I didn't have time to read your emails
because President changed the internet rules...we know have one
hour...and I'm down to ten minutes! Yikes! I'm gonna write fast! I did
however notice that Matthew turned in his mission papers! We're gonna be
companions of the mission field before ya'll know it! :) Wahooo! :)
Can't wait to hear moreeee!
Glad you had a good birthday mom! I thought about
you alll day! :) You're the very best in the whole world...and
definitely my favorite of all the moms!
Last
week was rough, but this week was great! Nothing but sunshine and
daisies:) It was sunny...with no wind and no rain..."all you need is a
light jacket!!" NAME THAT MOVIE. I love my area. I really do like it
here....I'm in ARGENTINA. I'm in RIO GRANDE. That's sooo cool! Sometimes
it just hits me...hahaha.
Mom, thanks for taking care of Hercules. What a
strong fish. I think I betted he would die within a few weeks of the
death of his dear friend Bugs(may he rest in peace). What a trooper.
Haha. But seriously...if he's still living when I get home we're giving
him away! I'm pretty sure the lady at the store told me they live for a
couple years...well it's been 6.
So, April 2 in Argentina is a holiday...fun fact,
did you know Argentina has more holidays than any other country in the
world? They use any excuse they can find to take a day off of work.
Crazy Argentines. Well, this one was actually legit. It marks the war
for the Islas Malvinas (the islands off the south east coast of
Argentina.) They currently belong to Great Britain and Argentina's not
happy about it. But everything was closed. We walked around a lot that
day. No one was home. The mission handbook says holidays and sundays are
the best days to find people..it's a lie. It's true people are with
their families, but no one wants to talk to you let alone let you into
their house. Hahaa.
This week the zone leaders and Hermana leader traveled to Comodoro for conferences. They left monday night and came back Wednesday night so we spent the first half of the week in Chacra with the Hermana whose companion traveled. On Wednesday night we were back in my pension but we had to wait for the zone leaders who were scheduled to arrive at 11:30PM.
After writing in my journal, I went into the bedroom to find Hermana
Tumbaico asleep in her bed and Hermana Vera asleep in MY BED. Grrrr. In
other words, I got roped into waiting up for the zone leaders. They
arrived at about 11:45 with Hermana Carter...by the time I got to bed it was after midnight. 6:00AM came around wayy to early Thursday morning.
Friday morning we did tramites for Hermana Tumbaico to be able to leave the island. Saturday
night after conference the zone leaders told us transfers. Hermana
Tumbaico is going to Puerto Madryn to be the companion of HERMANA KUHN!
And my district leader Elder Chavarria is going to Comodoro. I'm staying
in Rio Grande, and I'm happy about it! I'm really starting to love this
area! The members are awesome:)
Did you all love general conference?! ME TOO! I
loved Elder Uchtdorf's talk about gratitude. It's true what he said. If
we can learn to not only be grateful for things, but in things, we will
be so much happier! I'm gonna work on being a more grateful person. I
also liked the prophet's talk about love and service. It was cool
watching in Spanish...but I missed the voices of the speakers.
Haha...wanna know something cool though? Elder Scott served either as a
missionary or mission president in Argentina, and he does his own
translation...so I still got to hear his voice:) It was soo cool! All
the members gathered in the church to watch conference. It was a neat
experience. In between sessions yesterday I had five Elders tell me they
were hungry because they hadnt eaten anything all day. They wanted
food, and since my pension is right down the road...well...I'm sure you
get the picture. Hermana Tumbaico went home and whipped up some
scrambled eggs, ham, and sliced up hot dogs...we didn't have a lot of
food...but they put the scrambled egg mix on some crackers and ate mini
sandwiches. It's a good thing it's p-day because the Elders cleaned us
out pretty good. Haha. Today I think Elder Elliz is cooking us
lunch...I'll probably help because I like learning how to make Argentine
food:)
Hermana Tumbaico, Hermana Vera (going to Trelew
norte) and Elder Chavarria left early this morning..so I'm with Hermana
Carter until my new companion gets here. Her name is Hermana Garavito.
I'm a little nervous because I know her and I've done divisions with her
and we're gonna clash on several things...like walking pace. Haha.
She's just finishing her second transfer in the mission. We'll be
alright I'm sure.
Oh, also, not to freak you out, but in the weather
forecast they predicted some earthquakes. President sent out a list of
emergency supplies for all the missionaries. I know they have had some
earthquakes in Chile...one was pretty bad wasn't it? But don't worry
we'll be okay. We're gonna go get the emergency things right now.
Have a fantastic week! I love you all! Thanks for
your love and support! You're always in my thoughts and prayers! Hugs
and kisses from the bottom of the worldddd!! :)
Hermana Heath
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