Hello Everybody!!
So the mission is on fire right now!!! Elder Rupp and I are tearing it up!! We are working harder than I could have ever imagined!!! We finally have something going for us here. We´ve found so many new people that the Lord has prepared it´s crazy!! We took out 3 baptismal dates last week and we are going to take out 2 more this week!!! Elder Rupp wants to have a "White Saturday" before he goes home and so that´s what we´re working on. So far we have 3 baptisms set up for the 31 of January, which is the day he´s leaving.
Our Christmas here was more like the 4 of July. We went to a member´s house and ate some steak and then we went to our apartment. Here everyone lights off fireworks when it hits midnight and it´s absolutely ridiculous. Elder Rupp and I stayed up on the roof and watched them all! It was fun!! I´m excited to see all of the fireworks for New Year´s!!! It should be good.
I don´t have any really crazy stories this week. Everything that I thought was crazy at first is just normal now...go figure. But the best thing I´ve seen is the people that Elder Rupp and I have found in the past week. Some of our investigators talk like they´ve been waiting for us forever. It´s absolutely awesome to see people taking the necessary steps to baptism and not doubting anything we teach. It´s amazing and a miracle to say the least!
The mission is awesome! I´m loving every second of it!! I´m so glad that I made the decision to serve the Lord and bring His children back to Him.
I wish the all the best in 2009!! I hope you´ve all set good goals for the upcoming year...I know I have!!
Later,
Elder Page
December 30, 2008
December 23, 2008
Dec. 23, 2008
Wow this week was definitely the BEST week of my mission so far!!! It was so awesome to perform a baptism! The girl I baptized, Noelia, is 9 years old and in a part-member family. The baptism went really well and I didn´t mess up the Spanish either! There´s no way that I can described how awesome it was to baptize someone. It reminds me of the scripture in D&C about "how great shall be your joy if you bring but 1 soul unto me". That´s what I´m feeling right now!! It´s really great because I got a second wind from it and I want to work harder than ever now!!!
Christmas in Argentina is celebrated the same with presents and junk but it´s different. The people have trees and lights, but it´s just not as big here. There isn´t really a "Christmas Spirit" it´s more of a party-time for everyone here. I also miss the snow. It´s going to be a bummer to not have a "White Christmas".
Elder Sosa got transferred out of our area. He didn´t go too far but he´s in a different place. He spent a good 6 months in this area. I´m staying here and I received my new companion, Elder Rupp, who is from Boise. Get this, he´s going to DIE in my area!! This is his last transfer in the mission. Crazy huh? That means I´m probably going to have a lot of time here, it could be another transfer after this one. FREAK!!
Well, that´s it for this week. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!
Later,
Elder Page
Christmas in Argentina is celebrated the same with presents and junk but it´s different. The people have trees and lights, but it´s just not as big here. There isn´t really a "Christmas Spirit" it´s more of a party-time for everyone here. I also miss the snow. It´s going to be a bummer to not have a "White Christmas".
Elder Sosa got transferred out of our area. He didn´t go too far but he´s in a different place. He spent a good 6 months in this area. I´m staying here and I received my new companion, Elder Rupp, who is from Boise. Get this, he´s going to DIE in my area!! This is his last transfer in the mission. Crazy huh? That means I´m probably going to have a lot of time here, it could be another transfer after this one. FREAK!!
Well, that´s it for this week. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!
Later,
Elder Page
December 16, 2008
Dec. 16,2008
Hello everyone!!
Everything in the mission is fine! I´m loving it!! I don´t have a lot of time today to write so I´m keeping it short.
Time is flying by and it´s really crazy! We´re coming up on another transfer on the 22. My companion has 6 months here in our area so he´s more than likely going to book it. I´m probably going to stay in La Perlita for 1 more transfer and then change areas, at least that´s my guess. Things are great and I love the work. It´s tough at times and the heat sucks but I still love it all!!!
This week I have some quality news!! I get to do my FIRST EVER BAPTISM on Saturday!!! How cool is that?? The girl I´m baptizing is 9 years old and is in a part-member family...I´m looking to change that too. Anyway, I´m pretty stoked for it!
That´s all I have for ya´ll this week. I wish you all a Holly Jolly Christmas!!!
Later,
Elder Page
Everything in the mission is fine! I´m loving it!! I don´t have a lot of time today to write so I´m keeping it short.
Time is flying by and it´s really crazy! We´re coming up on another transfer on the 22. My companion has 6 months here in our area so he´s more than likely going to book it. I´m probably going to stay in La Perlita for 1 more transfer and then change areas, at least that´s my guess. Things are great and I love the work. It´s tough at times and the heat sucks but I still love it all!!!
