Holas!!
We had a baptism wahoooooooo!!! of Pablo y Claudia! It was great! We had it at 11 in the morning probably b4 all of you guys were awake on Saturday. I baptized Pablo and comp baptized Claudia. They're gr8! Now we need to keep them active forever. Claudia's been progressing good. She has a lot of interest in the temples and fam history. She seems to be more interested and excited bout the gospel. We were talkin with her when Pablo was changing, I think it was like Tues, and we were like, "You ready for Saturday?" She was like, "Who said I'd get baptized Saturday." haha But then she was like, "idk why, but I feel like I should get baptized this Sat (2 days ago)." She originally had planned in her head for the next Sat, like the 1st of Dec, but we didn't know ha. But I think she did some praying and received an answer wahoo! We're going to be workin with them with family night and to get started in the church. I was telling them how my parents were such a good example for me and going to church etc (they have a 3 yr old daughter). And I was like I don't remember not going to church and that their daughter is at a young enough age that she will think it's natural to go to church every week. I think Claudia really liked that haha.
On Friday we talked with one of the most favring interesting mans in the world (however u say that in good eng haha) We went to get copies from a kiosco (lil store) and we started chatting with this guy and he was telling us bout his friend who is a member and how he's in Utah now. Then he was like, "I was in USA in Houston and DC cuz I worked with NASA." I guess he invented some favring magic computer thing. He was working in NASA with his computer and he bought a house, car, etc thinkin he would stay. But his fam was in Argy and didn't want to leave so he had to choose from NASA and dolla dolla bills or his fam and like the good book says go with the fam. So he did and left everything. His computer thing is still in NASA. I think he said he had lunch with Pres. Clinton and his fam and also his lil computer helped lead into the internet. He said Bill Gates and his lawyer came to him to work with him in the states and the Pres. of NASA went to his house one day and the man wasn't home and his wife kinda like brushed him off haha. Also had a passport that could get him in and out of states when he wants cuz of his job. But his wife hid it from him cuz she didn't want him to return. He's also been to space and is one of the closest persons thats been to the Sun. I've talked with some weird Argys. Said he never studied much, but just expanded his imagination!! Call him crazy, haha. He was telling all of this stuff and comp and I were like wow!! And you can just tell he wants to go to NASA again. He's got that look on his face, like I was there, I was this close. So I met a guy who helped make internet, sort of and, been to space, etc. That dos aquis most interesting man commercial guys got nothin on Jose Maria Rivero, the man. He's also been to another galaxy.
So yeah, this week consisted of prepping Pablo y Claudia. We cleaned the font, etc. I forgot to do Usain Bolt haha.
The confirmation blessing to Claudia was good, actually gr8. Said she needs to be strong and an example to everyone. Her sis is member, less active. Pablo has 4 less active bros. He was actually baptized, but lost his records when he was 8. So he knows a lot bout church etc. His bro served a mish. We were eating with a fam and they were like, "When's Thanksgiving?" And we were like…."Today." haha forgot. The fotos look good. The beards are awesome haha.
Weather's doing good. Think I had a record week of people asking me if I'm Latino :) People automatically ask comp if he's from USA cuz he white, then they're like, "Where you from?" Some people think I'm Brazilian.
Yeah Jake! Spanish wahoooooo Esapñol es de 10!
I love baptisms and want more. I know this church is true and the gospel can bring peace in our lives.
love yalls thx for prayers y todo keep em up
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Prepping for baptism's are like prepping for the Olympics
Hi
Wahoo Pablo y Claudia went to church yesterday yeaaaaaaaahhhh!!
We had lunch with them on Saturday and we got there and Pablo was like, "I'm sick. I don't feel good. I've been up all night." And he's like, "Can you give me a blessing?" So we did. I got the privilege to do it and said that they'd be good enough to go Sunday to church and they did! Which means this Saturday they can get baptized!! We're prepping for it good. Hermana Parreño said that we should prepare for baptisms (the services, etc) like were preppin for the Olympics. She made a good point how they prep athletes all their lives for that, maybe, one moment and we need to help the investigator feel golden haha. Which means b4 I'll have to be doin the Usain Bolt dances haha jk.
