Lots of Service

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Pikzza

My birthday cake

Metta World Peace

Service

Laura mixing cement to put rocks up for decoration

Agu working

Noelia with stickers hahaha

Aloha hehe

Wow just put email 100 eh haha.

This week went good. We got a lot of work in. Then comp got sick again for like the end of the week part. We're going to the doctors friday at 11 b4 some of you are awake haha. It's kinda weird how he gets sick, then he's good. We worked really hard to start the week and it just beat him up at the end of the week. ha Who knows why he's always sick, but everything happens for a reason. You know its kinda difficult when you want to try to end your mish goin all out, but you can't leave much. But no worries. I try to do what I can. All of Saturday I worked outside with the Videlas doing service. I was like,"Need some help? I wanna help." (comp was sick and rested) I helped move bricks, put up a brick wall, move stuff. It was awwesome to do that and it makes you feel good. Also that night I was goin to leave with a member when comp was with Agu, but the member never showed up ha. I've learned you can do mish service in all sorts of ways, like washing plates, cleaning tables ha shoveling. I think, "Ok, imma mish. If I can't leave, I can at least help in somethin." haaha

We have interviews next Monday with Pres. and comps pretty excited to tell him that he's sick haha and everything that's goin on. We write him weekly, but don't receive much. I did some more sewing this week on my tie when comp was sick. My pants are clean now from the flour haha. That was pretty fun. For Sub's b-day or the new Alyssa jr we can throw flour on them hahaha.

Nico and Vero are doing alright. We had divisions and Elder Woods went with Elder Dalton and they arrived and Nico was drunk eeeeh. Which was kinda weird cuz the day b4 in our lesson with them we arrived and they were both sitting at the table reading from the BOM. They did a prayer to know where to read. They opened the book and started reading and Vero read and Nico explained. You could really feel the spirit when you walked in and it felt gr8 cuz normally there are screams or arguments (its normal ha) and it feels weird. But that day it was peaceful! But we still have faith that everything will go good. I'm not too worried. The johnny lingo (found out it's Mingo) was in a bike wreck and I think that it humbled him. He can't work for 2 yrs. He hurt his left ear thing and right shoulder, arm etc. He's doing pretty good. We passed by the clinic where he's at and he said, "Pamela and I are going to get married. I was thinking of you guys and we're going to do it" !!!! The only thing they had problems with was getting married and they want to do it now and go to the church!! That was good news at the end of the week. Then we walked to the Videlas and comp was drained. Like 15 blocks (nothin in mish terms).

I love Argy and am tryin to enjoy every moment. Like all the times we see cars almost crash and your like,"Oh" and you tighten up ha. Tryin to enjoy the bread, the loud motos (scooters). Tryin to take everythin in and enjoy it.  Also j-walking and all the kids with soccer jerseys seeing.

We found a fam that their grandma is a member but she died like a year ago, like a month after her baptism. They know a little of the church and we're tryin to invite them and get them to church. The dad's name is Juan Villada. His wife thing, Graciela and Agustina, the daughter. We were really hoping to pass by their house like Saturday, b4 church, but couldn't. He does bike races in Argy. Like he goes to Mar del Plata and other providences etc. and most of them are Sundays :) ha but he said he'd get bapt if he has that conviction that it's true.

Wahoo Jake's going to Mexyland this week. It's sweet being out of country. It's like livin upside down haha.

I'm very grateful for the gospel in my life and i know how to be happy (like the plan, god has feeling for us, holy ghost etc). It's amazing the blessing we have. I feel pretty lucky and it's good to help people understand a little more bout gospel.

know the church is true if u don't ask God for an answer and it'll come

Love
Elder Reginald Grant RoBerts
imma send fotos hopeful lee
and yeah u should get my travel plans soon

Conference & "Birday" Weekend

JAPY BIRDAY ROBERT :)

Holalalalla

Thanks for the birday wishes etc. Life is down hill from now jaja chiste love life! It was pretty fun getting smashed with flour haha. That night we were going to do "service" where they would've hit me with flour and eggs, but comp got his tooth fixed on and had pain that day, so we didn't get to change our clothes. This is how it happened - Noelia entered the house jaja and screamed, "Laura there's been an accident an accident" and comp and I looked at each other like hmm lets go see. We leave and when I pass the side of the house POW! in the face hahaha. It was pretty sweet. I thought it was funny. I didn't even think anything when Noelia was screaming accident haha and the cake was favring huge. It was gr8 too. Lauras a capa. She does all the cakes! If I were born in Argy world I'd be born officially on the 6th, with the time change thing haha.

