Chapter 17: Miracles in a different form‏

The Zone

FAMILY!!! :)

What’s up guys?

I’m doing good down here in Argentina.  This week was different than any other week we have had.  I think I only worked in my area for 2 days this week.  But somehow it turned out good!!

Monday, like you guys already know was the day we had interviews.  And then Tuesday was our p day. 

Wednesday, my companion went to Neuquen for a leader training conference with the zone leaders.  So I went and hung out with elder Hernandez and elder Lauguado in Aeropuerto B.  But, then I went and traveled over to help out the chileano and the Colombiano in the other area! So i was just running around.  It turned out to be a good day and i learned a lot! I had a good day.  Thursday we got to work in our area but we didn’t have too much time because we had to do planning weekly.  It was crazy but turned out good.  Nothing too excited passed but we had a good day.  We had to work with Elder Agee he is a zone leader and his companion went to Chile because his passport expired so he had to leave the country to reenter and have a new visa. Haha we are doing illegal things down here in Argentina.  Cool huh?

Friday, we didn’t do much, we worked hard but I was on intercambios with Elder Justiniano from Colombia.  And we worked in his area and saw a milagro!! I will tell you the story.

Me and elder Justin, we walking in the streets and didn’t really have plans.  They had set a baptism fecha with this kid but they haven’t been able to find him lately.  So we decided to pass by his house and talk to him.  He opened his door and also his heart.  He talked to us and understood the doctrine’s and answered all the questions right!! He just didn’t understand the gift of the Holy Ghost.  So we took some time and explained that.  I just asked him one simple question at the end, i asked him how he felt, and what are his thoughts, He started to cry... and said, [i want to change NOW.]  It was amazing.  We testified of the truthfulness and then prayed.  He didn’t make it to church. But he will get baptized.  I’m excited to see him change and take this step.

milagro of Jose

Other than that, we haven’t been so successful with investigators. But i have seen a lot of conversion with less active members.  That is what i have been able to do here in Cutral Co.  I have been able to help a ton of menos activos and i have seen milagros after milagros.  It sucks not having baptisms, but being able to see people reconvert to the gospel is just as good"! I really do love this work and love my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  I can’t stress enough how much love I have for him!!

Thank you for your support and have a Fantastic week family!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!!

Elder Wessel

Me and Rex he ate up the Book of Mormon

Chapter 16 I think... I don’t remember..‏

I love Argentina!



We had to ride in the back of a trailer and two of them fell out.



Hola familia,

This week was nuts.  We did a lot this week and not a lot of time.

This week I don’t have a lot of time to write as well.

I want to talk about our investigators. This week our baptism with Cynthia fell through.  She did not attend church this week, she was supposed to.  Also her little sister is progressing and we have an appointment with them this week.  IM pumped to keep working with them.  I am not giving up on them. 

We also met with Carlos, but he didn’t come to church either.  But his date is still up and going he just needs to get married still.  He is still an awesome guy and still working hard to complete his commitments with us.  I’m super excited to see his progress. 

Service project in the huge Orchards and we had a big Barbeque.  We ate ñokis.

Yesterday, we had interviews with the President that is why I wasn’t able to have a p day yesterday. But today we have a super p day with our whole zone.  SO we are going to play some hard core basketball later today in the night. 

I have been really thinking on how to become more spiritual.  I’ve been praying hard to have that spirituality and my prayers were answered in the interviews this week. 

My comp and I are finally getting along really well.  He isn’t a robot anymore.  And we are actually talking really well.  The language is going really well and I’m loving learning.  I’m finally able to communicate and express my feelings.  I am able to understand everything as of right now. My understanding is better than my speaking... So, it’s very humbling.

Family, I love you guys.  I am still doing very well and love doing this work.  IM sorry this email sucks really bad this week. I’ll have a killer one next week..

IM so happy to hear everyone doing so well.  I love to see everyone happy.  I have become a happier person on the mission and I love it.  I love Jesus Christ and God.  I’m super happy here in Argentina.  I love being a missionary.  I so glad I wasn’t stupid and stayed home... Thanks for all your support and keep up the happiness and love more and more!!!

This is the assistant that is going home this transfer.  His name is Elder Pickett.  He is really cool and taught me a monton de cosas on the miss. 