I could feel your prayers bout understanding the gospel. Wow, it was incredible. I read in Alma 42 and I was like woaaah. It makes sense today. I could feel your prayers.
Haha Alyssa asked me if I'm lil trunky and No way Jose haha! I feel more focused and just ready to work cuz I know that the time isn't mine. It's like you're in the 4th quarter. Just give it your all. For all I know I have a year left cuz that's what I tell people. The best way to forget bout yourself is talkin with others. For me it is. hasta el fin No regrets! Tons of work to do. I don't want to be a trunko missionary.
That's cool that Thanksgiving's coming up. I remember last year, right as I wrote Thursday in my journal at night I was thinking like hmm somethin is today ohhhh thanksgiving lol. So I told Elder Stewart happy day haha. He was like ooooh yeeah. Pretty cool how we forgot I hope we forget. I love that part bout the mish. That you're just completely taken out of the world. I heard a Christmas song the other day and I was like weird ohhh right one month left haha.
Thanks Aaron for that letter. I love the 24hr challenge 24 hrs without complaints or critics. I'm going to defiantly do the challenge.
What else to write umm. Keep being awesome, going to church and the temple and prayers. Thanks for all the help you do. And pray that this baptism can happen! And that I can always be focused.
I'll try to send fotos to u
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
ps jake u have been called to serve in wyoming wahhoooooooo!!!!!! luv ya bro
Wahoo Pablo y Claudia went to church yesterday yeaaaaaaaahhhh!!
We had lunch with them on Saturday and we got there and Pablo was like, "I'm sick. I don't feel good. I've been up all night." And he's like, "Can you give me a blessing?" So we did. I got the privilege to do it and said that they'd be good enough to go Sunday to church and they did! Which means this Saturday they can get baptized!! We're prepping for it good. Hermana Parreño said that we should prepare for baptisms (the services, etc) like were preppin for the Olympics. She made a good point how they prep athletes all their lives for that, maybe, one moment and we need to help the investigator feel golden haha. Which means b4 I'll have to be doin the Usain Bolt dances haha jk.
I could feel your prayers bout understanding the gospel. Wow, it was incredible. I read in Alma 42 and I was like woaaah. It makes sense today. I could feel your prayers.
Haha Alyssa asked me if I'm lil trunky and No way Jose haha! I feel more focused and just ready to work cuz I know that the time isn't mine. It's like you're in the 4th quarter. Just give it your all. For all I know I have a year left cuz that's what I tell people. The best way to forget bout yourself is talkin with others. For me it is. hasta el fin No regrets! Tons of work to do. I don't want to be a trunko missionary.
That's cool that Thanksgiving's coming up. I remember last year, right as I wrote Thursday in my journal at night I was thinking like hmm somethin is today ohhhh thanksgiving lol. So I told Elder Stewart happy day haha. He was like ooooh yeeah. Pretty cool how we forgot I hope we forget. I love that part bout the mish. That you're just completely taken out of the world. I heard a Christmas song the other day and I was like weird ohhh right one month left haha.
Thanks Aaron for that letter. I love the 24hr challenge 24 hrs without complaints or critics. I'm going to defiantly do the challenge.
What else to write umm. Keep being awesome, going to church and the temple and prayers. Thanks for all the help you do. And pray that this baptism can happen! And that I can always be focused.
I'll try to send fotos to u
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
ps jake u have been called to serve in wyoming wahhoooooooo!!!!!! luv ya bro
Monday, November 12, 2012
Pretty cold for you guys up North. It was 97 heat wise here!
Holas
Ohh, it sounds pretty cold for you guys up north haha. The snow's gr8 right? Everyone here wants to see snow and think it's just gr8 ha.
The other day it was 97 heat wise and it was awesome! Pico is one of the hottest, if not the hottest in our mish yeaaaah. ha it's not even summer yet!
We had more people in church. The former pres came wahoo. There was bout 36 people, no investigators which I hate!!
We talked with a guy yesterday in the night who had a lot of interest. He's named Ricardo Enrique, bout 30 and lives alone. I felt good with his reaction he had with talking with him for a lil bit. Pablo and Claudia didn't go to church again. They just need one more time, then they can get bapt. The missionaries here have been workin with them for quite a while. They got married in July and still haven't been bapt. He was bapt but lost his records and all of his fam are like less active, but we're trying to get them to bapt.
