Elder Preston Vance: Week #19 ~Tomatoes & Mayonnaise

Feliz dia de brujas

This week has been all sorts of fun. Today is also a holiday.... kinda!

Monday

Was the day we had zero transfers so nobody left, so we had a normal p-day. We hung out with the other elders that were staying with us. We did splits and pretty much tracted trough entire p-day. It was really fun. We meet a great investigator whom has taught before and wished to continue!

Tuesday

We had a zone meeting and we had a lot of fun doing mock investigator senerios. We learned more about how we can teach people in different predicaments. We had a apple pie during the meeting because one of the hermanas that stayed has been here for her 10 transfer thats almost a year!! The pie was for her haha I guess she deserved it. The rest of the day we had to stay inside cause it was raining so much and lots of lightning. We got a lot of studying done!

Wednesday

We had a lunch with a family that lives about 5 miles away from our house so we decided to work through the siesta instead of study. It was so far away and we wanted to be on time so we were walking and talking so much in the morning. When we got to his house all I wanted to do is fall asleep! But we ate eggs and rice soo I was pretty much a happy camper!

Thursday

We have this day devoted to just preforming service. We cut a field for a man in our ward that just had a knee surgery! He is the one with like 9 kids, so he gave us a weed waker and we were out there cutting all day. We traded off when our arms got to tired! It was really fun. I found an old yard chair and I would just sit behind him when it was his turn. On the way home we saw a pack... or a herd of horses running down main street about 8 of them. They had no riders but with police cars chasing them. I have no idea what that was!?!? I think they got loose and the cops were trying to take them somewhere or something but it was crazy.

Friday

We had a great meeting with one of our investigators, Enrika he is making great progress and he is reading so much of the Book of Mormon. He is kind of crazy and believes in a lot of weird things. He loves listening and learning about the gospel. He asks all the right questions like the pretend investigators in the MTC. It’s great visiting him.

Saturday

We had an open chapel again in Azul. We had to leave really early so we could get out there in time to help set up. We got there and all the the hermanas were waiting to for our help. We got right to work. This chapel was just renovated so it was beautiful! We had a great open house! We gave out a lot of invitations! We talked to a lot of people! We were able to be the ones in the bishops office. My Comp & I were in charge of answering any questions they had as they talked to the different groups. We also gave out Books of Mormon and reference papers.The best part was we were right next to the refreshment table!!! We had so many people come ask for books and information, we missed out bus ride home. Our leader bought us tickets for 6 pm when the house finished at 9 pm, so we got to hang out at the bus terminal until midnight!

Sunday

We had a great Sunday we taught a gospel principal class to our investigators. We had some come for the first time whom we have been trying to get to come the whole time that I have been here! It was great they asked a lot of questions and participated a lot! Then after church we ate diner with a family and we had chicken and rice! So a little different, but for dessert we have cold tomatoes and mayonnaise on top and apparently its very popular snack in the summer!

I love you, Happy Halloween from Argentina.

Love Elder Vance