Loco Sabado

This was possible the craziest weekend of my mission so far, haha. We went Saturday to look for Kati and Manu to bring them to their baptism (It was raining really hard and colder than it has been the whole time I have been here). When we got there the youngest sister who has como 5 years answered and said that only her and Kati where there. So we asked her if we could come in and then we found out that also another sister was there. We asked if Manu was there and she said he left somewhere, mentira, and then we say Kati and asked her if she was ready to go but she wasn´t changed or anything. Then the mom came out and said that no one was going to leave because of the rain and cold and asked if we could do it another week. We told her that everything was already set up with the warm water the people coming, the food prepared and that we were going to call a remis. Eventually she gave in and then we were talking more to Romina the youngest and asked if she would go get Manu for us and she went into the bedroom.... ugh so we went back there and started to talk to him and he didn´t want to leave because it was too cold... We eventually convinced him to get up and get changed. During this whole time we were calling remises but none were answering and after everyone was ready one finally answered and said it would be a half hour(that was when the baptism supposedly started and the hermanas had one at the same time with their investigator). Eventually after 20 min the two remis showed up and we went to the church. There we met the hermanas but their investigator wasn´t there. Apparently he had been kicked out of his house and doesn’t have a job anymore because he decided to get baptized. We then got changed and put the schedule together for the baptism.

Only one member had shown up so us, the missionaries, gave all the talks, prayers, etc. I baptized the two of them because originally we each were going to baptize one but with the lack of witnesses we didn´t want to have one person get wet then go wet to be a witness for the other. Then when it was time to go, and still raining and cold, we called a remis to come pick up our investigators but it came to circunvalación and there is a big pit of mud and construction that is separating the circunvalación and the church right now. So we had to walk across on a mud bridge that was two blocks away and it was crazy. Then we had to walk the Hermanas to a remis because they brought a crazy investigator to the baptism that was in love with one of them and we didn´t want anything to happen and during that we helped a truck that was stuck in one of the entrances to the circunvalación because it was pure mud. After all of that we finally went back to our apartment to end the day... or so we thought. Then the hermanas called us to say that we needed to go to central to help with their investigator get baptized and the zone leaders said to go. It was already time that we were supposed to be in the pension and not leave but since the zone leaders said so we went. There we had another baptismal service for Ariel who was kicked out of his house and basically disowned by his family for getting baptized. It was crazy because it was only the zone leaders, us, and the hermanas. Then when that was all said and done it was already 10:30 which is supposedly the time that we are supposed to be going to bed, haha The next day it was raining just as hard and was maybe even a little colder.  When we got to their house we called a remis and they all have really long wait times that weren´t going to work so we ended up just walking with them. It wasn´t raining tanto como the day before. There at the church there were only the stake president, the bishop, the hermanas, us, and Kati, Manu, their sister Antonela, and one member. We ended up giving all the prayers, things for the sacrament, talks, and lesson in gospel principles. But all in all it all worked out, haha I know that baptism is the first step in our eternal progression and if it wasn’t Satan wouldn’t throw rain, mud, cold, lost jobs and lost homes at us and our investigators to try and keep this work from progressing.

We have been finding new investigators the only problem is that we are trying to find people that are more prepared because we can find a ton but they will end up not keeping commitments or anything. With that we have some really good potential right now but not a ton of prepared investigators.

There are a lot of new missionaries coming in right now, this last Thursday 20 came in and have been with temporary companions in Corrientes and this Wednesday we are going to have a ´´mini translado´´ in which there will be lots of new areas opening. In our zone there will be two new areas of Hermanas. We don´t know who will be moved where but the zone leaders were saying that there will be a lot of change and just expect that everything will change. If not this Wednesday then the end of this transfer because another 34 will be coming in then. They were saying that I will probably be an abuelo soon.

The jersey I was wearing in drop box is of one of the big teams here called river. I still haven´t been able to withdraw money yet but I had enough to buy that, they aren´t very expensive here if you don´t buy the ´´official´´ ones that are a lot of money. The only real difference though is that the real one comes in a box, haha. I wanted to try to withdraw today but the bank was closed when we got there... just barely... I hate the siesta, haha it is a huge waste of time. The spider in drop box I have no idea if it is poisonous but I don´t thinks so. The older couple is friends of President who came and visited during the new missionary conference. Brother and Sister Holmes. He served in a stake presidency with president and they were lawyers together. Also yes, haha that was me in the picture president posed missionaries after we had already gotten dessert and took the photo and I was in it but I never saw the picture so it sounds like I was covered by someone else, haha

Bry and Harmony:
I am so excited to hear about my new cousin! You guys should send photos! It is weird that there will be another girl on the pickle side of the family! You will have to tell me more about her when she gets here! Also thanks again for the temple picture that you drew me, it is taped on my desk and I look at it every day!

Paul and Lindsey:
The videos of Jack Jack and Foster were hilarious! I laughed through both of them! I can´t believe how much Jack has grown up! He was hardly saying words when I left! Also you should sent a few more pictures of Bennett I didn´t really get to see the picture you put on that was when I was having problems with dropbox. 

Alex and Tammy
It was fun to hear how T.V.’s were important in Brazil and here it is their stereos. Also I loved the object lesson you shared with me about the pencil. I can’t believe how big your kids are getting in pictures I won’t even recognize them when I get home. Tell Ally I miss her letters.

Grandma and Grandpa Pickle:
I am glad that everything is going good there! It is crazy that you guys sold the Lexus! I remember when you first bought it and that doesn´t even seem very long ago, haha back when you still had the judge, haha Gracias tambien por sus palabras que me escribas frecuentemente siempre me alegre en leyendo las palabras de Uds!


Grandma and Grandpa Peterson:
I am glad that everything is going good back there! Sounds like you guys have been up to fun vacations like always! Also thank you for the letters you send every week I always love hearing from you!