Santa Fe Argentina Mission for the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
Monday, March 2, 2020
Como andan? Espero que estén bien :)
This week was great! For like the 3rd time this transfer we had to go to Santa Fe to take care of some business (Elder Burchell had visa trámites to do) and we ended up missing some critical working time in Feliciano. On top of that, we missed one of our colectivos (bus) so we had to spend the night in another missionary ́s area and take an early morning bus which took us all morning to get back to Feliciano...and on top of THAT, we had to start our monthly fast and it was HOOOOOTTT pero mal! But the Lord took care of us and provided a way for us to have some amazing miracles in a short work week...
For example, Jimena is planning to be baptized on the 14th!! WOOOO!! If yall remember she was the girlfriend of a less active member named Alejandro that we ran into while we were lost looking for people to teach my second day here in Feliciano. She decided to end her relationship with Alejandro and he moved out, so now she can keep the law of chastity in prep to be baptized. It's a little tough since we are trying to reactivate Alejandro and have him come back to church, but living with Jimena and not wanting to get married was not helping her progress in the gospel, so they ended their relationship on good terms...pero buuuueeeennnoooo! Jaja. Please pray for Jimena as she prepares to be baptized!
We are also teaching several other people some of which have cool pets. Fatima and her family have a parakeet named Pepo (every Latin American missionary knows that legit every bird is a pepo or a pepa jaja) and other people have caniches (poodles) and whatnot. Lots of animals and lots of ways to meet and contact - for example, I find a cute dog and play with it while I get to know its owners jaja Argentina is the best!
One of the themes I was studying in the scriptures this week was how Satan tricks us to believe his lies and drag us down to hell and misery. 2 Nefi 28 talks about all signs and warnings we must follow in order to stay firm to the iron rod and not be tempted. Satan is tricky, because one minute he tells us it's ok to sin - Eat, Drink, and be merry. God will only punish ya for a little bit and then you´ll be in heaven chilling. Wrong! We must never be cautious or justify sin and disobedience to our covenants with God. Satan even tricks us to believe that he doesn't exist, or that God and heaven aren't real, while other times flips his strategy and says they are real to justify his sinful whisperings for us to do wrong. Que bábaro! Always stay alert, and never let your guard down. Unfortunately once we have sinned on something serious and repented, we must not only avoid, but RESIST the temptation that Satan brings, making it even harder to stay focused and faithful. This talk from Elder Bednar perfectly explains this principle better than I can - give it a watch/read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja8fTe-5h60
That's all for this week. I may eat a milanesa made of crocodile so wish me luck! Ciao!
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