8 Month Mark.

Today is my official 8 month mark in the mission. 1/3 of the way done, a little more actually because the mission isn't exactly 2 years long. 

We are a bit short of good investigators at the moment. We have some but they aren't super interested. We work a lot with less active members, and we are at least seeing some progress there with people coming back to church. 

I've been trying to use what techniques I know to try and get people to teach. Contacting (door knocking) is the worst way to do it and my comp hates doing it. I don't mind doing it, but it isn't usually very successful. Another thing I've started to do is ask members for references every time we eat lunch with them, but they don't give them out very easily. They usually say that they don't have any friends who aren't members.

The most interesting thing was travelling to a different area for a district meeting on wednesday and getting back to our area at 2 AM and then making a 40 min walk home in the cold. I have no idea how this is allowed in the mission but it is, and we have to do it all the time! I've basically gotten used to it haha.

During lunch on tuesday a cat jumped up in my lap while I was eating. And of course I didn't get mad, I like cats, I just tried to gently lift him off and put him on the floor, but he grabbed on to my tie with his claw and ripped a huge gash in it. The lady who made us lunch got super mad at it and started beating it with this big stick and I had to defend it haha. It was quite the scene. It was one of my best ties too but Its fine haha.

 Bikes are so good to have in this area but also so much pain. My companion has spent over 100 dollars on his bike, because every time we get them fixed it seems like something else breaks. The front tire on mine is broken right now so we go around riding double bike a lot. It must look pretty ridiculous, people laugh at us a lot. Its awesome. 

Church was good yesterday. Right after church we went to a recent converts house and had a huge awesome barbeque. It was the best one I've had in argentina so far! After that,  We had a ward council meeting in the church that was 2 and a half hours long. 

My favorite scripture of the week: This is Alma 17:13. 

 13 And it came to pass when they had arrived in the borders of the land of the Lamanites, that they separated themselves and departed one from another, trusting in the Lord that they should meet again at the close of their harvest; for they supposed that great was the work which they had undertaken.

Im bascially just trying to remember that this is the lords work and that we just need to trust in him, He's going to make sure everything is alright when the work is done. I know this church is true and that its really really important. Trust God and everything will be okay. 

Thats about it for this week. Sorry there are no pictures.  I love you all and I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

-Elder Christensen