I think that I had a cold and that I also had some stomach
pain thing too, haha I am not 100% sure. I had a bad headache and cough that
was the worst of it but it is gone now. I really started feeling better after
Pte Franco told me to take some medicine then in the following days I got
better.
While I was sick last week my companion read a lot in the
book of Mormon, Preach my gospel, and the liahona. Also he wrote letters
to his family, girlfriend, and converts. He also did a considerable amount of
cleaning. Pretty much a little bit of everything, haha
The World Cup final was crazy! With the final we basically
had to stay inside the whole day. We went to church that morning and then we
went back to the pensh at the end which is only 12 and from there we stayed in
the pensh the whole day. We were lucky though because our neighbors were there
and let us watch the game with them so we got to see it although it was a sad
ending. It was crazy outside but it didn`t get quite as crazy as the last ones
because they didn`t win. The fireworks and people speeding through the streets
started early and lasted longer but it wasn`t as crazy as other times because
it wasn`t a celebration. I am sure that if they would have won that it would
have been madness. I was really surprised that they weren`t even more mad that
they lost, I thought that everyone was going to be yelling and angry but I
really haven`t seen it. I think that they are at least happy that they got 2nd.
It has even been a long time since Argentina has gotten to the finals so that
was even cool for them.
In my interview with Pte Franco he talked about what he
learned about in the mission training conference for the mission presidents. He
talked a lot about how we are going to be working more on the retention in this
mission. We are now going to start teaching lesson 5 before baptism and that we
are going to give reports as to the progress of lessons taught to the recent
converts to our zone leaders. I think that this will really help them to stay
active because I think that a lot of them get lost when they get baptized and
the missionaries get transferred and the next missionaries just let the recent
converts go because they aren`t their converts. I think that it will also
really help to strengthen the wards. Then in the interview we talked about our
stories like how he is from draper and how they are vegetarians etc. He asked
me about how much time that I have in the mission and what has been my biggest
obstacle in the mission, what my family is like, etc to get to know me better.
Then I asked him about what are the requirements for taking the sacrament
because I have had a lot of different less actives ask me about it and I was
pretty sure that I knew but I wanted to check with him. He said that I was
right that it is the same requirements that you would need for baptism and I
also talked to him about the bishop of Alberdi because the members don`t have
confidence in him and they don`t want to talk to him to see if they are worthy
to take the sacrament or not and this is where the problem originates from.
We talked to Sixta and she is doing really good. She was a
little sad though because her friend’s baby had complications and it was a miscarriage
so we shared more about the plan of salvation with her and gave her a flyer to
give to her friend and some scriptures to share with her friend. She is also
going to invite her to go to church when she feels like it will be appropriate.
The biggest problem is that Sixta still hasn`t gone to church! I don`t know
what happened this week we are going to find out what happened. She really
wants to go and loves reading in the book of Mormon and has seen a ton of
changes in her life since she has started reading it and listening to us.
Transfers are this week; we will see what happens tomorrow
night I will find out if I go or if I stay. I think that I will probably go
because I already have three transfers here and I think that Elder Heaton is
going to train or something. Plus the assistants pretty much hinted at it. We
will see. I know that he is ready for it. I just don´t know what will happen
with me though. I think that I will probably go to the campo in Corrientes,
that is my guess. I have yet to go to Corrientes and I have always been in the
city so that is my guess.
It is pretty crazy because this transfer that is happening right
now is when all the hermanas that left with me are now going home. It is weird
to think that they are going now and I have six more months. But that is crazy
at the same time that I am down to the last four transfers of my mission. It
seems like it has all passed so quickly looking back at it but I also can
remember that each individual moment never felt like it was passing quickly. I
don`t know how it works but it seems like the mission has flown by now.
Today we are going to go to a new Subway that has opened up
here in Resistencia. I am excited for that it will be very delicious!
I love you guys very much and can`t wait to hear from you
next week!