Hola there!
Yesterday we had the baptism of Esevan Bassaga, Jr. His dad did the
baptism for him (his dad has been menos activo the last few yrs but
now is doing gr8). His dad received the priesthood so he could bapt his
son right after church, then he ordained his son a deacon. It was sweet!
We were going to have 4 in total yesterday baptisms, but the oldest
daughter of Patrcia got kinda scared and didn't want to come to church.
So Patricia and the rest of her fam went to church. Then comp went on
splits with the other elders and went to the house of hers with the mom
and a member with a car to try to help her and stuff, but she didn't
feel quite ready yet. The mom didn't want to get baptized without her
kids. No doubt they'll get baptized soon. The mom wants to so bad. She is
gr8. The bishop said a quote that I liked bout her. He said that she could
easily be a Relief Society Pres some day. So we're goin to talk
tomorrow bout when we are goin to have the baptism. Maybe this Saturday,
between conference or the 8th or 7th. But hey, the sun shines every day! No
woorries that she'll be baptized! It's all good!
Also yesterday, the family that lives below us attended church.
They're an awesome family and we always see them and I've always wanted
to talk to them, like teach them, etc. So we finally did last Monday
night. And 6 of them attended. 4 can get baptized cuz of their age. It'll
be 5 baptisms after 29th of March cuz the girl turns 8 and we're goin to have a
lil family nite with them tonight. Comp made a lil cake thing for her.
The gma of the mom is a member and she knows some bout the church. They
aren't married. The dad its pretty cool. He is from the same neighborhood
as the sooccer player Messi and they were on the same club team. So
that was a cool fact that he knows Messi (or did better said).
Monica has been hard to find lately. I think she's been sick the last few days.
Sent Alyssa a bday card today feliz cumple.
The weather has been getting colder. It's like early October weather haha.
But the good thing is that it doesn't snow. I got the lil invitation from
Elena the other day and a lil postcard from gam Merlyn! Muchas gracias!
Wahhoo! She's going too get baptized. I was baptized 8 of April, almost the
7th.
CONFERNCE wahooo! I'm so xited for it! It always is gr8! We will be
watching conf in Centro. Wahoo Centro! We have it 1 to 3, then 5 to 7 both
days. Then priesthood is at 9 to 11at night, but we attend in the morning
on Sunday to watch it like 10 to 12. Ugh I'm so xited! I love reading the
Ensigns Lihona magazines and really love learning from the latter day
prophets. Is it Saturday yet?
Wahoo Final 4! In the rivalry game, UK v Louis, I pick UK. Then Kansas
69-73. Jazz v Hawks - 4 ots. Haha, that would've ended like the
time I wake up each morning lol.
Anywaysss, we'll be passin by Catriel more this week. The leaf colors?
hmm they might change. I'll pay better attention haha. Yeah Sub! Getting her
cast off. The advice I'd give. 1st thing u do is go run a mile as fast as
u can. I heard that helps hahaha chiste.
All my clothes are in good shape. I'm glad I already went thru a winter
for the experience. We need to figure out how our lil heater works lol.
But it's not thaaat cold yet.
Pres sent us a good job letter thing on baptisms so far this month. We
have like 106 as a mish and in the last 16 yrs in the months it hasn't
been this high.
Haha yesterday after the bapt, we were all laughin at me trying to say
this really hard tongue twister word hahaha. It was gr8! it's
Otorrinonaringologo. Yep that is a word in espñ. It means a nose and
throat Dr. haha They were like, "Say it again, say it again!" I was like,
"Otoringolingolingoglo." hahaha Funny people! That'd make a gr8 middle name.
It's the last week of the transfer and we're going to tear it up!
Gracias por todo ,yo recibi la carta de Chalo, me encanta la comida
aca hay muchos fideos y carne tambien hay mucho milanesas y pan con
cada comida jaja
les aman mucho de futbol cada persona saben como hacer cosas con la
pelota tienen mucho orgullo en Messi hay un hombre que se fue a Peru
para servir una mision no se su apellido. estamos en atoño y tengo
frio jaja pero por lo menos no hay nieve jaja
gracias por todo con mucho amor
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Zone Conference & Miracles
Holaaa people
We are on a lil late today cuz we just got done with zone conference and it was gr8! President is one of the coolest people of all time nbd! I love how he always talks bout vision and stuff. It was my 3rd zone conference and I understood it all! It was gr8 to finally understand him haha. Also, I got to see Elder Stewart. Hes' a zone leader in MDP somewhere and he told me Cicilia, the mom that had the kid who is special, finally got baptized! wahooo! And he said Melanie is planning to go visit the temple!! Also, I probably saw Elder Acosta, my 1st zone leader who is now assistant, for like the last time cuz he leaves in like 2 weeks. He's a capo for real!
