Letters from Argentina: 3 Months

This week has been pretty cool and normal, but it feels like it´s going by faster and faster every week. It´s nuts how fast this mission is going by. In 3 days I´m 1/8th of the way done which seems loco. Anyway here´s a quick rundown of the weeks events.

The transfer ended, and my dear friend elder Later was transfered. We stayed at their pench last Pday night to spend some time with him. It was 9:45ish at night and we ordered some pizza like we do and we were gonna go get some Coke from a kiosco a block away but Elder Lafleur and I both had an impression we should stay in the pench. We acted on this, and a few minutes later we heard several gunshots nearby. So yeah it´s good we chose to be obedient that night, and the Lord provides in situations. Anyway we were talking about getting robbed and stuff and pretty soon the conversation turned into like evil spirits and what not people have dealt with on the mish and there was just a bad atmosphere in the room with the conversation. Then the pizza arrived and Elder Leytton asked if he could say the prayer. He offered a beautiful prayer in English which quickly invited the spirit, and all other feelings vanished. Gosh, the gift of tongues is sooo real. He is learning english and it was awesome to hear the prayer.

We have played futbol twice since the last letter. I´m pretty bad compared to everyone we play with (we play with the youth in the barrio) but i´m pretty good for a gringo. Last week there were a ton of people at the stake center playing and it was pretty hard to get into a game, because if you score a goal, you stay, and if you lose you go out. This one latino hurt his leg during one match, and my companion called me in the game. He was about to deliver a corner so I ran in from the mid line toward the goal and he kicked it perfectly up to me (i had 12 inches on everyones height) and headed it into the goal. It was freakin nuts and all these kids were so astonished haha. That was my one moment of fame haha.

I keep on hearing American songs, and especially this week rock. We were on the collectivo headed for wherever we were going and this kid came on with a mohawk and a bunch of earrings and stuff with "Another brick in the wall, pt 2" playing from his earphones really loud. I was so happy hahaha it´s been ages since i´ve heard that song. But then he left before it was over. sad.

We had a trainers and newbie meeting the other day. We were riding the collectivo and this guy asked me what day it was and all this random stuff. He kept on trying to use English but his English was horrible so I couldn´t understand. But I gave him a pass along card and stuff and started talking to him about the gospel which is cool. We were heading off the bus and I said "su ingles es mejor que muchas personas" which means your english is better than most people. and then we got off and elder leytton said Que mentira mas grande which means that´s a lie hahaha yeah his english was horrible but i´m not gonna tell him that if we´re trying to help him.

We still don´t have new investigators but we got a reference today and we´re gonna go talk to him tomorrow. Weve been working a lot with members and recent converts, so hopefully this reference works out and we can share the gospel with him!!!

It´s been freezing and raining all week. It´s supposed to be spring hahaha but not yet... i had to use my big coat this week it was that cold.

A little shorter letter this week but yeah you´re always in my prayers and keep on keepin on!! God loves you so love him by keeping his word!!

Love, Elder Anderson