How goes
stuff fams? So, so good to hear from you! Happy Memorial Day! Glad to hear you
guys are just chillin' it today. We are too. Its p-day but its Elder Adams’s
birthday. We went to Centro this morning and had breakfast with Speakmen to
celebrate. We had blue cheese Paninis and Cokes and told crazy stories. T’was
awesome! We made banana bread when we got to the pench and just chilled. The
ward planned a party for him a little later tonight so we're stoked for that. I
bought him Starbursts (which are a rare find here) for his present. So far
today has been legit.
This week
was good but a little hard. This area is a difficult area. Don’t get me wrong,
it has potential to be good and I love it but work-wise it is a little
difficult to get hold of everyone and to find new people. But we are planning
on having a smashing week this week so keep praying we’ll find people and hope
for the best, this area is tight!
I’m glad
that sending the pics worked out last week. I was thinking maybe they wouldn’t
but I guess they worked. By the way, I got to say I very much dislike that
light blue tie I’m wearing. It’s broken, for starters but I'm always wearing it
when pictures come around. Idk, maybe it’s a curse.
We had
nothing but parties this week: Muñoz´s birthday, President Millan´s birthday, investigators
who could only meet after a birthday party at the church. We were at Muñoz´s
birthday at a member’s restaurant for lunch and the Boca game was on. Idk if I
told you but in Argentina
Elder
Langston has this book by Elder Bednar called Increase in Learning. I was reading it and it’s really cool. It
also has a little movie that comes with it where he answers questions in this
seminar and its big question to everyone was President Packer’s quote: "Which
doctrines, if understood, would change attitudes and behaviors." It was
soooo cool and really helped me to understand how to better teach the
doctrines. In the MTC they gave us these books that were the fundamentals in
teaching and, at first (for the first 5 months) I thought they were really
pointless. But lately I see they are so cool and really work and I think would
really help out the area. Sorry, that seemed nerdy I know but when you start to
get in the system this stuff, after a while, is just as cool as a new Arcade
Fire album. Other than that stuff, this week was really nice and fun but not a
ton of stuff happened. It was more of a plain (but very nice) week. I guess now
it’s onto the questions.
- How are things with investigators?
Good good.
We have a little family of 4 named Joaquin and Miciella who love to talk and talk
and talk and talk. And then a lady named Fernanda and her little girl who she
is very close to being baptized (we are hoping for next week). And then these 2
punky little girls. One very nice and wants to get baptized but the other one
is kinda shaky on that. Other than that we need to find more peeps! We have a
plan to do a massive references attack with less actives and new members this
week, though.
- Is it still raining a lot?
Nope. It rained
all the time in Areoparque and I always carried an umbrella but here its just
been windy but I haven’t seen any rain yet.
- Is the teaching going well?
Yes, It’s
going superb! We make these scripture chains to help investigators and those
are really fun....I know it’s nerdy but here it’s cool. You understand
- Do you have Spanish grammar books to study?
Yes, I have
a few books and they help me a ton (especially this Spanish book they gave me
at the MTC that’s new and its kinda long-shaped. THAT ONE IS SO TIGHT! But speaking
is really just the best practice, I think. Its weird, I’m kinda going in
reverse. I can speak pretty well but listening has been my struggle as of late
(usually its the other way around) so do keep in your prayers that I can listen
better and pay attention better and I’ll be doing my best.
- Can you get cake mixes there or do you want us to send you one?
Yes, we
have cake mixes here. They are crazy about cakes here. You’ve got every kind of
cake ever available here. So I think I may be good on that but thank you so
very much!
- Someone with an Argentine name wanted you to friend them on facebook. Do you want to?
Everyone is
nuts about facebook here or as they call it "face" but they
pronounce it "FAAYYEEce". Um, I’ll get back to you on that. How is my
facebook doing, by the way? Any hackers? Lots of Amigos trying to be my buds?
Don’t even try to use my Farmville!
Well,
anyways fam, its been real. Can you believe that high school graduation was
only two years ago! F´reals. time is
nothing; that was yesterday. I’m so glad everyone is doing alright and had a
great week. I’m so thankful for everything you guys do. Your letters, your
prayers, everything. You guys are more than amazing! Have a great last week of
school. Pull off a good end-of-the-year prank and always remember that I love
and miss you all so very much. I love you! It’s all good! H.A.G.S!
Con Amor,
Russ
P.S. I sent
a letter to Carly and Brain, and Grandma and Grandpa Carter and Allphin maybe a
little more than a month or so ago and I just sent two other letters off to
Austin Sherwin and you, Mom, last week. Obviously the latter two letters need
some time but any word on those other letters? I’m hoping they made it all there
is what I’m worrying about. I didn’t put the sender address (my info) on the
letter cause they said we didn’t need to (just saying). But any word about
those would be great, thanks!
P.S.S. Also
a shout out to Bro. Sandberg for the letter (I never thanked him yet for the
letter things he sends us, very nice of him) and a big, big thank you to Craig
for the money he puts in my account. He’s the bomb! and also, thank you very
much for your guyses letters as always. Your’re all *click* real nice!
P.S.S.S. I should have said to you Grandma for your birthday last week "you’re my girl, the boys all know!" ha-ha I love you so much.
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