Week 43 (10/11/10) Email to Family

Elder Woodside's Top 10 of Transfer 6 Week 5

10. The Princess and the Frog

For our zone activity today we watched a movie and played some futbol. Movies were recently added to the approved P-Day activities. The movie was actually better than I thought, though I think any child that watches it will be afraid of the dark. I liked the part when the alligator gets on the boat and starts wailing on his trumpet.

9. Capital Federal

It was good last week being in the capital. It's like a whole different world than the area my mission covers. We went the cemetary where famous Argentine people are buried, then we went to some weird art museums and we almost got to meet Bon Jovi. It was good to do something on P-Day with other missionaries. Doesn't happen much with Elder Gonzales.

8. Cañuelas

After district meeting on Thursday we had to go to Cañuelas for some baptismal interviews. Cañuelas is a beautiful place. It reminded me a lot of Illinois. It was like an hour and a half travel in train and colectivo to get there. Lots of farms and stuff like that with a big blue sky. I felt like I was on vacation.

7. References from Gutierrez

A family in the ward gave us a few references and we had some good lessons with them. We went one night to talk with one and then the next night we went and met the other. Adelina and Eugenio from Paraguay. Its all about the members and their help.

6. Pablo's Turno in the Registro Civil

Pablo got a date for his marriage! This really should be ranked higher but he had his wife do it-she doesn't really want anything to do with us-and she put the date for January 7. That's so far away! I think Pablo was kind of bummed. He's come to church 5 times and is doing well with his reading. He's ready for his baptism, but now he's just got to wait.

5. Marisol and Conference

Marisol is a Bolivian lady that I found with Elder Miles not this week but the week before. She is a great lady-very humble. She told us she wouldn't be able to come to conference on Saturday but that she would come on Sunday. We looked for her on Sunday but we didn't see her. When we talked with her this Tuesday she said she came to the Saturday afternoon session. Woohoo! She really liked it.

4. The Home Stretch

This is the last P-Day of this transfer. You know what that means! This week is going to be a long one though because it will go until next Wednesday. I won't be writing again until the 20th of October. I'm on the home stretch. Almost there! The next time I write to you guys I'll have a different companion and I'm hoping that I'll be senior comp. I'll be staying here in El Jagüel for one more for sure.

3. Marisol and The Book of Mormon

Marisol is doing great with her lectura in the Book of Mormon. When Elder Miles and I found her, we left her 3 Nephi chapter 11 to read and when we met with her on Tuesday she had read the chapter, then started at the front cover and read til the testimony of Joseph Smith. She has now read Alma 32 and as of Saturday she was in 1 Nephi 4. She really likes it. The Book of Mormon is an amazing book. It really comes from God.

2. Marisol's Baptismal Date

Marisol. Again. She says she doesn't think she has much faith but faith is a principle of action and I know I'm seeing it. She is doing great with her reading and she came to conference. We set a baptismal date with her on Tuesday for November 6. She has desires and she is excited. Her only obstacles are that she works on Sundays from 6:00 am to 5:00pm in the feria(its like an open flea market basically) and that she isn't married to the man she lives with. I don't think either of them will be hard fixes we just have to help her taking it one step at a time. She has 4 kids, 2 of which live in Salta(Northwest corner of Argentina) 1 lives here in Jagüel with a family member and her 6 year old David lives with her. He's a cute little kid. He loves spiderman and he's afraid of girls. He's a happy little kid.

1. My MOM! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Happy Mother's Day Mom! Mother's Day in Argentina is this coming Sunday so I just want to thank you Mom for all that you do for me. I know I wouldn't be where I am without you. You have always been a good example to me and I want to thank you for that. Thanks for putting up with me all these years and for being by biggest support out here. I really appreciate it! I love you!

Well that's the top 10 for this week. I hope you enjoyed it. I hope everything is going well for each one of you. You are all important to me and I appreciate you guys. That's all for this week. Hasta luego. Chau chau.

Love, Elder Woodside