Hey Everybody!!
Today, Wednesday, I´m writing because yesterday we had a special meeting. So our P-Day is today!! We had a special conference with Elder Zivic, from the Seventy. It was a good conference. I liked it but I´ve had better. He seemed to focus more on numbers rather than spiritual matters. It wasn´t what I was expecting but it turned out fine anyway. Just in case you all forgot, tomorrow I´ve got a year in the mission!!! I´ve been wearing the same shirt for a week now and it´s dirty enough to burn! I´m excited.
Nothing much has changed. Things just keep moving along as usual. The work is always good even though I talked to a lot of cranky old people last week. I was talking to one in the street just telling him who we are and he says, "are you going to follow me all the way home?" I said, "Sure! Isn´t that what you want?" He gave me one of those looks and I stopped following him. Also, yesterday a guy asked us if we knew the name of the dad of the virgin Mary (my comp knew) and then reminded us how important it is to know the word of God. It gave me a laugh. Well things are going just fine. An elder made me a whole jar of peanut butter the other week. How about that? It was good but not as good as store-bought. However, it was good enough to eat. Oh how I miss the good things of America. I guess one more year and it´s all good! Anyway, have a great week!! Thanks to those who sent me letters!! It´s always exciting to get them.
Later,
Elder Page
July 30, 2009
July 26, 2009
July 21, 2009
Hey Everyone!!
Today is a good day but there is a bunch of rain. There is absolutely nobody outside right now. It´s kind of nice. Nothing changed in the transfer meeting. I´m going to spend 6 month in Morón. One of the members told me that she feels bad for me but is extremely happy that I´m still here. What can you do when you´re just so loveable? I never thought I would have that problem hahaha!! Just kidding.
So I really miss cars. I wouldn´t even mind having a bike. Anything...walking just gets dull sometimes. So yeah, there´s nothing super new this week other than the pouring rain and cold weather.
So we all know that the mission life is a little different than regular life and we leave some things behind. For me there are 3 things that I really miss: 1. Family and Friends 2. Television, music, and video games. 3. English. I also miss a well-functioning ward where more than half of the members aren´t inactive. Also, the friendship in the ward. Here people who live a block away from their kids don´t talk to them because of something that happened more than 30 years. It´s a shame but hey, it´s Argentina. Well, life is still great. I finally got the point (I think) to my kid that he doesn´t know everything. I´ll be able to handle him a month and a half longer. The weeks go by like nothing in the mission. Hope you all have a good week!
Later,
Elder Page
Today is a good day but there is a bunch of rain. There is absolutely nobody outside right now. It´s kind of nice. Nothing changed in the transfer meeting. I´m going to spend 6 month in Morón. One of the members told me that she feels bad for me but is extremely happy that I´m still here. What can you do when you´re just so loveable? I never thought I would have that problem hahaha!! Just kidding.
So I really miss cars. I wouldn´t even mind having a bike. Anything...walking just gets dull sometimes. So yeah, there´s nothing super new this week other than the pouring rain and cold weather.
So we all know that the mission life is a little different than regular life and we leave some things behind. For me there are 3 things that I really miss: 1. Family and Friends 2. Television, music, and video games. 3. English. I also miss a well-functioning ward where more than half of the members aren´t inactive. Also, the friendship in the ward. Here people who live a block away from their kids don´t talk to them because of something that happened more than 30 years. It´s a shame but hey, it´s Argentina. Well, life is still great. I finally got the point (I think) to my kid that he doesn´t know everything. I´ll be able to handle him a month and a half longer. The weeks go by like nothing in the mission. Hope you all have a good week!
Later,
Elder Page
July 14, 2009
July 14, 2009
Hey Everyone!
I hope you all had a fantastic week! I´m pleased to inform you all that last week was really good for me! We found a really good lady, Raquel, on Saturday and we already put a baptism date for the 8th of August! She´s one of those golden contacts you always hear about. Also, we are having a baptism this week on Saturday! So I´m pretty content with myself right now. Things are going swell and I´m enjoying the mission as always. The only real bad news is that I´m getting tired of my kid. He thinks he knows everything and can never be wrong. I found out the best way to deal with it is just let him talk and talk so he feels he´s right. But, I have learned how to be really patient. I guess there´s a plus to everything huh? But yeah, transfers are next Monday and I´m hoping for a change. My guess is that it won´t come until the upcoming transfer. Either way, I was thinking that it´s not too bad to only suffer a couple of months in the mission. The time will go by anyway. Speaking of time, I´m closing in on the year and you know what that means...only 1 year more! I would definitely say that the time has gone by fast and word in the mission is that the 2nd year always goes by faster. I guess we´ll find out!