Tuesday we had a zone mini conference, just with the missionaries in Santa Rosa (bout 2hrs from Pico) and it was gr8! Elder Jake Howard (from gville) is our ZL. He's awesome. I knew him for 1 yr in the ville of grant, but it was awesome. At the conference they talked bout basically just going all out and how some times satan puts like limits in our heads. But it's up to our faith and how hard we work and how obedient we are. I've always liked the challenge of being as obedient as possible cuz I know I can do that. It's pretty easy if you concentrate good. I'm also trying to work on my intelligenceness (knowledge) in the scriptures. That's always been pretty hard for me, but I'm workin on it. I love the B o M. I read today bout Ammon teaching King Lamoni bout God cuz we talked with a guy yesterday who said he believes in somethin greater like a God.
Funny story, we were teaching a guy in front of his house, then all of the sudden ha some drunk stopped on his bike and was like, "Alright, lets talk bout the bible. What does it say in Apocalypses 21?" haha "Do you know how many religions there are? 1350!" he said lol. We were like kinda laughing, like who is this guy. Then he left after telling us the gospel saved his life. Kinda weird haha.
The 2nd counselor in our branch was going to be the boxing champ of Argy, but went on a mission instead. He's named Ruben ¨Rocky¨ Flores. There's a few returned missionaries that are some of the less actives in our ward and i just hate how that happens. And you can tell that they lost the vision after the mish and the priorities. I remember a quote from Pres. Rose that some guy told to him. When this guy had a lot of work in a short time or somethin, but no matter what, always went and talked to people bout the gospel. Someone said to him, "You have a lot of work," But he said, "What will matter in a thousand years, if he worked a lil more or perhaps convert a family." (may have messed up the story, but it went somethin like that) That man showed that he has his priorities straight and that's somethin I want to have in my life and I'm glad for the examples of people that put the Lord in their life. 1st bcuz when all is said and done, of all the things you do in life, the important thing is if we our worthy for celestial kingdom.
love alls of yalls
love u all thx for eveything people and don't forget to put your priorities straight.
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts and pray that I can do better in remembering or my knowledge in gospel Gracias! :)
love u all u r gr8
Ohh, it sounds pretty cold for you guys up north haha. The snow's gr8 right? Everyone here wants to see snow and think it's just gr8 ha.
The other day it was 97 heat wise and it was awesome! Pico is one of the hottest, if not the hottest in our mish yeaaaah. ha it's not even summer yet!
We had more people in church. The former pres came wahoo. There was bout 36 people, no investigators which I hate!!
We talked with a guy yesterday in the night who had a lot of interest. He's named Ricardo Enrique, bout 30 and lives alone. I felt good with his reaction he had with talking with him for a lil bit. Pablo and Claudia didn't go to church again. They just need one more time, then they can get bapt. The missionaries here have been workin with them for quite a while. They got married in July and still haven't been bapt. He was bapt but lost his records and all of his fam are like less active, but we're trying to get them to bapt.
Tuesday we had a zone mini conference, just with the missionaries in Santa Rosa (bout 2hrs from Pico) and it was gr8! Elder Jake Howard (from gville) is our ZL. He's awesome. I knew him for 1 yr in the ville of grant, but it was awesome. At the conference they talked bout basically just going all out and how some times satan puts like limits in our heads. But it's up to our faith and how hard we work and how obedient we are. I've always liked the challenge of being as obedient as possible cuz I know I can do that. It's pretty easy if you concentrate good. I'm also trying to work on my intelligenceness (knowledge) in the scriptures. That's always been pretty hard for me, but I'm workin on it. I love the B o M. I read today bout Ammon teaching King Lamoni bout God cuz we talked with a guy yesterday who said he believes in somethin greater like a God.
Funny story, we were teaching a guy in front of his house, then all of the sudden ha some drunk stopped on his bike and was like, "Alright, lets talk bout the bible. What does it say in Apocalypses 21?" haha "Do you know how many religions there are? 1350!" he said lol. We were like kinda laughing, like who is this guy. Then he left after telling us the gospel saved his life. Kinda weird haha.
