Dear Family,
Well, this was a slightly difficult week for me. A lot of investigators
were dropped or dropped us after we had amazingly spiritual experiences.
The hardest part of the mission life is watching someone experience and
have a witness of the Spirit and then get too prideful or scared to
follow with it. You'd be surprised how many believers are out there and
won't act on their promptings. Anyway, I like to think that I am a
fairly positive person, so I will focus on that stuff this week. I'll
just say that Mirta is a very difficult person and is driving me nuts
with all this baptism stuff. No, she still isn't baptized. I'm giving
her one more try. Now, onto the good stuff!
First, we had interviews with President this week. President is really
pleased with what I'm doing and training so early and still having
success in our area. We had a good talk and he gave some inspired advice
to help me in my calling as a trainer. Then, we brought up the extension
topic. The official answer is that if I can find someone who came here
with me that wants to extend, it is a definite yes that I can stay for
30 more days and work in the area of my choosing. He said that maybe
that will change, the choosing part, but the 30 days will be set. Seeing
as I came in with 26 other missionaries, I don't think I'll have a
problem finding someone who wants to stay too. I just have to start
asking now. So, pretty much that means that you all have to add thirty
more days onto those calendars of yours!!! Ja ja!
I just LOVE Argentina and the people here. I have learned to love the
people of Paraguay too. There are a lot of them here too. I am starting
to pick up on a bit of their language, Guarani. It's really interesting
and surprisingly a lot easier than Spanish. I want to find a type of
grammar book to learn it. Anyway, Alan's family is Paraguayan. They are
so much fun! Anyway, we've been teaching their cousins a lot and Rici
will be baptized with Lara this coming Saturday! Por FIN!! And then, we
went and had another lesson just for Virginia, Alan's mom yesterday. She
asked us when she can be baptized! She told me that she has two goals in
her life now. The first, go to the temple. Second, learn English. Oh I
love this woman! She's been through sooo much in her life that I
couldn't even imagine and she is trying to unite her family forever. She
can hardly walk and even breathing is hard for her, but she said that
next week she will go to church even if someone had to carry her. (I
offered ja ja!) But, I honestly know that I was called of God to find
this family. I always feel like I knew Virginia from somewhere else.
Maybe in the pre-existence we had come up with a way to find each other
in this life so she could have the gospel. I know that God works in
mysterious ways and that he will provide a way for every one of His
children to accept the gospel. I know that it is going to be really hard
to leave this area and this family behind someday. But, I will be coming
back and we will all be coming back to our Father in Heaven.
Well, I don't have much to write this week. I am out of ideas. It was a
contacting type of week. With pictures, I am taking pictures. I need to
find another converter to get them off the card. I also want to buy a
memory card here too. There's a huge mission approved music at the
mission office that we can play in our penches! I think I'll be
buying one soon. But, I will be sending the pictures soon! And yes, I do
like them by the dates in the blog. Thanks mom! I'd love two things from
you for a package. One, a copy of Trevor's mission book, if possible.
Second, The books from Reflections of Christ and the cd's that go along
with those. That's about it!
Love you all! I don't quite miss everyone now . . . ja ja! JK! I miss
everyone! I just don't want to leave here. Thanks for all the letters
you send! Till next week! Chow!
Elder Cowan
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