Transfers are in and I've been traded to La Pampa

Elder Morel, Elder Lopez and me

Fila Zamora

My Peru bro

Transfers are in and..... I've been traded to La Pampa (providence) General Pico/ Maracó.
So I live in Pico, but I work in Maraco or something like that. I'm basically in Pico. I'm kinda up north in La Pampa (hey mom I'm closer to you haha). It's as about as ghetto as Larry Bird here lol. I'ma favring country boy right now haha. I left last night at 11:30 pm Arg time and arrived to Santa Rosa (main city in La Pampa) waited for 2 hrs then took a bus at 9:45 to Pico and got there at 12 noon today. Didn't really sleep much haha, but I'm not tired.

It was a gr8 experience in Tandil. Learned a TON personally and spiritually. It stunk saying goodbye to the people cuz who knows if I'll ever see them again. It's the 1st ¨going away thing¨ I had cuz in Olavarria no one was home lol. Then in MDP I had like 1hr to say goodbye. It stinks, we have an elderly couple, investigators sort of and she was like crying when I said I was leaving ha. She calls me her grandson (she's also known Del Potro since he was 1 month). Then said bye to the members. Rodrigo is still in Buenos Aires on TV.

My comp is Elder Allen. He has the same time as Elder Templeton and Elder Morel. He's from TX, but his fam just moved to Eagle Mtn.

We visited a family earlier today with the other 2 missionaries here (Elder Dalton from VA and Elder Sanhueza from Chile) and they're awesome. I've heard of this fam from Elder Cano, cuz he was here and I knew they were in La Pampa, but I didn't know they were in our branch wahoo!! They're bout as American as they get for not being yankees. For real, I go in and one of them was listening to Drake ha. They know English too from the missionaries and music. We were chatting, getting to know each other, and I'm like, "Do you like sports?" And one of the daughters was like, "Yeah, I love basketball. I'm a Celtics fan." They're freaking yankees haha. Then they said Andres Nocioni is from here Pico and has some stuff here. I think he lives here! Also, Manu bought some land here yeah! Also this fam has a bunch of animals and a lot of cats and they name their cats after missionaries that are here at that time. They're like ¨the family for the missionaries.¨

It's more greener then I thought it would be. I thought it was going to be like WY or somethin haha but it's pretty pretty here. In La Pampa our mish covers the whole providence, but if you cut it down the middle the whole left side, there is no missionaries cuz there Pueblitos, (um in English just like deserted small towns) haha. When I was telling the members in Tandil where I was going they said hahahahaha watch out for the beach there. I've heard its gorgeous ha. They were making fun of me the whole time hahaha. I've heard its also one of the hottest place in the mish also wahoooooooooo!

The people kinda talk a lil different here too haha. I'm excited! It'll be fun here. We have a branch with like 40 members that go. I've been pretty lucky with the areas I've had. MDP and Tandil are big tourist places and I'm excited to go country. It actually seems pretty normal here. Not as country as I thought it'd be, but it's as flat as paper here. Tandil has ¨mountains¨ Argy version and MDP has buildings. Here just trees.

I'm excited to go to work and get some baptisms!!!!!!

si mi amigo peruano ya se fue a peru El es un capo fue espectacular para ver este lechon que mataron jaja fue medio raro una experiencia que no olvidaré
jaja me encanta como hablen los argentino ¨eh che pibe¨ asi es verdadtambien hablen mucho con sus cuerpos es re chistoso

Hopefully here it's better then Tandil in sending fotos.

Also, this week we got (the mish) microwaves and secaropas (driers for clothes) and liquid juice things, you can make shakes. I just imagine that Pres. Parreño is loaded with cash money. Well for one he's got the euro dollar thing going for him. It's like 5 or 6 somethin to the peso. I love Pres!

Well I love u all. I know the church is true and BoM studied its gr8.
I'm good with clothes and everything. Also I think it's pretty slow to get mail here.

fotos i hope
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts

Last week for my Peruvian friend, Elder Morales

Hola Amigasos!!

Watsup? MOM HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN AND HAPPY ARGY MOTHERS DAY WAHOOOOO! I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT DAY. I LOVE U. YOU'RE AWESOME. YOUR CARD SHOULD GET THERE SOON!