Dang this week was gr8! We saw some miracles I'd say. 1st off, remember Estevan Bassaga? He's less active, has a son named Estevan also who is 13. And then there is Patricia the sister of Estevan Sr. She listened to the missionary discussions with her bro like 10 yrs ago, but didn't get baptized cuz her hubbyman didn't like the church. And they were just together so she couldn't. But 10 yrs later she lives across from Estevan Sr. She also has 2 daughters who can get baptized, Abril (12) Sofia (10). The bishop talked with Estevan Sr. and said that if he comes to church and stuff and changes a lil he can baptize those 4 this Sunday!!! Estevan Sr. is pumped to baptize his son Estevan, Patricia, Abril, and Sofia. We're having the baptisms Sunday. We taught Patricia, me and Elder Muñoz, on divisions when I was with Elder Cano like my 2nd weeks here in MDP. We finally found her at her bros house Monday and she told us her schedule. She is so excited to get baptized. She's got a million dollar smile. It's been a while that we've been trying to baptize Estevan Jr. but he just wasn't progressing much and they never really went to church. It's cool to see the puzzle pieces all fall into place. Also, Monica was with her sis like the whole week. We found her Saturday and she was like, "Church was awesome and all the kids loved it." We had lunch with a member who works in primary and she said the kids were reading and participating, etc. So we can baptize them maybe not this Saturday but next. Between conference maybe. They just need too attend twice, and if they appear ready we can baptize them. So if all goes gr8 and dandy when we wake up on April Fools Day we could have 9 baptisms. And 10 in this transfer (with Catriel)!!! Pretty nuts! There is also Yanina who is the lady that has attended the church the last 4 yrs, but never got baptized. We're working and hoping that her hubby can baptize her between conference. It'd be a ¨March madness miracle in Mar del Plata¨ yeah I just made that up lol! It'd be gr8 to have them all baptized. Please keep praying for them and stuff. Wahoo I'm pumped!
Ariel, Gustavo and Catriel didn't attend church cuz they were in the hospital with the lil kid with broken leg. Monia and her kid's didn't attend yesterday. She has the kids every other week and when she doesn't have them she goes and visits her sister. That's why its been hard to find her but the kids were going to ask their dad if they could go to church, but none of them did. But this week she has the kids and so we can teach them (they switch Sunday nights).
Yesterday we were approached by a man. And he's like, "Hey Elders!" and whenever someone says Elders here and we don't know them, it's like ¨wait a minute, what did u say? ¨ haha He is a less active and he prayed for help like 30 seconds b4 we saw each other in the street. So that was pretty cool to hear. We'll talk to him this week.
Dad asked if it's reverent here in church haha. Umm sometimes. They're gr8 in sacrament meeting. b4 not really. But during yes and between classes haha no. Comp and I were in the lil ¨gym¨ area while waiting for the other ward to end classes and lil kids were running etc and I said to Comp (or thought it, can't remember) ¨Welcome to church in Argy¨ haha. But they're really good in sacrament meeting, but after everyone has to talk with everyone lol. But it's good that they're friendly at least haha.
We spend our time some days passing by houses that we have maybe 2 or 3 set appointments. But with the time in between we go to people's houses that would be there at that time. If not, we pass by the old investigators. We've kinda started more of that. We try to find people. The rule goal thing is to find 2 new investigators a day. In zone conf today Pres said there is 800,000 people in MDP. There definitely will be a temple here some day and in Bahia. The mission is growing like crazy. Pres said we've always had around 160 to 170 missionaries here and now by the time he leaves in June we'll have 240 missionaries in the mish. I liked how Pres said today the Lord is sending missionaries here because it will grow. It's gr8!!! For example the Elders in Colinas (in our district) have a pretty big house, I guess, and next transfer they're will be 6 Elders in that house. Our mission boundaries are pretty big. I think like from MDP to Bahia is 9 hrs. Then on the other side of Bahia is all of the the state ¨La Pampa,¨ but I guess we only use like half of the whole state cuz there is nothing passed mid way in La Pampa. That is also like 5 to 9 hrs the other way from Bahia. So from the Pampa to MDP is a long ride lol and MDP is like one of the biggest growing places. I feel blessed to serve here. btw we had zone conf with all the elders in MDP, like probably like 35 to 40 missionaries. Pretty sweet.
I remember dad asked me if I drink the water, like 2 weeks ago, but for some reason never answered. I always remembered it except when I'm writing. Yes, I drink the water. It just took like a week to get used to haha.
Well, I don't think i have anything else. It's getting dark outside :/ hah. And it's like 4 where you are. Oh and I'm pumped for conference. It'll be awesome.
My espñ is doing gr8. It pretty much is to the point where it has ¨clicked.¨ It's still a lil hard to talk cuz it takes more thinking, but its going good. I did get V's email. Hey Dad and V, your middle name is a word in espn. It means ¨he/she/it read.¨ Cool right? V you're 2 /3 espñ, Dad 1/3, Scott also 100% haha. Dont know why I put that.
gracias por todo no recibi el mensaje de Chalo que mama dijo que el envio gracias por sus oraciones y todo pero yo recuerdo el idioma que estaba pensando que chalo capaz (would know, dang forgot the word lol) es en chile no Peru pero tambien escuche que hay otro idioma en Peru pero que se yo jaja mei encanta la frase que se yo
Thanks. Love u all. Keep up the prayers.
Con amor
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
And also b4 I forget. It's funny, people ask me if I'm either from Argy or Brazil sometimes cuz I'm tan like them. ¨Hey where you from? Brazil?¨ The other day a guy said, "I haven't seen many missionaries like you...you're from Argy right? Cuz all of you guys are from USA.¨
We are on a lil late today cuz we just got done with zone conference and it was gr8! President is one of the coolest people of all time nbd! I love how he always talks bout vision and stuff. It was my 3rd zone conference and I understood it all! It was gr8 to finally understand him haha. Also, I got to see Elder Stewart. Hes' a zone leader in MDP somewhere and he told me Cicilia, the mom that had the kid who is special, finally got baptized! wahooo! And he said Melanie is planning to go visit the temple!! Also, I probably saw Elder Acosta, my 1st zone leader who is now assistant, for like the last time cuz he leaves in like 2 weeks. He's a capo for real!
