April 25, 2016

Hola mother

Ha so thanks for the heads up... 14 days... It's actually the same day as the creation of the stake Bell Ville here. It's been 18 years and finally they are gunna make the Bell Ville stake. We will be going to Villa Maria the 7th and 8th of may and no matter what they said I have to go cause I'm in the Choir haha.  Best seats in the house I guess. I was in Zona Punilla when they made district Punilla and now I will see a stake be made. Pretty lucky dude. Every Sunday at night we have to practice for the choir and now they said Saturday we have to go to Villa Maria to practice. Then Sunday night we need to travel to Córdoba for the consejo. 

Last week we went to Leones for the District meeting and then we went to Marcos Juarez for intercambios. Found a bunch of peeps and got some baptismal dates put so hope some stuff goes down there. The Zone has stepped it up a lot in the last 4 weeks haha prolly cause we don't let them think too much. We have done a bunch of traveling and it sure makes a difference. Makes me think about the church in general. Like with the Bishops and Stake Presidency. Good thing there are people that know their calling and for example the 70´s that travel all the time to help keep the church running. The mission is kinda like a mini church program en si. Hay que trabajar. 

Hope everyone is doing good and let me know what happens in the NBA ha I mean not that I care but I mean OKC is still playing. I hear stuff once in a while here but mostly it's about soccer ha.

There is a guy that played with the missionaries hace 40 años atras and he wants to get together and set up a team against us cause he heard me and my comp play pretty good haha so pray Juan Carlos can find some ballers here to play against.

Con amor

Elder Lindsay 

We could only pose for a second because there were a million mosquitoes! 

Birthday Cake.

The cake was super good. We ended up eating it for Hermana Durans birthday. She is from Colombia. 

Another pollo al disco.

That's Juan putting salt into it. His a burly guy but every time I see him I go give him a hug. Don't know if any other missionary hugs him as much haha he gets a big ol grin on his face. Cool guy. 

When we went to Leones.

April 18, 2016

"Elder... Está trunki?"

This week we had interviews with the President and the first words he said were Elder.... are you trunky? Ha not as bad as my mom I said. No jk just said no. But prollly the last interview I'll have with him here in the mission. Pretty sad but pretty happy with what has happened in the mission up to this point. Says I've changed a lot as a missionary so hope that's a good thing ha. 

Last Saturday we baptized Rubén. Super cool guy, the picture i sent was of him when he broke a brick for us after his demonstration to kicks and stuff. Dude is dope as ever. 42 years old haha tell dad to pick up his game.

This last week we went and helped the Sisters in Leones. They have had a hard time there cause it's one of the "harder areas" so we went and found them some news and talked to a few of their investigators. Cool people there. Also we talked to some evangelists.... They are so close in a bunch of stuff ha we talked to this guy that is super into that religion and led him to the good ol truth and you could tell he really wanted to believe it but he isn't willing to change. 24 years old, married and with a kid. That doesn't happen a lot here but just for knowing a lot of truths he is living happy. Makes it look like we are the bad guys saying that people need to change but if it's for salvation..... It's all worth it. People need to know there is true church and someone has to say that they aren't in it ha so he will be praying this week he said.

This week will be week 4 of this transfer, after mother's day we have transfers and if I go that will prolly be where I die and if I stay also I will prolly die here so yeah just letting you know ahead of time. 

Got your package mom. Ha and first I thought..... what..... ha and then I used the sweater fixer thing. Pretty dope and I also am the coolest elder in the mission with that toothbrush. Thanks for that. And it's the birthday of a sister from Columbia here tomorrow so I guess we could use the cake for that ha she is turning 20 too so the candles work perfect. 

Love you a bunch and talk to  you next week.

Elder Lindsay

After the trip to Leones, Sister Salomon from Buenos Aires and Sister Aguilera from Mexico

Meet Ruben, he showed us how to break a brick with a karate chop.