Love ELDER WESSEL

Chapter 15: Bilingual Red head‏

We got a little messy doing some service.  We sanded some plaster in one of our investigators houses after a lesson. 

Hola Family,

I’m glad to be emailing you today... in English.... haha I have missed my native language of English and don’t see it coming anytime to soon.

This week I took a big step and put some pictures that I had out of the family, some amigas... and friends! I felt like I was distracted a little.. Especially from hearing my mom’s letter every week with encouraging words that make me feel bad. Haha but I really turned myself to the Lord and this week.. The blessings came and the Lord let his love show.

Monday, after p day all our appointments fell through and we just got some stuff done with some contacting!! It went well.

Tuesday, we worked hard and had some appointments set up.  We have a rule in the mission that we can’t arrive to lessons in cars with only a women.  So we walked in front of this car and my comp got mad because he thinks we were close enough to the cita to ride in the car... So... I got in my first Latin language fight.  It wasn’t too bad, we figured things out, and things are good now.  We actually started to get a long this week really well. 

We have been searching for this investigator, His name Juan Ross.  We never were able to find him with Elder Hill.  But we went to him and tried to find him.. He is of gold.  He asked if we wanted to come to his house every week for lunch.  We accepted nicely with smiles, and then set a baptism date for Nov. 15.  He needs to get married that is why we set it for so far away.  He is so awesome.  He loved my accent and rubbed my head like Dad does when he is proud.  I felt really good!!

The rest of the week is really a blur. 

 So here is a summary.

This week we taught Carlos again, and he is so prepared.  He is keeping the commitments and is doing everything we ask.  He is happy to do it.  The only thing he lacks is going to church and dropping working on Sunday and getting married.  So we changed his date to Nov. 15 as well.  He and his wife are awesome and very prepared for this gospel.  The picture of us with paint everywhere is at his house!!

Then we have the family of three ladies and a dad.  Cynthia (24) Brisa (13) and the mom Alysia, and the Pops.  I forgot his name.  But, they accepted baptisms dates this week.  For 18 de octubre.  I wasn’t present in the lesson this week so I wasn’t able see the faces when they accepted.  But, things are really good with them.. They had prior engagements so they were not able to come to church but they promised to come to the next reunion!!! I’m so excited to help them come unto Christ!!!

The last miracle for the week is that we have been working with some menos activos and they have been hard,  They haven’t attended church in a long time.  So we worked hard.  One is an old lady.. Abuelita Blanca.  She is OOOLLLDDDD, man.  She finally came and had a smile on her wrinkly face from ear to ear!  Also another family of 4.  The mom is a less active and her daughter that IS 12 years old.  She has a son Tobias that is 6 years old.  And then her husband is the Brother to the stake pres. and is not a member.  We worked hard with them this week and now, they finally came this week!! except The husband... hahah but, That was a miracle of Menos Activos.  I’m so pumped to help them!!!

Well I got to go get some ice cream!!! :) Haha

Love you guys so much!! Keep working hard!!!  Remember, ¨_ He who loses his life for me, shall find it_

Jesus Christ lives.  He is our Savior.  God answers prayers. I have seen it.  I know this church is true.  

I love you guys and all but I don’t want to come home anytime soon.. I just want to serve these people.  The people are so nice and loving.  I love learning about the gospel and seeing people prepared to hear this gospel.  It’s so amazing!!

I LOVE MY FAMILY AND THIS GOSPEL!!!

Elder Wessel

We mashed a car and we got a license plate.  This is my comp.  He is from Peru!!! Elder De La Serna.

Chapter 14: WIthout my language‏ September,15,2014

gota love my new companion "He's from Peru"





HOOOOLLa homies,



Holy cow, what a week.  Seriously.  Started out with some solid transfers and welcoming in the New Peruvian.  Sorry I don’t have a pic of him.  We are the best of friends yet and didn’t take pics yet.  I will get one this week.  How is the fam? How bout Sami making it big back in shutah!! That’s how Latin’s say it!! haha the fam looks good I’m pumped to see every doing good!!

You guys, I’m so happy right now.  The new comp is great.  He is very obedient so we are doing some good stuff to Cultral Co now.  In predicad mi evangelio it says to leave where you are better than you found it.  You guys I think I’m going to do that.  This week we set up 3 new baptism dates and found 7 new investigators.  IM sad to tell you that the baptism last week was not mine.  It was the other elders.  I just was the only that cared.  Haha sorry for the confusion.



