel like I got to know her a bit better and am so grateful for all that she has given me and our family. She is a person so full of love and generosity, I'm glad she passed those traits on to Dad. I'm going to miss her but the plan of salvation really is real. The death and resurrection of the Savior are actual things that happened and changed the course of the eternities. I know that she is in a place free of physical pain and that gives me comfort to know.
Well this last week in Citybell we tried to work hard and get things done. Because of some fighting elders we had to do an un expected intercambio, but I guess if I'm going to be assistant I should get used to fixing problems! On Saturday we went to Chascomus to do a capilla abierta (chapel open house) which is really far away from the Plata. It was fun and a super lindo (pretty) place, I'll send some pictures next week to you guys.
Elder Corry and Elder Villegas are going to be the assistants in the east mission, so I will be with them until Wednesday and then it is just Elder Peterson and I. I did know him before because we came to Argentina
Elder Andrew
El tiempo vuela!
June 22, 2015
Weird that my first transfer
back in the mission is almost over! I try not to think about the time and just focus
on the work, there is a lot to do! We are thinking that my companion and I will
probably stay together and if that happens then I will probably end my mission
here in CityBell! I'm glad to hear about all the things you are doing to keep
busy and the great things that you are accomplishing. I pray for Grandma Donna
quite often, please send my love to her, She is a great grandma. Well on Tuesday
this week we did an exchange and I stayed in the area hoping that I had learned
enough to not get lost. Well turns out I hadn't..... I got lost quite a few
times and it was pretty embarrassing but it helped me to learn the area better
and humbled me quite a bit. We were still able to get to all the planned visits
at least. Tomorrow I stay in the area for another exchange so we'll see if I learned
anything! We were able to do some good contacts though and hopefully can do a
good follow up to be able to have new investigators. Then on Thursday we went
to the sisters area to try and get to know some of their investigators. We
taught Gabriel a 17 year old who has been coming to church for about 2 months
and still isn't sure about being baptized. His mother is VERY protective as
well and she doesn't want him to get baptized yet either, so hopefully we can
help them out. After that we couldn't find anyone else to teach but got to know
a few of their investigators in their doorways. We are sad the sisters are
leaving they really work really hard and hopefully we can keep both of the
areas up. The familia Cambilla is doing really well, they are reading and
progressing. On Sunday Aldana had to go to the hospital to take care of a
friend who got in a motorcycle accident and no-one went to replace here so she couldn't
come to church but Alejandro came with us! He really likes church and is
learning and participates in the classes which is always good. They both always
give very sincere prayers whenever asked to give them. Alejandro even gave the
opening prayer in gospel principles class. The familia Mamani are having a few
problems in the family of not having unity and a few other things, so it looks
like we are going to have to apply what we have been learning with the zone to
that family. They didn't go to church on Sunday (probably because it was dia del
I love the rest of you as well!
Elder Andrew
