Hey Everyone!
This week went just about the same as every other week. The days are long and the weeks are short. But still, the mission is good. We had our transfer meeting this Monday and...no changes. I´m still in my same area of Morón 2 and I´m still working with Elder Alvarez. So, I guess we´ll just keep working hard and try to get some baptisms. Right now our investigators are few. We have a family of Bolivians that are listening to us but they didn´t go to church. We also have another family that goes to church (the wife and kids) but the husband is a bum and doesn´t go. They aren´t married and she´s almost quit smoking so the baptism isn´t quite there yet. Either way, the work continues and if I´m obedient the Lord will put people in my path. I talk to everyone in the street and I get called a lot of bad names. I don´t know if I told you this but the other day I did a contact with a guy just sitting on his porch. Well, he told me to stop talking and that he would shoot me if I ever talked to him again. It was actually pretty funny because I didn´t understand all of what he said so I asked him to say it again. Yeah, I don´t think I´ll go by that guy again.
Other than that my area is pretty calm. Nothing really crazy happens. The big thing that´s even close to scary is all the diseases and sicknesses that are going around here right now. For a month or so a ton of people have contracted Dengue from the mosquitos and just recently a new sickness came here from Mexico. Apparently it´s some kind of fever that is getting everyone sick. But don´t worry I´m still fine.
So that´s my life in a nutshell right now. I´m just living in the mission routine and doing all that I can to help these people out. I´m still really excited to be on the mission and do my part in this great work. The Lord always takes care of those who are obedient. When you do what´s right there is nothing to worry about.
Well, I hope you all have a great week!!!
Elder Pag
April 28, 2009
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April 21, 2009
April 21, 2009
Hey Everyone!!!
Well things are just great still! The awesomeness of the mission never changes. I´m still working my tail off in my new area but the people here are kind of stubborn. They don´t like to listen and the investigators are few and far between but there´s still hope!! My companion and I are working and working and working so things should change in a couple of more weeks or so. Patience is a big asset and frankly I don´t have it. I get frustrated too much because the people just do things that make me mad. It´s hard to explain but when you end up talking to people in the streets all day every day the frustration comes. However there are always the benefits of the mission like studying every day and finding a "golden investigator". This is truely the best and the worst of times.
This week was decent. Today we had our zone activity because we´re coming up on transfers next Monday. I still can´t believe that this one is almost over. The time flies by faster than you think. It´s nuts!!
Well, that´s all for this week. Until next time...
Elder Page
Well things are just great still! The awesomeness of the mission never changes. I´m still working my tail off in my new area but the people here are kind of stubborn. They don´t like to listen and the investigators are few and far between but there´s still hope!! My companion and I are working and working and working so things should change in a couple of more weeks or so. Patience is a big asset and frankly I don´t have it. I get frustrated too much because the people just do things that make me mad. It´s hard to explain but when you end up talking to people in the streets all day every day the frustration comes. However there are always the benefits of the mission like studying every day and finding a "golden investigator". This is truely the best and the worst of times.
This week was decent. Today we had our zone activity because we´re coming up on transfers next Monday. I still can´t believe that this one is almost over. The time flies by faster than you think. It´s nuts!!
Well, that´s all for this week. Until next time...
Elder Page
April 14, 2009
April 14, 2009
Hey Everyone!!!
Things are just cruising along here in the mission. My new area is tougher and it´s taking more work to get stuff done than I thought. I´ve finally accepted that it´s not my decision if someone else gets baptized. It still makes me mad that some people don´t realize how necessary baptism is or that they´ve "already been baptized" but I´ve come to the conclusion that I can only do my part. I can´t force someone in the water but I still think I can get them real close. We´ll just have to see. This area needs a lot of change still. We´ve pretty much cut our loses on those people whose baptismal dates fell through and we´re in the hunt for some new people. We´ve already found a couple of really good investigators so I´m excited to see what´s going to happen.