Dang this week was gr8! We saw some miracles I'd say. 1st off, remember Estevan Bassaga? He's less active, has a son named Estevan also who is 13. And then there is Patricia the sister of Estevan Sr. She listened to the missionary discussions with her bro like 10 yrs ago, but didn't get baptized cuz her hubbyman didn't like the church. And they were just together so she couldn't. But 10 yrs later she lives across from Estevan Sr. She also has 2 daughters who can get baptized, Abril (12) Sofia (10). The bishop talked with Estevan Sr. and said that if he comes to church and stuff and changes a lil he can baptize those 4 this Sunday!!! Estevan Sr. is pumped to baptize his son Estevan, Patricia, Abril, and Sofia. We're having the baptisms Sunday. We taught Patricia, me and Elder Muñoz, on divisions when I was with Elder Cano like my 2nd weeks here in MDP. We finally found her at her bros house Monday and she told us her schedule. She is so excited to get baptized. She's got a million dollar smile. It's been a while that we've been trying to baptize Estevan Jr. but he just wasn't progressing much and they never really went to church. It's cool to see the puzzle pieces all fall into place. Also, Monica was with her sis like the whole week. We found her Saturday and she was like, "Church was awesome and all the kids loved it." We had lunch with a member who works in primary and she said the kids were reading and participating, etc. So we can baptize them maybe not this Saturday but next. Between conference maybe. They just need too attend twice, and if they appear ready we can baptize them. So if all goes gr8 and dandy when we wake up on April Fools Day we could have 9 baptisms. And 10 in this transfer (with Catriel)!!! Pretty nuts! There is also Yanina who is the lady that has attended the church the last 4 yrs, but never got baptized. We're working and hoping that her hubby can baptize her between conference. It'd be a ¨March madness miracle in Mar del Plata¨ yeah I just made that up lol! It'd be gr8 to have them all baptized. Please keep praying for them and stuff. Wahoo I'm pumped!
Ariel, Gustavo and Catriel didn't attend church cuz they were in the hospital with the lil kid with broken leg. Monia and her kid's didn't attend yesterday. She has the kids every other week and when she doesn't have them she goes and visits her sister. That's why its been hard to find her but the kids were going to ask their dad if they could go to church, but none of them did. But this week she has the kids and so we can teach them (they switch Sunday nights).
Yesterday we were approached by a man. And he's like, "Hey Elders!" and whenever someone says Elders here and we don't know them, it's like ¨wait a minute, what did u say? ¨ haha He is a less active and he prayed for help like 30 seconds b4 we saw each other in the street. So that was pretty cool to hear. We'll talk to him this week.
Dad asked if it's reverent here in church haha. Umm sometimes. They're gr8 in sacrament meeting. b4 not really. But during yes and between classes haha no. Comp and I were in the lil ¨gym¨ area while waiting for the other ward to end classes and lil kids were running etc and I said to Comp (or thought it, can't remember) ¨Welcome to church in Argy¨ haha. But they're really good in sacrament meeting, but after everyone has to talk with everyone lol. But it's good that they're friendly at least haha.
We spend our time some days passing by houses that we have maybe 2 or 3 set appointments. But with the time in between we go to people's houses that would be there at that time. If not, we pass by the old investigators. We've kinda started more of that. We try to find people. The rule goal thing is to find 2 new investigators a day. In zone conf today Pres said there is 800,000 people in MDP. There definitely will be a temple here some day and in Bahia. The mission is growing like crazy. Pres said we've always had around 160 to 170 missionaries here and now by the time he leaves in June we'll have 240 missionaries in the mish. I liked how Pres said today the Lord is sending missionaries here because it will grow. It's gr8!!! For example the Elders in Colinas (in our district) have a pretty big house, I guess, and next transfer they're will be 6 Elders in that house. Our mission boundaries are pretty big. I think like from MDP to Bahia is 9 hrs. Then on the other side of Bahia is all of the the state ¨La Pampa,¨ but I guess we only use like half of the whole state cuz there is nothing passed mid way in La Pampa. That is also like 5 to 9 hrs the other way from Bahia. So from the Pampa to MDP is a long ride lol and MDP is like one of the biggest growing places. I feel blessed to serve here. btw we had zone conf with all the elders in MDP, like probably like 35 to 40 missionaries. Pretty sweet.
I remember dad asked me if I drink the water, like 2 weeks ago, but for some reason never answered. I always remembered it except when I'm writing. Yes, I drink the water. It just took like a week to get used to haha.
Well, I don't think i have anything else. It's getting dark outside :/ hah. And it's like 4 where you are. Oh and I'm pumped for conference. It'll be awesome.
My espñ is doing gr8. It pretty much is to the point where it has ¨clicked.¨ It's still a lil hard to talk cuz it takes more thinking, but its going good. I did get V's email. Hey Dad and V, your middle name is a word in espn. It means ¨he/she/it read.¨ Cool right? V you're 2 /3 espñ, Dad 1/3, Scott also 100% haha. Dont know why I put that.
gracias por todo no recibi el mensaje de Chalo que mama dijo que el envio gracias por sus oraciones y todo pero yo recuerdo el idioma que estaba pensando que chalo capaz (would know, dang forgot the word lol) es en chile no Peru pero tambien escuche que hay otro idioma en Peru pero que se yo jaja mei encanta la frase que se yo
Thanks. Love u all. Keep up the prayers.
