Dear Family,
I have to say the only part of the mission that I don't like is when you have to say bye to people that you love. I am now writing from the zone of Adrogue. My area is El Triangulo which is where my dad, Elder Vergara died. Looks like I'll be dying here too! It's odd to think that I'm in my last area already. . . My companion is someone who I've already known pretty well. It's my good ole buddy from Peru, Elder Tantachuco!! He and I were in a trio for a day before I trained for the first time. He's a capo! He goes home with Elder Borgersen in about two and a half months. This is going to be the first time I have to kill someone in the mission! He's a great missionary though and we should work hard together. Our zone has been suffering for some time now. For about a year, it's been one of the lowest zones in the mission. It's about to be lit up, though! I'm determined to make this zone be the best in the mission especially since we have more missionaries than any other zone! I am in charge of about twice the amount of missionaries now. It'll be great!
Well, my last week in 9 de Abril "A" was pretty sad. I hate having to say goodbye to people that I love. The change was necessary though based on the circumstances. So the real miracle of this week was Dani again. She's progressing a ton! She has the strongest testimony I've ever felt and is so converted to the gospel. We brought her and a few other investigators to a baptism service on Saturday night of the other elders in our ward and Dani leaned over to us and whispered that she wanted to be baptized already and that she is going to get baptized really soon. We haven't tried to rush her because she really wants her family to accept it. Miraculously, the baptism was of two girls who got baptized alone without their families. That was a testimony for Dani that she also could do that. Her family is already starting to like us too. We always stop and say hi to her brothers where they work and we have been trying to do mini service projects for them. Her mom is already starting to soften her heart. But Dani came to the gate of our pench one morning after working the night shift and said that she wants to be baptized on the 23rd of February. She put her own goal and she is going to do it! Too bad I won't be there. But Borgersen will send me pictures of it.
Raul and his family want to take a break for a while. He's beginning to work again as a bus driver and he wants to work two weeks and then wants us to pass by again. SO that was a bit of a bummer. Mabel made some progress this week too. She keeps saying how she wants to get baptized so bad, so I told her that she has two options: to either get separated or get her divorce done and then get married. She's kind of leaning towards getting separated because Nestor is not a great person and things already aren't doing well. She'd be baptized today if her situation would let her!
It wasn't the greatest week with finding. We tried really hard and actually received a big list of references from the members after visiting them this week and trying to show them how important it is that we share the gospel with our neighbors and loved ones. Maybe there'll be a prepared one there. There was one reference that looked really promising to us! The lady went to the open house of the temple and loved it!
Well, I got to go now. I'm excited to be in a new area and start from scratch. We basically have nothing going for us right now and we're going to get some work done! I'm so excited to get to know the missionaries, the members, and the people here! The scary news is that this pench was robbed about three weeks ago while the elders were sleeping!!! SO we have to lock up good every night. ha ha! But don't worry. Everything will be great.
I love you all and I am so glad to be a missionary. This really is the Lord's work and He requires more from me than what I've been giving. I'm going to do all I can to reach my potential and to help my brothers and sisters in this new area come unto Christ. I'll miss the people I left, but I know it's only bye for a short time. I'm entering into my last five months. I just want to finish the mission good.
Love,
Elder Blake W. Cowan
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