50 Days to go....

¡hola familia! > i really enjoyed this week! we had the zone leaders council and the > rededication of the temple in buenos aires. it was an amazing > experience being able to participate. on saturday night, there was a > cultural celebration and the youth of argentina sang and danced. > president eyring said that he felt as if the youth were like the young > nephites that greeted the saviour with their smiles and enthusiasm. i > felt so proud to be here serving in argentina and i can`t describe how > happy i feel to be here. i really do love the people. president > eyring said the dedicatory prayer, and elder christofferson translated > it to spanish. it was very powerful and i felt the spirit very > strong. the talks before were very edifying. elder arnold spoke > about the things that really mattered in life, and the ability to go > to the temple is such a great blessing. one man at the rededication > told us that he has been through the temple 4 times and i was grateful > to see how faithful and dedicated he is to continue visiting the > temple throughout his life. it was an incredible experience that i > will never forget. i made a personal decision to go to the temple as > much as i can. it is a holy place and i won`t take it for granted. > elder syddall and i are preparing our zone training for tomorrow. all > 22 of the missionaries in our zone are coming in and we are very > excited to encourage, enthuse, and execute. our three E`s. :). this > week, we had 2 baptisms in the zone, and we are looking really good > for this weekend. we are preparing gabriel for the 15th. we haven`t > seen him all weekend because he has been working out of town. we are > praying that everything goes well and that he feels prepared to make > this new covenant. > i have been thinking a lot this week about the things that really > matter. i have been studying about covenants that we make with God > and how we can keep them better. i memorized the sacrament prayers in > spanish this week because i felt like i needed to. i read a quote by > elder oaks that says we renew all of the covenants we have made with > God by taking the sacrament, and it made me appreciate taking the > sacrament even more. > i know with all of my heart that our Heavenly Father loves us and > wants us to return to live with Him. i know that He listens to us. I > love my Savior, and i am grateful for His sacrifice, His gospel, and > His authority to make eternal life with all of you possible. it > wouldn`t be worth it without my family. i love all of you and i am > grateful for the support you have given me in the greatest decision i > have made in my life. > con mucho amor y aún más ánimo, > elder summers