Email Letter 24 June 2009

Hey Fam,

Things are going well here. We are having our long awaited baptism this Saturday. It’s a miracle that its happening after all we had to go through to get her divorced. The law system in this country are not the best when you want to get things done fast. I don’t know how we did it but the lord heard our prayers and has blessed us so much. They passed their interviews last night and the Elder that interviewed them said that they know more about the gospel than he does. They study so much and they are just amazing people. Elder Rapp and I have been talking a lot about coming back next July to be at their sealing in the temple. I don’t know how realistic that will be for me but they are excited about getting there too which makes me want to try hard to make it back.

Next week are transfers and that means I will be getting a new comp. I’m sad about that because Elder Rapp and I work so well together. Everyone says that we compliment each other so well and that’s why we are having so much success. It’s been an awesome 4 ½ months with him and now I’ll just have to hope that I get someone just like him.

There isn’t a lot to report for this week. I missed church on Sunday because I was sick…YES AGAIN. I’m feeling better now though so it’s all good. I’m going to be speaking in church on Sunday and I’m going to be talking about fathers. I’m going to use the talk “Let us be Men” by Elder Christofferson of the twelve. It’s an awesome talk and since I missed being able to speak on father’s day because of sickness I feel that I should give the same talk because it’s going to help lots of people here and most of all its going to help me.

I love all of you and think about you as much as I can while staying busy. Take care and ill have some pictures of 6 people dressed in white for you next week.

Tay

Email Letter 17 June 2009

Hey Fam,

Things this week have been really good. On Saturday we had our interviews with President Del Castillo and then we went out to work and we got him to go along with us.

This was my second time working with him and I feel very privileged because of it. We went to two lessons and he taught with such power. He is like the perfect companion!! The spirit was in both lessons and I loved it. We had such a good time. Then on Sunday we had our District conference which was actually an area conference because they sent it via satellite to all of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. In it our old area President spoke (Elder Lynn G. Robbins) and he spoke about the differences in the verbs “SER” and “HACER” which in English are “TO BE” and “TO DO” he talked about which is which when it comes to talking to your kids and how we need to spend more time with the family and things like that. It was really good for all of our investigators that were there and then Elder Perry spoke and it was a little bit harder to follow because he had a translator and they would take turns back and forth talking so it made it a little bit harder but he talked about Christ’s role in all things. To finish the conference President Eyring talked. I can’t explain how much I love that man. I remember when I was younger and I didn’t like conference because I didn’t really understand or just didn’t want to that President Eyring was one of the few that I always enjoyed and now as I’m older I appreciate it that much more. He spoke with such power to members and then to investigators about how this is the one true church and how we are so blessed to be members of it or at least to be listening to it. He talked about how much everyone needs this in their lives and how it’s our responsibility to share it with everyone we come in contact with. He gets so emotional when he speaks and he just has a voice of thunder. It’s amazing to listen to him.

Things have been going so well and I love it here. I have just two more weeks with Elder Rapp which is a little sad but we are so excited about the Navarro’s baptism that we don’t really think about anything else. We have lots of good investigators and I can see the Lords hand in this work. I love you guys and think about you often. Take care.

Tay

Email Letter 10 June 2009

Hey Fam,

Things are great as usual. We had an awesome lesson the other day! what happened was that we went to teach our awesome family that is going to get baptized (the Navarro's) and the 16 year old girl of the family invited one of her friends so we started teaching about the restoration and the family was basically teaching it for us because they have been studying so much and when we got to the first vision the 16 year old (Solange is her name) asked if she could tell the story so we let her. she started talking about how confused Joseph Smith was and how he had gone to lots of different churches just like she has looking for the truth and at that moment the room filled with the spirit. she went on and got the first vision and she told it in her own little way and I had to fight back the tears listening to an investigator that wasn’t really sure if she wanted to get baptized until last week talk so spiritually about the single greatest thing that has happened since Christ came to the world. It was amazing to see how much it has changed her life since when we met the family just 2 months ago. They all testified even the ten year old girl and they told the friend that she just needed to pray and to read and that she could feel the same. It was an amazing lesson and I don’t think that I’ve had much compare to it.

We have planned the baptism of the family for July 1st which is the day that Elder Rapp leaves. We are planning on doing it and then he will get on a bus 4 hours later. We are so excited about the progress that all of our investigators are making and I can tell that we are being blessed. It sounds like things are going really well at home and I’m glad to hear it. It’s going to be a lot different having dad sit with us in church when I get home and I’m sure it’s crazy for you already. I’ve need to go but I love you all and I think about you all the time. Take care. Love you

Tay

Email Letter 03 June 2009

Hey Fam,

This last week has been really good. I haven’t really been feeling much better because of all of the traveling but I talked to the area doctor yesterday because he and his wife came to our zone conference and he gave me some stuff to take. He says that it’s probably just allergies. He said that it’s common not to have any in one part of the world and go to another that’s completely different and have problems. We will have to see what happens.

So going all the way back to last Wednesday, we went out to the Capital and spent the day there like I told you last week and we played soccer with all of the missionaries and we all went to McDonalds and we went bowling and to Wal-Mart. It was a pretty fun day.

On Thursday we went to Resistencia for our zone leader meetings and it was once again amazing. President talked to us about the Restoration and all the small things that no one really looks at for his Doctrinal part. And we had a bunch of other stuff that they talked about as well. The cool thing was that President basically told all of the zone leaders that Elder Rapp and I are his favorites. Of course he didn’t just come out and say that just like parents wouldn’t just come out and say that they have a favorite child but it was pretty sweet and Elder Rapp and I loved it.

Then that night we were in our Taxi going back across the bridge from Resistencia to Corrientes Capital and there was a protest and we almost had to walk across which would have been horrible because we were in suits and had bags and it was raining and you never know who you might find that wants your stuff. In the end we made it across in the taxi and all was well. Then yesterday we went back to Capital for zone conference and I can’t explain once again how amazing it was. President talked about the first vision and again went into deep detail and the spirit filled the room. It made it worth the five hour ride and having to get up at 2am in order to get there on time.

Elder Rapp gave his last testimony yesterday because it’s his last transfer and they always ask the people going home to bear their testimony and it was amazing! He is such an amazing elder and I’m gonna miss him. This transfer doesn’t end until the 1st of July so I have a little bit of time left to keep working with him until I get a new comp. We were talking to President and His wife after conference and the Hermana Del Castillo told Elder Rapp that President is going to miss him. I think that we are all really attached to him. When he bore his testimony he talked about how he knows that President was called of the Lord to guide us and to get revelation just for our mission and that no one compares to him. I in that moment received that same confirmation and believe that he was called to lead us at just the right time. I love my mission and although it’s hard I wouldn’t trade my time here for anything. I love you guys and I think about you often. Take care!

Tay