Hello everybody! How are you all doing? I hope this email finds you all safe back home!!
Well this week for me was different haha work wise! We have been putting more of a focus on working on facebook, facebook for me is very hard to find people through haha. But our mission president and more leaders in our missions are putting more of a focus on us trying to find people through facebook haha so if you all have any suggestions for me of how I can find somebody, please let me know hahah!
Well as you can see by the title we had a couple of drunk contacts this week ahahah. Yesterday we had two. Elder Alvarenga and I were teaching this lady about the restauration of the church, of prophets, baptism, and proper authority. That is a big thing that many don´t understand. Why do I need to be baptized if I was baptized in another church? That is why the message of the restauration is so perfect and beautiful! But anyways back to the story hahah, as we were teaching the lady about it, there was a drunk guy which was her neighbor making all sorts of noise. He looked at me, yelled at me, and flipped me off hahah. I looked at my companion and said, ¨Demasiado de la bebida no?¨ hahah that means too much of the drink?
But with that distraction we put her on date to be baptized for the 20 of october. She told us how she needed more time to prepare and what not, which I love how serious she is taking this!
This week I will have to get another ingrown toenail removed haha, they just keep coming back. This one I have right now is bad and is really painful so it will be a little tough coming out, but I need it out so I can continue to walk.
Right now I feel impressed to share something with you all. This morning I was watching the video of President Nelson talking about gratitude. He went on to talk about how the world has many problems, and started listing off the things that had happened to him. The loss of a wife, 2 daughters, and many patients in surgery. But the thing he pointed out was the importance of giving gratitude to god. That can be hard right? Especially for a guy like me haha!
But here is something that I do know. I know that we all have something to thank God for. Our families, our lives, this beautiful earth that we live in, also our trials that we face. We would not be able to grow without going through some trials in life right? That is something that I have started to learn the more I have been on the mission. I would not be where I am today, without the trials I have gone through, the mistakes I made, the amount of times I was on my knees seeking forgiveness for what I have done. All of that has helped me grow, so I can give thanks to God for giving me those trials!
I want you all to know how much I love you! I promise you that the prayers are felt out here on the mission, and there are many prayers that are sent your way from Catamarca, Argentina! I love ya´ll and I challenge you all to thank god for everything you have!
Love always, your favorite missionary
Pictures:
1. Bienvenido día santo
2. Let it goooo!! My favorite girls in Argentina!
3. Un poco màs día santo
4. Elder batman
5. Exchanges with Elder Apolinario
6. Adapting to no gym
7. The reason for my stomach pain!! Pizza...with a fried egg on top!
8. Argentina pride
9-11. Fun with mission life
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