They really love Jesus



This week, I haven’t spoke a lick of English. I can’t express the happiness I have of writing you guys in English. I’m happy to tell you this miracle that happened to us;



We were walking home from one of our lunches to start a fast. We are fasting to get 1 baptism as a companionship. but it was like 130 in the afternoon.  Everything in the city is shut down from 1 to 5 in the afternoon in cause of the siesta.  (nap)  Haha but this corner kiosco was open.  I told my comp that we need to go there and get an alfajores before we start this fast.  The only store that was open during the siesta.  So we entered.  We bought two alfajores.  They are like little cake things.  Look them up on google.  We were just about to leave, When all of a sudden we heard.."De donde Son?" (Where are you from?)  We turned around and explained.  He asked why we are here so far away from our families for a religion.  Something caught his attention.  He had to get back to work so we set something up to come back at 6 o clock later that day.   We passed by at 6 without tardiness. We introduced ourselves and got to the prayer.  My comp asked if we could shut the door to the store. He did without hesitation.  We started off with a prayer.  We taught the restoration in full to him and his wife. The spirit was so strong with everyone and fill the store even the soda bottles!! We set a fecha for the 18 of Octubre.  The last day for the transfer.  They accepted but they said only if they could learn more.  Talk about music to our ears!!! haha we terminated with a pray and the floods of people came in.  30 seconds after I said the closing prayer, 6 or 7 people flooded in.  It was insane.  The Holy Ghost locked up that store!! IT is so awesome to see these miracles in the mission.  This guy’s name is Carlos, and his wife I forgot.  We went to get them for church but they couldn’t go.  We are planning on big things for them this week. Pray for them.

We also found a family of 4 that was chosen of god as well to investigate this church.  The mom is very accepting and very encouraging of her daughters making their own choices.  We taught the restoration with a Mormon message from the internet.  It was the one with Padre Terranal, Padre Celestial.  I don’t know what it is in English.  But it brought the spirit and then we taught the restoration.  We didn’t invite to be baptized but the 13 yr. old girl asked if she could pray at the end of the lesson.  This family is chosen.  I don’t remember all the names, but when you pray form them, pray for the familia de Alicia!



We did a lot of working.  We don’t talk that much.  We just work.  We have been super obedient this week.  That is why I think we got blessed of God! Mom and Dad always stress obedience but I’m thinking they don’t know what they are talking about.  Haha But, this week we pressed hard to be exactly obedient and it work out.  I’m super happy and the spirit is radiant in me.  A lot of things happened but I felt like these are the most important things to share this week.

Thank you for your support always! All the love from everyone.  I really can’t explain how blessed I am and how thankful.  I hopefully can show you guys through hard work in the week to come.

I LOVE YOU GUYS:  scream it with love it sounds better.  I just did it in this computer place now I look weird in front of a bunch of Latinos!! haha

Elder Wessel









Chapter 13: 4 with a spun mind September,8,2014

We have been here a long time

I’m Glad i have my journal with me today because this week went by way fast and I don’t remember anything about this week... It was a blur!!!!

Great Member here in Argentina

Monday:

The first day of September.  And it was P day!! So we wrote the Fams, and spent a lot of time in cyber waiting for other missionaries.  The of course we went to Gridos.  It’s an Ice Cream place! We go every week.  After that we played futbol en la capilla.  It gets pretty crazy.  We play arroz con leche, or one seat or under the table.  Pretty physical.  We were lucky everyone walked away injury free.  Tonight we didn’t do that much.  But we went and got my ticket for me to go to Neuquen again.  Then we went to HMA Blanca{s house and sang a hymn and prayed with her!  After we tried to find someone but, ya fue! haha We called it a night with a rare thunder storm watching where we got on top of the house and posted up and watched it!! While it was raining!! It was so cool!!

The Zone

Tuesday:

Today i just went to Neuquen from 530 in the morning until 1930 hrs. at night!! that’s for Tim.  We don’t use the afternoon times.  We use military time down here!! haha but I just hung out with the elders in the office and helped them move penisions and just had a good time! I am officially a citizen of the Argentina republic!!!! haha Can you believe it? I still love the United States more!!

