Hola!
Glad to hear everything is going well at
home. I´m glad everybody looks so excited to start school back up!
Highlights from this week include placing 3 baptismal dates for the 13th of
September, but then none of them showing up for church on Sunday, so we´ll have
to work on that. I gave two blessings this week, both of healing.
The first I did in English, because I had no idea how to say it in
Spanish. I learned a valuable lesson from that family though, that it is
not the language that matters, but the faith. Yesterday I gave a blessing in
Spanish, and I think it went pretty well. Also I was in the circle for
ordaining one of our recent converts to the Aaronic Priesthood.
I´m
really growing to love the study time, and everything I can get from the
scriptures, they are full of nuggets on every page. We had an open door
night at a neighboring ward´s chapel, all the missionaries from the zone went
and contacted outside on the street and invited people to come in and take a tour
and learn a little bit about the church and what we do. Yesterday I
taught gospel principles, basically just lesson 3 from Preach My Gospel using
2nd Nephi 31.
This week we watched the film God´s Army, fantastic movie,
makes me want to go out and work milagros. This ward is very different
from anything I have ever been apart of, no ward council, and no ward
missionaries. Makes things a little difficult, but we make it work.
I am definitely enjoying my time so far, and have learned a lot, both in
regards to the language and to the gospel. No blisters on my feet, and no
baptisms yet. Last transfer they only had 1 in this area, but we´ll beat
that this transfer.
Somebody I have met in Argentina...Familia
Funes. They are less active, and are trying to make a comeback to the
church. He is a musician, and plays a dozen instruments, including guitar
and violin. We are set to have FHE at his house tonight, and dinner again
tomorrow. They have 3 kids, and Hermano Funes wants to go out with us and just
contact, because he is a fairly big name and thinks it will help get people
interested.
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| Familia Funes |
Answers of questions from the fam - The best
thing I ate this week was pollo and rice, which is just chicken and rice, and
it was the best thing because it is literally what we ate every day this week.
Haven´t had anything weird to eat yet. We ride the bus everyday,
several times per day. No service projects yet, and I have been chased by
a dog. It has not rained yet, although it has cooled down a little. Hardest
thing is waking up in the mornings and walking all day. It’s good though,
I definitely am not going to put on any weight in this area.
Love you all.
Elder Mangum
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