Familia,
This week in Argentina we celebrated “Friends Day” and I learned
that it's actually a huge holiday down here in the ARG. On Thursday, the people
were going crazy and there were tons of parties everywhere. It was kind of
weird to see but it was so nice to see the town buzzing a little bit. So, “Feliz
dia del Amigo” to all of my amigos out there, especially my homies out here in
the mission field. LOL!
We spent over half of the week in Mendoza so we didn't have much
time in our area, which was a bummer. Legit! We only had Monday night after Pday
and Saturday and Sunday in our area but we were able get some good work done.
On Wednesday, we had a meeting with President Panzacchi and his wife. The meeting was for my companion and all of
the other missionaries who are being trained right now. It was a good chance to
learn more from our new president and get to know him a little bit better. It
was also nice to get a review of some of the things that missionaries learn
during their training. As well, it was
nice to be with some Elders for a while because my companion and I are accompanied
by too many Hermanas in Alvear. LOL!
We had the meeting on Wednesday and then on Thursday we had a free
day in Mendoza because it didn’t make sense for us to travel five hours back to
our area because we had legal work to do on Friday. So, on Thursday I was
planning to get into the actual city of Mendoza, but my plans fell through.
LOL! We ended up going with the President’s Assistants to their area on exchanges
and it was actually a lot of fun. Their area is right outside of Mendoza which
means there are tons of people and it was really different from the areas I
have worked in. So, it was interesting to get to know more parts of the
mission. By just trying to talk to everyone we saw, we worked our tails
off. In my short time with them, I
learned some new teaching techniques and I realized that there's no such thing
as a “perfect missionary.” So, it was nice to learn from their example.
On Friday, my companion had to do some legal work to become a
citizen of Argentina and then on the way back to Alvear there was a problem
with the bus so we ended up being on the bus for eight hours instead of the
normal five. It wasn't too fun but we were able to get back.
We had another good lesson with our friend, Juan, this week. His
daughter is preparing to go on a mission so Juan is really concerned about all
that a mission entails. Even so, her plans have given us a good chance to help
him become familiar with the Church and help him feel comfortable sending his
daughter out into the mission field. This makes our lessons with him so
spiritual because he is very concerned for his daughter and it gives him some motivation
to learn more about the Church and investigated a little more. Now I'm just
praying he can take a leap of faith and follow the great example of his kids.
On Sunday, a nice old couple, who are about 80-years old, let us
in to their home and we had a great little conversation with them. Then, as we were about to leave, they poured
out their hearts to us and told us about all of the loved ones they have lost
lately. Legit! They told us they are just waiting for their day to reunite with
their loved ones. To be honest, it was kind of sad to listen to them because
they seem so confused about what will happen in the next life so it was really
nice to be able to teach them about the plan that God has for each and every one
of us. I'm praying that they can understand the things we teach and really take
them to heart so they can have an eternal family.
We had a nice quick week here in Alvear and we have some really
good things going on in the area. I'm looking forward to seeing the progress
our investigators can make!
I'm bummed I missed Colter Bay but that butter by the dam will
always be there for me. LOL! I hope you guys had a good time and didn't miss me
too much!
Have a great week!
Elder Roderick
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