Zone Confrence

Pepermint patties

Wednesday:

We did a lot of walking today.  Without giving count we ended up with a really good day.  We ended up teaching a lot of people short lessons.  The day seemed like it was going really slow, then it just turned out to be a killer day!

So we started off in the morning with teaching fernando.  The little brother to Hernan.  He is a menos activo.  He texted us yesterday and wanted us to come over while I was in NQN.  So I asked him if we could pass today. We kind of just taught about how Christ can help us. We helped because he has a fear of the dentist and he knew we could help feel that.  I feel very special after that.  Very humbled.

Then we went on our way and found our Homie Juan_manuel and taught him outside his house.  I think he was inside alone with a women.... ;) everyone drove by knocking he is famous around here!  He said he feels like he just doesn’t belong.  So we will help him out with finding himself connected to the church!  Then we went out into this deserted area that we haven’t visited yet.  We went and knocked some doors and found Carmen.  She seems super prepared and was interested in the B.O.m.  So we set up a return appointment for Friday.  Then after that we found our boy Carlos and his kids.  He was a contact that we found when I was playing baseball with his kids in the streets in from of his house.  He’s super cool and had some good questions about Baptism.  Didn’t ask a fecha but we are going to set it this week.  I’m super pumped to the people we found today.  God really blessed us this day.

Area Confrence

Thursday:

I want to start off by saying does anything ever go as planned in the world of a missionary? So we had a ton of stuff set up well, really just 2 service projects, weekly planning and a reunion.

Turns out, we had more to do.  We went to go got elder hills suit coat and then that took years to go get because she lives out in the boonies and we had to walk.  Then we had lunch.  We came back and taught with our vascino.  We were going to help with service but it rained a ton.  So we just did a lesson before.  David told us he had a dream that he saw this dead guy with a ton of stab wounds.  He said in his dream he prayed so this guy can be alive again.  Just after that he prayed in his dream, he said this huge white figure gave him a hug.  Said only to pray to God in the name of Jesus.  Not to Mother Mary.  Then this guy revived himself.  David is re prepared and understood.  We interpreted this to be baptism about all his struggles but to ask the help of god and receive new life.. I’m excited to teach him.  After, we taught estela.  We only had 1 of our weekly planning because we have a reunion at 6.  We taught in like 15 min.  Good day to be a missionary.

Look Mom I can lift a bike

Friday;

What another great day to be a worthy a missionary.  What a great day to love Jesus Christ and to show his love for all these people!!

Today my comp was in NQN doing tramites.  I walked with elder Cardenas and Figueroa.  It was a good day. I met a cool member that I didn’t really know.  Then we had a bomb lunch at HMA OTY!!

My comp arrived at 1530 then we made cookies to bring to Hma Jacque because she never comes to church.  She didn’t answer so we went to our investigators house to give them to him, but he didn’t answer, so we talked to his vascino and gave them to her.  Now, she ate a cookie and got slapped by the spirit.  She promised to read the book of Mormon and set a new day to visit her the next week that comes.  Then Hma Jaque called us and said come over.  We went over and she said she love the cookies.  But then we talked about her problem with church... she believes she doesn’t love God... and tampoco her husband... sooo that really sucks...

Saturday:

We had a baptism. No body showed up.  I found myself calling everyone in my phone to get people to come.  People ended up showing up.  I cooked alfredo for 22 people and it was crazy... I got to go tho... Sunday we visited a ton of people.  Elder hill left.  I’m getting a new comp today on Monday from Peru. See ya later English!!!! hahaha

So You Think You Can Dance...Argentina Style

Love ya!!

Elder Wessel

September,1, 2014 Chapter 12: Battle with the J dubs‏

Our Assitant to the pres.  HE is going home this transfer.

AAALLLOOOOHHHHHHAAAA family!