Con amor
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
And also b4 I forget. It's funny, people ask me if I'm either from Argy or Brazil sometimes cuz I'm tan like them. ¨Hey where you from? Brazil?¨ The other day a guy said, "I haven't seen many missionaries like you...you're from Argy right? Cuz all of you guys are from USA.¨
Monday, March 12, 2012
BUENAS!
Watsup people?
Buenas
I think one of the coolest things people do here is make it known when
they enter the room. It's awesome. They yell, "Buenas!" which means they're sayin,
"Good day!" I love it hahaha, but it's a lil informal for us to say as missionaries haha.
Anyways, the week went gr8, especially yesterday. We had Monica and her 3
kids attend church. She told us Saturday night that she now has to work
Sunday mornings until like the 6th of April and so we were like, "Uhhhh
nooo," cuz that would've put her baptism off til like mid of April. But we
said if she prayed with her fam that she can attend church then the
Lord will help her. Then Sunday morning she got a phone call saying that
she didn't have work. So she was like, "Buenos, lets go to church!" Wahoooo!
That was awesome! The kids liked it too. I heard the kid, the youngest (9),
come out and say, "Today we learned bout book of mormon and etc…." but
all excited and the girl (11) came out like skipping to her mom after
church! Sweet! We are also workin with a women. Her hubby is a member but
she isn't. She's been attending church for like 4 yrs and has like no
problems with anything, except she doesn't have a testimony of the Book of
Mormon. So we challenged the hubby and her to read together and she was
all down for it. She could really get bapt like right now if she
wanted. We're just helping her to get a testimony. Ariel and Gustavo y
Catriel didn't attend church, but were hoping to bapt them 2. Perhaps
Gustavo might be 1st cuz he doesn't smoke as much as Ariel. Then there
is Estevan Bassaga, his dad is less active, but he hasn't been bapt. He
has 12 yrs, but we're really trying to work hard to maybe bapt all of
them this month. 7 in total!!
I got the package, mom, and dearelders from Alyssa and Chelsea! Gracias
for them! I'm enjoying them.
Dad asked if the people stay up late cuz of weird school schedules, etc. I
asked Elder Cano a while ago, "What time do u eat dinner at your house?" "Ehh
9." hahaha what r u crazy? hahaha So it is pretty normal for people to stay
up late haha. And plus they have extra sleep time in the afternoon
so that helps them be able to stay up later without worries haha.
It hasn't really rained much thankfully. Its been threatening but we've
been good so far!
How's Lucy doing? Pretty good, there is a family in our ward and the
mom just had her baby and they named it Lucia Mia which means, "My Lucy"
pretty much in English. Probably the coolest name here besides
Salvador(Savior) or Guadalupe hahaha.
Also, this last week we've been workin more on the areas that haven't really
been worked in in a while or we don't have many investigators there and we found a
few people with interest, which is sweet.
Hope you have a gr8 time watching ball. You'd all be proud about how much I
don't talk bout it and stuff. Hope the Utes win it all :)
hmm what else. Thanks for all your prayers, thoughts, etc. They're always needed.
Keep being cool like you do. Go to church. Have faith.
Now I'll write in espñ to chalo
Hola Chalo todo bien el otro dia yo escuche que hay otra idioma en
Peru yo olvide el nomre de la idioma ¨quistec¨ jaja no se pero estaba
pensando si usted sabe como hablar en esa idioma? y donde aprendio
hablar en ingles? en escuela o Musica? tengo mucho respeto por las
personas que aprendieron otra idioma
Gracias por todo
Dios vive y nos ama y siempre esta para nosotros
Con muchisimo amor
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
Hasta la proxima Semana
Buenas
I think one of the coolest things people do here is make it known when
they enter the room. It's awesome. They yell, "Buenas!" which means they're sayin,
"Good day!" I love it hahaha, but it's a lil informal for us to say as missionaries haha.
Anyways, the week went gr8, especially yesterday. We had Monica and her 3
kids attend church. She told us Saturday night that she now has to work
Sunday mornings until like the 6th of April and so we were like, "Uhhhh
nooo," cuz that would've put her baptism off til like mid of April. But we
said if she prayed with her fam that she can attend church then the
Lord will help her. Then Sunday morning she got a phone call saying that
she didn't have work. So she was like, "Buenos, lets go to church!" Wahoooo!
That was awesome! The kids liked it too. I heard the kid, the youngest (9),
come out and say, "Today we learned bout book of mormon and etc…." but
all excited and the girl (11) came out like skipping to her mom after
church! Sweet! We are also workin with a women. Her hubby is a member but
she isn't. She's been attending church for like 4 yrs and has like no
problems with anything, except she doesn't have a testimony of the Book of
Mormon. So we challenged the hubby and her to read together and she was
all down for it. She could really get bapt like right now if she
wanted. We're just helping her to get a testimony. Ariel and Gustavo y
Catriel didn't attend church, but were hoping to bapt them 2. Perhaps
Gustavo might be 1st cuz he doesn't smoke as much as Ariel. Then there
is Estevan Bassaga, his dad is less active, but he hasn't been bapt. He
has 12 yrs, but we're really trying to work hard to maybe bapt all of
them this month. 7 in total!!