Ruben got baptized

April 11, 2016

This week was pretty crazy. Monday night we found and talked to Ruben for the first time.  The guy is 43 and can do the splits. He lost two of his fingers in an accident and loves us and wants to change his life. After we talked to him we went to Villa Maria for intercambios. I was with Elder Coombs and we found some pretty cool people for them over there. There is a family I found earlier with a different elder that they are still teaching so I wanted to swing by them. His name is Pablo and hers is Maria Jose. They need to get married but didn't understand why so we explained a little and in the end they promised to take out an appointment to get married.  We also helped them move in a new washing machine in their house ha.

We didn't end up coming back until Wednesday in the evening and when we got back my comp started to get sick. The weather here has been rainy all week and sweaters all day. We have hand sanitizer that was like our number 1 health support to keep me from getting sick........ But it didn't work haha.  Yesterday after lunch my throat started killing and after choir practice in the night.... Chau. Ha I woke up pretty sick and achy today but we finally got to play ball so I was good. We had all the elders and hermanas come to Bell Ville and I had a gym rented out for two hours so we played some V-ball and basketball for 2 hours then went to the church and watched movies on the projector and ate some sandwiches with lettuce and rice. Good times.

This week we will have interviews with president. I always ask him crazy Mormon doctrine stuff but idk this time.  I guess if I want to learn I best study.

Well hope everyone is doing good and I'll talk to you guys later. Don't be trunky mom! I know it's 20 something days but hang in there haha.  The same day we skype I will be in Villa Maria singing and stuff so it will have to be in the afternoon when we talk. Just a heads up.

Love you and hasta luego

Elder Lindsay-cito

Elder Lindsay and Elder Coombs

mata hambre a la pizza for Elder Pryors bday

Birthday Party for Elder Pryor

My hand I won with. Terrible hand but " the kid knows how to play his card" ha that's what they say anyways 

More Birthday celebration

Pizza

Ruben, the super cool guy.

Elder Pryor and a cat

The Gym

The Zone

April 4, 2016

Hey dudes

This week we had the ol zone meeting here in Bellville and the APs came and we went on intercambios after. Me and Elder Pryor capacitated the zone and it was fun on the ol intercambios. 

This conference...... Dope

Loved the conference and for sure made me think about alot of stuff. Just like the little decisions in life we can change up to the biggest that make a difference . I've been thinking alot of the changes the mission has made on me and ma.... ha idk if you will know who I am. Pretty special being a missionary. 

Martina and Imanuel are planning on getting baptised this fin de semana and we gotta ask permission from the mom of Martina. We are going to Villa Maria tonight to do intercambios mañana and see how they are doing. It's pretty tight getting to travel but it makes me super tired. Right now I get up with Pryor to work out at 5:30 so we get a pretty mean workout going. I hurt right now but I really wanna help out my comp. He is a convert and the only member and needs a brother and father figure. Love the kid and hope I can help him out.

Hope eveyone is doing good. I for shizzle loved conference and there are alot of lessons to learn there so keep reading them up. 

Con mucho amor 

Elder Lindsay 

March 29, 2016

This last week was the last week. Mee and Hansen got split up. The last week together he got this little infection thing in his eye and it started swelling shut. Ha I got to put his eye drops in haha. It looks a lot better now but it looked pretty painful for a few days.

I never got the birthday stuff.  It's been taking longer the past few times.

A few cool announcements are that we will be made a stake here.  It's been a district forever and we are finally gunna be a stake. The 7th or 8th of May they will have the conference.  So I've seen the creation of a district and now I will see a stake.  Pretty lucky to get to see that. Also we set our alarm for 4 in the morning Monday to go to Cordoba for a conference.... and me and Hansen both woke up to my other alarm at 6:30 jaja worst feeling ever.  So we got to the conference late. First time in the mission that that has happened and it'll be the last. I felt terrible.  Right when I walked through the door it was my turn to share. Ha so I walked in and opened my book and presented. Pretty sure there is a big lesson in that that I will learn one day haha right now it's just a face palmer. 

