Hello everyone!
Yup it´s me again!! Well I don´t really have anything new for you all this week. The last week was really slow and little progress was made in our area. We did find a family of four that was pretty interested in our message. That was pretty cool. Anyway, this week is going to be a good one!! I´m really excited!! We´re going to commit 3 people to get baptized!! It´s going to be sweet!!!
Let´s see, on Sunday I had 2 lunch appointments in a row!! I thought I was going to burst after that! I get fed really good here to say the least. There isn´t really a main staple here. They cook a lot of different stuff. The thing I eat the most is Milanesa which is the equivalent of fried chicken strips. It´s a filet of breaded chicken that you cook in the oven. It´s pretty good. They also have beef milanesa too but I think the chicken is better. Also the empanadas here are awesome!! That´s basically a home-made hot pocket that actually tastes good! They fill them up with beef, chicken, or ham and cheese and add either potatoes or eggs to it. The ham and cheese is the best! I eat a lot of milanesa, empanadas, rice, potatoes, pasta, and eggs. I won´t ever go hungry here!!
Spanish is still hard. The people still speak fast but I´m understanding a little more. The other Elders here said they didn´t really understand everything until about 4 or 5 months in so I don´t feel too bad. I still get to teach parts of lessons and participate when I can. Man there are a lot of people who ask about America. All I tell them is "Barack Obama" and "No Sé (I don´t know)" which answers all of their questions. It´s pretty funny. Also, people here LOVE The Simpsons. I´ve seen 4 or 5 episodes while at dinner appointments. I don´t understand them but I´ve seen all the ones they show so I know what´s going on. ALF is pretty big and the other day a man asked me if I ever watched ¨Mr. Ed¨ That always makes me smile.
Well, that´s all for now!
Elder Page
October 28, 2008
October 21, 2008
October 21!
Hey!!
Things are fantastic here in good ole Argentina!! I´m loving this place more and more everyday...well, except for the humidity. We´re coming into spring here (that´s right I get to skip a winter) and it´s looking really beautiful. The weather is nuts! It changes so fast. This morning we had a torrentional downpour and so Elder Sosa and I just stayed inside and had a long personal study. It was kind of nice.
My confidence in the Lord has grown so much here. I feel closer to Him everyday. I know that I can´t really speak Spanish and I am getting better but heck, I can barely understand what these people say. I thought Argentine Spanish was supposed to be clean but they cut off letters here and there and sometimes even words! I´m slowly adjusting to it. I can speak okay, but sometimes I forget words in the middle of a lesson and I feel stupid after but oh well. That´s why I have a native comp. He does a really good job of explaining what I want said.
As for cool news, we had a baptism on Saturday!!! The bishop did it. It was pretty cool to say the least. Oh, and yesterday we got a baptismal commitment too! Everyone´s really receptive to the gospel here which is a blessing but a lot of them struggle with smoking. We´re working with 2 people right now to get them to stop but so far no luck. We´ll keep on trying hard.
I didn´t really have any crazy experiences this week. I did get asked for drug money again and a bus almost hit me but that´s really it. Nothing really cool.
So things are chugging right along here and I´m loving every second!! Thanks for your prayers!!!
-Elder Page
Things are fantastic here in good ole Argentina!! I´m loving this place more and more everyday...well, except for the humidity. We´re coming into spring here (that´s right I get to skip a winter) and it´s looking really beautiful. The weather is nuts! It changes so fast. This morning we had a torrentional downpour and so Elder Sosa and I just stayed inside and had a long personal study. It was kind of nice.
My confidence in the Lord has grown so much here. I feel closer to Him everyday. I know that I can´t really speak Spanish and I am getting better but heck, I can barely understand what these people say. I thought Argentine Spanish was supposed to be clean but they cut off letters here and there and sometimes even words! I´m slowly adjusting to it. I can speak okay, but sometimes I forget words in the middle of a lesson and I feel stupid after but oh well. That´s why I have a native comp. He does a really good job of explaining what I want said.
As for cool news, we had a baptism on Saturday!!! The bishop did it. It was pretty cool to say the least. Oh, and yesterday we got a baptismal commitment too! Everyone´s really receptive to the gospel here which is a blessing but a lot of them struggle with smoking. We´re working with 2 people right now to get them to stop but so far no luck. We´ll keep on trying hard.
I didn´t really have any crazy experiences this week. I did get asked for drug money again and a bus almost hit me but that´s really it. Nothing really cool.
So things are chugging right along here and I´m loving every second!! Thanks for your prayers!!!
-Elder Page
October 14, 2008
Another Email!
14 October 2008
Dear peoples of America:
Argentina kicks butt!!! It´s a shame you all aren´t here...
Things are still up and running! We have a baptism this Saturday and we´re looking for more!!! I try and try to speak to people on the streets but I usually don´t understand what they say back. It´s a little frustrating but I catch more words everyday and I´m participating more in the lessons! Also, we have a baptism for this SATURDAY hoop hoop!! We have some other dates but we want MORE!!! Hard work really pays off in a way I never knew out here! It´s sweet to see the Lord answer prayers based on my faith and obedience because I´m ultimately determining how much the Lord can bless me out here.
Yesterday our mission got a visit from Elder Russell M. Nelson!!! It was the bomb!! We got to shake his hand and say hello and then he gave an inspirational talk!! His main point was that ´God uses the unusual to do the impossible´it was really good. We were going to go back to our area and work after the talk but one of the Elders lost his companion and we spent all night trying to figure out what to do. Elder Sosa and I just had him stay the night at our pench and we got it all taken care of this morning. It was pretty heart thumping!