This week was one of the better weeks of the journey down here in ugly Cultral CO! haha The lord really helped us out this week.  I really swear I’m working my hardest.  God saw it this week and felt that is was time to bless us with some great smiles!! I love God! :)

So, Monday:

P DAY. pocha bailed on us, and we walked a year and half around town... hahah

Tuesday:

We had the president come and visit us and we had our zone conference.  I will send a picture of our zone when Hma Lovell sends us the pictures in a week or so.  We started at 8 in the morning and sat in the church and felt the spirit and learned until 4 o clock in the afternoon. After those spiritual eons in the capilla, we took Elder Addcock out.  He is an elder from a different district which is 3 hours away.  His comp just got sent home because he got possessed by the devil.  He started prophesying that he was going to be the last prophet of this dispensation.  That would be cool tho, because I could say he was in my mission.  But it’s not.  We also met this guy who was bumping so linkin Park.  It was part of their new album.  Which I didn’t know they had.  IT was soooo sweet! Why isn’t anybody keeping me up on the good music lately?? haha we talked to him and taught him for a little and set a meeting for later in the week.  Just to skip forward he never answered later.... then we taught this less active, and she already went to the temple but she just works too much.  So we taught about revelation through pray and the spirit was super strong. We ended the night at the terminal where we sent off our homie from Rincon!

Then a slide with no slide.. haha whaooo!!!



Wednesday:

Argentina became home for me finally.  I finally realized that Ii am probably not coming back to the United States anytime soon... haha it finally settled in and I started baring down and loving it more!  I was on exchanges with Elder Cardenas from Ecuador.  He is from where Colton Hill is serving.  He is 24 and I barely understood him.. But by the end of the day we were able to talk and hold conversation.  We taught Juana but she didn’t really like that she had to be baptized again after she had been baptized in the evangelico church.  So next time we will teach her the authority.  We also found out, that poor little Milagros, that is 13 years old, ruined her life.  She got pregnant. That is so sad.. Hopefully she will turn to God now... We will continue to visit her, and pray. I hope you guys can do the same..

Thursday:

Today, we met with this guy named Hernan.  He is a menos activo.  He called us over because he was breaking the law of chastity with his girlfriend and he is sick of feeling nasty. Exact translation from Spanish to English. He spilled the beans on every sin he has committed and really wants to change.  He ended up not coming to church, but he will this next week. Pray from him and he can have strength.  He broke up with his girl to become better!! his girlfriend might get baptized but she lives in a different area!!!

Friday:

Today, we had a tsunami for the other elders in our district.  We spent the 2 hours searching.  I was with the chileano and he is dope.  We found 2 new investigators and they were way interested. We then went back to our area, and found a miracle.... WAHOOOO we went searching for a reference and she didn’t answer.. I asked her vascino... I don’t know the word in English.. I forgot.. The person that lives right next to them.  So, she just barged right in their house and pulled out our investigator by the arm.  We then talked to her and she told us that she has a niece in the hospital that is premature.  So we said we have the perfect message that can help you throw this time in your life.  She let us in, and we taught the plan of salvation very simple.  We didn’t ask to be baptized but we set up a return appointment for Saturday.

Saturday:

We talked with Juana about the authority of god to baptize.  The spirit guided that lesson and we spoke with the spirit and love.  She understood the apostasy and understood the importance of the Authority.  She accepted a baptism date for the 5 de octubre.  Please pray for her! She is ssoooooo awesome!!!  After that, all other appointments fell through that day so we went to the Ward party and hung out with some members. Then called it a night.

Sunday:

We walk a fool.  We woke up and studied and I studied the scriptures that joseph smith wrote in liberty jail.  D&C 121 through 123.  if you haven’t read it.  PLEASE READ IT. ESPECIALLY MY FAMILY. SARAH; CARO, MOM, ANNA.  It will help so much.  You too boys in the family.  It will touch your heart.  I then asked for a testimony of Joseph Smith and Then received a Warm answer and testimony of him in my heart.  God answers prayers even if it is simple.  Then we had church, and had the executive meeting where we are the ward mission leaders of our ward.  So that was cool.  Estela answered but her son was playing in his band in the back so the spirit couldn’t really dwell there so we set up a meeting for the next week.  Hopefully today later tonight!!

A messin around pic.

This week was awesome.  I still have a testimony.  I got to write the pres. right now... so I got to go!!!

If I could lasso the moon in, I would and give it to you guys. I love ya!! This church is true.  Alway will be.  Maybe ill take a nap today.... ahha

Elder Wessel

August,23,2014 "Chapter 10: Kicked in the shins‏ "



Space monkey, that funky monkey! i love the grafiti here!!!



I wasn´t really kicked in the shins this week, but it sounded like a good title this week.  This week was a week of learning from the lord, by spiritual experiences, and finding some really good people!!!

