Somewhere in Argentina

Let me just start off by saying this was one of my favorite weeks in the mission field so far. Its been pretty chilly and rainy which has reminded me of Oregon So what happened was we were walking in the street Sunday morning, on our way to church, and we saw these three guys smoking and talking. We said hi and they asked us what time it was. This happens a lot, and normally we just tell them and then keep walking but for some reason we stopped and they started saying stuff like ¨hey that's a nice watch, I wonder how much I could sell that for¨ and then they started unclipping and opening Elder Baum's bag.  I realized what was happening and started to step in a bit, and then the guy motioned as if he had a gun and said he had a gun and a knife and other stuff. He didn't have anything, so then he punched me in the face. Afterwords, Idk where this guy went, but one of the others was pulling on one of the straps of Elder Baum's bags and they pulled at it for a bit....

This week was so uplifting and it was a huge spiritual reset for me Argentina is as hot as ever, but then we get these cold fronts and have to wear coats so Im a bit confused but Im loving it. I feel so blessed to be serving in this amazing country, especially because everyone loves soccer. There's a big rivalry between two local clubs Boca and River, and depending on who your team is determines your friends haha. Dogs chase us for no reason but its alright because I don't run in the mornings. Also everyone takes a nap between 2ish pm to 5ish, Literally everyone, so the streets seem like a ghost town during those times. Mon-  After pday we had a lesson with Gabriela and she is seriously so amazing. She has 6 kids and three little girls who are so dope, and she lives alone and works so much. She said she didn't have a lot of time so we just read a scripture. The spirit was so strong and she opened up and how hard it was to work so much and some other things shes str...

Hola Everyone, Hope all is well! This week was so fast as usual, but we fit in so much! We were walking down the street and saw some guys who we have tried talking to in the past who they said they weren't interested, and they were juggling a soccer ball. We walked up to them and I said that if I could juggle more than him then we get to share our message with them. They agreed, and I won! They didn't have much time but we ended up sharing a scripture and it was such a cool experience! oh and elder Baum got bit by a dog, but it was super soft so hes all good. Ruben had his baby and her name is Naiomi Valentina and shes so awesome! They have a date to get married next week and then a baptism date for the Saturday after conference! We read Alma 5 with him and he opened up about how he felt like he has felt a similar change in his heart and the spirit was so strong and we got to share our testimonies of the power of the atonement of Jesus Christ.  We w...