Conference was AwESOME! I loved the talk from Pres. Monson. He said you will receive answers to your biggest questions when you're obedient. Also loved his story bout the matches hahaha. Loved the talk from Elder Holland bout keeping the faith alive and like don't give up. Uchtdorf's was gr8 bout being a light in the world. We all have those bad sick feelings that we don't want, but sometimes stays in us, but we need to turn night into day. We saw a lil of priesthood with the Videlas in Sunday morning. We went to lunch at bout 10:30-11:00 and they had the priesthood going from the night b4. Heard the talks of Uchtdorf, Eyring and Monson. I loved the part how Uchtdorf compared us to babies learning how to walk. That we fall and the parents are like we love you. You can do it, keep going! And how Heavenly Father is like that. Keep going don't give up. I've learned a lot bout that stuff on my mission from the BOM how HF wants us to keep going and use the atonement. Christ didn't suffer for us to suffer. He wants us to use it to be happy! I'll look forward to reading more.

p.s. don't send me anymore packages or things cuz we'd have to pay for it haha. I think my b-day thing is in Pico so I don't have to pay for it. It's a new rule thing. But from now on I don't want anything haha.

We got to work more this week. We had a conference in Santa Rosa with other missionaries and we learned to ¨suffer with joy¨ and comp and I looked at each other & smiled. My comp is the best example at it haha. He's always happy no matter how sick he feels. He's always doing jokes  and sometimes I ask him, "You doin ok?" (with health) and he's like I hurt but he's always happy. On my b-day they fixed his molar tooth and was in pain, but happy. I've learned a lot from him on being just happy always. He's hilarious. He was pretty good this week. He has his days and we never know when they come, but with patience and a smile everything's better and funner. We should always have fun! haha Comps also funny at telling me how short of time I have haha and during the conf talk about marriage he looks at me like "You listening? You're next mother goose." I'm like, "yeah i know!" He makes everything fun haha.

Barby went to conference on Sunday. Nico and Vero didn't. They dropped her off and left. Kinda weird ha. Thank you parents for being so good to me. There's many times where I'm like dang I've got it good in my life. My mom never screams at me, only when I hit a 3 hehe. My dad doesn't beat me, just in one on one hehe. No but for real thanks. thanku thanku That's probably the biggest thing I've learned on the mish. And once again Alyssa and Scott, you'll be gr8 parents. No worries. 1st off you're married which like 90 % of Argyworld isn't. The kid will have a mom and dad that will love them. Some don't. Sometimes I think bout other kids, "poor kid I wish I could be their parent cuz they just have it bad."

My pick for the b-day of the bebé is May 7 lucky numero 7. We get to go to the temple wahoo!!

We're really hoping that Nico y Vero can get baptized in this month. It's our goal. Keep praying for them etc.

mich will win go louis.

keep praying for me etc going hard to the end dont want to leave :(  keep reading BOM and being a light in the world i know this church is tru and that god contests prayers in his do time

Love
Elder Reginald Grant Robert
ps :) hahaha

Easter here is a big holiday!

Happy April Fools day fools haha

and HAPPY BIRFDAY ALYSSA WOW 23 ya esta vieja jajaja My prediction is that the baby leaves on Alyssa's or my birthday or if not, for sure on her own birthday haha.

Hope your Easter was all good. It's pretty cool, Easter here, it's more of like a big holiday. Like people do asados etc and it's more cooler cuz the Pope's one of us ha. It rained all day yesterday. Nico y Vero no went to the church. I have become to love the talks in church more as I search for revelation. It's awesome! It was kind of a tuff week this week. Comp was sick again. Monday he had migraines. Then like the rest of the week his stomach thing and so he called the mission dr that's in Buenos Aires. He's a yankee and he said to buy some medicine thing and it was a medicine for giraria, I think somethin like from the water or somethin and it does like work on his stomach and after that two days with the pills he (was for 5 days) wasn't feeling better, actually worse. So he called the dr and he said don't take them any more. So he stopped and seems to be doing good, back to normal. And also during the week ha he broke one of his molars, teeth thing, poor comp ha. After that happened he was pretty bummed or frustrated not being able to work, then his tooth brakes, but he's tuff and has a gr8 attitude. He's funny. He reminds me a lot of ehscott (Scott). It always stinks when you can't work much like after that week when he was sick we thought, "Wahoo, we're all good now." Then went by a week good, then got sick again. Hopefully we can go hard this week. You learn a lot of patience ha.

