Somewhere in Argentina

Hola amigos! This week has been so great and things have been pretty crazy here especially with all that's happened in Buenos Aires with the soccer teams Boca and River. Some fans care a little too much and here soccer is everything but the final has been postponed 3 times now due to attacks to the players and other stuff. Crazy Stuff! you'd think they'd just want to watch the game haha DyC 112:10 Be thou humble, and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand and give thee answer to thy prayers This scripture has helped me a ton this week and is one of my new favorites. We just need to be humble enough and God will lead us by the hand and give us answer to our prayers. This is something I know, and have experienced, and this week my testimony of the power of prayer and the love that heavenly father has for his children was strengthened.  I was feeling discouraged when I realized how many people have lived and are living in the world without the Gospel of Jes...

This week went by pretty fast because we had conferencia de Zona, and weve been contacting and teaching a ton! Elder Garcia and I are having a blast and seeing so many tender mercies. We have a couple baptisms planned for the upcoming weeks, and each day I feel like im starting to get the hang of this spanish thing!  In the Conference we talked about how our time as a missionary is sacred and consegrated, and a time that only comes once in your life, where you can devote everything to the Lord. And Im so grateful for this time I have to serve the Lord and the people here in Argentina. I love the culture and the people here, and Its amazing how much love you feel for the people you are called to serve. Especally now in our mission, we have the important task of building a people who will be prepared for a temple in Salta, and the Lord trusts us to help the people prepare. Sometimes it can get disgouraging because it feels like we arent seeing as much progress as wed like, bu...

This week was great and its crazy its already P-day again! I love being here in Argentina Elder Garcia and I didn't find that many new people to teach, but we had a miracle this week and are continuing to work hard! It rained a ton this week and when it rains, it pours (see pics below).  I got a little sick after the rain but feel a lot better now. This week we met with a family in the ward and the dad was the zone leader of David Archuleta in his mission in Chile, so that was cool to talk to him about that. This week we were working a ton with Maria to get her ready for her baptism. She loves the scriptures and we met with her everyday this week, but Friday she told us that she likes the discussions but feels content with her baptism when she was a baby, and we were pretty bummed because we were so excited for her and felt like she was progressing.  But then that same day we were having a lesson with Roque, and were talking about the 10 commandments. Roque is...

Hi guys! Things are great here in Villa Alem, and each day I love this work more and more. We've been showering with a bucket the past two weeks so that's been great,  but I've never been more grateful. Its so hot here but we've been getting some crazy lighting storms so that's been nice. Elder Garcia- This week was so packed and we found and talked to so many new people! Elder Garcia has already taught me a lot about teaching people and not lessons, which was something I thought I understood, but there's always something more to learn. Our purpose is not to check off the teaching record, but to apply the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the needs of the people we meet.  Its been great because we only speak Spanish with each other so my Spanish has improved a ton, but he knows a little English so its funny when he says random phrases in English. One guy we talked to at first didn't want much to do with God. He believed that he exis...

Hola everybody Last week idk what happened or why it was in Spanish but hope y'all had fun translating.  This week I hit the 4 month mark and it blows my mind I've been on my mission for that long! Time is kinda non existent here and I'm just enjoying sharing the gospel with others.  Also I'm all done with training which is crazy, and my new comp is Elder Garcia! he just got done training Elder Perkins, who was my comp in the CCM! Hes from Guatemala and were gonna have a great transfer. Its his last transfer of the mission but I hope he doesn't think things are gonna slow down cause were gonna get to work haha This week was good and we had a lot of success with finding new people to teach. It has been so evident to me lately that people are prepared to hear the gospel and we just need to find them! We taught Gabriela Vargas again and set a baptism date! It was so amazing and felt like a manifestation of DyC 84,85. ¨Neither take ye thought beforehan...

*This email was entirely in Spanish so the translation might be funky* Hi all Elder Baum and I have a week together, and can not believe we've almost finished training. This week started very hot, but now  it  is raining a ton again and the streets are flooded at times, so that's amazing.   This week was good, with many members who taught me a thing or two about football.   On Sunday was Mother's Day and Program of Primary, so it was amazing and great for people we've taught to see! One morning he poured all day and we contacted all morning, and soaked up, but I loved  it  . This week, during our lessons,  it  was so clear to me how Jesus Christ is literally the life, light and hope of the world.  We  teach people to persevere until the end with a perfect brightness of hope, and every time I strengthen my own testimony.   There are so many things that people fight and struggle, and sometimes the world seems quite u...