Wow I just read where you said that there was 7,000 people that put in there name for the mish! Laaaahhh! That's awesome! If you can go on a mish right now, yeah! Take over the world yeaaah!

That's so awesome! The mish is gr8. I'm learning a lot and want to learn more. I've learned a lot. Like the things of the world don't really matter. I was reading a talk from ohh, I can't remember, I think Pres. Benson, about pride. You've all probably heard of it, but its gr8. It talks a lot about good stuff, like pride.You put yourself above someone else and no one likes to feel lower than anyone else. So I'm trying to better myself in those things and do what God wants me to do. I've also learned and am learning that I'm not as ¨big¨ as I thought I was. All of us have come from the dirt or however it's said in english in the BOM (if that makes any sense).

Last week of the transfer and it's last week of my Peruvian friend here, Elder Morales. He's gr8, so cool! I love Tandil. Who knows if I'll leave or no, but I've prayed that I can learn everything I can, that I need to in Tandil. Since I've started here I'm a totally different person. I did that Attributes of Christ quiz when I got here and I did it a few weeks ago and my patience went from worst to 1st hahaha. But I always have to get better. I want to reach my potential that God wants me to be. Like they talked bout in the conf.

HALLOWEEN it's not really popular here. I was talkin with someone who said, "When I was a kid Halloween didn't exist." But it's coming into style here. It'll be pretty big in a few years, maybe this year. Last year I saw 2 kids dressed up. Someone asked me what does trick or treat mean. I was like idk hahaha.

Can I put my name on a paper that says Mitt Romney and send it to USA and count for a vote? It sounds pretty exciting and some elder mentioned after the announcement of age change for mish that maybe Romney can, whatever you call it, become friends with countries who don't like us and we can go preachin in their country - to spread the gospel to everyone!! ...Interesting !!:)

Yeah Alyssa your baby looks gr8 (from pic from scott). I almost bought a book for your kid. When do you figure out if its a boy or girl and do you have names? Theres a name I like here. It's Ailen eye-len. Use it if you want. For boy, Salvador haha (Savior) lol.

We went to Calvario again today. The big Jesus statue, cuz i don't have fotos of it.

Oh it was sweet...if you have a soft stomach warning lol.. almost forgot. We were at our investigators house and the lady said,"They're out back cooking." So we go back and there was a favring pig dead and they were pulling the hairs out to cook it and then he split it up and like it was nothin and then the guts popped out lol. Then he was like, "We've got another one." He opens the trunk and there's a favring pig and then he cut its throat and blood was squirting out and I was like woooooaaaah!! I wish I had my camera! lol pretty cool to see haha.

Church is true. Keep praying hard and working hard and keeping the commandments.
Do the will of the Father and not of the world.
love yallls
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
laaaah loco laaah re piola laaahh haha

Conference with Pres. Parreño & Old house with cheese

Helllllllloooooooooaaahh

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS MAMA I sent u a card today cuz last week was a favring holiday and it was closed.  HAPPY BDAY.

I got your package with the camera yeaaahhh gracias!! thanks for everything!!

We had the conference and it was great! Pres. talked bout the ¨small and little things¨ that make a big difference. Like 1hr lunch and not 1hr 5min. He also talked bout being happy and joyful. He also mentioned my main man John Wooden, bout how he showed his players how to put on the socks and how it seemed like a small pointless thing, but if you know The Wizard of Westwood you know he's always right. It was sweet, after talking bout him he showed a picture of him with all his trophies! He also said to work and work some more. It was good! As a mission we're at 704 baptisms in the yr and we want 1000 for the yr. It's our goal and if we all baptize at least one per month we'll get it. Speaking of baptisms, Rodrigo is in Buenos Aires until.. we don't know. He said he'd be there for a lil job thing until like Friday and Saturday and it turns out he may be staying there for a while. We passed by his house in the morning, Sunday, and his mom was like idk when he's coming back. But I have faith that he can come back this week for some reason. Then he can assist 1 more time to church then 27th the baptism! It was pretty weird that he may not come back cuz he's received all the lessons, everything. He just needs 1 more time at church and the bapt interview. So that's the news bout Rodrigo awww! Pray that he comes back!!

