Gringos with jackets and lots of asada!

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Hey Mother! I finally got your Dear Elder letter! So good news, Dear Elder works (with a two 
month delay)! Sorry I haven't written much these past few weeks--my P days have been loco.  
Last P day, we went toAconcagua, the highest mountain in the world (outside of the Andes).  
It was really fun, and I got to spend a little of my 60 American dollars I brought with me to 
Argentina (they took us dollars there because there are tons of tourists who visit the mountain).  
I'm sorry I write with so many (of these), I like them.  Anyway, the day I got your Dear Elder, I 
used the scripture you sent me to help out a menos activo! She was really into music, so when 
we read this scripture, she almost started crying.  In the end, she didn't come to church, but 
hey! She is that much closer to being active again.  I have some pictures from Aconcaqua, 

I'll try to attach them.  Also, the matrimonio couple here just went home, so I guess I'm not 
going to be speaking Engles for a while (they were my only American friends in Consulta).  
Because they were leaving, they gave us all of their food, I'll send a picture, its hard to describe.  
To put it simply, Elder Vega and I do not have to buy food for the next month.  Also, we have 
more butter than we will ever use, but hey! Butter is food too! We had a talent show in our barrio 
two weeks back, I don't know if I wrote about it, but Elder Vega and I performed a song from 
Nacho Libre! It was terrible, but fun.  

I have a fun story to tell!  Here it goes wooooooo!

Last night Elder Vega and I were walking down the infiniroad to one of our member's house. She
actually isn't a member yet, but she has been waiting to be baptized for two years, she comes to 
church weekly, and doeseverything a member does, so yeah she's a member. This road is usually 
really tranquilo, meaning no one has died on it.  We walk down this 5 kilometer road close to 3 
times every week, and almost always it gets dark when we are walking back. This time was 
different--it was already dark when we started down the road.  Well anyway, we were walking 
along, when we heard gunshots in the house ahead of us.  Following the gunshots, a car flew out 
from the road to the house and rocketed past us at like a thousand miles an hour. Elder Vega took 
note to memorize the license plate.  After the car came past us, it slid to a stop, and started to 
come towards us again. This time, it veered off the road when it got to us, and a man jumped out 
with a huge revolver. I was scared out of my mind... Anyway, the man got out of the car with his 
massive gun, and ran past us into the plantation at the side of the road.  Elder Vega and I were 
literally frozen where we were standing (because of fear and stuff).  Next, a woman got out of the 
car, and Elder Vega said, "Is there anything we can help you with?".  His question seemed so 
strange at the time, but the woman answered, "No thanks, we had a man try to rob our house, so 
we are trying to kill him, but thanks for asking."  With that, we continued on our way down the 
infiniroad. When we had to pass by the house again (on the return trip down the road), the woman 
was outside her house with the gun and a huge flashlight.  She gave us a little wave (with the gun) 

and we waved back and all was well.  

This week was really strange, almost nobody was in their homes... so we just ended up
walking to and from tons of houses.  But hey! my legs are super strong now!

¡Hola!   This week was especially difficult, but also very rewarding! The 18th was a pretty big day for me.  

All in one day, it was my three month "cumplemes" (month birthday), one year without Loche, and we had

some really big lessons to teach. The whole day, I was trying not to be sad, and to "forget myself and go 

to work".  We had two investigators we were talking with, and both had really bad depression problems, 

so that made it a bunch more difficult.  Anyway, we taught them both as best as we could, and in the end, 

one wants to hear more, and the other wants to be baptized! (She can't right now, she needs to get 

divorced first.) Not much else happened this week, but I just want to remind everyone the lessons taught 

in 3 Nephi chapter 12, 3 through 10: 

3 Yea, blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 And again, blessed are all they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. 

5 And blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

6 And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the 

Holy Ghost.

7 And blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

8 And blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

9 And blessed are all the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

10 And blessed are all they who are persecuted for my name’s sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

I love these scriptures, they are great for when you're thinking about those who have passed on.

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¡Hola! This last week was was certainly interesting. It started out so boring, but ended crazy spiritual.  

I won't write about the boring parts because they're boring. The other missionaries in my area (senior 

missionaries) had two baptisms this week, and we got to go! Actually, we cleaned and filled the font, 

which took 7 hours because no water pressure, then both gave talks during the service.  During the 

baptism I had a pretty incredible experience, and it might sound a bit weird but here it is: Right after the

first baptism, I looked around at everyone, and everyone had perfect hair, skin, eyes, todos perfecto. 

At first, I thought, "Oh, Ramone and his family got haircuts--how nice," but then it hit me, everyone was

PERFECT, and with white clothes. It was strange, too, because there were way more people there when

I looked than before, many of them I didn't recognize. At this point, the second baptism prayer was 

started, so I had to close my eyes.  After the baptism, everyone was back to normal and my testimony 

was a hundred times more powerful.  I think I got a little glimpse of what we look like after this life.  

Gosh it was cool.  

Anyway, life here is as great as ever, the reinas fiesta is over, but now they have carnival! I guess we get 

more time in the pench while this whole explosion of festivities blows over--yay. During siestas I've started

drawing scripture stories.  It is really fun compared to hot sweaty terrible day napping.  More next week bye!

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