Hello my family!!
So this week has been really interesting, the
weekend was probably the most interesting! I get to call on Sunday!!
I'm so excited for that! I love Mothers
Day :) I'm planning at calling
you guys at 4, after you have church. I love you!
Well, things with my companion are really different like I've said
before haha. But it's also been good. I've been more confident with my
speaking and more outgoing with the members and contacts and
investigators. And I also found out that he is related to Charlie Sheen!
Turns out they are like 3rd cousins or something haha. We talk a lot,
well he talks a lot haha we get talking on one subject and he can go on
for HOURS haha, like sometimes we go to sleep late because the second we
end planning he just goes off and talks until we need to sleep! It's
really entertaining, like listening to an audiobook or something haha,
he tells me about TV show ideas he has, his favorite anime shows,
favorite books and movies. I've even written some down to remember
because they sound so interesting! haha.
I guess Argentina is like starting to go into a depression. It's
depressing :P Like everything is being raised in prices and people don't
have enough to pay! So we'll see how that goes. Hopefully it doesn't
get too crazy, my biggest concern is the food haha. I've been trying to
eat fruit every day with everything haha. I've been eating a lot more
this past week, which may be good, I'll ask my belly in a few months
haha.
It was funny, I got some 'Dear Elder' letters from Dallyn and Trestyn
and Katherine, And I feel like I have 4 moms! Everyone says 'are you
eating good? are you ok? make sure you're healthy and working hard!'
kind of thing, it made me laugh haha but it was nice to have so many
people worry for me and care, and try to help. I love you guys!
Can you send me some pictures of Aunt Carrie? Everyone always asks haha after I tell the story, thanks!
Well,
this week we've been going by a lot of members and planning for this
activity we had. We worked with the hermanas to do this, and it was
pretty successful I thought! I had a lot of fun there as well. We had a
night of culture and talents, and it was neat to see some of the things
people did! The two biggest stars were Hermana Ilsa Puck, a German lady
in our branch, and Elder Luna, our Mexican Zone Leader haha. They
brought a ton of stuff from their countries. Hermana Puck is an awesome
person, she was baptized 40 years ago, and goes to church every Sunday
by herself, and has done that all of her life. Nobody in her family are
members. She's gone through the temple and goes whenever possible (the
last time they went to Uruguay because the Buenos Aires temple was
closed, but it will open in September!). She's just a rock star. She
even stopped by some less active members and invited them to the
activity! Without us saying anything to her! I took a lot of videos, I
wish you could see them all! It'll have to be the next time I send my
card home I guess!
On Sunday, Elder Luna wanted to take me to Hughes (pronounced ooges
haha), a little city that's part of his area. So we woke up early to
have divisions with him. We were walking when we got the call that they
were about to leave. So in a full suit and things, we ran all the way
across to the other side of our area to catch the bus haha. And that's
what happened Sunday morning! then we traveled for an hour or so until
we got to Hughes. We went to their church building, which ended up being
like a 3 room old home, when Elder Luna found out he lost his phone,
and left it on the bus. So he was flipping out, we went to visit an
investigator of his, and he wasn't home to go to church. It just seemed
like the morning was super crazy. At church during the sacrament, I had
the opportunity to pass, and I was really touched by a lot of the
members. 20 came, and half were little kids from the area. Some could
only come for sacrament, and for whatever reason couldn't even take it,
but came anyway to be there. I felt touched, and it felt great to
exercise the Priesthood. I also gave a blessing to an elderly lady who
was sick, my first in Spanish not to my comp! I felt the spirit, and the
love of God for these faithful members. During testimony meeting I went
up and bore my testimony. Then Elder Luna went up and gave a powerful
testimony. He talked about the spirit that converted him, how his family
rejected him. Like 8 months later he got his mission call to leave
after a year of membership. Then he got in a car accident, where they
put 9 screws in him, and he couldn't walk for months after that. He got a
blessing and was able to walk and go into the MTC to serve. He still
feels the pain in his body from the accident. On Mothers Day and
Christmas he called home and nobody answered. He has gone through
tremendous sacrifice to be here, and he's grown to be one of my closest
friends here on my mission. I'm so blessed :)
Last thing I'd like to say really quick , yesterday we stopped by a less
active lady who has been really struggling lately. Her husband wants a
divorce (he isn't a member) and she was wondering what to do. We stopped
by and her son said they couldn't talk when she ran out and grabbed us
and we sat outside and had a lesson. We listened to her talk about her
trials, and I found myself crying with her as she cried, as she
described her difficulty. I listened and shared what I thought was the
best thing I could. It felt great to be there in that moment and listen
to a struggling daughter of God in need. I was really touched and
realized I understood everything she said, and she understood me. It was
a little miracle, and I learned a lot. God loves His children so much!
The greatest feeling of the mission is helping someone to feel that
love, and see them act on it. I know God loves us :) and wants us to do
all we can, so He can bless us. And that was my joy in that moment.
Les amo, you're always in my prayers!
Elder Clubb