We're going to be workin extra hard to get the 1000 baptisms. We haven't had much success in our main area where we work, so we're working more in the richer areas which is pretty far from our house. I keep thinking if we can't find much success here, we need to go over there. Cuz I really want some baptisms and if the jumps not working drive (bball term). The houses are like all new and big and comp ha doesn't really like going out there ha cuz he doesn't think we can have success with the ¨rich¨people. But, hey, preach to every creature cuz they're a child of God. That's how i look at it. I'm determined we'll find some fam or some 1 over there. It's not that we never worked over there, it's just where we normally work it's more humble and there's more houses but we just can't seem to find people there. If the passing game doesn't work, run it! haha

Alyssa what's up? So at every preg person I see I'm like, "Wahoo Alyssa!" Hang in there! Yeah like Mike Jordan says - its hard but its fair (or worth it). The more you laugh the more cuter your baby will be. It's a fact I heard from myself the other day! love u!

You bought a cow? Yeah, send me some of that meat jk. I'm thinking of eating 12 eggs a day cuz I need to get bigger ..warn me if I'll kill myself haha jk.

We went to ¨Epoca de Queso¨ in Tandil. It's supposedly really famous and people from all over the world go and see it. It's a old house with cheese in it. So if you have an old house, put cheese in it and it'll be worth a lot hahaha jk. It has some sweet stuff. Took fotos and sampled some jam they had and it was music to my taste buds.

I hope you liked my words. Love u all. The church is true. A thing I'm trying to do is pray to have a spiritual experience. Try it. Church is true and i love u.
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts

Wasn't conf gr8? You can call me Uncle Reggie Reg!

WoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooW!!!!!

Wasn’t conf gr8!!!?

It started out tremendous with Kevin and it kept going with the announcement of the missionary age change. Wow! I’m church struck!  That’s so cool! I think the women missionary will increase sooooooooooo much! Wow! We were pretty shocked with the 5 of us yankees listening in the English room. That is a gr8 move I think cuz everyone right after school can go on a mish. It’ll also keep them focused to be clean and not say, “I have a yr.”

haha After I was asking all the youth,”You going on a mish?” I talked with one kid who’s 17 next yr baby. I love the move!!

The talks were gr8! It seemed like an all star game. “Would you sale your soul for a championship?” In the past conferences, as I’ve been studying the mags of other years, it seems that there are a lot of warnings. Where as now its STEP UP! We’re in those warning times. I liked the talk by Elder Bednar bout conversion and testimony cuz there is a difference. When missionaries go on their missions most have a testimony. If they do good they’ll be converted. I’m working on that. I also liked how he said it’s now a finish line point. We always have to work on it. I liked the talk of Elder Christoffersen that we as men need to do better. We watched it until Pres. Uchtdorf ended cuz we had to go to a lunch. So we didn’t see Pres. Monson in Priesthood. I loved the talk from Pres. Eyring bout putting pavilions between you and God. At times He seems far, but it’s not Him it’s us. They seemed to talk bout worldly glory things to spiritual. I liked the talk by Bowen and Ballard bout how we have to work together and His promise if we pray for service and diligently seek we’ll be more attentive to the spirit. (Is attentive a word? ha) “Do you love me?” I liked that one too and also the talk bout the mountain in Peru and faith. I’m trying to think of others. Ann Dibbs talk also. It was gr8 overall and stuff that I needed. I look forward to the magazine :)

Rodrigo went to the final session and liked it. Today we’ll be ending with his lessons and then he’ll have his interview and hopefully we can bapt him this weekend. We are planning to, but if no, will do it on moms bday!!!

This Thursday we have a conf with Pres. Parreño. It’ll be my 2nd with him. I’m excited!

haha Also in the conference, in english when Elder Holland said, Peter, I was like, “Who’s Peter??.. oooh Pedro!” haha I forgot his name in english. And also the accents seem to have been even more heavy in the Utahn accent. It was pretty weird to here english haha and also taking notes, it’d be a lil hard to write in english and at times I couldn’t think of words in english or in espñ so I just sat there thinking, “What’s that word?” haha i love it!