Conf week aaaaaaahhhh! I'm droolin, you know, after getting preseason conf from Elder Nelson. I've been waiting so bad for this weekend. It starts at 1:00 and 5:00 here. Then priesthood Sunday in the morning. Can't wait! It's such a gr8 time to receive revelation personal. From one of the talks from the special conf with Elder Bowen etc he said we need to have a specific question and ask it to God to receive the answer so we can understand the answer. Go with questions and desires. I think I was reading in Alma in the BOM and read how to get like mysteries from God or answers to questions it's repentment, faith, doing good works and praying continually and you will know the mysteries of God.

Todays Agu's bday, April fools, no jk it really is. The Videlas want to celebrate it with Me Sunday. Kinda forgot that it was my birthday lol but I don't really care. At least it'll b better then last year I hope where it was my 1st day in Tandil and yeah ha. But I think it was the fastest year of my life.

Oww, I'm holding my knee after you told me that story of that Louisville player awww. and go kobe.

The weather was pretty good until like the end of week. It's true dad, it's a lil different with Easter down south where everything's dyin and when I'm use to everything green and happy ha. I realized the leaves are like yellow which is always bad haha. I remember when I got to Argy in the winter and everything was dead and cold it was kinda like oh no i hope it doesn't always look like this here haha.

The pics look gr8. Alyssa's big. The Videlas were like, "Hey, look your sis put a new foto." They're all fans of you guys. They showed me and Hna Videla was like, "I like how she is cua." She's happy. There are other preg people and they're draggin around, but she's like I like her, she's doing gr8 and healthy and they always tell me Sub has pics with boys hahahaha.

I'll ask Laura how to do the cakes mom. They're always good. Oh, I don't have fotos of pikza from last week. We cooked its called ñoquis yesterday. They're good. They're noodles, but made from potatoes if that makes sense. They're good.

Have a gr8 conf week. Go hard and listen to the talks and the holy ghost. It's only twice a year we can hear this.
Happy birfdays alyssa's ooold hehe jk

Love
Elder Reggianito Grant Roberts
and pray that my comp won't be sick haha gracias

I'm Still in Picooo Yeaaaaahhh!!!

Holissssssssssssssssss

todo bien! IM STILL IN PICOOO YEAAAAAHHH!!! I'm soo happypypypy! No one in our district left. We're all the same. Pretty awesome. I'll end my mish here with 4 areas under my belt ha. I told comp the other day,"On my b-day I can say a year ago I was in the area." I just came from before Tandil haha I love it here!!

Yesterday at church, it was awesome. We had a special conference that happens every two years. That is that a member of the apostles comes and someone from the 70. Also they came to Buenos Aires and did a broadcast to our area of Argentina in like 106 stakes. Elder Nelson came. Didn't know he knew espñ. He talked a lot bout the family and how exaltation is a family effort. He also did something awesome, he blessed the favring country! He blessed Argy to take more interest in the gospel by our examples and they'll be more open to hear the gospel (gr8 to hear after Pope haha) He also blessed us with health to do the things we need to do according to the will of God and 2 other things awww can't remember. They're in my other agenda thing. It was gr8!! Elder Shayne Bowen (one of my favs) came too and spoke bout how to receive revelation personal, a thing that I've been working on lately and talked a lot bout how important it is to be obedient when you want to receive revelation, and also said we should go to God with a specific question so we can understand the answer. Also Hna Stevens of the primary spoke talked bout how her son served in Argy and he kept saying how gr8 the people are..true.