The 2nd counselor in our branch was going to be the boxing champ of Argy, but went on a mission instead. He's named Ruben ¨Rocky¨ Flores. There's a few returned missionaries that are some of the less actives in our ward and i just hate how that happens. And you can tell that they lost the vision after the mish and the priorities. I remember a quote from Pres. Rose that some guy told to him. When this guy had a lot of work in a short time or somethin, but no matter what, always went and talked to people bout the gospel. Someone said to him, "You have a lot of work," But he said, "What will matter in a thousand years, if he worked a lil more or perhaps convert a family." (may have messed up the story, but it went somethin like that) That man showed that he has his priorities straight and that's somethin I want to have in my life and I'm glad for the examples of people that put the Lord in their life. 1st bcuz when all is said and done, of all the things you do in life, the important thing is if we our worthy for celestial kingdom.
love alls of yalls
love u all thx for eveything people and don't forget to put your priorities straight.
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts and pray that I can do better in remembering or my knowledge in gospel Gracias! :)
love u all u r gr8
Monday, November 5, 2012
Talking with tons of people in the street
Ssupp
Pico is doing good. Its' a lot nicer then I thought. haha It's by far the nicest area I've been in (cleanness, roads etc).
It's been hot this week and I love it. My comp is a red head so haha he can't take the sun lol. I would send fotos but I forgot my things blah. We get basically lunch everyday which is awesome. The fam that is the mission fam is named fam Videla. They're awesome. They've known a lot of the comps that I've had. Like Elder Cano, Elder Sterling, Elder Himebaugh, so with the pics they show us I'm like, "He's my comp and him and him haha.
The church is kinda small here. At church there was 27 in total. The presidency, an 86 yr old man a deacon, and us 2 missionaries are the only ones with the priesthood. It kinda stinks. Like a few weeks ago they redid the presidency since the old Pres. hasn't been to church. There's a lot of less actives here too. Does anyone have advice to help them? It's a good branch, but would be even better if everyone went to church. My goal is to get every seat filled. There's 70 seats. It's totally possible!
There's a couple who want to get baptized, but they went to work in the field (don't know how you say it in english) so they were gone Sunday.
Comps great! He's from Texas. Has a funny accent lol. He had to wait for his visa in Utah for 5 months. He's funny. Talks like Jim Carry, just how he talks lol.
I'm getting used to the area. All the streets are by numbers. It goes by odds and evens. So when you ask some one where they live it's like 54372546474865437 haha. It's pretty cool. There's 4 missionaries here in Pico. On the street number 9 is the dividing place. We have the south side. The other missionaries live with us to in a house thing. One is from Virginia, Elder Dalton and the other from Chile Elder Sanhueza. They're cool.
Jake, you will be going to Bahia Blanca, yeah baby. But if I don't say that, I'ma say Africa! Yeah boy tear it up Jsmooth.
Yeah Sabrina license. Be careful on the streets. Don't drive like Argys. I love the streets rules here. Don't wreck haha.
Ohh thanks mom for those scripts from John Bytheway. I like it.
How's Alyssa doing? Do you have a belly or still flaca?
A thing that were trying to do is talk with tons of people in the street. I like it. It's fun, but you have to watch out for those Argys that can talk foreeever foreeeever lah! I can have a conversation for an hour without saying a thing lol. haha they're pretty creative in how they can just jump from topic to topic hahaha. "We want to invite you to church." "Aw thanks, I go to church. My pastor is Bob, he's from Buenos Aires, have you been to BA, it's crazy there, the world is crazy, how bout the USA, is it crazy, you're having elections soon, do you vote? how old are you? I'm 60. I was born in Mar del Plata, it's nice there, do you like the beach"...... lahh I invited you to church and you end up talking bout everything hahaha. I love it. That's where you have to learn to butt in to people. With drunks, it's even worse, lol but good times.
But yeah, we're talking with everyone in the street. Give them cards, etc. I want a baptism!!!!!!! And more members in the church. Pray for them! And investigators.
How's Lucy doing? Are you still walking her!!?
It was a record night Halloween. I saw 8 trick o treaters. Better then the 2 from last year.
I'm not used to the richness of the city. The streets seem huge and the houses are giant and also I'm sneezing cuz they actually have like plants and stuff haha. I feel lil weird with all this nice stuff haha
Oh I got Nate's package thank uuuu!!!
