5 Companions, 1 Week
This week was a little crazy. I started out week doing splits with Elder Telis, a new Elder in our zone. It's always great to work with missionaries that just got to the mission field because they are full of desires to work. All you have to do is give direction to their energy. Elder Telis is from Uruguay. We had a good time talking in the street for the whole day. We got soaking wet in a rain storm but it was worth it to share our testimonies of Jesus Christ with lots of new people.
After the splits, Elder Pereyra and I got to work a little together.
Later in the week, I worked with Elder McLaws, another relatively new missionary who is full of energy. When we had just started to teach people in the morning, we got a text telling us to return to our apartment. Turns out my companion, Elder Pereyrá was needed in the mission offices.
So, long story short, we went in taxi to Capital and I ended up working with none other than ELDER RYAN!!! my trainer! We went to his area together and worked there. We almost got to see a family that we taught together in José León Suarez but it didn't work out. So close. It was a huge blessing to work with one of my best friends and who I consider to be the best Elder in our mission.
Saturday was spent traveling in train, colectivo and car. Our companionships were jumbled because they needed Elder Pereyrá to stay in the offices for two months or so to work things out there. As a result, I'm now companions with Elder Valbuena. He was born in Columbia,tells everyone that he's from Spain but he is actually from this little cluster of islands of the coast of north-west Africa called the Canary Islands. We're excited to work together despite not knowing if we'll be together for 1 week or 3 weeks or what. It's going to be great.
Still Finding
The people in our area are going well. In the past few days we were able to find some young adults that we think are going to progress quickly: Franco and Lucas (they're brothers) and Juan and Gonzalo (they're friends that live together). They are all open to religious and were interested by the Book of Mormon and the organization of the church.
Little Testimony
I know that God lives and that the gospel is true. I was reading in the Book of Mormon this week where Nephi quotes Isaiah. 2 Nephi 28:30 says:
I am grateful for what the Lord has given me. I have been able to feel His Spirit as I've been here in Argentina. My knowledge of Jesus Christ has grown. When times are hard and I don't feel like my faith is strong, I remember the lines and precepts that God has already given me. This helps me move forward and trust that more is going to come.
For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto thechildren of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here alittle and there a little; and blessed are those who hearkenunto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, forthey shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I willgive more; and from them that shall say, We have enough,from them shall be taken away even that which they have.
I love you guys and hope you have a fantastic Christmas!
Con mucho amor,
Elder Smith
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