This week was a tough one! We worked so hard all week long but we saw very few results. It's always hard to work without seeing the fruits of your works! I suppose it is about diligence and patience....
We do have an investigator that is progressing really well! Her name is Grizelda and she is way cool! She was a referral from Paula Galindez, the sister who recently got married to Oscar, our most recent convert. Grizelda went to the reception party for Paula and Oscar's wedding and noticed that everyone present was having a blast and there was absolutely no alcohol present! That night she met a little girl who was also a member of the church and the little girl who has only 9 years started teaching Grizelda about the gospel right there in the party! Grizelda told us that she learned from the little girl that it is bad to do and sell drugs. I hope that all you latterday saints out there, big and small, know that your example really does not go unnoticed! Even though Grizelda recieved some of the most basic doctrine and learned about the basic commandments she was really impacted by the little girl! I hope that we can all have the confidence and bravery to share with and invite all to come to the church of Christ!
This week was rough but it was fun. It was a real test of diligence and attitude! On Saturday basically the whole day crashed within the first half hour. We left the apartment and realized that my companion left without his backpack. We had to walk back about 5 blocks. Then after that we called the bishop, with whom we were supposed to eat lunch and he had forgotten and left on vacation. So we were without lunch and then last but not least the meeting we had set up with out ward mission leader crashed as we came to find out that he also went with the bishop on vacation! According to "Preach my Gospel", diligence starts when and only after we are already tired or discouraged. We have to work as hard as ever to really exercise diligence! After all our meetings and our lunch failed us it became evident that it was going to be a diligence filled day because I already had lost my desires to deal with the jokes that Argentina has to offer! We made the best with what we had!
My companion has not been sleeping well this last week and it's all my fault! He and the other missionaries we live with all told me that I go crazy in my sleep. My actions vary from teaching gospel lessons to basically having seizures. I felt so bad but I was innocent as long as I was unconscious!
Today was a good day. We didn't go and play soccer because my legs really have been needing a rest. My knees are killing me lately. Instead of playing we went to the city and I finally bought myself a Christmas present! I got a soccer jersey from one of the local teams here in Tucuman called Club Atletico de Tucuman! And I also got a sweet ball. Elder Ellertson got some soccer cleats so now we are super stoked to go and pass the ball around in the mornings for exercise time!
Sorry for not sending pictures! I need to fix that this week!
I love you all so much!
Elder McKee
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