Nico and Vero are doin good. Nico told us Tuesday (Sunday b4 got the book of Lorenzo Snow teachings) he said, "Yeah I read that whole book and finished it at 3 am" ..... Foreeeal haha. We were so impressed! He was like,"Yeah I want to teach the class." haha Also Vero read like half of it also haha. We're trying to help them to move their excitement to read to the BOM. We had a lesson in the church with them and we watched a DVD the testaments. But they didn't go yesterday :( but still want to get bapt.

I don't know bout my plane flight thing mom. You guys will actually be getting my information, so you'll have to tell me and tell me I'm goin to south beach :) So be waiting for that. It may come soon or in like the next 2 weeks or somethin idk. It's weird to be in last transfer. I don't really believe it. It actually stinks haha but I'm goin hard to the end.

Next time you see Shawn Bradley yell Tracy McGrady and do like a tiger grawl with your hand thing (hint look it up).

How da baby doin forreeal? I bought her a lil thing to wear haha 20 pesos. Laura was like,"Hey they're selling baby clothes for 20 pesos! Go buy some." So I did. 4 dollars. What's her name goin to be? Ideas? Ochocinco is a good one :) And Alyssa and Scott if you are nervous bout bein parents don't worry. You'll be gr8. I feel bad for some of the kids here by the way their parents treat them. So don't sweat it you'll be gr8. Bought a Messi jersey Barcelona style oh yeaaah Holdstocks haha imma mother goose at buying things, but I'll get you things lol.

Our new schedule to write is 4:30 to 6. More time to write friends etc. But I just write Pres and you guys, Jake and Jeff, so you can get a lot more of my words of wisdom lol. It's kinda a bummer cuz after an hour you want to leave haha and it takes time from p-day, but whatever.

We made lunch with the Videlas Saturday cuz we did service with them and stayed to eat. Laura taught me to do pizza or how they say it here picksa or peepsa. It's pretty cool lol.

I'm excited for gen conf. Prep yourselves for it. I will! I love the Book of Mormon! There is not a day that goes by that I don't read at least 30 min from it cuz I remember that Shawna Smart told us in Sunday School that if we read 30 min a day we'll have help from angels. Since then 30 min a day and it changes your life forreal. Just do it! It happens to everyone at times that they don't feel like reading but never miss a day. Its so cool how you can pick out so many things in verses. I was reading in Mosiah 4. I love it.

Easter is more popular here. More people do it cuz there's more Catholics. The Pope thing hasn't changed anything really. I'd agree people would talk more bout religion now, but it hasn't changed much of anything. Just brings more swag to Argy like, take that, he's Argy. That's bout it and Messi is Argy.

love u all keep praying hard and reading ery day from BOM 30 min a day:)
Chauchiiiisssssssss
Élder Reggianito Grant Robertito
and feliz march madness lol

Argy Pope - Everyone's pumped!

che papa nuevo eh is the theme of the week

Yeaaaaah the Pope's Argy wahoooo! The Argy are pretty pumped about it. Kinda like, "Yeah, he's one of us." It's actually pretty cool, but at the same time its like eeeehh cuz now it give the catholics like more swag ha. I just wanna know if the Pope ever went to church haha "I'm catholic." "Do you go to church?" "Noooo not since I took the communion since I was 13 like 25 yrs ago, but I'm catholic." ha is the result to them. I actually love the catholics. They're not so like stuck up, they're cool and they'll listen. The Pope is Argy which means Argy will win the world cup. We got the Pope and Messi, yeaah. Yes, he's the 1st latino Pope so I'll be able to understand him wahoo. It's kinda like represent Argy is what we think of the Pope.

Comps doing good. He's pretty much better, for real. Pretty sweet we were able to work normal and we found Nico y Vero again yeaah! They went to church yesterday!! They're a gr8 little fam. They need to get married. She's still waiting for the divorce papers which should come soon. They're a humble fam to. They don't have much, almost nothin. They live in one of the houses her dad has, but don't have light cuz they're waiting for the money. Nico doesn't have a job. We ended a lesson with them Joseph Smith style, with a candle lit in the kitchen in the dark to see. And we went to the Videlas, like they don't have anything to eat cuz it was true and Hna. (hermana) Videla was like, "Ok, lets make them something." They're freaking saints! They made them some rice and we all went to their house, the whole fam, and gave them dinner it was awesome. The next day they were like it was a miracle! They've really changed and have become better. They need to quit smoking. Nico is hilarious. He called us and was like "Hello" in English. They're gr8. Barby needs to go to church. She was in Santa Rosa with her dad. She's awesome too.

