I hope that you all had a great week, and that you all especially enjoyed conference. I know that I did!
First off, on Tuesday, we went to the bus terminal for transfers. Elder Hollis waited really long to pack up, so we were sprinting to the bus hoping he wouldn't drive away haha. Literally up to the LAST second haha, but then we went to the bus terminal and Elder Hollis left with his new comp, and I got my two new companions....Elder Long from Florida and Elder Sorenson from Logan, Utah. Elder Long has six weeks more than me and Elder Sorenson has six weeks less than me.
Anyways, last week I mentioned that the new bikes broke again, so this entire week we didn't have bikes, but it was OK, the Lord definitely blessed my feelings so much to not get stressed out by it.
On Wednesday, we were walking in an area, trying to get to another barrio. A woman that we didn't know called to us, and come to find out, she is a less active woman, and she has been wanting us to pass by her house, but we didn't know her, but we just happened to walk by. It was definitely a miracle and the Lord guided us. We had a spirit filled lesson with her that really lifted us all.
This week, with the lack of bikes, we also had to go to the hospital again, so this week has been very strange as well. I think that if there is any lesson that the Lord has been trying to teach me in this area is patience. This area is considered one of the best in the entire mission, but it just seems like every week there is something huge like hospital, changing companions, broken bikes, etc. that prevents us from working at all. At first, it KILLED me, and I always felt so stressed, but the Lord has grown me and helped me to be more patient, waiting for the results to come from his hands, while we do all in our strength to work hard.
Despite the hinderences, the Lord blessed us with an amazing lesson. We passed by Antonela´s, who is the 17 year old girl we are teaching. She works in the house of some members, taking care of them, because the woman is blind and the man is almost deaf, and we usually teach in their house.
When we showed up, we were disappointed to find out that she was not there in that moment. However, the woman told us that she had been reading the Book of Mormon, so we were super excited for that haha.
We then gave the couple blessings of health, and right then, Antonela walked in. Literally perfect timing to feel the spirit. We then sat down with her and gave a lesson about the Book of Mormon and how to get an answer from God about it's divinity. She ended the meeting with a prayer, and it was amazing, and the spirit was so strong. As soon as we left I ran and did a nice little heel click out of excitement haha.
Finally, Conference was amazing. We got to watch all 5 sessions, such a blessing, especially since it was in English. We got to watch all of them live, and we left the priesthood session at almost 11:00 at night haha. Fun time difference. I was especially touched by Elder Oaks´ talk about opposition and Elder Holland´s talk at the end. Both were amazing answers to prayer and I am convinced that they were written for me. The Lord really knows each of us personally.
Funny
When the Hermana Nieto (the blind woman who Antonela takes care of) told us that Antonela was reading the Book of Mormon, we all started fist pumping and like freaking out hahaha. It was definitely one of those ¨you have to be a missionary to get it moments¨
When we were in the offices I heard the following conversation.
Elder 1: ¨I miss baseball¨
Elder 2: ¨I miss sports¨
Elder 3: ¨I miss girls¨
#yougottabeamissionarytoknow
We were riding the bus yesterday, and Elder Long was standing next to me, but behind. A few minutes later, I looked out of the corner of my eye, and there was a girl really close to my comp with her head on his shoulder, like kissing his neck I think. This, of course, terrified me, and I took a better look, and Elder Long had sat down without me seeing, and a couple had taken his spot next to me #yougottabeamissionarytoknow
I love you guys and hope you have an amazing week!
Elder Conover
We had a woman give us each a GIANT pomegrante.....
benefits of being in a farm area.
Elder Sorenson and Elder Long
Elder Hollis and I with his Oh so sexy hat haha
Yes, i am amazed by the sunsets in my area haha
I was tired haha
The Maipu Zone!
¨Cuidado con los perro¨ (Beware of the dog)
oh so terrifying
Please be grateful for washing machines. I wash my clothing
in a sink with a brush. And, this week we ran out of soap.
Having dirty clothes and no soap is not fun haha.
That moment when you see your aunt on general conference from Argentina!
the ¨gringo room in conference¨
Got a card from my mommy!
Elder Matthews and Elder Vosti
Dat Trio Doh
Elder Moody and Elder Sorenson
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