I got the package, mom, and dearelders from Alyssa and Chelsea! Gracias
for them! I'm enjoying them.
Dad asked if the people stay up late cuz of weird school schedules, etc. I
asked Elder Cano a while ago, "What time do u eat dinner at your house?" "Ehh
9." hahaha what r u crazy? hahaha So it is pretty normal for people to stay
up late haha. And plus they have extra sleep time in the afternoon
so that helps them be able to stay up later without worries haha.
It hasn't really rained much thankfully. Its been threatening but we've
been good so far!
How's Lucy doing? Pretty good, there is a family in our ward and the
mom just had her baby and they named it Lucia Mia which means, "My Lucy"
pretty much in English. Probably the coolest name here besides
Salvador(Savior) or Guadalupe hahaha.
Also, this last week we've been workin more on the areas that haven't really
been worked in in a while or we don't have many investigators there and we found a
few people with interest, which is sweet.
Hope you have a gr8 time watching ball. You'd all be proud about how much I
don't talk bout it and stuff. Hope the Utes win it all :)
hmm what else. Thanks for all your prayers, thoughts, etc. They're always needed.
Keep being cool like you do. Go to church. Have faith.
Now I'll write in espñ to chalo
Hola Chalo todo bien el otro dia yo escuche que hay otra idioma en
Peru yo olvide el nomre de la idioma ¨quistec¨ jaja no se pero estaba
pensando si usted sabe como hablar en esa idioma? y donde aprendio
hablar en ingles? en escuela o Musica? tengo mucho respeto por las
personas que aprendieron otra idioma
Gracias por todo
Dios vive y nos ama y siempre esta para nosotros
Con muchisimo amor
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
Hasta la proxima Semana
Monday, March 5, 2012
Liahona Photo
Livin the dream no big deal!
It's that wonderful time of the year here. Kids are starting school, haha. It's pretty weird. Shouldn't they just be finishing soon? haha But their school year is March to early December. And they have different hours for each grade thing. There are some kids that go in the morning 7 to 1. Then I think there is a group 1 to 5 and then like 5 to 9. haha Pretty weird that they don't do it all at the same time. So that is a good excuse for people to not let us in haha.
It was pretty cool, that lady that I gave the blessing to came to church yesterday. And that was way awesome for her and me. She then bore her testimony and thanked me for the blessing and said it was sensational. That was pretty cool!
I would have loved to have seen Craig and Jodi tear up the dance floor haha! That's awesome lol. But send me pics of it and anything else u have.
I think the Liahona with me in it is spanishized cuz I've noticed that there is a lot more stories about s. america then b4, so I do think it is a special spanish version and I will try to sneak away with it or find another copy. But the pics are from my very 1st Saturday in Argyworld and I had no idea what people were saying hahaha jrkhrhgkr. The Fees are also in it too.
Catriel and his dad and the dad's friend attended church. I think it's becoming more of a routine for them. I think Catriel really likes primary. They also played some soccer at the church after one of our lessons and they really liked that Gustavo, the friend, said he made a goal and I asked him if he did a dance after hahaha.
I haven't received the package yet haha. But it'll come some day. hmm for my bday? idk what I want. You don't have to go all out. You can just surprise me or something. Dang, I'm almost 20 :/ but Alyssa's older.
Monica didn't attend church. Dang it, she had to work.
Bret is right, I try to think in as much espñ as I can. It helps a lot. I'm also working on moving my mouth more when I talk hahaha instead of mumbling cuz its hard to mumble and get away with it ha.
A thing to help me with knowing where people live, I kinda made my own map of the area and put where people live and also I'm filling it in with former inv so where ever we go there will be a house to go by.
I love teaching the gospel to people and helping them find the truth. I'll still never forget how much Melanie (Olavarria) changed after receiving the holy ghost and that gives me more motivation to help change people. She's a totally different person now, its incredible!
Keep going to church and doin what u do. Choose the right and keep ballin haha jk
oh and ps i haven't recieved the dearelder from Chelsea yet.
with much love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Catriel Cejas baptism!
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Elder Himebaugh, Elder Roberts, Bishop Mancuso, Gustavo, Hermano Kostiouk, Hermono Valdes,
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We Baptized Catriel Cejas yesterday, the 10 yr old and he chose me to do the baptizing. It was pretty sweeeet! We did it right after church and the confirmation. Haha we had to go search for them in the morning. He and his 2 lil bros, dad and Gustavo, friend of the dad, came! It was funny, while I was in the water and Catriel was coming he was like, "No it's too scary." haha The water was a lil high and he was lil timid but after like 4 min of talkin him into it we did it. He wanted to be close to the rail so I kinda baptized him facing the stairs and him right by the handle hahaha. Funny kid. I love him.
Just found out like 6 min ago via email the name of our new mission president ..Manuel Parreño he's 53 yrs and is from Pau Gasol's home country Spain! Wahoooo we have a latino wahooo! That was pretty cool news!
Comp's doin good. Last time I think I put that he has like 6 months, he has almost 8. He's only a transfer behind me. He loves speakin in eng :( haha I always keep reminding him to speak espn lol. But it's all good.
b4 church yesterday we went thru our book with invest in there and the bishop looked at all the names where he lives and I guess there are quite a few people that have been to church a lot, but for some reason they haven't been baptized. So tomorrow when we work in ¨lomas del golf,¨ its like a lil neighborhood where bish lives, we'll be passing by a bunch of houses and hopefully we can find some people to baptize in a few weeks.