This week I have some quality news!! I get to do my FIRST EVER BAPTISM on Saturday!!! How cool is that?? The girl I´m baptizing is 9 years old and is in a part-member family...I´m looking to change that too. Anyway, I´m pretty stoked for it!
That´s all I have for ya´ll this week. I wish you all a Holly Jolly Christmas!!!
Later,
Elder Page
December 10, 2008
Dec. 9, 2008
Hello there!!
This was pretty good. Elder Sosa and I busted our butts to get all of our goals accomplished and we eeked out our numbers by a hair. It was crazy! The work is moving along and it´s exciting to see changes in the area here!
Oh boy do I have a story for you this week. So I was on divisions with an Elder in a different area and we did a contact with a person in the street who told us that she wanted us to come to her house later in the day, but that´s not the crazy part. Well, so as we were going to this lady´s house, we saw a bunch of people gathered around, news cameras, and police everywhere. It turns out that on the same street that we needed to go to there was a huge drug bust!! The police found 3 thousand kilos of marijuana in the back of someone´s house and they confiscated it. Long story short, we weren´t able to visit our contact but there aren´t any more drugs on that street anymore. Argentina is crazy!!!
As for baptisms, we have one scheduled for this week and one for next week. The later is a secure baptism but the former is sketchy. Every time we´ve passed by his house he hasn´t been home and we really need to stay in contact with him. We´re going to work extra hard to make sure he get baptized!
Anyway, things are great and I love this mission!!! The Lord has blessed me in more ways than I can count! Remember the Lord only blesses you if you´re obedient. Put that one to the test and see how it goes.
Later,
Elder Page
This was pretty good. Elder Sosa and I busted our butts to get all of our goals accomplished and we eeked out our numbers by a hair. It was crazy! The work is moving along and it´s exciting to see changes in the area here!
Oh boy do I have a story for you this week. So I was on divisions with an Elder in a different area and we did a contact with a person in the street who told us that she wanted us to come to her house later in the day, but that´s not the crazy part. Well, so as we were going to this lady´s house, we saw a bunch of people gathered around, news cameras, and police everywhere. It turns out that on the same street that we needed to go to there was a huge drug bust!! The police found 3 thousand kilos of marijuana in the back of someone´s house and they confiscated it. Long story short, we weren´t able to visit our contact but there aren´t any more drugs on that street anymore. Argentina is crazy!!!
As for baptisms, we have one scheduled for this week and one for next week. The later is a secure baptism but the former is sketchy. Every time we´ve passed by his house he hasn´t been home and we really need to stay in contact with him. We´re going to work extra hard to make sure he get baptized!
Anyway, things are great and I love this mission!!! The Lord has blessed me in more ways than I can count! Remember the Lord only blesses you if you´re obedient. Put that one to the test and see how it goes.
Later,
Elder Page
December 2, 2008
Dec. 2, 2008
Hello everyone!!
I hope everything is just peachy with you all! The mission is always good! I love the work, it´s so awesome!!! Last Sunday we had our Stake Conference! It was really good. President and Sister Benton came from the Mission Home and spoke to us and it was just flat-out great!
This Monday we had a Zone Conference and I learned a lot from it. Also, today I went to the temple for P-Day!!! It was a nice spiritual booster. I did a session and it was all in Spanish but I understood most of it and went through everything just fine. It was nice.
I don´t have any funny stories this week...bummer. That puts a damper on things. However, it rained like crazy all of Saturday and Sunday. Some streets were a little flooded and the dirt roads had huge ruts in them! I tell you what, nothing like a bit of rain gets missionaries working faster to get things done!!!
Well, I hope all of you had a good Thanksgiving!! I just worked all day, which was pretty awesome, but they don´t celebrate Thanksgiving here. Oh well...looks like I´ve got Christmas to look forward to!
Anyway, stay strong and keep the faith!!
Later,
Elder Page
I hope everything is just peachy with you all! The mission is always good! I love the work, it´s so awesome!!! Last Sunday we had our Stake Conference! It was really good. President and Sister Benton came from the Mission Home and spoke to us and it was just flat-out great!
This Monday we had a Zone Conference and I learned a lot from it. Also, today I went to the temple for P-Day!!! It was a nice spiritual booster. I did a session and it was all in Spanish but I understood most of it and went through everything just fine. It was nice.
I don´t have any funny stories this week...bummer. That puts a damper on things. However, it rained like crazy all of Saturday and Sunday. Some streets were a little flooded and the dirt roads had huge ruts in them! I tell you what, nothing like a bit of rain gets missionaries working faster to get things done!!!
Well, I hope all of you had a good Thanksgiving!! I just worked all day, which was pretty awesome, but they don´t celebrate Thanksgiving here. Oh well...looks like I´ve got Christmas to look forward to!
Anyway, stay strong and keep the faith!!
Later,
Elder Page
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