Solid Week

Well this week I hit my 6 month mark. According to Grandma time should start flying. this week was pretty normal and great work was done.

On Thursday we had interviews with president goates. My interview was really short, but great nonetheless. I really like talking to pres, he´s a way good guy. We also got some consejo from Hermana goates which was really great too. When we were done we went to mcdonalds in centro san juan and I dropped 133 pesos on a chicken nugget large meal. oh well haha I really needed that.

We have a few investigators but none of them are really progressing. But we still teach lots of lessons. It´s just a matter a getting the people to commit to things is what´s tough. But we had my all time high for lessons with a member present this week, which was 8. It was pretty great, and we also picked up 4 new investigators.

Haha the culture here is pretty interesting and awesome. (Just a culture update quickly for everyone to understand). Everyone is either working or sleeping so morning work is pretty hard. then lunchtime comes and they eat and eat. then siesta comes and they siesta until about 6. then they work or party or play soccer. then it all starts over. So there is limited time for missionaries... but we manage to find em when they are available somehow.

Our pench is right by a soccer field. in fact, the window to our bathroom has a pretty good view of the field. But they all smoke (insert type of cigarette) and the bathroom smells way bad haha. But they party and play soccer every sunday and it´s pretty funny haha.

Anyway I really don´t know what more to say. The mission life is awesome. I enjoy learning every day about the work and the church. We taught a lesson the other day about the plan of salvation and the woman said yeah, the celestial kingdom is for the ones who did good deeds. then I was like dang this mission is really a good thing haha 2 years of good deeds.

So me and elder mortensen were playing ´say a certain word during this abrir la boca´ and i gave him the word ´coca´ which is what they use for coke. It was pretty tough. but then out of nowhere he asked if we knew anyone friendly, maybe who likes coke, to teach the gospel. it was pretty clutch if you ask me.

Yeah pretty much a normal week. I was also a little sick. the san juan water is starting to get to me and i´ve been in and out of the bathroom. but i´m pretty much good now. So yeah.

Have a great week and you all are in my prayers!!

Love, Elder Anderson