This week we get transfers - my laaaaaaaaaaaast! Wow, it doesn't feel like it. I hope hope hope hope I end here. I love it here and don't want to leave. It's a gr8 place. It's amazing how time flies for real. There's 2 sisters in our district that are ending this week and I'm favring out like dang that's me next. I love the mission! I've really "realized"  a lot in my mission, like the stuff that matters and how gr8 my parents have been. I also agree with that missionary that dad heard that said it helped him for marriage. I'm not married, but I've learned a toooon with having to be with a comp, a tooon. You can't change your comp, but you can change you and serving them is gr8. Learned that too.

But, I've still got work to do here until the end. awww I don't want to leave.

I gave a talk yesterday bout the mission of Jesus and the plan of salvation. I did more of me just teaching then reading. It was pretty fun ha.

It was freezing here the last 3 days. awww today is normal good, but awful the other 3 days. We have 3 more days of summer then autumn  boo haha.

I'll be looking for that necklace thing. haha I need to buy things. I hate buying things, but imma do it for love for you guys hahaha. I buy the cheepest of everything :)

love u all keep being awesome keep praying for me that i can do my best etc
thx for the support. I got Jake's letter. He sounds gr8.

Elder Reginald Grant Robert del 8

Learning some domestic skills

Playing Yenga

Los Lakers drafted me. Noelia made this for me.

I won (at the laguna)

Jeni she's called. We call her Ochocinco jaja. Laura babysits her. She's a neighbor.

Sewing yeah uh me and my motha skillz

Holiiis mis Chiquitos!!!

That's great that Scott's doing well. I love the foto of Alyssa. The flia Videla were like, "Hey, Elder Robert, look at your sis. She's huge"(belly wise, they said you look gr8). They love following all the fams of everyone. Once you come here you're adopted basically by the Videla's. They're awesome!! And the Hna Videla remembers everything of us haha like a mom. Comp rested most of the week. Last Monday after writing you guys we worked for 2 hrs. Walked maybe 1 or 2 miles and he was beat and was in pain and was pretty beat during the week. But at the end it got better. I left with a member which was good. We're teaching a girlfriend of a less active. She has interest and says she wants to try it and have a spiritual experience. Pretty cool.

The Videlas did help us a ton ton this week. I did learn how to sew. Laura taught me. We sewed the back thing of one of my ties. It was fun. Also learned how to iron pants better. hahaha I iron, but it comes out the same haha jk. So it was good to learn the right way to do it. What else did I learn? Played some more card games. I dominated haha.

On Thursday we went to Santa Rosa for a meeting with the zone (not with pres). It was good. Comp was beat after as you can imagine cuz we had to wake up at 5 and 2 hrs to and from Santa Rosa. Also that day was when Noelia and Agu started school. They were so excited to start hahaha not. Well I think Noelia was cuz she was so hipped up on showing off her swag with the new 1D shirt she received from you guys. I'm still the man at serving mate. Too bad we can't drink it haha.

We went to the Drs Friday after comps week of rest and they said the pain will go away with time and to keep taking the medicines good and not eating like heavy stuff and sauces etc. They said nothing of kidney stones so I guess that theory went out the door, thankfully haha. So we'll be able to work more this week. He'll still continue to have days where he looks like Rocky after a fight and days like today where he has energy. Like being pregnant, really haha.

I didn't get Jake's email, but don't worry Jake. I was the favring worst in espñ. The thing that really helped me is to love it cuz there will be missionaries that will hate it for their whole mission and they always talk English. It's a pain at first. I feel what you're going thru, but just hang in there and just remember that one day you'll be reading in the ensign or somethin and you'll think, "Why am I reading in English, oh wait its espñ." Or you'll be praying in espñ and end it and be surprised that you did it all in espñ without thinking. With time it will all come. Once you get to mexico is when you'll learn the most. Just keep focused on how you're doing and not others cuz there will be others that will learn fast. I didn't haha tu puedes hacer lo!!! I remember each night in bed I would say, "la iglesia de jesucristo de los santos de los ultimos dias" and it was soooo hard for me to remember. Hang in there! :)

It was pretty funny at church or b4 I was preparing to learn a ton cuz I wanted to receive inspiration, feel the spirit, etc. and it ends up the favring theme of the day was marriage and having a family… hahaha. I told comp that after and we got a good laugh at it. I'm like, "Hey, I've still got time in the mission." Comps pretty funny bout saying how old I am. We were in lunch and he said mayonnaise (maonase how ever u spell it) and mayo is the month of may. So he was like mayonnaise hmmm like mayo hmm like when you leave hahaha. I was like, hey not funny haha jk. I'm persevering until the end. I have no idea how to spell perserving ???

