Nueva Record

August 16, 2010

Well this week was a really good week it went by fast and with bumps here and there but it was good. This coming week we have zone conference. That will be fun and I will be directing it all and taking care of things for it. We also have a baptism on this coming Saturday. His name is Alberto, he is a cool guy. Really is nice and respectful and a relaxing guy.

So big news, we broke a record in the mission the zone did. We had 48 investigators in church yesterday in total. And 20 will be baptized on Saturday. That is a ton a ton a ton of people!!! It was awesome. It was fun to hear that all from the district leaders when we were verifying with them. And the assistants were shocked and couldn’t believe it when we verified with them and told them of all of it. There is a competition every month in all the zones in the mission to see who has the highest pro-medio baptisms. And the winner gets their name engraved on a huge trophy president has and picture holding it up. And San Juan has not one in a while cause they had 9 companionships now they have 10 so it is harder cause some zones have 5 companionships and can win with 10 baptisms and we could baptize 19 and still lose. But we might win this transfer.... maybe... I don’t want to jinx us. But we could do it. And break more records and accomplish much more goals. It will be interesting.

So I am in the biggest zone in the mission. There is 10 companionships. So 20 elders, and we have to do divisions with the elders, have to call them at night and verify with them for there day and there numbers that they have. Then we have to have meetings with the zone every week. Plan pdays. Work in our own area. Talk to the assistants all the time, president and his wife. And we also have to have meetings with the bishop and stake president and ward mission leader. And we still have to work in our area, help our members, and get perfect numbers to be the example of the zone. And we put more pressure on ourselves cause we started a competition with the zone, with lessons and things its complicated to explain, but we have to verify more for that and add up all the points, find a winner and get them a prize every week. It’s a lot and is stressful at times. Some days I swear the phone never ever stops ringing. But I am getting the hang of it. It is good.

My companion has a year in a half in the mission and is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a really cool kid. But is just like all the people from Buenos Aires. He is really, really prideful and cocky. But its ok, that is just their culture. It is really funny at times and gets old at others but I don’t mind. I am used to it and have gained a lot of patience. But he is really a good guy. Comes from a pretty wealthy family as well and is pretty well off. But all that is very typical of people from the capital of Argentina.

Well that is way weird that Sean is going into high school. Make sure that he is in seminary and graduates. That was one of my regrets I now have is how big of a slacker I was at times. I feel like I am so much farther behind some missionaries’ just cause of seminary. But I am doing my best and that is all I can do. But make sure he goes and does it all. It is really important. Tell him to that I want him to go and say hi to some teachers for me and that he needs to get into their classes. Well time is wearing down as a zone leader I have no time to do anything anymore, not even email the family. The phone is ringing and the assistants are in town and want to go buy food for the week so they can live here and see what we are doing and help the other zones in the mission to have this success as well. But I love you and miss you all very much. I hope you are doing well and I am excited to hear that prayers are being answered and blessings received. I really do love hearing it. Take care and nos vemos.

Con Amor

Elder Bigelow