Goodbye Alto Albardi - A New Beginning in Las Flores - Week 66

I was called to leave Alto Albardi and go to a new area called Las Flores.  I will miss Elder Unck and the families that I love there especially Maxi, Noelia and Naza, and the family Cortez and so many others, but hey I guess that is just life.  We work hard get comfortable where we are feel sure and then the Lord takes us and puts us somewhere else where we can grow.  I was sad to say goodbye but I am so excited for this new beginning that I have here with my new comp Elder Eastman!  He is from Draper Utah and is awesome!!  Seriously I love this elder so much, and I know that we will make an awesome team.  He has 21 monthes in the mission but we are working hard together here as the Zone Leaders.  So excited, nervous and privileged to serve others.

Last goodbye to Maxi, Noe y Naza

Saying goodbye to the old pension...it sure was beautiful.

This is Juan Carlos, he reactivated 

and then will baptize his little sister Milagros.

This is the Ward mission leader and his family. 
Family Pereyra.  It sure was fun working with them.  

Maxi Noelia y Naza

Goodbye Agustin Bravo

It was so hard to say goodbye to the Cortez´s.  

I have grown to love them so much 

and will miss them more than they know.

The Spitale family, good friends of the Endrek

The family Lallana

This is the Contreras, Eduardo and Mari they are a riot!!  So funny!!!

My new comp. Elder Eastman. He is from  Draper Utah, has been out 21 months!

Scavenger Hunt for Happiness - Week 65

      It is humid and really sweat is a natural part of the missionary work, pero bueno.  It also rains often and the wind helps a lot as well.  This is the last week of the transfer so I will be letting you all know what happens with Elder Unck and I next Monday.
      We played Paintball for P-day and it was a blast.  You really feel like you are in a war out there.  Its like us in the real life.  There are always obstacles and a veces others can hurt us.  All we have to do is get to safe ground or holy places to regroup, rest up and keep on going regardless of the pain.
      Oh and something funny, we were contacting a house and a dog came up and seemed to like Elder Unck, but we kept talking and then I heard Elder Unck yell, OH NO!!  The dog must have liked Elder Uncks shoes because he used them as a fire hydrant. I couldn't stop laughing, even though Elder Unck wasn't very pleased.

In front of a Cathedral in Centro

P-Day with the West Zone

Today we played paintball and it was crazy!!!  Hahah, I forgot how
much it hurt and I decided to be rambo and ran outside our base to attack.
I started firing only to realize that I was surrounded.   

I started firing only to realize that I was surrounded.   
Woops, rookie mistake there.  Lets just say that they got me good.

Paintball, allí with Elder Lakey!!  I love this kid!!

After the war, we both survived....well Elder Unck more or less, más o menos.

Whats a war without a few battle scars.  I don't have any, this is on Elder Unck!! 
Poor guy, what a trooper, he fought till the very last paintball.

The Book of Mormon - Week 64

Another incredible week here on the other side of the world.  I can not believe how the time goes and all that happens in such short amounts of time.  But I am doing very well!!  This week we had several conferences and wonderful meetings, a baptism, and some funny things as well. The piano broke and we were unable to use it, so we decided to find out why ourselves because they were taking a lot of time.  So we opened her up looked in found a burnt fuse and changed it out.  The funny thing is that so many missionaries and members were amazed that we could do that.  Haha thanks for teaching us since we were young to do that!
I wanted to invite you all to do what we are doing here. Read the entire book of Mormon before next general conference. It is amazing what the book of Mormon does.  We as missionaries have to read before the end of the year.  Write your testimony in one and give it to a family of friends that aren't members.  And choose your hero in the Book of Mormon....or heroes if you would like;)  I know that the Book is true.  I feel so at peace and happy when I read it, and I know that all can feel that as well!

In the big activity with the stake I met this young fella
and we played soccer together...he won;)
he is an awesome kid and so much fun

Our Pday in La calera which is like a wild reserve area. 

 Our zone played football, frisbee, ate an asado, and had a blast!  T

He thought that he had lost his memory card in the grass....
but he just forgot that he put it somewhere else!  Haha, silly elder Unck!

We found a bridge and decided....hey picture time!!

Look we found a dam as well, 

so as you know we decided to go and take some photos over there  too! 

Elder Unck and the sisters wanted to go exploring so I had to go along too;)  haha

More of the reservoir

We were passing a tree and Hermana Morris said that sure would be
great for a picture....and it really was!!

Huara and Nazarena!

the Ravines family and Huara with her Mom Silvana, and little sister Xiomara!

