another week of alot of work and crazy traveling and planning and helping with all the missionaries int he mission. we went all over the place. but it was really cool i went down to alvear. where i was last winter and i saw alot of my converts and leaders of the branch down there.and it still was as cold as i remember. but one of my converts is planning on going to the temple in augost and wants me to go with him still and we are trying to work that out. so he can get endowed and go on his mission here in a couple months. it is way cool. i will never forget finding him and helping him. his family still is not receptive to the gospel and does not want to hear much of anything that we have to share with them. but he is still strong and doing well. i gave him some more shirts and ties to use for church and the mission when he goes. it was alot of fun. and a family we found and got baptized the week after i left is WAY strong and doing really well we had lunch with them and that was great. they have still remembered me as the first ever to come in there house. that was alot of fun. lots of good memories from good old southern mendoza in alvear.
in all of our capacitaciones the elders have been good and receptive to what we have to say and all are willing to prepare for the new president to come in. so that is really good. i hope that they take in the council we have for them. it really is for there benefit and will help them to have alot more success. we saw a good difference in the zones that we went to visit this week and they are working weell and starting to apply what we taught. tomorrow we have zone leader consejo and that will be interesting the first one i will be leading and in charge of. always i am just sitting as the zone leader and listening to what the AP's have to say. but now i am preparing it and staying up late to get things all ready. last night we did not get back to the apartment till almost three. verifying and getting all the things ready we could. and we still have alot of things to do tonight and tomorrow before we start. but it will be fun. we have some really good things planned and the leaders are excitecd and ready to learn.
we were on divisions the other day also and we saw a ton of people standing outside and tons of smoke going up in the air (which is common, argentina burns all there garbage everywhere) and as we got closer a fire truck came flying around the corner and we saw that it was suprisingly enough a house that was burning down. and everyone was watching it. not doing anything... haha they never see that here since all the houses are made of cement or adobe. but this one went up and was burning good. it was crazy! then we had lunch with a huge bolivian family and in the smallest most humble of houses. but they are such nice people and so willing to give. you just should have seen us in that house. we barely fit all four of us missionaries. but somehow we did it and had an awesome lunch with them that was good and fun.
last night was really cool. we got invited over to president lindahls house to eat dinner with him and hermana lindahl. and it was the best meal i have had in argentina. we had roast beef, mashed potatos and gravy!!!!! ahhhhh!!! man it was so good. a real sunday dinner, i have missed for such a long time. then we had the most amazing carrot cake i have ever tasted in my life! we had some really good discussions about life and the mission work and dating and marriage. lots of stuff i had burning on my mind. and president is such an inspired man. gave me so many answers i was looking for and really helped me to feel a little more at ease on alot of things. i am so grateful to have such a great man as my president and the opportunity i have to work so closely with him and hear and have his council is just great! he says he will come to my homecoming if i am in contact with him and if i let him know and if you let him know also when he gets home by email or by calling him. you really need to meet him! he is great! he will continue to help me after the mission i know it. has helped me to put good goals and meaningful goals.
i was a little jealous about the rubarb pie. i was talking about it last night at presidents house telling them how good it is. so i am a little jealous. but at the same time not to much since i know i cant have any here. if i were home and could not eat any i would be even more jealous. but since i wont have the chance for any for awhile, its not a big bother to me. i hope you have got in contact with the roberts family. we want to go up to deer creek that friday we get back with both our boats and have a good old time up there then go to his house that his family owns in midway for lunch or dinner or something and we could cook some good argentine asado for everyone! it would be alot of fun. so think about it and let me know what yall think.
lots of things have changed on the mission. things back home. and big changes in myself.i still obviously am alot of the same. but inside i have changed alot and have alot of different thoughts and goals and desires in life. i see things in alot bigger perspective now and understand the real importance of the gospel in my life! i am really sorry for kent and marci, tht must be tough. they will be in my prayers. everything will work out i hope!
well i hope that everyone has a good week and is diong well i miss you all and think of you often. stories are constantly shared about you all with my comp and people i show pictures to. they think you all look beautiful and love the pictures just to let you know.
con amor
elder bigelow
ps elder roberts says whats good? and hi to don,... haha and if he can be roberts dentist
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