We found an awesome inv on like Wednesday. Her name is Monica Bravo and her sis y bro-in-law are members and she always sees the missionaries at her sis house (in different city) and so she is interested in our message y actually cried after the closing prayer.
Kinda had a slow week in finding people to teach ha and comp is lil frustrated bout that. So i'd cheer him up, "Don't woorrrry, it's all good. Just have to keep chugging." Marta didn't attend church. She's always hard to find at her house. But we're tryin.
Wheat Thins won the dunk contest awwww yeaaahh..k I'll stop talkin bout ball :)
With Elder Cano, in the past transfer, we found a ton of people and now we're trying to get them baptized. I have faith that we can get some more soon.
hmm can't find me in Liahona. That's weird idk maybe you can search the internet like Missionary activity in Olavarria. hmm I'll take a pic and show it to you if i can figure this photo thing out in this computer place.
Espñ is doing good. Stuff seems to come out more smooth now. It's pretty cool and sometimes I can say the words I want to if like I was speakin in Eng.
It's been pretty cloudy and lil cold this week. uh oh Autumns coming.
It's pretty cool, lately I've been reading more like any cool story from the liahona or teachings from Pres Kimball and stuff like that. I like learning bout the gospel.
I haven't gotten the package cuz I guess we don't get mail the week after transfers. So tomorrow I'm like 100% sure haha.
Congrats Jodi and Sim! It's the big week!
Oh almost forgot. I gave my 1st blessing for the sick. We were walkin and across the street where an hermana lives she was yelling, "Elders Elders," so we went over and she was like, "My stomach hurts and I can't keep anything down." So she asked for a blessing and she chose me cuz she knows me more. So I was like sweet ok. And she's less active in the summer cuz she always works on Sundays and cuz she feels sick. But in the prayer I felt prompted to say that you can feel better and take the sacrament each week and it seemed a lil weird to say it cuz she just got done telling us that she always works. So I followed the spirit and said it and right after the blessing she was like, "Can you guys bring me the sacrament tomorrow (sun)?" It was pretty cool.
I know this church is true and I love preaching the gospel.
Keep goin to church and hangin in there. You're never alone!
Love Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
Now I'm goin to try and send fotos.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
New Companion - Elder Himebaugh from Utah
Hola buen dia todo bien como andan
This week (end of last week) was the ending of transfers and my boy Elder Cano has been transferred to where? Olavarria hahaha! But he's in the other area where Elder Muñoz was. He's like 5 to 10 min in taxi from where I started. It was kinda weird cuz he only had 4 months here in Mar del Plata, and everyone will be missing him here. The members love him cuz he's like a big kid haha and also he will be Zone leader in my old area. So he was pretty pumped up about that.
My new comp is from UT. Elder Himebaugh, Hime bah. Or I might start calling him Hansbrough. He has almost 7 months in the mish, but b4 the mish he studied espñ in HS and college and was in the advanced espñ group in MTC and had a latin comp and everything there so he's pretty much fluent which is pretty cool. So that's the big news. He's from Sandy, went to Brighton. When he got off the bus this morning I saw his pillow case and it was a Utah Jazz one. I dig that. It was a good 1st impression haha. He's a big sports fan, but we won't talk about that much, pinky promise. He went to BYU and loves Jimmer Fredette and of course teach me how to jimmer ...watsup Sim..haha. Oh speakin of Sim I got their invitation for the wedding. It is awesome! I haven't got your package mom. But I will tomorrow almost guaranteed. Elder Stewart, my boy, was transferred to MDP, but another zone. So I'll get to see him a lil probably. I was at the terminal bus place when my boy, Elder Thomas was leaving to go to Bahia and then to go home to S. Ogden.
It is raining, Dad, but not like a ton. We were supposed to have the baptism of Catriel yesterday, but they had to go visit the brother of the Dad in jail, so not everyone would be able to come. I think it is lil bitter sweet, cuz if we did bapt him yesterday haha he'd be the only one from his fam to attend. So we're thinking either Sat or Sun and so the fam can attend. There's like 5 investigators in that fam that all smoke. So we'll have to work with them on that. But they're good people. Catriel is a capo haha. At times we have to remind him not to say bad words haha.
Dang Sub, how does it feel to have the surgery? It sounds painful! You'll have the cast on for this whole transfer, 6 weeks. Can you walk at all or all crutches? The bro of Catriel broke his leg the other day and it kinda looks like they got some plastic stuff and put it over his leg haha. Hopefully your cast is better than that.
How's the weather there? Hope it doesn't snow.
Our investigators are doin pretty good. Yesterday an investigator attended church (Marta). Kinda funny, earlier in the week we saw her at the bus stop and we were like, "Hey when can we pass by?" And she did the, "You know I'm busy. I think I have no time for you" excuse haha. But then one of the hnas (sis) in the ward called her and invited her to church and she showed up and we were like sweet. Comp bore his testimony. When he went up there he had a hymn book and was like ¨I'm going to sing..nah just kidding¨hahaha. He just read from the book. I'm defiantly going to take some of his style from him. Everyone loves him cuz he's hilarious. Like the other day hahaha we were at the house of a member and one of the daughters returned from EFY in Buenos Aires and she was talkin bout it haha but no one else was listenin ha but I was like, "Hey, I am." And then comp was like, "Yeah, but he doesn't even understand." hahah Then was sayin how (how do i say it?) like say okay can we end with a prayer or a scripture or somethin way off topic hahaha. It was more of a you had to be there moment. haha I don't even think I explained it well, but whatever haha.
