So yeah this week was kinda eventful. We had companion exchanges on Tuesday, and I finally left this area for exchanges, because the past couple transfers, the Zone Leaders took advantage of the opportunity to get exchanges out of the way when my companion, district leader, had to go and do baptismal interviews for them, so I always stayed here, but this time we did exhanges normally, so I got to visit and spend the night in the Zone leaders apartment, which is super tiny.
Then, we went to the stake center on Wednesday I think for a devotional, Elder Nelson was in Buenos Aires, and the devotional was being broadcast. There were four speakers, the area president and his wife, Teixeira, (pronounced Teysheyra), from Portugal, the wife spoke in slow english while someone translated, and spoke about how man and women are like blue and yellow, both distinct colors, yet, when combined, they make something entirely new, green. President Teixeira spoke in broken spanish, mixing it up with english and portuguese a lot, but he spoke about how as members of the church we need to be happy, and show it. Sister Nelson also spoke, with a translator, about how we should not lay aside the ´´weighter matters´´ of the gospel. (And I recognized the scripture she was talking about before she named the reference, Matthew 23:23). And Elder Nelson gave his entire talk in perfect spanish, (though heavily accented). And he talked about how we need to keep the commandments, as well as pray daily. It was a pretty good devotional.
Also, wednesday morning we had to walk for more than an hour to get to a Western union so that Elder A could take out money his parents had sent, so we were dead after lunch.
And Saturday, we went to another Ward to help with a Capilla Abierta, (is it Open Chapel in English? I honestly have no idea what we would call it) We were explaining brifely the various points of the first lesson, the Restoration. After a little bit in though, they skipped the groups over us because it was taking too long. But only like 18 investigators came anyway, so...
And our bus ride back to our area was like an hour, because we accidentally took the bus that goes alllllll throughhhhhh the cityyyyyyy. And then Elder Arts bought ice cream when we finally got back, they have banana ice cream here guys, its great.
And Sunday, was ok, we managed to bring E to church again, and his younger brother M came too, they both liked it, and more and more less active youth are coming back, which is great. No one is getting baptized this transfer though, all of our hopefuls either couldn´t make itto church or had other problems that are keeping them from getting baptized.
As for transfers, I still am not sure if I am going to stay here another month and a half or if I´m gonna get transferred next week. Either way, transfers are gonna be weird next week because that Monday is Labor day here, so like NOBODY works, there won´t be much taxis even. So I don´t know how transfers are gonna work, or if I am gonna be able to write that day, but we´ll see.
Anyway, I love you all and I hope that everything is going great for you guys!
Love
Elder Blaylock
"Elder A, a little lost Dutchman in Argentina" ;)
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