So this week was a realllly really good week but I can´t seem to not be sick since being here in Argentina! I think I am getting used to the water and food still right now!
But yeah this week we went and visited Hermana Paz(peace) haha! She is super nice and is like 30 years old or so! Has a bunch of kids and split up with her husband to be baptized in the church a couple years ago! But she has had some problems with overcoming some addictions with smoking (like everybody in Argentina) but we visited her once a couple weeks ago and she was like I don´t know if I can quit! I really want to but I don´t know how! So now a week or two later we decided to go back and visit her and see how she was doing! She invited us in and she shared her testimony with us and read some scriptures (2nd Nephi 9:41 i think-about god being the gate keeper for heaven and how he is waiting to welcome us in if we can be obedient) And she really liked the scriptures so we offered a priesthood blessing at the end... and I gave my first priesthood blessing in spanish! It was really hard at first but then the words kinda of just came out of me and I don´t remember a ton of waht I said but I do remember a feeling of just being really powerful and loving during this blessing! It was super cool! And after we finished she turned to us and said thank you so much! That was exactly what I needed! We talked to her for a little bit longer and then I heard Elder Santos say "do you have any cigarettes in your house right now?" she said she does and he told her to go get them! There is a scripture in the book of mormon that he referenced that I am not sure where it is but it says you can break the chains of sin with gods help! so he read that and instead of chains he read the cigarettes! So she did it! She ripped them up! and threw them in the trash and said I am done! She came to church yesterday a few days after this and came up to us and said that she has been clean of them since we visited which was like 3 days!
Then on saturday we went on splits with different elders in our district so I was in a companionship with Elder Dahl from Logan! He is a stud! hahah we worked really hard that day and had a lot of success talking to new people and now in their area they have a bunch of new people to talk about the evangelio (gospel) too! But during this time Elder Dahl´s companion went with Elder Santos to teach Ruben and some menos activos in our ward! They went and taught Ruben and during this they had a strong member of the ward go with them and help to teach! They taught about the word of wisdom and that he can stop smoking! And he agreed to it! He gave them the cigarrettes he had with them and told them he would stop smoking and come to church on sunday! He wasn´t able to come to church on sunday though because he got called in for work and really needs to money! But we will go visit him this week and make sure he comes this next week! Maybe he will be ready for baptism soon! haha and during the lesson there was a menos activo member who walked by and noticed the missionarys talking to Ruben and he went and joined in and helped to testify of the church and everything! I guess Ruben even said he KNOWS that Joseph Smith is a true prophet too! Really crazy and awesome week! Now to find out a way to fix the water so we aren´t always getting sick down here and stuff!
I woke up sick this morning... again! I think it was something that I ate but I feel a lot better now! They have a really nice advanced filter that we are able to use in our apartments but I don´t think that is the problem! The problem is at members houses when they might not have a filter for the water or something! Yeah i haven´t ate anything yet but I don´t want to drink the water because that is what is making me sick I think in part! So i am drinking tang mix! Which hopefully it doesn´t come out the same color! haha The mission is too much fun to not keep pushing on!
We are even going to play some soccer also! haha
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Pictures attached-
#1 Elder Gillett sporting a cute hat
#2 Very PROUD of how CLEAN they were able to get their shower! If you remember the last picture, it looks A LOT better. However, he accidentally bleached the tips of his Nike shoes while cleaning the shower. And admitted to getting pretty HIGH while smelling all the fumes. haha- (he didn't know that bleach would ruin/discolor his shoes...)
#3 His NEW (used) ARGENTINA Soccer jersey -
Then on saturday we went on splits with different elders in our district so I was in a companionship with Elder Dahl from Logan! He is a stud! hahah we worked really hard that day and had a lot of success talking to new people and now in their area they have a bunch of new people to talk about the evangelio (gospel) too! But during this time Elder Dahl´s companion went with Elder Santos to teach Ruben and some menos activos in our ward! They went and taught Ruben and during this they had a strong member of the ward go with them and help to teach! They taught about the word of wisdom and that he can stop smoking! And he agreed to it! He gave them the cigarrettes he had with them and told them he would stop smoking and come to church on sunday! He wasn´t able to come to church on sunday though because he got called in for work and really needs to money! But we will go visit him this week and make sure he comes this next week! Maybe he will be ready for baptism soon! haha and during the lesson there was a menos activo member who walked by and noticed the missionarys talking to Ruben and he went and joined in and helped to testify of the church and everything! I guess Ruben even said he KNOWS that Joseph Smith is a true prophet too! Really crazy and awesome week! Now to find out a way to fix the water so we aren´t always getting sick down here and stuff!
I woke up sick this morning... again! I think it was something that I ate but I feel a lot better now! They have a really nice advanced filter that we are able to use in our apartments but I don´t think that is the problem! The problem is at members houses when they might not have a filter for the water or something! Yeah i haven´t ate anything yet but I don´t want to drink the water because that is what is making me sick I think in part! So i am drinking tang mix! Which hopefully it doesn´t come out the same color! haha The mission is too much fun to not keep pushing on!
We are even going to play some soccer also! haha
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Pictures attached-
#1 Elder Gillett sporting a cute hat
#2 Very PROUD of how CLEAN they were able to get their shower! If you remember the last picture, it looks A LOT better. However, he accidentally bleached the tips of his Nike shoes while cleaning the shower. And admitted to getting pretty HIGH while smelling all the fumes. haha- (he didn't know that bleach would ruin/discolor his shoes...)
#3 His NEW (used) ARGENTINA Soccer jersey -
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