This week has been crazy! I got my new "greenie" companion. His name is Elder Pointer and he's from Sacramento, California! He's a stud and
I've been learning a ton from him! I feel like he's my trainer. He loves
sports and played rugby at a junior college in California. His dream is to play
rugby for BYU after the mission. His Spanish is really good actually and
he has the desire to talk to everyone about the Gospel. We are here in
Canelones and with much prayer we've decided to begin with a fresh start here. We are looking for new investigators to teach and have been talking to many, many people. At first, I thought that since I got a gringo companion I would
have to do everything, but he's actually been helping me a ton and willing to do
the work. At times I make him do things by himself to see how much he actually
knows and to see if he understands the people without me and
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
It was awesome to hear from you guys! Your emails had me
laughing. I got the picture of the "Ruckus Crew" moms. I think it's a super cool
thing! I tell my companions all the time about the "Ruckus Crew" and they
always tell me how jealous they are of the friends that I've been blessed
with. I´ll have to write a letter to all of them when they enter the MTC. Also, I am pumped for Michael and Jordan and their missions.
This week has been crazy! We´ve been teaching a lot and working hard! This week was beautiful! About 70 degrees the whole week! ¡Vamo Arriba! Also, we had change calls yesterday and we found out that
Elder Aguirre will be transferred tomorrow and that I need to go to the mission
home
Monday, January 14, 2013
So it sounds like it's really cold up there in Utah, and
snowing a lot. Down here it's really, really hot and humid! I haven´t felt this
type of humidity and heat in a long time! Dad, I feel like it's
the same weather when we went to Boston and New York that one summer for those football camps. But, it's all good; I'm loving it! I´m
super, super sad that my Fighting Irish lost. Last Monday night I wore the Notre Dame shirt that
you sent me as I went to bed hoping it would bring some good
luck. I guess not! Next year they´ll take the championship!
It's crazy that Alex will be reporting to the Argentina MTC
this Wednesday! You need to send me his address so I can write him a letter. And tell him not to worry about the cold. I've heard it's been really hot in Argentina. Anyway, it's crazy that the whole "Ruckus Crew" is
splitting up!
Monday, January 7, 2013
It was great to hear from you! I can´t believe it's super
cold in Utah right now! Just the other day it was about 110 degrees here
in Uruguay! I´m always sweating here, even if it's not that hot. The humidity is ridiculous, so I end up sweating a ton anyway! I´ve been
drinking a ton of water.
But anyway, it has been another great week here in Canelones. On New Year's Eve the people lit off a bunch of fireworks. At midnight I woke up to the sound of the explosions, but I was so tired that I went back to bed and slept through all of it.
But anyway, it has been another great week here in Canelones. On New Year's Eve the people lit off a bunch of fireworks. At midnight I woke up to the sound of the explosions, but I was so tired that I went back to bed and slept through all of it.
Today I got a letter from Perry. It was awesome to hear from
him and hear how he's doing. He sounds like he´s doing great and he told me
many times that he loves the mission! Tell Murphy and Alex that I love them and miss them.
They´re going to be great missionaries!