Monday, May 17, 2010

May 17, 2010-Another Saturday Night



hey everyone,
wow so its been quite that week for elder chavez and i here in platanos. i was about to write alto san lorenzo cause i´m so used to it. i´ve been really liking my new area though. all the people have been really great and welcomed me to the area really well. but yeah its been pretty crazy so far. on tuesday, we went to buenos aires for my comps documents. everything went well even though they tried to tell him that his documents were expired. but we showed em whos boss and got it all taken care of. so then on wednesday, i had a leader´s meeting. it was really good. we talked alot with president and the assistants about how we as leaders really need to step up a little more and set the example for some of the other missionaries.i definately want to be a good example for other missionaries. it was alot of fun though...but even with those 2 days where we couldn´t work that much in our area, we still had one of the best weeks that i´ve had in all my time in the mission. i´m saying that in a good way too -I´m not saying that i´ve never worked before in the mission and that this week was just really good. but we just had an awesome week of lessons even though we were 2 days behind after tuesday and wednesday. it was really awesome to see. elder chavez is a really good guy. he´s a hard worker, but we´ve both been having alot of fun. it makes it alot easier when you have someone like that as a comp. we still don´t have any baptismal dates, but after all the stuff that we´ve done this week, i could see us baptizing some people in the next couple weeks. i really think that in the next few months, this can be an area that baptizes like crazy. so we´re both really excited about that.
we met one family the other day. they are from another area thats like 30 minutes from here called lanus. they´ve been listening to the missionaries there and really like them. the dad and the kids are already baptized, but the mom hasn´t been baptized yet. but she´s really loving the church and is really prepared. so on sunday, we figured that they would go to church there in lanus. but instead, they came here in platanos. we talked to them and found out that they´ll probably be staying here to live now. i don´t know all of the details yet, but it sounds like they´re gonna live with one of the members. so we think that she could get baptized in the next little while, depending on her situation. we´ve also got a couple kids who could be getting baptized in the next few weeks.
mom, i know that you were asking a little about if i was still liking being district leader. and i really do. i like it alot cause i´m able to get to know the other missionaries alot more. i´ve never wanted to be a district or zone leader for the sake of just being one. but i´m really loving it for all that i´m learning. so its been alot of fun and a really good experience for me so far. dad, sounds like the lakers are dominating again as usual. dang, after they win this years championship, they better know that i´m gonna be home for next year. so they better still have everything rolling for this time next year. sean, che i still sing that song every once in a while. of course its from ma band, all time low. hahah so good! i don´t remember what the song title is, but who cares, i think i still win that trivia haha. but dude, thanks a bunch for sending some of those pics too. now i can have a good visual of where you and emily are living. so thanks bro. paige, 20 more days of school! just 20. actually its probably less by the time you read this email hahah. just finish the year off strong and then have an awesome summer vacation. bridg, it sounds like you´re way excited about going up to utah this summer to visit the fam. thats gonna be way fun. you´ll have to let me know if brookie ends up coming down to california to stay for a little while too.
well i thought that i would end with a couple pictures for you all. i don´t know if i´ve already sent the first one to you before. but this is when enzo, from alto san lorenzo, got baptized the other week. i thought that you all might like to see it. the second one is of javier, viviana, nahuel, and i the night that i left. gosh that family is so awesome! hahah
alright elder chavez and i have to get goin. we´ve got some baptismal dates to take out, ya know hahah. but thank you all for all the emails and all the support. take it easy yals haha...
con cariño,
elder ryan hall

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for sharing :)

    I'm planning a trip to Argentina... and I'm looking for apartments for rent Buenos Aires, do you have any information related to this?
    Thanks

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