The mish is once in a lifetime. Don't want to leave. I heart Argyworld :)

Love yall
keep it groovy the church is true if u don't know it, pray to know and you'll know
Love
Elder Reg Grant Rob

Feeling for my sick Comp

Holis (oh lees)

Dang that stinks that Scott's in the hospital. Hope you get beettter soon! My comp has been in the hospital too. He still has pains in his stomach and they did a lil pregnant check thing with that cream and they put it on your stomach like they do to Alyssa haha. It was pretty funny. We went Tuesday to the Drs 3 times cuz we'd go there, do lil somethin and they'd say, "Come back at 1" or somethin so we did that Tues. That's when he got his stomach scanned. We were with the Videlas. They are gr8. They help us with everything. Agu is the chauffeur and the fam accompanies us ha. Then they told us to return Friday to the Drs for the results and they say he's in the beginning process of kidney stones and bacteria in his intestines.  Oow! And he's taking medicine and stuff to make it smaller and the doc told him he needs to rest until Friday (this Friday). He can't walk more than 1 kilometro so that's how the last week was and how this coming week will be. We have an appointment Friday with doc. Until then comp has to rest. Ima leave with some members Tuesday and Thursday. It's kinda hard when there's bout 3 others that attend that have the high priest and they work and stuff. Tonight we'll work some since we haven't worked much. Almost nothin the last wk. When I'm gone Agu would be with comp. The Videlas help us a ton. I think it was a blessing that comp came here to be sick. There's not much you can do ha. I've learned some card games with the Videlas, washed dishes etc. Comp's doin ok, not like horrible. He just has sharp pains in his stomach and sides. There's days where he looks better then others and has less pain. Hna Videla told me this is what it'll be like when your wife's pregnant hahaha. So I'm gettin practice at taking care of my dear comp hahahaha. Hopefully he can get better and we can get back to a normal schedule. Comp also has to eat like white rice, white noodles, crackers, toast etc. nothin too heavy. It's weird being limited to work, like you can't do much. Thankfully we can be with the Videlas and they can entertain us and so we're not going crazy in our apartment. I think Ima learn how to sow (how do u spell sow ha) (sew) I know how to, but don't. They're going to teach me. I have to fix the back of my ties. It's cool being in the lives of Argys. They like mate and I've learned how to prepare it. "Hey, Elder Robert, want to prepare mate?" "You got it!" haha

So what else? We went to Nico y Veros other new house, but they told us that they went back to their house. wahoo! Closer to church. We're still teachin Claudia (sis of vero) and son Jorge. She also has 2 more sons that are 9 and 14. They want to get bapt. We haven't seen Felix in weeks and haven't really had time to see Ana. It was a bday party of her kid one day. Hopefully we can work more this week.

This is day one of the 3 week transfer thing, so after 3 weeks is when we start the next 6 wk transfer which would be my last. So I'll be here for at least 3 more weeks and hopefully stay and end here in Pico por favor!

I was reading in Alma 41 and it's a pretty sweet chapter. I like how it kinda explains that you'll know if you'll be worthy in the judgement. Also, I like chapter 40. Those 2 are gr8 and in one of those chapters it says in, what's it called in English umm, spirit world, in the prison you won't have any feelings from the spirit! Daaaang, that would be horrrible! Like it really stuck out to me that time. The weather is getting a lil colder :( stop stealing the heat ha and since dad asked me if the mornings are darker I've noticed they are.

Hope you all are good this next week and you guys can feel better especially (eh)scott they say it like that ehscott.
love u all keep prayig for us
imma try to send some fotos
Love
Elder Regerts G Robgie
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