thanks

well this week was a good week. we worked hard and got some of our investigators to come to church and see conference this last weekend. that was great right!!! wow what an amazing general conference. every session built off of the last and when i couldnt believe it could get any better it DID it got even better then the last one!!! i especially loved the priesthood session. me and my comp were up super late just talking about it, blown away from monsons talk he gave. it scared me a little because it was a subject i had been thinking about a little bit and had some conversations with my companions and president lindahl. i actually had prayed for a little council in general conference on that same subject. and to my amazement, there was three talks on the exact same thing through out all of the sessions. monsons in priesthood very powerful and also scotts in the sunday sessions were very powerful to me.

it was a great conference to have as my last in the mission field. i have never felt so strong the spirit as what i have in general conference time on the mission. before i fell asleep always a couple of times during the sessions and never had seen all five start to finish and listened to every talk. but on the mission i have charished this great blessing to hear the voice of a living prophet and his apostles. i get excited and energized to hear each talk and dont have any sueño at all during any of the sessions. everyone did a great job. we got a bus in our area rented to bring the members and investigators to the stake to hear and see conference. that was a fun little trip. we had five people in totall come. we were planning and hoping on having 11 or more. but saturday and sunday we left early in the morning to get taxis and go find our investigators. but no one was found or the common argentine excuse was used to not be able to come. so that was tough. but we did have some success and that was the most important thing.

we are teaching this kid named maxi. he is 21 years old and he is a totall stud. i think i have told you a little about him. one of the only clean looking kids his age here and respectful as well. we have been teaching him for a few weeks and have had a few good lessons with him. i remember the first good one we had. no one was home just him and us and we were able to talk and express our feelings and really invite the spirit to help us in the teaching process. and we taught and he prayed on our knees afterwards with us and he asked to know the truth of the church and of what we are teaching him. and he stopped and said thanks and ended the prayer. and had tears in his eyes and said he felt good. we were so excited!!! but the best was yet to come. later that night after we left, he went out to the back of his house and prayed in the middle of the bushes and grass in the middle of no where (where his house is) and knelt to offer a prayer like joseph smith did.... he told me that and told me that he felt something so strong in his chest he never felt before, and that he felt so happy and peaceful. it was indescribable as he told us....it was so cool to see and hear that!!! i loved it!!! he told us that he knew that the church is true and is working on his desires to be baptized, cause he is not sure yet. but we are helping him and i know he will be baptized here soon and he will be a missionary and a great leader in the church. it is way cool and super special. one of the best investigators i have had in understanding and recieving a answer to his prayers.

i have a feeling that this is my last week in my area. and then i will be leaving to mendoza again. but i dont know for sure but that is the feeling that i get. so i wont be able to see some of the baptisms of investigators i have helped and been with here. but it is ok as long as they do get baptized and maybe if i am traveling for president i will be able to come back and see them. but we will see. i also got a letter from silvio serantes from san luis. he is a great guy. i guess the family is doing great. i called fowler the other week telling him about a dream i had about the serantes family and it scared me. dealing with there prayers. so fowler told them and strangley enough the dream was partly true and they really were having a bit of a hard time with there prayers and things. so they wrote me thanking me and explaining things to me. amazing family!!! i miss them, but always will remember the experiences i had.

but dad thanks for your email and explaining things to me a little bit and a little of the plans that you have for me and what is to come with school and all those things. it does ease my mind a little bit. but as you can imagine i do still have some worries and nerves about things. i will be looking for a job. but i will need to find one that pays well and flexible hours for me. but i know i should be working and i plan on doing so. but thanks.... and i will be making a schedule to eat at peoples houses and yours in draper often. so everyone just plan on it.

i hope everyone is doing good and the week goes well for everyone! i miss you and love you. take care

con amor

elder bigelow