Elder Benjamin Michael Conover Mission Blog : Week 69: Día De La Virgen

Hey Everyone!

This week was hard, good, humbling, blessed, and just about every other adjective applied to it. It was a crazy week.

First off, on Pday, we took a nap again. That isnt something that you get to do very often as a missionary haha.

Then, we went out so Elder Mulliner could say goodbye to all of the members and investigators here in Tunuyán. It was a good night.

Then, on Tuesday, we had transfers, and Elder Mulliner got shipped off to San Luis, and I got Elder Plumb!

For the first day with Elder Plumb, we were going to the houses of the members so Elder Plumb could meet them. When we went to the branch President´s house, his daughter´s boyfriend was there too, and he is a member of Colonia Bombal, my old area! His name is Gabriel Quilpatay I just love him and it was so cool to see him again, and we asked him where he served his mission. Come to find out, he was Damon Jarmon´s companion in Peru! It was so crazy.

Anyways, this week, it rained a lot, and it rained a lot on my birthday haha. Dad, I am still 19 if you know what I mean.

I had a great birthday, and a member took us to his house to do an Asado, and he bought like 5 1/2 pounds of meat. It was so good. I love Argentines. We also got to eat lunch with the Branch President and his family, and they are amazing, I really love the Familia Vera.

Anyways, this week, we had a problem. Silvia and Maria´s baptismal date fell. We dont know why, but we just know that something bad happened in their family. We will find out tonight what happened, so please keep them in your prayers.

Funny

The member who did the Asado for my birthday is named José Luis Hernandez. He is awesome. He likes to give the missionaries that he likes nick names. I have inherited the nick name ¨Hitler,¨ since I have blonde hair and blue eyes, and every time he sees me, he salutes me, and yells, ¨Heil Hitler.¨ Kinda bad, but so funny.

Yesterday we were walking, and we playing the classic, ¨kick rocks in between your comp´s legs¨ game, and Elder Plumb cheated, so I said ¨Trampa!¨ (translates to Cheat) right as someone passed. He was a kinda rough looking dude, and he stopped, looked at me super menacingly like he wanted to fight. I was like ¨Im sorry I was talking to my companion!¨

I love you guys and I hope that you all have a great week!

Elder Conover