¡Hola!
The truth is, we had a pretty
awesome week! It was a short week because of transfers and I had to make a quick
trip to Mendoza for a meeting with President, but we made it a fun and
productive week.
The best
part about San Luis is that the weather is a lot nicer than the other providences
in the mission. Our surroundings in San
Luis are filled with a lot of green trees, mountains, and green grass. The
weather is a lot more humid but there is always a nice wind that comes down
from the mountains to cool us off. The people
in San Luis are amazing as well. I love talking to people on the street because
they are so friendly and love to talk with us too.
Perhaps the
most promising investigator we have right now is Juan. He is about 55-years old and lives
alone. Actually, Juan is a former
investigator from about three years ago.
He is very receptive and told us that he has received a witness of the
restored Gospel. I love teaching Juan because he keeps the lessons, as well as
all of the principles we teach him, so simple. We taught him some of the
commandments and standards we have in our church and he accepted every single
one of them without a problem. What’s
actually kind of funny is that we’re trying to find his “need” but he accepts
and understands everything we such ease that he doesn’t seem to have a “need.” On Sunday, while he was at church with us, we
tried to help Juan feel as comfortable as possible and fortunately, we had a
lot of members present to help him feel accepted and loved. Juan is on date to be baptized next Saturday
so we are very excited for him!
On Friday I
had a meeting with President Panzacchi and some other missionaries to talk
about our work and the goals we have as a mission. In the Mendoza mission, the members and the work
are increasing a lot. In fact, in the past month, we had more baptisms than any
other month in the previous four years. So, we are excited about the progress
we are making as a mission.
Late on
Saturday night we were on our way back to the pench and we had that “one more”
feeling. So, we hit up one of our street
contacts and it turned out to be a small miracle. We met up with Miguel and his son,
Augustin. They live alone and without
hesitating, they let us into their home. Basically, Miguel told us that he wants the
best for his son and he feels like we can help him with this task. We explained
our purpose as missionaries, then bounced to get back to our pench on
time. The next morning was Sunday and as
I was sitting in Sacrament meeting, I saw them roll in to the chapel. It was the coolest sight! Legit, we met them
at 9:30 on Saturday night and then, twelve hours later, they were in the chapel
with us. There are good things in store for Miguel and Augustin!
Sunday was “Missionary
Work Sunday” and each of the missionaries spoke in Sacrament meeting. We also sang a special musical number and it
was pretty awesome. The ward as about
100 people who attend each week, so that’s pretty fun. As well, we serve with a pair of Hermanas so
that makes for a fun time when we’re together. So far, the ward has received us
really well and they were quick to fill up our lunch calendar. That is most
important! Ha ha! 
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