Week 072 - He Thinks He´ll Get An Answer In His Dreams. He’s A Dream Type Of Guy.

Buen dia my fine American family,

There are so many great American holidays, and I’m sad that I can’t be there to celebrate all the memories. We did though just have the Argentine Memorial Day on the 25th. But it wasn’t anything special like last year’s locro. I guess once you leave the farming town, no one wants to make a locro. Because I made it clear to almost everyone that I’m down for some locro and everyone in Rafaela says that they don’t like the locro. Boooooo Rafaela. Anyways it was still a great day with lots of drunkards in the street.

Its true dad about Miami. If anyone here knows anything about the US, they know about Miami. People think they can relate with me because they know all about Miami, but turns out all I know about Miami is that close to Disneyworld. It’s true though that everyone does eat really late. Normally no one invites us over for dinner, just lunch. Lunch is normally the biggest meal here. Usually people just drink mate and eat crackers for breakfast, eat a huge lunch, then have pre dinner at like 6 and then eat dinner at like 10. So if people do invite us over for dinner they just eat early. And pre-dinner is actually a meal though. I’ve gotten used to eating huge lunches though. On Saturdays and Sundays we go eat with Juancito. He’s a stud. But for some reason wants me to eat myself to death , by making me eat 5 plates of spaghetti every time I reach the point of throwing, he says "Elder why aren’t you eating more" so you know what, I eat more, because I’m not one to back down.

We had some great lessons this past week. For one, Osvaldo is doing great. He hasn’t really figured out everything knowledge wise, but he is very up to doing what he can to be baptized. He actually had a baptismal interview, but questions are pretty rough on his brain. He was really sad though that he had to push back his baptismal date a few weeks, and hates Elder Andrew’s guts because he gave the interview. It’s super funny. All he talks about is how "the blonde guy really gave it to me hard, next time I see him, there will be a storm a brewin".

We met this super spiritual guy name Marcos the other day. He’s had a huge change in his life from a life of drugs and stuff to begin following god. He’s kind of brainwashed by the Iglesias universal but, is totally trying to look for an answer in his prayers if the restoration is true. He thinks he´ll get an answer in his dreams, he’s a dream type of guy.

Another great catholic couple we met, also had a same spiritual change in their lives and now work for the Catholic Church. But they took the time to listen to us and their remarks were very heart warming. They were obviously a couple that are able to recognize the spirit. And it’s a very cool experience when people from other religions actually take the time to listen and be opened about their beliefs and listen to ours because you can feel a spirit that is super strong. But of course these are all people firm in their faith, but we are hoping that they can soon realize that god has prepared them people spiritually for the moment they can receive the restored gospel.

We had a zone conference, and it was so good to hear from our mission president, and have good eats and all. And now we’re supposed to have a zone conference every transfer. So free eats every transfer right.  It’s always great to hear and talk to my mission president, because I always think his messages are what I need at the time.

I love you guys and am so glad that all is well in the United States!

Good Night and God Bless America!

I talked with my president and he’s pretty sure I’ll go home on the 14th. What happens is that missionaries can’t go home between the 18th and the 28th so they send us home before with the homies.