My new comp is Elder Pryor. I'll give more details next week.  He is cool. He has my time and one of the few African Americans in the mission. I'll train him as a ZL this transfer and then prolly be heading out of BellVille. We will see.

Hey love you and hope everything is going good for conference, super pumped, it'll be my last one in Spanish so best be good.

Love you 

Elder Lindsay 

Elder Hansen wouldn't let me put a band-aid on it, so i used it

Found some Street Art

Elder Hansen's eye got infected

From facebook post.

March 21, 2016

Hey mum

Sounds like everyone is doing good at home. Haha you guys should see One Good Man if you haven't yet.  Sounds like that is what will be going down at home a little bit with dad. Also good to hear Dakoda got the job.  Give him a nice pat on the back and like they do here, a kiss on the cheek.

This week was a pretty normal week. I wrecked on my bike cause the handle bars broke haha.  My comp will say I was going slow but I swear I was going like 40KPH -crazy fast. Also the weather here changed a lot. We woke up like 4 days ago and it was cold and rainy and since then it hasn't changed.  I was kinda sick Saturday, like my equilibrium was off or something and when we were going to lunch Choyo asked us to go buy a drink and walking down the stairs I fell TWICE!! Elder Hansen was dying and also this dude chilling at the bottom haha so was I.  But for reals the steps were like 2 inches long and I have giant shoes on OF COURSE I'M GUNNA FALL ha but I'm alive.

Yesterday at church it kinda hit me how close we are to listening to President Monsen talk again. Didn't realize how close April was but made me think of what we were studying in Mark the other day. Out of all that there is to learn about the atonement I think just knowing how much the Lord loves us is one of the biggest lessons. The way he reacted when he was SUFFERING and gets back to see his disciples sleeping on him. I don't think anyone will ever realize what he did for us or how he did it and for that I think it makes it that much more important to share and dedicate your life to being his disciple. I think that's also why I'm looking forward to listening to the Prophets and Apostles here soon. They understand a ton of stuff and are a lot more like Christ than I am haha so there are a bunch of things to learn.

Hope everyone has a good week and I'll talk to you next week.

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Lindsay-cito 

PS got a virus so no pics this week

March 14, 2016

This year the birthday fell on a Sunday so we couldn't go out to any boliches but we did have some cake at Gaston Reynoso´s house. Idk if you know this but here in South America they don't have a bunch of money.  So "to make you feel good on your b-day" they break an egg over your head, throw flour in your face, and your face goes into the cake. Ha I only got the egg over the head but hey I'm ight with that.

During the week we went to Cordoba for the conference and capacitated. Our group was definitely the best haha.  They understood  what we were talking about so I guess 20 pats on the back will do instead of birthday spankings. Also we went to do baptismal interviews in Marcos Juares. I interviewed Agueda.  She is in her 60s and can't read or write.  But she can listen and she has paid attention to the missionaries.  She will be getting baptized here soon.

Sunday Walter came to church again but we have to talk to his mom.  She is the only reason he isn't a member yet. She doesn't think someone under the age of 15 can make a decision like that yet cause they change a lot when they turn 15. Also Martina came to church.  She is praying for the 26th. También Nicolas. He wants to get baptized but when his wife wanted to get married he didn't and now when he wants to to get baptized she won't haha.  So we need to help Doris understand that he loves her and wants to be together forever. Those were the peeps in the church this week.

Thanks for the birthday wishes and everything else.

Hope this week is a good one and I'll talk to you next week.

Elder Lindsay 

The Zone Crew

Elder Coooooooooombs!!

The asado we ate today for P-day.

The Crew

Torta

ñoquis are these noodle type of things made out of potatoes

ñoquis

Bell Ville

Eating lunch with the one and only Hermana Delgado

The light posts with millions of bug!