     This week I was going to go hard and just write straight out the journal entries that happen nightly, but unfortunately, I have a mind of 19 year old missionary, and seem to be very forgetful.  I find myself switching up lyrics to worldly songs and making them missionary appropriate and somehow remember lyrics to those songs, rather than remember to bring my journal and tell me family how my week was.

     This week I want to start with yesterday because that was my favorite day.  IT was most spiritual and very good for my benefit as a missionary. 

     Sunday: (yesterday)

Today, we had church.  But before church i plead to the lord to help me shrink my pride and become more humble.  After i prayed, i found a talk called {Beware of Pride by- Ezra Benson} just a quick right of the bat answer. I studied it before church for personal study.  For a quick explanation, I feel like i find myself judging or thinking more of myself or easily bugged with people or my comp.  I heard a saying in the MTC that if I want someone or something to change, something in me has to change first.  So that is why I was studying it. 

Later in priesthood, we had an ex missionary that now has 4 kids teach us.  There was no Men from the ward there because of the rain. People don’t travel if there is rain.  So he decided to talk to us about humility in the mission field. Who would have thought?  God is just throwing answers to my prayers in my face.  Later I talked to this kid in the ward that had the same problem as me before my mission.  I did not have a strong testimony.  I did not know why I was going on a mission.  Really the thought was dumb.  But he said he didn’t have a strong testimony of the book of Mormon. HE didn’t know enough to be a missionary.  But I told him my story.  I told him, I did not finish the book of Mormon until I got a week in the MTC.  But I knew in my heart that Joseph Smith was a true Prophet.  I saw the hope in his eyes.  He knew that He was a prophet as well.  He said if that is all i need i will go. I told him it needs to be more than that, but that is the best place to start. 

     Then I had a meeting and people got me real frustrated, this is another answer to my humility pray.  People don’t really have a lot of respect for me because i don’t speak perfect but i try.  Sometimes I don’t understand either.  But i got easily offended.  I realized my weaknesses this day.  I was so blessed to be able to have my eyes opened by God to show me my weaknesses before i can make them strong.

     About an hour before that, we got in an argument with this guy.  He told us that Joseph Smith was not true.  I have never felt that sort of burning in my chest before. I kind of raised my voice to this man, testifying of Joseph Smith.  My testimony then grew a ton.  I know in my heart that he was a prophet of god.  I know this church is possible by Jesus Christ through Joseph Smith.

     The blur week. I don’t have a ton of time, so I’m going to tell you about some people we met.

     We actually have a lesson set up with pocha this night.  We are going to just teach her the resurrection this night to help her understand the apostasy and Joseph Smith.  SO pray for her.

We met a guy named Juan Manual. He is 24 and is a spitting image of me. Or at least if i was a Latino.  Haha he’s a gangsta.  He accepted a book of Mormon and a return appointment.  He plays volleyball and loves to learn about religion.  HE hasn’t decided what one he likes yet because he hasn’t found the truth he said.  SoOOOOO look god put this guy in our hands!! how lucky? Oh and guess who we saw while i was writing this letter... JUan Manuel. He is writhing next me right now.  I swear it’s meant to be.  We have a meeting set up with him tomorrow. We also get to see the President tomorrow.

Pray for me to have inspiration and find those that are prepared. 

     I love serving the lord. I don’t want to stop.  I MISS MY FAMILY LIKE CRAZY THO!!!!

LOVE YOU GUYS!!

Elder Wessel

Ps. I didn’t get bit by a dog this week!! hahah wahoo

playing ping pong! every church has a ping pong table! im going to be pro!!! haha

Chapter 9: The Lords Timing‏, August,18,2014

This week, i realized something.  I realized that i am so so lucky to have family to write me. and Family that cares about me!! so thank you family i love you!!   so this week, was one for the books. We found 3 new investigators, none have  baptism dates yet, but they are looking good potentials.  God hears prayers and i want to thank you for your supportive prayers as well!

