Hola familia!!! Como le va?
So the long wait is over, im finally here. To the best mission in the World. BUENOS AIRES OESTE!!!!!
ha ha So this week has literally been insane. LIke i knew it was gonna be different but this is nutz . like everything is SO differnt here, like everything, literally a whole new world, a whole new culture and a whole new people. I love it :)
First off. Friday was my first Baptism ha ha Just got here and I came into an area that had one the same week. IT WAS AWESOME. Seriously the spirit was so strong and just to see how happy thisa girl was after was such a testimony builder for me. Her name was Yamila and shes awesome. First baptism in Argentina= huge success
Argentina! ha ha everything is insane here. Like just the little things that we are all so used to in the united states and are so blesssed with are so different down here. Shower: OUr shower is literally a faset hanging from the wall in our bathroom. ha ha no curtain nothion, the whole bathroom just turns into a shower, its pretty funny. No such thing as toilet paper down here either. The just have luves so thats been pretty crazy to get used to ha ha The streets are crazy, venders and stores everywhere selling literally anything and everything. Kionsks are the big thing here and there everywhere, like just out of peoples houses and what not, its way convenient cause you can buy like whatever you need like literally 2 houses down from where you live.Paved roads are not really paved here and are pretty destroyed but people still drive there cars and stuff on them. NO building codes or laws down here soi its pretty crazy some of these building look like there gonna fall over. There are dogs everywhere like just walking through the streets, literally everwhere like nice german shepard type dogs, its way different. ha ha theres so much more but thats all i can thingnk of, one word to describe Arentina would be "different" different fromm what I know and am used to. BUt thats the thing, like its all part of the experience, I Love it !
our Area: So our missionh is the providence of buenos Aires, not so much the city. Were in the outskirts about an hour awsay in a town called Trujui. Google map it. Its awesome though, like all the cities here are based around a big town square or plaza, and our town is no different. Thatys where all the big stores are and where there is always people. As you get further from the plaza houses and building start to become less and less constructed and what not and like alot more poor.
The people here are incredible: like insane. Our ward is way strong and way helpfull in the work here. People here are just different. >LIke so humble and so down to earth. thats one of the things that has really just hit me, the poeple. LIke you literally wouldnt believ some of the places these people live, no doors or windows, 7 person family in a brinck house they made, but thery are the happiest people in the world. its Awesome. LIke such a short period of time iv learned so much about the importance of always looking at the positive and to really count and be thankful for your blessing. LIke no matter what our situation is, rich or poor, we are equal through the gospel and all seriously have so many things to be thankful for. The `people here are awesome thoguh, alot of good investigators and jusdt truely prepared people for us to teach. Just being a super tall white guy here brings so much intrest to us and the message that we share. Riught now we have 6 dates and plan on getting 3 more ths upcoming week. These ares down here are really booming and growing in the Gospel. It is succh a blessing to be able to serve with these people and to be intrusted to be able to share literally the greatest blessing and gift on earth with these pepole.
My companion. So My trainer for Argentins bname is Elder Wayne Blackburn. HEs from Iowa and played football and iowa state. Hes a pretty cool guy. Way nice, way hardworking, and pretty chill. HEs pretty hard core about some stuff though. ha ha im the first person hes trained so were both learnin together. Hes 22 about to turn 23 so hes a little older but all around hes a good guy and we havnt had any problems yet.
The mission here in such a short period of time has been crazy. LIke just being here in such a different place has made me grow so much and really just think a little differently. MAainly to be thankful for all my blessing that I have. LIke just living in the united states is such a bleesing for us. Some of the stuff here is like crazy, thiongs we dont even think about. Electricty, plumbing, roads, sidewalks, trash, clean water, those are things we just dont have to worry about in the US but here it is so differnt. It really just makes you thinnk and see how truely blesseed we are, in evbery apect.
I want you guys to know that I love you. And that i know the message of the Restoration is true and that it seriously is the greatest gift and bleesing we could ever give someone. Its hard work down here, ha ha no bikes or cars, just walking, the ares are really big too, but honestly its such a blessing to be able to serve. To truely show the Lorrd how thankkful I am for all the blessings in my life and to share these blessings with his children. Like seriously seeing the light in peoples eyes when the understand the message we have and the importance of it, makes all the hard times worth it. Such a blessing to be here.
I miss you guys all like crazy but I know, without a doubt that this is wherer I am supposed to be : It is the best thing i could be doing for my life and for my future right now, and thats a fact. LIke the experiences iv had and will ahve here make me into the man i will be when i get home and i am truely greatful for that. I am so greatful for you guys and the support you give me. Seriously i couldnt ask for better family, friends, and girlfriend :) you guys are the best ever, and i cant wait to see you again. Soon, but not too ssoon. There more work for me to do down here. Summer 2014 though. WOOOOOOOO!!!! best summer of our lives, for all of us. And thats a fact. CAnt wait.
I love you guys so much and am constantly thinkin and praying aboutyou, dont ever think im not. Be good you guys, know that im workin hard out here and makin you guys proud. Most import ... HAve fun! ha ha enjoy your summer, its freezing down here by the way. like way cold . the sleeping bag has literally saved my life . and duriong the day its crazy, im wearing like 5 layers. we have pictures and well be taking more. Next wek ill send em too you guys in my email. Letters. Sendin out today to :) idk how long therew gonna take but know im wroton you guys and i havent forgot about you.
btw thge adress for pacages and letters is:
Iglesia S.U.D.
Elder Bryce Hawkey
Misión Argentina Buenos Aires Oeste
C.C 92
1702 Ciudadela
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Letters and pacages go here, no limit on pacages either, but just look at the blog for more info, like it shoiws how to make them not have to got hrough customs so we dont have tro pay to get them out ha ha its all on the blog
Love you guys and will write again soon! Summer 2014!!!!
Aloha,
Elder Bryce R. Hawkey ( AKA elder aquie) lol
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