I think mail gets pretty slow here cuz it goes to our ZLs who are 2 hrs away and they send our stuff to us idk.
It's pretty cool being close to things too. I'm used to everything being far like 30 to 1hr away walking. I ask comp if somethings far, then in like 10 min we're there haha. We have one of the biggest areas in the mish cuz there's only 4 missionaries here.
The church is definitely true. Keep going even if someone offends. We go to church to learn, take the sacrament, etc. Not for other people.
Don't let others change u :)
I'm out
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
Pico is doing good. Its' a lot nicer then I thought. haha It's by far the nicest area I've been in (cleanness, roads etc).
It's been hot this week and I love it. My comp is a red head so haha he can't take the sun lol. I would send fotos but I forgot my things blah. We get basically lunch everyday which is awesome. The fam that is the mission fam is named fam Videla. They're awesome. They've known a lot of the comps that I've had. Like Elder Cano, Elder Sterling, Elder Himebaugh, so with the pics they show us I'm like, "He's my comp and him and him haha.
The church is kinda small here. At church there was 27 in total. The presidency, an 86 yr old man a deacon, and us 2 missionaries are the only ones with the priesthood. It kinda stinks. Like a few weeks ago they redid the presidency since the old Pres. hasn't been to church. There's a lot of less actives here too. Does anyone have advice to help them? It's a good branch, but would be even better if everyone went to church. My goal is to get every seat filled. There's 70 seats. It's totally possible!
There's a couple who want to get baptized, but they went to work in the field (don't know how you say it in english) so they were gone Sunday.
Comps great! He's from Texas. Has a funny accent lol. He had to wait for his visa in Utah for 5 months. He's funny. Talks like Jim Carry, just how he talks lol.
I'm getting used to the area. All the streets are by numbers. It goes by odds and evens. So when you ask some one where they live it's like 54372546474865437 haha. It's pretty cool. There's 4 missionaries here in Pico. On the street number 9 is the dividing place. We have the south side. The other missionaries live with us to in a house thing. One is from Virginia, Elder Dalton and the other from Chile Elder Sanhueza. They're cool.
Jake, you will be going to Bahia Blanca, yeah baby. But if I don't say that, I'ma say Africa! Yeah boy tear it up Jsmooth.
Yeah Sabrina license. Be careful on the streets. Don't drive like Argys. I love the streets rules here. Don't wreck haha.
Ohh thanks mom for those scripts from John Bytheway. I like it.
How's Alyssa doing? Do you have a belly or still flaca?
A thing that were trying to do is talk with tons of people in the street. I like it. It's fun, but you have to watch out for those Argys that can talk foreeever foreeeever lah! I can have a conversation for an hour without saying a thing lol. haha they're pretty creative in how they can just jump from topic to topic hahaha. "We want to invite you to church." "Aw thanks, I go to church. My pastor is Bob, he's from Buenos Aires, have you been to BA, it's crazy there, the world is crazy, how bout the USA, is it crazy, you're having elections soon, do you vote? how old are you? I'm 60. I was born in Mar del Plata, it's nice there, do you like the beach"...... lahh I invited you to church and you end up talking bout everything hahaha. I love it. That's where you have to learn to butt in to people. With drunks, it's even worse, lol but good times.
But yeah, we're talking with everyone in the street. Give them cards, etc. I want a baptism!!!!!!! And more members in the church. Pray for them! And investigators.
How's Lucy doing? Are you still walking her!!?
It was a record night Halloween. I saw 8 trick o treaters. Better then the 2 from last year.
I'm not used to the richness of the city. The streets seem huge and the houses are giant and also I'm sneezing cuz they actually have like plants and stuff haha. I feel lil weird with all this nice stuff haha
Oh I got Nate's package thank uuuu!!!
I think mail gets pretty slow here cuz it goes to our ZLs who are 2 hrs away and they send our stuff to us idk.
It's pretty cool being close to things too. I'm used to everything being far like 30 to 1hr away walking. I ask comp if somethings far, then in like 10 min we're there haha. We have one of the biggest areas in the mish cuz there's only 4 missionaries here.
The church is definitely true. Keep going even if someone offends. We go to church to learn, take the sacrament, etc. Not for other people.
Don't let others change u :)
I'm out
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
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