Howdy yall!? How was everybody's week!? I hope this email finds you all well back home! Well we are halfway through this transfer now which is crazy! I hit my 2 months of being in Catamarca yesterday and am getting close to my 4 months as a missionary! The 2 years goes by quick!
Well this week was pretty great! We put a girl on date to be baptized in September! Her name is Alejandra and she is my age! We are trying to get the whole family baptized because they are interested so keep them in your prayers pleeeeaaaase!!
Church yesterday was great! We had a little over 60 people in the meeting which is a ton! My first Sunday in Catamarca we had 25! I was very happy and thankful to Heavenly Father showing me that He is always watching! I also met a really cool guy at church! His name is Clark Pierce and is from Utah! He is way into fly fishing and served here on his mission, and now guides fly fishing trips in the Patagonias! I took a picture with him and got his phone number and friended him on Facebook so ya'll ready know I am coming back to go fly fishing! Good night I can't even remember how to fish it has been so long!
Later on that day on Sunday we walked passed the normal drunk guy on the sidewalk who loves us and calls us, "Un capo loco!!!" Which means, Crazy Stud!!! Hahaha I love that guy!
Well we grinded this week on getting people found! We had a cool experience on a bus ride really similar to a Elder McArthur story. We got on and I got in front of everybody on the bus and told them all that we were the missionaries for the church of Jesus Christ. I told them how the message we had can change lives. I was handing out pamphlets to all the people that were interested when a guy, who I think works for that company of the buses, told us we can't do this on the bus. So I did what any good missionary would do and waited for him to get off the bus and then got back to my calling hahaha! We ended up finding this guy named Isaac who is 16! We have a phone call with him on Sunday so keep him in your prayers too!
Well other than that nothing to crazy! I'm going to get another ingrown toenail removed here soon soooo I am a little nervous for that since I am not in the states but I'll be alright hahaha.
Anyways I want you all to know how much I love you! I want you to know that there is a God, and He is merciful. He cares about our successes, about our wants, and knows what we need. I know that His church is restored here on the earth today, and we have prophets and Apostles that lead and guide the church.
I want to share about a little podcast I listened to this morning about repentance and forgiveness. I learned a lot! I was learning about the Israelites wandering in the wilderness for 40 years and I related that to us. We are wandering around that same wilderness messing up over and over. But guess what? That's all part of the plan! We chose to follow the Savior's plan which included us messing up over and over! Don't think that your sins are to far from the Savior's reach or that you are a special sinner cause guess what, we all sin! And that's great because we are following the plan! You don't have to start over every single time you sin even if it's the same sin, that's how we progress! There is no need to start over! God knows you, and He knows your heart so take joy in that!
Anyways email me if you ever need anything! I know I am on the bottom of the world but I am always here so feel free! Love ya'll!
Love, Elder Weese
Pictures:
1. On our way to church!!
2. My neighbor the yapper!!
3. Working hard or hardly working?!
4.&5. Soccer my new favorite sport!
6. Fly fishing King - Clark Pierce & family from Utah
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