Monday, August 31, 2015
Hello friends! I am officially in the single digits of weeks
that I have left! Don’t worry I’m not trunky or anything but I am really
excited to be home! Haha, there is a difference, trust me!!!!
This week was a good one. We have been working really hard
and it’s weird because we get to the end of the week with only like 7 total
lessons and normally, if that were to happen, I would feel like the week was a
huge waste. But even with such a low number of lessons I still feel like we
have been working! We have 2 cases of people that are progressing really well!
Ejemplo numero 1: Marilin. Marilin is the mother of 3 and is
living as a couple with a member named Nazareno. Nazareno has been a member
since he was 8. Even the kids of Marilin are members but Marilin no. Why you
ask??? Because here in Argentina nobody believes in marriage! Crazy, huh? They
are anti commitment! It’s easier that way I guess?? But anyways, if I have
failed to announce, they have finally decided on a wedding date! They have
plans to get married the 16 of October and then Marilin will be baptized the
next day! I feel so accomplished to be able to say that! You have no idea how
many missionaries have passed through Frias and have tried to get them married!
Ejemplo numero 2: the Rodriguez family! They a very large family
of a mom, a dad, and their 9 kids! All the kids are between the ages of 18 and
1. I love them so much! They are a really shy family but little by little they
have really opened up to us! They were supposed to come to church yesterday but
they failed us. We were bummed but there is always next week! And then the next
and the next.... etc... Until the end! Because
that’s what we do! WE ENDURE!!!!!! So ya. We are doing well.
Elder Christensen is a stud. I think God put me with him
because he is still somewhat normal in regards to the things of the world and
he is here to help me not be so weird when I get home! He is helping
me make a solid list of music that I need to listen to when I get home.
So ya! Life is good! Not
for a lot of people here though.... we have been really busy giving blessings
to the sick. It was weird, this week at one point there were 4 members in the
hospital all at the same time! A sister passed away on Saturday early in the
morning! It was sad. She was really nice and once in a while would randomly
invite us to eat empanadas in her house! The pic of the pot of empanadas is a
tribute to my girl Estella!!!!
I love you all! The church is true! Jesus loves us! Have a
good week!!!!!
Elder Spencer McKee
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