30 Days to go...

¡hola familia! we are finally in october! this week was very busy and we were able to accomplish a lot of things. we had our noche de hogar with carla and grober. they made us pizza and it was delicious. the lesson went great and they went to church on sunday! we were very excited for them. the members greeted them very well too. they felt very welcome so i hope they will keep coming strong every week. we didn`t have a district meeting this week because president lovell had interviews with all of us. it was a really cool experience because i was able to participate as well. i was asked to give a short talk before about how the mission helps us to become better disciples of Christ. i talked about the talk from elder waddell last year about how neuquen is holy ground for us because everything we do, everyone we meet and teach, is to help prepare us for the eternities. i am very grateful to be here. we talk about giving two years to the Lord, but i feel like i was given so much more in return. elder syddall and i then separated and i was with elder queirolo, one of the president`s assistants, and we interviewed half of the zone about how they are working and how we can help them continue to improve. i really enjoyed it, and i gained more respect for what mission presidents do... my interview with president lovell was really cool. he asked me how i was doing and my thoughts about entering my last month of the mission. we talked about priesthood keys and how as a zone leader, i was given some of those keys to direct the zone. it was a neat experience for me. this weekend, we had 3 baptisms in the zone! we are working on baptizing more on a weekly basis. gabriel is doing awesome. he is going to receive the priesthood next week between sessions and he is very excited. he was asked to offer the prayer during sacrament meeting and i was amazed by how much he has progressed because a few weeks ago he didnt want to pray! we had ward council yesterday. our ward is so awesome. we are planning some more activities to do every month until the end of the year. my companion was kind of a punk about it because he kept saying how i wasn`t going to be there... but i still had cool ideas! we are going to have baptisms on the 13th and we are hoping for more after that. we met a guy named matias, he is 21 and is the nephew of our ward mission leader. matias came down from salta, argentina, and he was really excited to talk to us. now he is talking about how he is going to be baptized and serve a mission too! he is awesome. this week, i have been thinking a lot about these scriptures found in doctrine and covenants 123: 16-17 16 You know, brethren, that a very large ship is benefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves. 17 Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed. we can only do our part, and then trusting in God, He will do the rest. I love you all and i`m looking forward to hearing from all of you next week! con mucho amor y ánimo, elder summers