Also, today for P-Day I went golfing with the Zone Leaders. Argentine golf is interesting. First off we had to get in through the Army base here. Also, the green looked about the same as the rest of the field. There weren´t any left-handed clubs so I had to golf right-handed which gave me a good excuse to suck it up. It was a lot of fun and I had a blast anyway. Well, that´s all for this week.
Later,
Elder Page
Things are just cruising along here in the mission. My new area is tougher and it´s taking more work to get stuff done than I thought. I´ve finally accepted that it´s not my decision if someone else gets baptized. It still makes me mad that some people don´t realize how necessary baptism is or that they´ve "already been baptized" but I´ve come to the conclusion that I can only do my part. I can´t force someone in the water but I still think I can get them real close. We´ll just have to see. This area needs a lot of change still. We´ve pretty much cut our loses on those people whose baptismal dates fell through and we´re in the hunt for some new people. We´ve already found a couple of really good investigators so I´m excited to see what´s going to happen.
Also, today for P-Day I went golfing with the Zone Leaders. Argentine golf is interesting. First off we had to get in through the Army base here. Also, the green looked about the same as the rest of the field. There weren´t any left-handed clubs so I had to golf right-handed which gave me a good excuse to suck it up. It was a lot of fun and I had a blast anyway. Well, that´s all for this week.
Later,
Elder Page
April 7, 2009
April 7, 2009!
Hey Everyone!!
I hope you all had a good Spring Break. I´m still totally loving the mission. Nothing tops this experience. I feel so good when I have done all that I can to help someone change their lives. It´s really disappointing at the same time. People are too laid back here. If you were on vacation here it would rock but I´m talking about people´s SALVATION!!! They just don´t seem to click that they need to change in order to get to heaven. It is frustrating, especially the people who have baptism dates and fall through. They just don´t take these things seriously enough...AHHH!!!! I never realized how much stress goes into the mission. I need to take a week off or something...but then I would get behind in the work. Freak!! I need a day to vent or something...oh well. I guess it´s a good thing that I´m preoccupied about souls instead of music or movies huh?
How about General Conference? I really liked Elder Perry´s talk about the members being missionaries. It was a nice booster. Also, how many talks were given about the temples? WOW!! Elder Bednar really gave an outstanding talk. Those were my two favorite talks.
Also, this week I spent most of the time sick. Not enough to keep me from the streets but it made it miserable to work. I just got over a nasty cough/cold thing and I´ve moved into the sore throat stages. Oh well, let it all come down on me then.
Just so you all know I only have 2 more general conferences here in Argentina. The time flies that´s all I know. It´s just more motivation to work harder that´s all. I´ve only got a year and a half to do everything possible to change this place. Wish me luck!!
-Elder Page
I hope you all had a good Spring Break. I´m still totally loving the mission. Nothing tops this experience. I feel so good when I have done all that I can to help someone change their lives. It´s really disappointing at the same time. People are too laid back here. If you were on vacation here it would rock but I´m talking about people´s SALVATION!!! They just don´t seem to click that they need to change in order to get to heaven. It is frustrating, especially the people who have baptism dates and fall through. They just don´t take these things seriously enough...AHHH!!!! I never realized how much stress goes into the mission. I need to take a week off or something...but then I would get behind in the work. Freak!! I need a day to vent or something...oh well. I guess it´s a good thing that I´m preoccupied about souls instead of music or movies huh?
How about General Conference? I really liked Elder Perry´s talk about the members being missionaries. It was a nice booster. Also, how many talks were given about the temples? WOW!! Elder Bednar really gave an outstanding talk. Those were my two favorite talks.
Also, this week I spent most of the time sick. Not enough to keep me from the streets but it made it miserable to work. I just got over a nasty cough/cold thing and I´ve moved into the sore throat stages. Oh well, let it all come down on me then.
Just so you all know I only have 2 more general conferences here in Argentina. The time flies that´s all I know. It´s just more motivation to work harder that´s all. I´ve only got a year and a half to do everything possible to change this place. Wish me luck!!
-Elder Page
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