So first off Hi,
Sorry
it took so long to right this week, Argentina is essentially in revolt;
it's kinda thrilling.
Safety
For our safety, we had to stay inside for a couple
of days ...so boring!
Anyway, the police here have gone on strike since they make too little, and so the country has taken advantage of the lack
of a police force. Stores are being robbed and multiple killings have
occurred. Everyone is preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse. Each day during the day the
store owners build up their defenses and try to barricade their goods
inside, and once the sun sets, everything goes chaotic. The city has been thrashed.
President told us to have 60 liters of water in storage to last
us, and we had to wear normal clothes (YES!) so we blended in. It
was an exciting week, but spent mostly indoors. :p
So I'm safe, but pretty upset at the revolt going on. We are
losing valuable time teaching our investigators! And we had all of our
important lessons scheduled for Monday
and Tuesday nights... the days we had to stay inside. :( We still haven't
been able to make contact with them. I really hope we can still teach
them and that nothing bad happened. Gah, these were really critical
lessons we had planned. If our investigators don't go
to church this week, then we can't baptize them in the month of
December ...and I really want to have a "White Christmas" in Argentina!
Lavies Family
So we are teaching this one family named the Lavies. They are
super cool and receptive of Gospel discussion. However, he is hardcore Evangelico. At the end of
our first lesson, we asked him to say the prayer. He excitedly accepted. He
started out normal, but then started chanting and screeching, with random normal words in between ...a poor counterfeit of the Gift of Tongues. ;) Sure it was the same "phrase" in repetition, but
it was cool. The mad thing was very interesting. bahaha But he has a good heart and a sincere
desire to learn, and he is actually friends with some members, so it's
perfect!
So just random things I guess
It's super hot, like super hot; the humidity is satanic. Horrible. gah. I feel disgusting.
Everyone
loves Americans. I don't understand why my friend thought he was hated;
they worship Americans down here, especially the women ...I'm pretty sure the daughter of Hermana Loli has a thing for me, bahaha
Fotana
has lots of little Catholic "folk shrines" with random saints in them. Unfortunately, they
are usually locked to protect from vandals. They
are literally on every block. My favorite is Saint Gaucho Gil. Apparently he was an Argentine Cowboy from the 1840's who was killed. He's really popular in Argentina.
My favorite candies here so far are Pepas ...I literally bought 14 bags a couple days ago. Should last me a couple weeks ;-)
Hunter
the Frog still lives with us in our bathroom. Bahaha. He is very loyal and
loving. Always willing to give me comfort in times of need.
Oh, the Argentine "100 pesos" bill has a ton of counterfeits! The ATM here
even gave us two fake bills!!! It's crazy identical! So good their own government can't even spot the difference! Bahaha But luckily, the people haven't caught on yet, so we
got rid of them.
I'll send pics next week when I get to the
library .....if it's operating ...I think it may have been destroyed.
So that's it :)
I love it here, and please pray that our investigators attend church. :)
Love you all!
Elder Clemons
...and could I have all the information on the doctrines of the Evangelico church, like scriptures and all? :) Thanks!
