First of all, last Tuesday I received the package that you sent me. Adam - nice pick on backpack. I really like it! Dad - very nice selection on pictures. They were all great, and everybody really likes looking at all the pictures I have now.
Today we have a ward activity at the church (we already went for about 30 minutes, but its going to continue through the day) because tomorrow is their independence day or something, and since it is on a tuesday, everybody just says ´why work monday?´ so they take monday and wednesday off as well.
Yesterday, it started raining a TON. I´ve only seen it rain this hard a few times (times in the U.S. included). On Sunday it was ward conference. The bishop got released! After 10 years, it was a little weird. We also no longer have a ward mission leader. He got released and they didn´t call anew one. We had lunch at a members house, and had to stay there for almost 2 hours because of super heavy rain. There was a break, so we decided to try to go to some appointments. Well, it started raining really hard again, and so we decided to take a break under a kiosco umbrella thing. We waited there for nearly 30 minutes, and then decided it wasn´t going to get much better, so we had to go to the Campos for basically the rest of the day. By the time we got there, my pants were soaked up to almost my pockets. But Today we can see sky and things, so I think the rain is just about done for now.
Saturday my comp and the mom of an inactive member had a big conversation about homosexuality. Naturally, I didn´t say much (I didn´t have anything to say and I don´t think I could have said it in spanish if I did...). We were walking and some guy we had talked to earlier in the month called us over. While we were talking to him, some super drunk/high guy came out. I have never actually seen someone so high or drunk. He was actually swaying as he walked, and couldnt really talk. He was drinking beer too. Wow, drink beer to get yourself unhigh. There was one point where we thought he was going to break a beer bottle on my companions head, but some weird girl that smoked a lot stood up for him. It was interesting, to say the least. Saturday was also the day I laid down on my bed after planning, and I just fell asleep. Didn´t even change clothes. Although that´s the first time that that has happened. We had a lesson with a woman named Silvina. She had just moved into our area, and the missionaries from the previous area had already talked with her. She is very nice, and wants to get baptized, but she is not married.
Speaking of baptism, I think I mentioned Silvia earlier, S. Campos´ friend. We got a baptism date on her for June 5th! That was pretty exciting. The same day that we got the baptism date on Silvia(Thursday), we had a lesson with an investigator with a baptism date from another area. She had cancelled the other missionaries because she had to be with her grandmother, who is in our area. Anyways, we taught her lesson 3, 10 commandments, word of wisdom, law of chastity, Sabbath Day. Wow. That was a ton of information in one lesson. Almost a weeks worth of lessons.
On Wednesday we visitied Mario, the one who recently got married. He doesn´t want to get baptized now because of a few members that are being bad examples in the ward. Well we visited with him, and afterwards told him that he could take his time to pray and decide if he wanted to be baptized, but that we wouldn´t visit him until he told us definitively yes or no. But we are stillin contact with his wife. The bad thing about that, is that the family that was being a bad example, their son in law just got put in as the new bishop. So that family now holds 80% of the leadership positions in the ward. Good thing Mario doesn´t know that yet...
On Tueday we had district meeting where I got my package, and we also got a box of Book of Mormons. 40 bom´s in one box, that thing weighs a ton! and we had to take it on the train, bus, and carry it all the way back to our apartment. That was terrible. I see why people hate ordering book of mormon boxes.
As far as adjustment to Argentina goes, I can understand a LOT more Castellano, although I may not be able to speak it the best. I carry on conversations and things with adults and kids, so I have a wide range of understanding.
I guess that´s just about it... I think my letters are getting shorter for some reason. Just not as much interesting things have happened. tomorrow is apparently going to be a lot like the first week of May, with tons of people everywhere, and I think they are doing another air show. Until next week I suppose....
-Collin
Saturday my comp and the mom of an inactive member had a big conversation about homosexuality. Naturally, I didn´t say much (I didn´t have anything to say and I don´t think I could have said it in spanish if I did...). We were walking and some guy we had talked to earlier in the month called us over. While we were talking to him, some super drunk/high guy came out. I have never actually seen someone so high or drunk. He was actually swaying as he walked, and couldnt really talk. He was drinking beer too. Wow, drink beer to get yourself unhigh. There was one point where we thought he was going to break a beer bottle on my companions head, but some weird girl that smoked a lot stood up for him. It was interesting, to say the least. Saturday was also the day I laid down on my bed after planning, and I just fell asleep. Didn´t even change clothes. Although that´s the first time that that has happened. We had a lesson with a woman named Silvina. She had just moved into our area, and the missionaries from the previous area had already talked with her. She is very nice, and wants to get baptized, but she is not married.
Speaking of baptism, I think I mentioned Silvia earlier, S. Campos´ friend. We got a baptism date on her for June 5th! That was pretty exciting. The same day that we got the baptism date on Silvia(Thursday), we had a lesson with an investigator with a baptism date from another area. She had cancelled the other missionaries because she had to be with her grandmother, who is in our area. Anyways, we taught her lesson 3, 10 commandments, word of wisdom, law of chastity, Sabbath Day. Wow. That was a ton of information in one lesson. Almost a weeks worth of lessons.
On Wednesday we visitied Mario, the one who recently got married. He doesn´t want to get baptized now because of a few members that are being bad examples in the ward. Well we visited with him, and afterwards told him that he could take his time to pray and decide if he wanted to be baptized, but that we wouldn´t visit him until he told us definitively yes or no. But we are stillin contact with his wife. The bad thing about that, is that the family that was being a bad example, their son in law just got put in as the new bishop. So that family now holds 80% of the leadership positions in the ward. Good thing Mario doesn´t know that yet...
On Tueday we had district meeting where I got my package, and we also got a box of Book of Mormons. 40 bom´s in one box, that thing weighs a ton! and we had to take it on the train, bus, and carry it all the way back to our apartment. That was terrible. I see why people hate ordering book of mormon boxes.
As far as adjustment to Argentina goes, I can understand a LOT more Castellano, although I may not be able to speak it the best. I carry on conversations and things with adults and kids, so I have a wide range of understanding.
I guess that´s just about it... I think my letters are getting shorter for some reason. Just not as much interesting things have happened. tomorrow is apparently going to be a lot like the first week of May, with tons of people everywhere, and I think they are doing another air show. Until next week I suppose....
-Collin
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