Hola!
One
of my favorite things about the area of Villa Krause is that there are tons of
food trucks on the big streets and almost every night, on our way back to our
pench, there is a big chorizo waiting for me.
This week we saw a lot of changes in our mission schedule. In the past, our schedule has been to study
for a bit in the morning and start working by 9:30 a.m. Then, we’d come back to the pench after lunch
to finish our studies and leave again at 4:30 p.m. Here in Argentina, the siesta is the time
right after lunch where, legit, everything closes and it’s time given to the people
so they can take a nap in the afternoon.
Our new schedule requires us to complete all of our studies in the morning
and then go to lunch with a member and then work until it’s time to go back
home at 9:30 p.m. The other big change is that now we can
drink the famous
Argentine drink, mate, so we’re pretty
pumped about that. Change is always good and we’ve
seen a lot of
changes with our new president.
During the last week, we found ourselves with a couple of
people who have some special needs. All
in one week we taught a blind man, tried to communicate with another man who is
deaf and two more people who don’t know how to read. Each one was a very humbling experience
because they made me realize how lucky I am.
Through sign language, we were able to communicate with Sebastian, who
is deaf. We were able to communicate
with him for a while and he wanted to buy us something to eat. 
We taught Humberto a couple times this week and our
lessons were awesome. Two weeks ago, Humberto
approached us on the street because he was familiar with the church and he had
contact with the missionaries a few years ago.
Like a lot of people in Argentina, he thought that Joseph Smith is our
God. So, we helped him understand what
we actually believe and straighten out his presumptions. His new understanding of the truth has
increased his interest in our message and he wants to get baptized soon. When
Sunday rolled around, he was able to get more familiar with the church as he
sat with us during the classes and Sacrament Meeting. The best part about his church attendance was
that the members received him so well and Humberto felt very comfortable in the
chapel!
This is short letter this week. We haven’t had any power this weekend and my
candle is about to die out. Haha!
I love you,
Elder Roderick
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