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| Myself and Elder Ayala in El Boslon, (two hour drive south) |
I can no long tell one week from the next. This week
there was transfers. My companion Elder Ayala went to Catriel, a small
desert town. My new companion, Elder Zamora, is from Santa Fe Argentina.
He has about a year in the mission. He and his mother are the only
members in his family and he turned twenty two this last week. He is my
fifth convert companion. So cool.
We had the usual ¨sure we´ll read the half a page of literature and
go to church¨, with no one keeping their word. I think I lack
comprehension of the people. Is it really that hard to do something that
will take so little time, that can have such an impact on your life and
your eternity. I probably just don´t understand their situation and
their way of thinking. There are some neat people we talked to.
The last missionaries were more friends than anything, so I made an
attempt to share some of the doctrine. They are understanding and open
people. They are a young couple with two kids who´s lives are dedicated
to service. They help the hospitals work with homeless and
underprivileged people, in the effort of getting healthcare to
everybody. He is an organizational guy and she a nurse. Sadly they are
going to move to Santa Cruz, Bolivia in a month where she is from to
help out there in the Amazon. It is frustrating at times, because you
find people here and there who are already living the gospel of Jesus
Christ, just don´t have the fulness of it, and you feel useless in
getting it to them. The ward is cool. There are some really great
members. We took a returned missionary out yesterday with us and I was amazed
with how he talked with the people.
A lot to do. One more story. There is a policeman in the ward, Hermano
Huenchu (a Tehuelche last name, which I find cool). He always talks with
all of his friends about his religion, and this week he took us to one of
his friends house to talk with him. He shared about how much the gospel
had helped him in his life, and encouraged his friend to do the same.
You could tell his friend had a lot of respect for him.
Have a good week,
-Shawn
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