Familia,
One thing I’ve learned while being
on the mish is that you have to take advantage of P-Day, our day in the week to
relax from the work and have some fun. Last week our Zone played paintball and
it was honestly such a fun time. I think it was first time in the last thirteen
months that I’ve had an adrenaline rush and, to be honest, it was very
needed. We played outside in a forest,
right next to the neighboring Andes mountains, which provided the perfect
backdrop for this great memory.
This week
was one of the those that are kind of a blur because the days flew by and I feel
like I blinked and it was already Sunday again. To start the week out I did
exchanges with Elder Garmendia, one my pench mates from Mexico who is a
youngster in the mish. When I came to this area we divided into two
sections. So, while the exchange with
Elder Garmendia, I had an opportunity to I get to know the other side of the
area/ward. We actually taught a couple of awesome lessons together and it was
fun to be with one of the younger missionaries and feel his energy for the
work. 
Also, this
week we had a couple of great lessons with Franco and Karen, a couple we came
in contact with a few weeks ago. Something that is really cool about them is
that they met with the missionaries a few years ago and they were about to get
baptized. However, they moved and lost
contact with the missionaries and didn’t follow through with their baptism
plans. They are a young family and we
had an awesome lesson with them about the Plan of Salvation and we talked with
them about what they have to do on earth in order to get to the Celestial
Kingdom. The first step, we explained, is baptism. So, they are both really excited to prepare themselves
to get baptized. Now we just need to get them married!
I think one
of the most difficult things we come across here in the Argentina mission is
that we find such awesome families who are ready to receive the Restored
Gospel, but they're not married. This
makes their progress toward baptism so much slower and it’s frustrating for
them and for us. But, we’ll be
good.
One of the
better parts of the week was our lesson with Roxanne and Marcello. Recently, they have gone through some rough
times as family but the other day they told us that they have seen a difference
in their home ever since we’ve been visiting with them. During our lessons they
always have such great questions and sometimes I just wish we could teach them
everything we know all at once. Overall, they are progressing really well.
We are also
still working with Emily and we’re trying to soften her father’s heart so he
will allow her to enter the waters of baptism.
It breaks my heart because she is so ready to make a covenant with God
and she has the desire to do so but her father still wants her to wait until
she’s older. It’s been tough to soften his heart, but we’re hopeful.
Have a killer week and GO UTES!
Elder Roderick
P.S. This week we saw a mother feeding her baby while riding
on the back of a motorcycle. That’s
something you don’t see every day. Ha
ha! 
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