Another funny moment with Elder Cano. I may have told you, but we were in a lesson and we were teachin a big ole guy that didn't have a shirt on and this guy is funny also and the guy asked, "Do I need to where a shirt and tie etc for your church?" And comp was like, "No, it's not necessary, it's for respect etc. But at least you need to put on a shirt." hahahaha We all got a good laugh out of that.
With this new transfer it's a new beginning again. This transfer I'm going to be workin on being more charitable and Christ like and totally lose myself. We all have weaknesses and those are some I need to work on. haha It's not like I don't do them haha, but I just need to improve them.
Espñ is going pretty good. I just need my comp to always speak in espñ haha but i always do. It's fun! I hope this week is awesome for everyone or in other words is ¨Linsane¨ haha.
Bueno Flacos gracias por su tiempo hasta un semana y ahora yo necesito encontrar una logar donde podemos esperar por el colectivo (Bus).
love u all smile siempre
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
I'm going to make like a tree and get the heck outta here hahahaa.
This week (end of last week) was the ending of transfers and my boy Elder Cano has been transferred to where? Olavarria hahaha! But he's in the other area where Elder Muñoz was. He's like 5 to 10 min in taxi from where I started. It was kinda weird cuz he only had 4 months here in Mar del Plata, and everyone will be missing him here. The members love him cuz he's like a big kid haha and also he will be Zone leader in my old area. So he was pretty pumped up about that.
My new comp is from UT. Elder Himebaugh, Hime bah. Or I might start calling him Hansbrough. He has almost 7 months in the mish, but b4 the mish he studied espñ in HS and college and was in the advanced espñ group in MTC and had a latin comp and everything there so he's pretty much fluent which is pretty cool. So that's the big news. He's from Sandy, went to Brighton. When he got off the bus this morning I saw his pillow case and it was a Utah Jazz one. I dig that. It was a good 1st impression haha. He's a big sports fan, but we won't talk about that much, pinky promise. He went to BYU and loves Jimmer Fredette and of course teach me how to jimmer ...watsup Sim..haha. Oh speakin of Sim I got their invitation for the wedding. It is awesome! I haven't got your package mom. But I will tomorrow almost guaranteed. Elder Stewart, my boy, was transferred to MDP, but another zone. So I'll get to see him a lil probably. I was at the terminal bus place when my boy, Elder Thomas was leaving to go to Bahia and then to go home to S. Ogden.
It is raining, Dad, but not like a ton. We were supposed to have the baptism of Catriel yesterday, but they had to go visit the brother of the Dad in jail, so not everyone would be able to come. I think it is lil bitter sweet, cuz if we did bapt him yesterday haha he'd be the only one from his fam to attend. So we're thinking either Sat or Sun and so the fam can attend. There's like 5 investigators in that fam that all smoke. So we'll have to work with them on that. But they're good people. Catriel is a capo haha. At times we have to remind him not to say bad words haha.
Dang Sub, how does it feel to have the surgery? It sounds painful! You'll have the cast on for this whole transfer, 6 weeks. Can you walk at all or all crutches? The bro of Catriel broke his leg the other day and it kinda looks like they got some plastic stuff and put it over his leg haha. Hopefully your cast is better than that.
How's the weather there? Hope it doesn't snow.
Our investigators are doin pretty good. Yesterday an investigator attended church (Marta). Kinda funny, earlier in the week we saw her at the bus stop and we were like, "Hey when can we pass by?" And she did the, "You know I'm busy. I think I have no time for you" excuse haha. But then one of the hnas (sis) in the ward called her and invited her to church and she showed up and we were like sweet. Comp bore his testimony. When he went up there he had a hymn book and was like ¨I'm going to sing..nah just kidding¨hahaha. He just read from the book. I'm defiantly going to take some of his style from him. Everyone loves him cuz he's hilarious. Like the other day hahaha we were at the house of a member and one of the daughters returned from EFY in Buenos Aires and she was talkin bout it haha but no one else was listenin ha but I was like, "Hey, I am." And then comp was like, "Yeah, but he doesn't even understand." hahah Then was sayin how (how do i say it?) like say okay can we end with a prayer or a scripture or somethin way off topic hahaha. It was more of a you had to be there moment. haha I don't even think I explained it well, but whatever haha.
Another funny moment with Elder Cano. I may have told you, but we were in a lesson and we were teachin a big ole guy that didn't have a shirt on and this guy is funny also and the guy asked, "Do I need to where a shirt and tie etc for your church?" And comp was like, "No, it's not necessary, it's for respect etc. But at least you need to put on a shirt." hahahaha We all got a good laugh out of that.
With this new transfer it's a new beginning again. This transfer I'm going to be workin on being more charitable and Christ like and totally lose myself. We all have weaknesses and those are some I need to work on. haha It's not like I don't do them haha, but I just need to improve them.
Espñ is going pretty good. I just need my comp to always speak in espñ haha but i always do. It's fun! I hope this week is awesome for everyone or in other words is ¨Linsane¨ haha.
