well sorry i did not write yesterday. but president lindahl has been promising my companion for awhile about the possibility of going to aconcagua and seeing it since he never has. and he called last week and told us that we can go and to be in mendoza on sunday night and to go on monday for pday. so we did it and it was a very long trip. we had to do it the tourist way and so it was a lot longer trip. but we had a totall blast and loved it. suprisngly enough it was not as cold as what it was when i went in january with all the zone leaders in the mision. but it was alot warmer. we got some good pictures and were the only people on the trail all day. till we came back and got to the tourist building. but we were with this guy from germany that is traveling the world. he is 26 and speaks no spanish. but speaks english perfectly. so that was cool we were around him and saw him several times through out the whole day. it was alot of fun. and we did not get home till like 12 last night and so there was no time to do any email. that is why we are doing it today.
but last week we had a great week. we worked and went to the vargas family and taught them a couple of times. the ones that lost two children. and they are doing good. they are super excited for baptism. but it will be delayed from the original date of the 30th of this month till whenever we can. cause we found out that they need to get married first. so we might baptize the kids first then the parents, or wait for the whole family. we are still in that deciding process right now. but it will be 7 baptisms from this family. keep them in your thoughts and prayers.... but we had some really good lessons with them and they were really excited to come to church on sunday and we were too... and sunday came and we waited and waited and no one showed up... so i called alberto the dad and asked what was up and he said he could not come because his tooth hurt.... WOW first time i have heard that excuse in my mission. and his wife couldnt cause her blood pressure was low.... she could feel it... little frustrating how this culture is sometimes with all the excuses and things they give. but i talked alberto into coming and he showed up for the sacrament. he really enjoyed it and the councilor in the bishop brik talked to him after and he loved that. and really enjoyed church now we need to get the whole family to come and to try and commit them to baptism and to marriage. that will be tough but i know that we can do it with the help of the lord. nothing is impossible with him. so we are in that right now helping them and trying to get them to be happy and excited and have the desires to get married and baptized. so please keep them in your thoughts and your prayers.
we also had maxi this week. he is doing good. he is a little upset because his dad left his mom this week. he tends to do this from time to time. he earns alot of money but never gives any to the family either and so they are dirt poor. and he does some really really bad things with that money that he keeps and doesnt give to his family. so we taught maxi about the commandments and the family. and how he cant be like his dad when he has his family. first off he needs to marry the girl before having kids and he needs to be in the church to strengthen the family and keep them united. he liked that. he is a really great kid. 21 years old, and he is smart. just needs to do the right things.... he is kinda struggling ahora. but we need to get him to church and to get baptized. he knows it is true. just doesnt come to church and literally thinks that it is impossible to quit smoking... he only smokes 1 to 5 a day. and can stop easy. but his mentality makes him think that he cant. so we are there with him trying to help and get him to realize the things he knows and needs to do and to actually do them!
the mission is reading the book of mormon again as a mission thing the celebrate the translation of it by joseph smith. and we are going to read it in 66 days. now we are on day like 5 i think. but i am ahead of the game and learning a ton. it is great. it really is true that you learn something new everytime you read the book and i am learning something new everytime i open it up! i love it and am gaining a stronger testimony of it.
im glad to hear that conference went well and that you enjoyed it. this week is ward conference here in arbardon. so that will be good. what time does our ward start now... i imagine there is alot of new people i dont know. but tell everyone i say hi. and everyone i know that i say hi. especially tell Jd Barnes and his family hi. i looked back on my letters from them the other day and it really made me feel good and get myself going again. so tell them thanks again for the letters they wrote. i hope everyone has a great week. i miss you and your in my thoughts and prayers often! love you all
con amor
elder bigelow
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