So, today I went into the city to buy some ties. I am now a tie-buying fanatic now just so you know. But anyway, a lady stopped us in the street because she was trying to get us to sign up computer classes and language classes. Well, we told her no and then she spurted back, "For being friends of Jesus you two are bad." It gave me a good laugh. As for spiritual experiences, yesterday is a winner. So, it was late at night and there was nobody in the streets. So, I stopped by a member´s house to ask if any less-áctives lived close. She pointed out a house and gave me the name so I went to check it out. I knock on the door and she lets us in. It turns out that she was having troubles going back to church and so she prayed until 2 in the morning to see if God wanted her to go. Well, long story short, she took our visit as an answer and she´s going to church on Sunday! It was pretty awesome! So that´s about all that has happened this week. It was a good one and the mission is awesome. I figure all is well and another transfer with my kid will help me a lot with developing more patience and learning how to control my "angry thoughts" hahahaha!!! That was a joke, ok, half-a-joke. But still, I think I´ll be able to deal with it.
Until next week.
ELDER PAGE
I hope you all had a fantastic week! I´m pleased to inform you all that last week was really good for me! We found a really good lady, Raquel, on Saturday and we already put a baptism date for the 8th of August! She´s one of those golden contacts you always hear about. Also, we are having a baptism this week on Saturday! So I´m pretty content with myself right now. Things are going swell and I´m enjoying the mission as always. The only real bad news is that I´m getting tired of my kid. He thinks he knows everything and can never be wrong. I found out the best way to deal with it is just let him talk and talk so he feels he´s right. But, I have learned how to be really patient. I guess there´s a plus to everything huh? But yeah, transfers are next Monday and I´m hoping for a change. My guess is that it won´t come until the upcoming transfer. Either way, I was thinking that it´s not too bad to only suffer a couple of months in the mission. The time will go by anyway. Speaking of time, I´m closing in on the year and you know what that means...only 1 year more! I would definitely say that the time has gone by fast and word in the mission is that the 2nd year always goes by faster. I guess we´ll find out!
So, today I went into the city to buy some ties. I am now a tie-buying fanatic now just so you know. But anyway, a lady stopped us in the street because she was trying to get us to sign up computer classes and language classes. Well, we told her no and then she spurted back, "For being friends of Jesus you two are bad." It gave me a good laugh. As for spiritual experiences, yesterday is a winner. So, it was late at night and there was nobody in the streets. So, I stopped by a member´s house to ask if any less-áctives lived close. She pointed out a house and gave me the name so I went to check it out. I knock on the door and she lets us in. It turns out that she was having troubles going back to church and so she prayed until 2 in the morning to see if God wanted her to go. Well, long story short, she took our visit as an answer and she´s going to church on Sunday! It was pretty awesome! So that´s about all that has happened this week. It was a good one and the mission is awesome. I figure all is well and another transfer with my kid will help me a lot with developing more patience and learning how to control my "angry thoughts" hahahaha!!! That was a joke, ok, half-a-joke. But still, I think I´ll be able to deal with it.
Until next week.
ELDER PAGE
July 9, 2009
July 7, 2009
Hey Everyone!!!
This week was a very good one. As always, I tear my area up. Sometimes I just see more results than others. The things that I have control over are always completed. Sometimes we don´t get as many lessons as some weeks but it´s not because we aren´t trying. We continue to work hard and we were rewarded with a baptism on Sunday. I don´t know how much of the news you watch but the whole "pig flu" thing is pretty big here. All of our meetings except for Sacrament meetings have been suspended for this whole month. We aren´t allowed to shake hands or work if we are the least bit sick. I´m not worried at all. I personally think it´s just a mental thing. You´re sick when you want to be. Either way, I´ve got the Lord´s protection and I´m pretty confident that He wants me working, not being sick. I missed having a celebration the 4th of July but my zone leaders called me and sang the national anthem and I proudly joined in the song with my hand over my heart. God Bless America! This Thursday is Patriot Day here but there aren´t going to be any parties due to the dreaded flu. So everything is just fine. The transfer has only 2 weeks left and so we´ll see my fate once again. My guess is that I´m not going anywhere. I don´t really want another transfer here just because 6 months in the same area really gets you sick of the place. Either way I´ll do what I have to do! Well, hope ya´ll have a good one.
