Slow Week

Hola family! :)

So this has been a relatively uneventful week again, so I'm sorry! Probably one cool thing that happened was that we played football last P-day! Our new Zone Leader, Elder Welsh (who by the way only has one transfer more than me, which is crazy haha, and we were in the same zone in the MTC) played football for BYU before his mission. Actually I think he was a walk-on on the team. Anyway he brought a football and everyone in our district is from the United States! So we had a great time playing some football. I'm glad it was just us though, explaining 'American' football to Latins would be pretty confusing :)

I'd have to say the best part of the week was that evening though. We got a call from a member telling us that he gave the dueña (the person he pays to rent his house) a Book of Mormon and that she has a lot of questions for us. So we went over to their house that night and had an awesome lesson! I think this is the first time in my mission where the members came to me with an investigator and then we had a lesson with all of us together haha. These members are awesome, Hermano Jorge and his wife :) They both served missions and are great missionaries! The lesson we had was basically all four of us explaining the importance of the Book of Mormon, and it is so much better to teach with members! Yesterday we saw Hermano Jorge and he told us that they read the Book of Mormon every day together with Lucia (dueña) and that she wants to come to church next week. That to me was a great example of sharing the gospel with those around us. They weren't pushy or awkward about it, they were loving and inviting. And now due to their efforts, she is learning and growing in the Gospel. That was really neat :)

I read everything in Spanish now haha, in fact reading in English is really weird to me now haha. I understand better in English, but I'm so used to thinking in Spanish now. It really helps me, especially with having an American companion. I love the language of Spanish :) I think it's so pretty and I really enjoy learning it and being able to understand it :)

On Saturday we had a choque de fuerza in a little town called Rojas. That's when all of the missionaries from the zone come in and work in one area. That was pretty cool, I haven't done that yet since I've been here. I guess there aren't many members in the area but they reopened it. It was fun! It was crazy though, we walked by an electronics store and the Olympics were on! That's so fun! I love the Olympics :) Go USA! Let me know if they beat Argentina in anything ;)

So to answer some of your questions about Pergamino, It's a pretty big city, bigger than Venado Tuerto. Probably a little bigger than Pleasant Grove or American Fork. Haha those dome houses I sent were just some random houses we found in our area. My comp calls them 'Star Wars houses', I can see that! As to the food, I eat tons of pasta, oh my goodness. It is always pasta when we eat with members! Pasta with a different sauce, maybe a different meat. I'm going crazy with all of this pasta haha!! In the pench I eat a ton of eggs, almost every meal! They're cheap and we can get them close.

We have about 50 people come to church each week. That was a huge boost since the Family Chaparro started coming. There are a lot of less actives, and we visit them pretty often. The ward is pretty much made up of elderly people and then a few little kids, and that's about it haha, there aren't very many youth. Which is strange because in my last area there were a lot of youth! We had a lot of support from them, and they could usually come with us to lessons!

I have a lot of hopes for my area now. I feel like every person we teach can grow and accept the gospel. I have learned and grown from the experiences I've been having here. I'm grateful for the testimony I have, and for the desire for it to keep growing. I know this church is really the church of Jesus Christ, and that He lives. I know and feel His love for you, and that there was no greater sacrifice, than when He suffered our pains and temptations, and died for us. I know He suffered for me, because I have felt it help me and change me, and I've seen it change the lives of the people around me. I love you guys so much! I'm so happy for all the awesome experiences you're having :) And I am pretty jealous of you, to be able to learn soccer from those Irish guys! haha ;)

Los amo mucho, cuidense

Elder Alek Clubb