LAST POST!

> ¡hola familia! > i don`t know if i will be able to write next monday, but i received my > travel itinerary. it doesn`t seem real that i am already on my > home... next monday i will be with president lovell for my final > interview and i will eat lunch and dinner with all of the other > missionaries that are finishing at the same time. i think there will > be about 12 in my group. october 30, tuesday in the morning, i am > heading out to buenos aires at 0800, and i`m arriving at 0930 . i > think that i might be able to go to the temple in buenos aires. i > would love that! > matias was in church yesterday but he says that he wants more time. > he doesn`t feel like he can get baptized yet. he used to be in jail > and i think that it might have something to do with that but we feel > like he is preparing well. gabriel taught the class in sunday school! > i was so proud of how awesome he did. i am not worried at all for how > things will go for him. > yesterday was mothers day in argentina and nobody was home. it was > kind of a tough day for us but we were able to speak with carlos and > set another date for the 17th of november. it has been raining since > last night. > yesterday we ate this peruvian plate with grober and carla called > ceviche and it was really good. it is spicy raw fish with a ton of > great stuff in it. my companion says that it is like ``oka`` in > samoa. grober is doing well and carla is going to church every sunday > now. they are looking forward to their wedding in december. > we found some other people that have been inactive and we received > some great references from them. we are looking forward to contacting > them this week. we now have a stake ward mission leader, and as zone > leaders we are going to start meeting with him once a month. we met > him on wednesday and we were able to talk well with him about setting > up ward mission plans in every ward in the stake. he is very excited > about his new calling and we are excited to work with him. he gave us > another reference when we finished talking to him! > i can`t believe ryan was called to the M.A.N. mission! that is > awesome! please tell him that he is going to love it and i will put in > the good word for him with president lovell :) > on friday, i was able to do another baptismal interview for the elders > in cipolletti. ivan is awesome and he was baptized on sunday. this > week we had 2 baptisms in the zone. we are still baptizing every week > and things are looking great for the month of november! tomorrow we > are going to catriel for the day to interview the elders there and we > are going to do some divisions. the whole week is packed with great > plans and it is going to go very well. > i have been reflecting a lot lately about my blessings. i am so > grateful for everything that i have learned here in argentina and i > wouldn`t trade this time for anything. i am grateful for my family > and all of your support. i have received letters from you guys every > week and that is an accomplishment! thank you for everything. i > don`t want my mission to end and i just don`t feel like it will end. > jacob 7:26 > 26 And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began to be old;... I conclude > this record, declaring that I have written according to the best of my > knowledge, by saying that the time passed away with us, and also our > lives passed away like as it were unto us a dream... > 2 timothy 4:6-7 > 6 the time of my departure is at hand. > 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: > i know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and it has been an honor for me > to teach His gospel for two years in argentina. i will never forget > the many experiences that i have had and i am looking forward to a new > chapter in my life. i love you all and i am excited to see you all > next week! > con mucho amor y ánimo, > elder summers.