Later,
Elder Page
This week was a very good one. As always, I tear my area up. Sometimes I just see more results than others. The things that I have control over are always completed. Sometimes we don´t get as many lessons as some weeks but it´s not because we aren´t trying. We continue to work hard and we were rewarded with a baptism on Sunday. I don´t know how much of the news you watch but the whole "pig flu" thing is pretty big here. All of our meetings except for Sacrament meetings have been suspended for this whole month. We aren´t allowed to shake hands or work if we are the least bit sick. I´m not worried at all. I personally think it´s just a mental thing. You´re sick when you want to be. Either way, I´ve got the Lord´s protection and I´m pretty confident that He wants me working, not being sick. I missed having a celebration the 4th of July but my zone leaders called me and sang the national anthem and I proudly joined in the song with my hand over my heart. God Bless America! This Thursday is Patriot Day here but there aren´t going to be any parties due to the dreaded flu. So everything is just fine. The transfer has only 2 weeks left and so we´ll see my fate once again. My guess is that I´m not going anywhere. I don´t really want another transfer here just because 6 months in the same area really gets you sick of the place. Either way I´ll do what I have to do! Well, hope ya´ll have a good one.
Later,
Elder Page
July 2, 2009
June 30, 2009
Hey Everyone!!
I hope you all are enjoying your summer break and the sun. It´s starting to get a little cold here in Argentina. It´s tougher to find people outside. I´ve noticed that Argentines are afraid of a couple of things here. 1) The rain. 2) The cold. 3) Americans - they all think we are CIA or something. Either way, the mission is still just great!! I had my interview with Pres. Benton yesterday and he said that I´m doing a good job! I haven´t done anything special, just work. That´s the key! Work and The Spirit. Together they can´t go wrong. My kid is doing good. I´ve learned a lot from him and vice versa. We´re doing very well together.Things are just fantastic still and I´m enjoying every second of these 2 years!!! We´re going to have a baptism the 4th of July so while you are all celebrating at home just remember how much I´ll be celebrating here! I´m glad to be on the mission. Some of the members also told me that Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett died. What´s the deal with that? It did leave some space for some "spirit world" jokes with the members. One little girl asked me, "Where´s Michael Jackson?" I whipped out a scripture in Alma that talks about the spirit world and had her read it. Then she said, "Oh, I bet he doesn´t like that" after reading about spirit prison. Okay, you can only get so funny in the mission. At least I laughed at it. Other than that, things are pretty normal. Time keeps ticking away on me. I´m getting a little nervous that I won´t have enough time to do everything I was hoping. Well, that´s all I´ve got for ya´ll this week. I hope you all have a spectactular 4th of July!!
Later,
Elder Page
I hope you all are enjoying your summer break and the sun. It´s starting to get a little cold here in Argentina. It´s tougher to find people outside. I´ve noticed that Argentines are afraid of a couple of things here. 1) The rain. 2) The cold. 3) Americans - they all think we are CIA or something. Either way, the mission is still just great!! I had my interview with Pres. Benton yesterday and he said that I´m doing a good job! I haven´t done anything special, just work. That´s the key! Work and The Spirit. Together they can´t go wrong. My kid is doing good. I´ve learned a lot from him and vice versa. We´re doing very well together.Things are just fantastic still and I´m enjoying every second of these 2 years!!! We´re going to have a baptism the 4th of July so while you are all celebrating at home just remember how much I´ll be celebrating here! I´m glad to be on the mission. Some of the members also told me that Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett died. What´s the deal with that? It did leave some space for some "spirit world" jokes with the members. One little girl asked me, "Where´s Michael Jackson?" I whipped out a scripture in Alma that talks about the spirit world and had her read it. Then she said, "Oh, I bet he doesn´t like that" after reading about spirit prison. Okay, you can only get so funny in the mission. At least I laughed at it. Other than that, things are pretty normal. Time keeps ticking away on me. I´m getting a little nervous that I won´t have enough time to do everything I was hoping. Well, that´s all I´ve got for ya´ll this week. I hope you all have a spectactular 4th of July!!
Later,
Elder Page
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)