We have great news....Connor received his Visa on Friday, Oct 18th, but he couldn't tell us until his pday on the 21st. He let us know through an email that comes through as a text. I read it at work and got really excited. He was pretty excited, too. He has had some great experiences in Utah, but it is time for him to head to Argentina!!! So that means a phone call on Monday, the 28th.
Well anyways. This week was a fairly strange week. On Tuesday
one of the other Elders got sick and so they asked me to go stay at home with
him. So I sat and watched Mormon messages all day long until 5pm. While I was
there my companion went out with the district leader and they put someone on
date and had a "lesson" with our investigator Maria Castro and her
husband. Basically my companion just told them they needed to be married. And
he said it got pretty intense and at the end he wouldn’t look him in the eye. But
we have gone by since and there is no hard feeling... well yet at least. But
still they haven’t gotten married yet or even brought it up so I’m not sure
what is going to happen there.
Thursday was Elder Hall’s birthday. We went to KFC for
lunch. And then we had an exchange. So Elder Hall went with the district leader
to the English assignment and Elder green (who doesn’t speak any Spanish) came
to our area to work Spanish assignment. So basically I had a whole day by
myself. Surprisingly I did pretty well. We taught a lesson to some kids that
are going to be baptized. They speak English and Spanish and so I and Elder
Green both taught but when I was talking it was in Spanish and he taught in English.
I thought it went fairly well, until after I realized I missed a bunch of parts
but its okay! Haha. We got a lot of work done and I set up a lot of lessons for
future days so I’m pretty proud of myself. One of the days we got to eat dinner
with a ward mission leader that went on his mission to Argentina and married a
woman from Argentina. And so she made empanadas and a bunch of other stuff and
we almost spent 2 hours talking about Argentina! It was really fun! It was bad
because we shouldn’t have spent that much time there but its okay! It was
really funny because Argentinians are known for being very prideful. And she
would talk and be like Argentina has the best beef. And the best Dulce de Leche
and other stuff like that and she’s like I’m not saying that cuz I’m prideful it’s
just the truth. Because the dairy is so much better in Argentina. It was really
funny. I told her this joke and she got a really kick out of it. "Why do
Argentinians go up to their roof during a lightning storm? Because they think
God is taking pictures of them!" haha!
Anyways. Wed I got a call from mission President. Basically
he said that Spencer can’t come up here to see me. He said it’s written pretty
strictly in the Mission Pres handbook that missionaries can’t see or work with
siblings. And he said that if he expects his missionaries to be obedient that
he should be too. So that kind of sucks. But oh well. I'll see him in 20
months. But hey! I don’t remember if I told you this but my goal was to be in
Argentina by the End of October! And I was right! Boom! I am so good! Oh also!
When I am down in Argentina DO NOT send me packages. What happens is the
Argentina Government opens up the packages and goes through them, Puts a price
on each thing in there and I have to pay that amount. So say you send me down a
$200 camera, they will charge me $200 in order to get my mail. So it is so much
better to just put money on my debit card. Also. They will steal things. Even
if it is just like a birthday card with money in it. They will open up the
letter and take money out of it. It sucks. But that’s how things are down
there. So if there is anything you need to get to me before I leave, send it
like today!!
Sounds like you guys had a fun weekend! I can’t wait till
mine! Haha! But it will be with Spencer’s baby in stead of Lauren’s. Or maybe
both! Haha! Anyways. Yeah I’m not sure how calling is going to work. I have a
calling card. But I don’t know any details about it. Like if I am going with a
group or if we will have time at the Airport. All I know is that I have to be
at the mission office at 7am, and that I can have 2 bags under 50 lbs., that
one will be hard. Ill probably be sending stuff home. Like my back pack/ I have
to get a side bag, I’m going to look at Walmart today but if I can’t find one I
will look in Argentina. Idk. Guess we'll just figure it out on the way.
Super funny. So President called me on Friday at 9am right
after Personal Study. I was still praying when he called. He said, "I am
looking at an itinerary for you to go to Argentina" It was awesome! We
talked for like another 3 minutes about what I need to do. And then I called my
old companions Elder Julian and Toborg. They were like that’s awesome but we
got to go do Comp study. So I hung up. Then I realized that I had Elder Roberts
phone number (the Other Elder going to Argentina that is from Draper) I was
going to call and ask if he got his and either rub it in his face if he didn’t
have it or congratulate him. Haha. His companion answered and I asked if I
could talk to Elder Roberts. He sounded confused but was like ooookkk? And in
the back round I hear "Give it to me". Then Elder Julian gets on the
Phone and is like what the freak are you doing! This is companion study! Get
back to work! I was like what? You are having companion study with them? Oh and
did he get his visa? Yes he did, He is freaking excited, go back to work! Haha!
It was pretty funny! But yeah so I’m guessing that everyone in this mission
will be headed down together! Basically I’m just super excited! Love ya ALL!
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