Bautismo!!! - Week 63

Elder Unck and I were able to chow down a few pizzas and ice cream and also enjoy the baptism of our beloved family Medina. I am so happy right now, and I am giving it all.  We are inviting so many people to read the Book of Mormon to know if it is true and to trust in the Lord.  It is really wonderful, and I realized something that lifted a bunch of stress off my shoulders.  I dont have to change these people!  It is not my job to change hearts, it is the Lords.  I only have to share my message, with the Spirit in the lesson and then invite them to act.  The Lord does the rest.  I love what our ward mission leader said to me the other day.  Elder George, the more we just be obedient and humble and work for the Lord, the people come.  I testified that was true because así es!

We got a little hungry so we decided to buy a Grido Pizza!   

A frozen pizza from an ice cream shop, and it was amazing!! 

Later the next day we got to cleaning the font, look at that shine...
I cleaned that while Elder Unck tackled the bathrooms

Happy Day!

Baptism of Maxi and Noelia, there we are with their scout troop
that helped them to accept the church.  

With the elders and the baptism group!!  

Getting Hitched - Week 62

Maxi and Noelia were married for this life this last Friday!  We had the opportunity to go and it was so wonderful.  So proud of them and that they can now prepare to be married for time and all eternity in the temple.  They are right on track with the baptism this Saturday!
Well a few crazy things happened this week, and the first one I was a little worried about sharing because of you Mom, but I am going to share it anyway.  Last Monday we got to the cyber cafe later because of the activity that we had as a stake, so we had to go all the way to downtown to write.  I felt afraid because it was late, and the roads had been shut down.  I didn't know why but when we left cyber....I knew...  It was the birthday of one of the soccer clubs called Talleres and they had prepped a parade, more like a riot on the very road where we were.  People came in their jerseys and everything, over 400 people, firing guns, throwing rocks through store windows, one shattered behind us and even the swat team came with their big shields.  Lets just say I was walking very quickly to get out of there. Elder Unck saw 50 pesos on the ground and was going to pick it up, but didn't because he didn't want to lose his comp, me who was cruising...don't worry they only hit elder Unck a little bit but we got out fine.

There they are recently married!!!

Signing the papers, it was much shorter than I thought it would be! 
The ceremony was only around 15 minutes.

With their family and friends, from the scout group.
That is why they were so interested in the church was from Scouts.

We decided to get in there with the photos as well.
Elder Weller and Elder Alfaro (Alfaro was Elder Uncks comp before me
and they were teaching the family so he got to come to the wedding too. 

Maxi, Noelia, and Nazarena

Outside of the buidlng waiting to throw some rice! Hooray!

Also during the week they cut our power...We lost light for 3 days so we had to plan and do things by candlelight, just like the very first missionaries!! 

So we studied by candlelight at night and everything. 
It was a good experience, but glad that we have light again.

We made a Kirstin Kaka in the dark anyway with the little food that we had left.

The Lord and His Miracles - Week 61

Many many miracles took place this week that really touched me. I had the privilege to go to the primary class focused on missionaries to talk a little to them.  I tell you, it is nothing like primary in the states.  These kids are sooo funny, and have so much energy.  One kid is dancing in the class while the other girls are fighting to read the spiritual thought, while the others are all screaming and trying to talk to us!  They were literally off the walls, but they participated well which I loved.  One kid even took off his shoe and started smelling it, then he made a face like EWWW!!  Haha, I just about died in the back there.  But in the midst of the fun and chaos there was a little girl that had just moved to the ward with her mom that has been less active.  She is 9 and said, "Elders When can I be baptized? My mom and I have been planning it!"  We had been praying that we could find more people to reach our goal this month and to help others, and when that happened I felt so strong that truly the Lord does look after us!  Her name is Huara, and will be baptized in the coming 3 weeks!  Truly a miracle.

At the activity at Park San Martin, killing it with the elders!

We were able to go to a stake activity, eat brauts, and have fun as a stake.  So many people were there and I love playing sports with everyone!!

Just chowing down some brauts, they call them chorripanes here! Yes they are very tasty.  

Those are some of the sisters from the ward, prepping up their chorripanes.

More members and there Brother Cortez cutting the bread and sausages. 
I love that man he is someone I look up to very much.

Selfies with my elders from Parque Capital, Elder Lyman from Texas,
and Elder Mancero from Ecuador 

Elder Unck wanted his own photo....yep;)

Looks like the razor got a little close this time....hahah I did it:) just for you mama

Daniel knows how much I didn't like it when his brother
Scotty was in Madagascar and buzzed his head.....
Naughty boys!  Leave your hair on your head not the floor!!!

wanted you to see the rent for the week....