I´ve seen some pretty crazy things already! Some I won´t say because they´re...well, inapproriate but the other day this guy stopped us on the streets and was just talking to us. Then when we said goodbye he tried to give me a kiss on the cheek (that´s what they do to say goodbye and hello here so don´t get creeped out!) but it´s not allowed for missionaries. I just gave him a funny look and didn´t let him pull me in with his death grip. It was interesting to say the least and even more weird because I had no clue what he was saying.
So I get fed a lot here. I´m going to get soo fat!! Wow I love the food and the people!! They´re all so talkative and I bet it will be awesome when I can finally carry on a conversation with them haha!!!
Anyway, things are well. Life is good and I´m loving Argentina!!!
Later,
Elder Page
Dear peoples of America:
Argentina kicks butt!!! It´s a shame you all aren´t here...
Things are still up and running! We have a baptism this Saturday and we´re looking for more!!! I try and try to speak to people on the streets but I usually don´t understand what they say back. It´s a little frustrating but I catch more words everyday and I´m participating more in the lessons! Also, we have a baptism for this SATURDAY hoop hoop!! We have some other dates but we want MORE!!! Hard work really pays off in a way I never knew out here! It´s sweet to see the Lord answer prayers based on my faith and obedience because I´m ultimately determining how much the Lord can bless me out here.
Yesterday our mission got a visit from Elder Russell M. Nelson!!! It was the bomb!! We got to shake his hand and say hello and then he gave an inspirational talk!! His main point was that ´God uses the unusual to do the impossible´it was really good. We were going to go back to our area and work after the talk but one of the Elders lost his companion and we spent all night trying to figure out what to do. Elder Sosa and I just had him stay the night at our pench and we got it all taken care of this morning. It was pretty heart thumping!
I´ve seen some pretty crazy things already! Some I won´t say because they´re...well, inapproriate but the other day this guy stopped us on the streets and was just talking to us. Then when we said goodbye he tried to give me a kiss on the cheek (that´s what they do to say goodbye and hello here so don´t get creeped out!) but it´s not allowed for missionaries. I just gave him a funny look and didn´t let him pull me in with his death grip. It was interesting to say the least and even more weird because I had no clue what he was saying.
So I get fed a lot here. I´m going to get soo fat!! Wow I love the food and the people!! They´re all so talkative and I bet it will be awesome when I can finally carry on a conversation with them haha!!!
Anyway, things are well. Life is good and I´m loving Argentina!!!
Later,
Elder Page
October 8, 2008
Coming from Argentina!!!!!
Hello there readers!!
Things are moving right along here in Argentina! I´ve officially been here for 1 week!!! Hooray for me!!
I had the opportunity to watch General Conference in Spanish...I didn´t understand a lot but what I did understand was awesome!!! What great leaders we have in the church!
For everyone´s info my companion and I are in an area called La Perlita. We have a lot of good stuff going on!! My 3rd day out we got a baptismal date with a lady named Monica. We taught her a short lesson about the restoration and then we committed her to be baptized!!
Yesterday, when we did a follow-up for her and she told us how the Bible is a good book but that it didn´t have everything that she needed...BAM! Right there we whipped out a Book a Mormon, read Moroni´s promise, and got her to commit to read and pray about it! It´s amazing to see how the Lord prepares people in a way that they readily accept the gospel!!
Anyway, we have 2 other baptismal dates, Carlos and Hector, and so we spend most of our time with those investigators prepping them for baptism. Carlos reads everything we ask him to and he´s fulfilling all of his commitments!!! Hector is really trying hard to quit smoking. He made it 5 days in a row this last week and he´s trying really hard to stop. I know he´ll be able to do it.
Wow, I´m so lucky to have this opportunity to teach and share the gospel with the wonderful people of Argentina!! I couldn´t have pick a better place to serve!!
The food here is absolutely awesome!! Words can´t describe how good it is and the ICE CREAM!! Holy cow I don´t know how they do it but it´s the best ice cream I´ve ever tasted!! This place is just too awesome!!
Anyway, that´s all for this week! Everyone stay cool and remember that the Lord can help you with ANYTHING if you ask Him and if you show the faith that´s required for it.
Later,
Elder Kevin Page
Things are moving right along here in Argentina! I´ve officially been here for 1 week!!! Hooray for me!!
I had the opportunity to watch General Conference in Spanish...I didn´t understand a lot but what I did understand was awesome!!! What great leaders we have in the church!
For everyone´s info my companion and I are in an area called La Perlita. We have a lot of good stuff going on!! My 3rd day out we got a baptismal date with a lady named Monica. We taught her a short lesson about the restoration and then we committed her to be baptized!!
Yesterday, when we did a follow-up for her and she told us how the Bible is a good book but that it didn´t have everything that she needed...BAM! Right there we whipped out a Book a Mormon, read Moroni´s promise, and got her to commit to read and pray about it! It´s amazing to see how the Lord prepares people in a way that they readily accept the gospel!!
Anyway, we have 2 other baptismal dates, Carlos and Hector, and so we spend most of our time with those investigators prepping them for baptism. Carlos reads everything we ask him to and he´s fulfilling all of his commitments!!! Hector is really trying hard to quit smoking. He made it 5 days in a row this last week and he´s trying really hard to stop. I know he´ll be able to do it.
Wow, I´m so lucky to have this opportunity to teach and share the gospel with the wonderful people of Argentina!! I couldn´t have pick a better place to serve!!
The food here is absolutely awesome!! Words can´t describe how good it is and the ICE CREAM!! Holy cow I don´t know how they do it but it´s the best ice cream I´ve ever tasted!! This place is just too awesome!!
Anyway, that´s all for this week! Everyone stay cool and remember that the Lord can help you with ANYTHING if you ask Him and if you show the faith that´s required for it.
Later,
Elder Kevin Page
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