Wahoo Alyssa you’ll be a gr8 mom! Hang in there and go running haha jk. Scott you’re awesome! you’ll be a gr8 dad. Some 1 asked names of people in my fam and when I said Scott he began to sing, “EhScott mi mejor amigo (Scott my best friend ) and I guess it’s from a toilet paper commercial of Scott TP. They always with s words start with eh, ehscott, ehstewart, ehsmile.

Yeah V! Nice job in the play and Sub glows! Wahoo! Hang in there! Be strong yeah!

Yes Dad I’m doing pushups and trying to beef up. I bought 32 eggs today for the week!  Yeahh!! I need to look like you Macho man. Dwight is on the Los Angels Lakers? Wow nuff said.

Love u. Keep praying for me and mind and that we can see miracles here! :)

Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
So, what are some of the names u have in mind for the baby? My name can
be used. I have no problems haha.


The following was Reggie’s reaction to hearing the news about his older sister and brother-in-law announcing they are having a baby:

Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!

Congratts Alyssa and Scott wahooooooo!!

Yeah I’ll be an uncle wahoooo! You can call me uncle Reggie Reg! Wow that’s so exciting! My guess is a boy, if not a girl. ha but for real a boy. Names Bahia Blanca Arbon haha sounds good right!? jk don’t ask me for names cuz they’ll all have to do with sports or Tom Jones. Tom Favre?? Wow that’s so cool! haaha dad’s a gpa! Your new name is Viejo V.ay.ho. They say it here as,  ¨my old man¨  iFelicitaciones!

Elder Tio Reginald Grant Roberts
yeah tio uncle!!

1st Week of Oct which means CONFERENCE YESSSSS!!!!!!

Yeah Sub! You guys look gr8 in your dance thing. Thanks for the foto and letter! Wahoo!

Thanks for the letter Paul. That was awesome! Gracias! You guys are Great!!

Rodrigo is doing good. He took his earrings out and his chains, the crosses and said he'll be cutting his hair. It seems like everything we teach him he's like, ¨That makes sense.¨ Like why we don't have crosses, etc. He didn't go to church. Between Saturday night and church he went to Necochea for vacations. BOO! But he'll be back by tomorrow. He needs to attend church 2 more times, so he should get baptized the 19th and confirmed 20th, Mom's bday wahoo!! He's been progressing great! Kind of a bummer he couldn't go Sunday. He's a gr8 guy who really wants to change his life. He said he wants to serve a mish which would be AWESOME!! Keep him in your prayers!!

Its the 1st week of Oct which means CONFERENCE YESSSSS!!!!!! I've been doing my studying and reading up on the talks. I'm sooo excited! It starts at 1 and 5 here. Priesthood at 9 at night but we can't go so I hope they'll tape it!! Cuz we could watch it Sunday morning at 9. Prepare yourselves spiritually cuz it'll be ¨ESPECTACULAR¨  I'm going to be doing that. Making extra efforts to be spiritually in tuned!

What are you all reading in the B o M?? Tell me, I want to know :) I just finished Helaman about Samuel the Lamanite and am starting 3 Nephi and trying to do a study in Jesus Christ. The B o M - I love it!

Comps doing good. He's funny! He's a good teacher. He's good at making sure people understand what we're saying. Like Dad was telling me, you can teach someone and then you can teach and they learn and understand. More on comp - He's from La Plata and he is waiting for his visa to go to Venezuela. But there have been missionaries that have never gone to Ven cuz I guess it's hard to get into. I feel blessed to be here without problems! It seemed like right after we got here other missionaries had trouble getting in. The missionaries that wait for their visas in USA have really been thankful for their time in the states and they come in as gr8 missionaries here! So thanks to all the mish pres in the states that do a gr8 job - hint Paul : ) Comp he has like 7 months in the mish. He's the oldest of 11 siblings haha.

And now I'll try my weekly adventure in sending fotos
church is true love u
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
keep being awesome everyone!

(P.S. Reggie didn't have luck sending photos today.)