WHATSUP MY
FAMILY
This week has been so
amazing let me tell you guys to start!! Me and Elder Cota are going CRAZY and
been having so much fun!!
Let’s start with this
last Wednesday. We spent it on the farthest part of our area in San Pedro
(saint peter) which is about 20 minutes on a bike! We went there and decided
that we did not have a whole lot of people to teach so we put fat goals and
decided we weren’t going home until we got them! We reached our goals that
night at 10 ha ha holy crap! I have never been so tired in my life of clapping
at doors!! We found 10 people and taught 11 lessons that day it was nuts and
sooooo tiring!! That morning we looked at all the members less actives in San Pedro
to go and visit them and see if they needed help!! Turns out that literally no
one has been visited in like years because the elders just forgot about San Pedro!!
Everyone there looks at us so weird!! It’s
been a long time since the elders have been there so we’re excited to be the
first ones back in a while!!
Then came Thursday
which was supposed to be weekly planning, but we had things to do that day so
we saved weekly planning for the next day Friday and we just were outside all
day!! I’ll share a story about some people that we found!! Their names are Graciela and Jose and this
couple is married!! Here in Argentina, being married isn’t a normal thing
anymore!! So these two were actually neighbors to a less active we were looking
for and while clapping at the door of the less active they came out and were
like "hey do you guys teach of god!?"Obviously we both got super
pumped like mmmmm yes we do would you like to hear? She literally like ran into
the house and we just sat there for like 2 minutes, then she came back out
laughing and said "well are you guys gonna come in?" We laughed and
went in to the house and that house is one of the most humble houses I have
ever stepped foot in. They let us use their 2 chairs and they sat on an old bed
that her and her husband shared on the ground! They were very humble and receptive
to the message!! They are passing for a really hard time in their lives and say
that all they know is that all of it is happening for a reason, but they don’t
know the reason. They believe in God and wanted a lot of help!! We talked about
the plan of salvation and trials and their eyes were lit the whole lesson and
it was a spirit filled room! They want to come to church but don’t have money
to put gas in their moto!! This next week were gonna go and give them some
money to be able to come to church with us!!! If you’re ever looking for a
friend’s house and someone in a different house comes out go ahead and teach
them the gospel it worked well for us ha!!!
So now we’ll talk
about Friday!! MIRACLE FRIDAY We found a
family who is less active named the Britos family and in this family there are
6 and TWO of them aren’t members. The husband and the daughter!! So the
situation the daughter was being taught before to get baptized like 2 years ago
and the elders just stopped coming for some reason!! We showed up out of
nothing and this girls first words were "elders can you guys teach me the
lessons and baptize me It’s been a while since I’ve wanted to". For 2
weeks straight now that family has been coming to church again!! AND one of the
girls cousins is also gonna get baptized were teaching them together!! And the
dad also we gotta baptize him!! Thats gonna be a little bit harder but well get
him
Then on Saturday
we were in San Pedro again working hard and trying to find a lot of new people
and we found a few and taught some really good lessons out there!!
Sunday was good. We
ate good food we ate milanesas and had church and that night we went and taught
Alejandro and his son which was weird!! The son is a catholic priest so he took
out a pad of paper and took notes on what we said so that when we come back he
can explain us his doubts and question!!
Yesterday was a really
good day and I’m not gonna write about it because I’ve already written a ton
and now we’re here today!!
Alright family I love
you guy! I’m loving the time here and I’m happy you’re all doing great talk to
you all soon
Elder Jones
Pics!!
Here’s some shots of
asados we’ve eaten, a lifeguard hat in spanish that I’m wearing right now, a
cool sword and ya
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