I am typing on a computer that types ghost a´s and also takes spaces when it wants so, sorry for the mistakes!! haha

This happened on saturday:
i wanna tella you about a story, a story about when i was on exchanges with elder duty booty.  He is the zone leader here in my zone.  We were contacting  tiring to find some awesome chosen people to teach and love with all  our hearts.  We came up to this gated house.  Like all houses here, and the front gate was open.  For some reason he entered the gate.  Then he clapped this house. LOW AND BEHOLD, athis dog, Black lab and pit bull mix, (looked like Jag Our old dog) comes charging at my boi Elder Duty.  The dog got within, 1 foot of him, and appeared to hit this walla.  His head got thrown back and ahis feet stopped dead in the dirt.  Duty booty was shaking in his boots.  Elder duty  then took a step back, and the dog took a step forward.  THis dog for some reason, could not move pas this ainvisible wall.  HOLY COW:  that is cool huh guys?? God is watching over us!!

Monday: was Pday, and nothing really happened, just Jugamos futbol and basquetbol. 

Tuesday: Matts birthday.  I think Matt did work tuesday and i took a break.. i got called ot go work in Neuquen and did paper work to get my citenzenship.  So i took a break and hung out in Neuquen.  That city is about two ahours away from Cutral co. Where i am serving now. It was sweet.  The Neuquen city kind of looks like Salt Lake.  But not as clean and a bunch of latinos speaking weird in the streets!!

Wednesday: we had a reunion of our district this day.  We have the biggest district in our misison.  We ahve 14 companionships.  Today is the day where me and my companion came to a cross roads. He decided to go behind my back and set something up with the whole district and hav ethis thing called a tsunami.  Tha is where all missionaries go in one area and contact to try and find more people.  I didnt want that because i dont want people to work for my lack of not having investigators. So i guess it was just a thing where i needed to humble myself.   But things have happened like that abefore.  He doesnt alike when ai teacha.  Because he thinks i just am new and i need to watch how he does it.  SO awe had a long talk. this night.. we will see ahow the week goes!!

Thursday: Today, was weekly planning. It was dread ful.  My companion said its suppose to be some spiritual experience.  But try and plan for three ahours right after a huge lunch, and  walking in dead heat. haha at 3a in the afternoon.   HAha btw, we dont have dinner down here in argentina.  Que suerte ehh? But i took over the area, he let me adecide what to do.  I decided to go over to this area awhere we havent been yet.  We  there found 2 kids who asked us if they acould hear our message!! sooo we sat down and talk to them.  We set them up for new appointments, and ar elooking forward to teaching them.  After, we taught them a little ingles, and now we are setting aup a classin our church to teach people ingles! lets see how this goes ehh??

Friday: today, we helped an hermana out with some service.  we built here some seats for here kitchen and they are fabulous!!! haha she tries to speak english with us, and we taught her to say fabulous when somethin is way Ugly!! ahaha That is the acool thing about speaking two languages. the kids acome up and ask you how to say a bad word, and we jsut tell them, Flower, or rollercoaster or just make up words.  My favorite word to tell the kids when they ask what a bad word is, I tell them it means Spencer in English!  hahaha But today we ahad the Tsunami. i went with this chileano kid.  WE passed by and found some great potentials. One ladie that aher husbad beat her because he went blind and didnt recognize her.  Now they are good now, but we are excited to teach her.

Saturday: Miracle with the dog, and i got to take over the area with elder duty.  We found a laot of good potentials again.  We ended this week wit finding 21 References.  We got a lot of contacting to do next week.

Sunday: We had lunch with the people that live below us.  We left them a book of mormon and they are way excited to find out more.  Thye said ever since missionaries had been livin up there they wanted to find out what it was about. They had a lot of good questions.  We made them banana bread. And i think that is what won their hearts.  We also got to listen to Red Hot Chilli peppers. He asked if we Knew them.  We ran into these kids riding a fake bucking horse.  They look like those fake latino rodeo guys that you see aon tv.  It was hillarious.  I am going ot get apictures this week.  So be patient.  Things work out.

We also have the opportunity to be in the bishop bric and help the bishop becuase we ar ethe ward mission leaders.  The bishop here is a stud, but his helpers in the priesthood are alittle wavy.  there are only 11  priesthood holders in this ward.  How bout that.

My spiritual message this week, is to never be afraid to get on your knees.  The lord wants to help and he knows your situation personally.  Also, dont wait for something bad to ahapppen.  Pray for gracias for the good things that you have.  Humble ourselfs before him. 

I taped a scripture on the back of a passalong card. it says, (for whosoever will save his life shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his likfe for my sake, shall find it.) Matthew 16:25

I love all ayou guys.  Work hard and lose your life in the service of god!!  Muaaahhhh

Elder Wessel