HAPPY DAY OF INDEPENDENCE!
Yeah it's the 4th of July. Surprisingly, nobody here cares...
So you all need to collaborate on your emails a little more hahaha.
I mean, I don't think I REALLY understood the whole powerout deal very well so it's a good thing I read it so many times! If I hadn't, I might be lost in the dark on that one.......... . . . . . . . . . . But speaking of power outages, although that sounds terrible (and superrr hot), be glad you don't live outside of the States where power outages are far more frequent! Half of Balcarce was out a couple nights ago. So it was super sketchy walking in the streets.
But everything sounds crazy like normal! Thanks for the pictures dad. You all need to send me more so I can actually see this stuff! But I hope the fourth is awesome for you guys! I'm super jealous that you're all in the Springhill Suites again haha. Jen and I had a lot of fun there.
So random stories from this week because nothing super cool really happened except for knocking a bajillion doors: We contacted this reference that the other missionaries received and it's this like 60 year old man who is the EXTREME example of a hilarious Argentine. And he's rambling on about how they live in the greatest country on the planet and says, "Look, we have the best soil for agriculture in the world. You can throw a potato in the ground, and it'll grow potatoes, you can throw an orange in the ground, and it'll grow oranges, you can throw a woman in the ground, and it'll grow women!!" I laughed a lot. Crazy Argentines.
River, the most famous, and the richest soccer team in the country, dropped down in rank from being up with all the "A" teams to the "B" teams and people all over the country were rioting. We were headed to a family to teach them when River was at that moment playing the determining game, when suddenly some man came out of his house ahead of us and started screaming a bunch of stuff I couldn't understand at the sky with his hands held up. Elder Blackhorse said it was better I didn't understand haha. But that River had scored. However, they ended up losing. And one of our investigators, Leandro, who basically dropped us because he does not want to change, said he cried when they lost! Crazy huh?!
And last, we did divisions and while I was in Mar del Plata with another Elder in our district, Elder Blackhorse found us a new investigator. But when he and I went back, the husband of the woman they had found, who had ignored them the last time and went into the kitchen, came out and started yelling at us calling us hypocritical Americans for walking the streets preaching about Bibles and such while murdering people in Iraq. If you think people are politically ignorant in the States, try coming here! It was sad because he couldn't allow us to explain that as missionaries, we don't represent our country, we represent Jesus Christ and that all we want to do is help them come closer to their Savior. He was too blinded by his ignorance and hate to even give us the chance to say that and in the end, told us to leave. I've have had a lot of people slam doors on my face and a lot of people lie to us several times in a row because they don't have the courage to just say no, but that guy made me super sad because he couldn't let go of his pride and just listen! Regardless, we move on, finding those who DO want to listen, and who DO want to allow the Savior to change their lives.
Like Martin. Who is going to get the Priesthood in the next couple of weeks!! And now, thanks to Franco (the oldest of the three boys that were baptized) and his mother Analia (the aunt of Martin), we are going to teach Martin's brother, Juan Cruz who is fifteen years old! They say he wants to get baptized. At first, Martin said he didn't have any interest, but after talking to Franco and Analia, Juan Cruz decided to come to church and BAM, there he was yesterday! So we are going to teach him and he'll probably get baptized on the 23rd of July (the last weekend of Elder Blackhorse's mission). The Lord's hand really is in this work and it is amazing to see the faith of people like Analia, her boys, and Martin, who are so willing to share the gospel because they have seen the changes that take place upon applying the principles of the gospel in their lives!
I'm excited :) So, mom, don't worry about distracting me with stuff about home, no matter how much I would like to meet Jackson! I want to hear what's going on!
I love you all, thank you everyone who writes me. Make sure everyone knows where my blog and address are posted. The 25 bucks for a watch would be nice Mom, thank you!
BYE
-Elder Ryan David Garrison
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