Bueno Flacos gracias por su tiempo hasta un semana y ahora yo necesito encontrar una logar donde podemos esperar por el colectivo (Bus).
love u all smile siempre
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
I'm going to make like a tree and get the heck outta here hahahaa.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Look for me in the February Ensign (or Liahona)
Buenaaas!
It's good here. Weather is nice and warm haha.
1st off I want to mention I'm in the February addition of the Ensign (Liahona en espñ) there is a lil part that says something like missionary work in Olavarria and there is a big picture of like 25 of us. It was my very 1st Saturday in the mission when that happened. I'm in front row with Elder Thomas. I have a yellow tie and I'm right next to a man who looks like a bum hahaha. That was pretty cool to see.
We had a good week in finding new people to teach. But only one came to church. An old man, 83 yrs, named Ruben. He is the grandpa of an investigator that we found this week. The investigator is Damian and Elder Knutson and I found him. He said to come by another day. Then we walked by his house the next day (((((with Elder Knutson) and he said, ¨I want to learn about the bible in English.¨ He said it in English, so we were like, "Ok we can teach to in English." So we both taught lesson 1 in English and it was weiiiiird! haha my English has gotten worse, which is good. At times I'd start talking in espñ without known lol. It was pretty cool. My 1st lesson in English lol. We're planning on a baptism this week for Catriel, the 9 yr old. I think havin at least one of the fam members with the holy ghost will be good for them. We're planning on Saturday! Catriel's cool kid. His eyes are as blue as the sky haha.
Comp returned from the conf for the leaders and he was sayin how there will be in the next 3 transfers 68 new missionaries and only 28 going home hahaha with 5 new areas. So watch out. I may be training soon. Who knows!
We were walkin the other day and we both heard music and it stood out cuz it was American music. And we were like hey it's 50 cent haha. So comp let me do the door contact to a 19 yr old teen man and i was like, ¨Hey u like 50 cent? Me too!¨ and b4 I got done explainin who we are he's like, "Wanna come in?" haha it was cool. I think when I mentioned 50 cent it kinda lightened up the mood and he became more acceptive haha. He's Jhonatan (ya, that's how they spell it) Cool guy.
This week my mission call celebrated a year! Wow time flies! And Elder Thomas has one week left until he heads back to Ogden. Speakin of Ogden, when we went into this shopping place for groceries today, the security guy was like, "Where u from?" I said USA then Utah and he was like really? I lived in Ogden for 5 years. What for real? He went to school at Weber State and has a brother livin in Layton. He recognized Tooele when I said that Stansbury Park is by Tooele. So that was sweet. He said he really wants to go back and he had some friends in school that served missions but he was like I have my religion etc…We'll work on him haha. I've met like 3 people that have lived in UT and the rest in Miami.
Thx for the letters and prayers. I could feel them good this week thx for all.
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
It's good here. Weather is nice and warm haha.
1st off I want to mention I'm in the February addition of the Ensign (Liahona en espñ) there is a lil part that says something like missionary work in Olavarria and there is a big picture of like 25 of us. It was my very 1st Saturday in the mission when that happened. I'm in front row with Elder Thomas. I have a yellow tie and I'm right next to a man who looks like a bum hahaha. That was pretty cool to see.
We had a good week in finding new people to teach. But only one came to church. An old man, 83 yrs, named Ruben. He is the grandpa of an investigator that we found this week. The investigator is Damian and Elder Knutson and I found him. He said to come by another day. Then we walked by his house the next day (((((with Elder Knutson) and he said, ¨I want to learn about the bible in English.¨ He said it in English, so we were like, "Ok we can teach to in English." So we both taught lesson 1 in English and it was weiiiiird! haha my English has gotten worse, which is good. At times I'd start talking in espñ without known lol. It was pretty cool. My 1st lesson in English lol. We're planning on a baptism this week for Catriel, the 9 yr old. I think havin at least one of the fam members with the holy ghost will be good for them. We're planning on Saturday! Catriel's cool kid. His eyes are as blue as the sky haha.
Comp returned from the conf for the leaders and he was sayin how there will be in the next 3 transfers 68 new missionaries and only 28 going home hahaha with 5 new areas. So watch out. I may be training soon. Who knows!
We were walkin the other day and we both heard music and it stood out cuz it was American music. And we were like hey it's 50 cent haha. So comp let me do the door contact to a 19 yr old teen man and i was like, ¨Hey u like 50 cent? Me too!¨ and b4 I got done explainin who we are he's like, "Wanna come in?" haha it was cool. I think when I mentioned 50 cent it kinda lightened up the mood and he became more acceptive haha. He's Jhonatan (ya, that's how they spell it) Cool guy.
This week my mission call celebrated a year! Wow time flies! And Elder Thomas has one week left until he heads back to Ogden. Speakin of Ogden, when we went into this shopping place for groceries today, the security guy was like, "Where u from?" I said USA then Utah and he was like really? I lived in Ogden for 5 years. What for real? He went to school at Weber State and has a brother livin in Layton. He recognized Tooele when I said that Stansbury Park is by Tooele. So that was sweet. He said he really wants to go back and he had some friends in school that served missions but he was like I have my religion etc…We'll work on him haha. I've met like 3 people that have lived in UT and the rest in Miami.
Thx for the letters and prayers. I could feel them good this week thx for all.
Love
Elder Reginald Grant Roberts
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