Week 86

Wow time flys. I can't believe I had another 4th of July in the mission. Things are going great over here it has been getting cold again which is nice. The difficult part of my area right now is all the trip  I am having to make. We have a 5 hour round trip that we make once to twice a week and that cuts into our time. This week was good though we cook barbecue for lunch the 4th. This Friday we also had a zone conference that was good. Today is the independence day of Argentina so not much was open but we played soccer with all the youth in the branch which was fun.
Love and miss everyone lots.

Elder Black

Week 85

Well another week by.... So I had a lot of traveling this week. I got my new comp Elder Farris who came with me from the MTC. We had to travel to Salta once this week for a leadership conference and then my comp had a dentist appointment. We came back the next day but this is a 6 hour trip so we didn't sleep much, because we were always getting home at 1 in the morning. We also had a district conference which is like a stake conference. A 70 came and it was super cool. It was amazing to see how many people showed up. Other then that this week was pretty calm. Hope everyone is doing well

Elder Black

Week 84

This week has been pretty calm. We had transfers this week my old comp just finished up his mission and they are sending me a new one today, Elder Farris, a friend from the MTC. This week I think I gained like 10 pounds everyone wanted to say good bye to my comp and they all did that by giving him lots of food. Other then that not much happened this week. With transfers I am now in charge of 2 zones Oran y Tartagal and I took over the sisters area here in Tartagal as well.
Love and miss you all lots.

Elder Black

Week 83

This week was crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Lots of traveling again and it is still cold outside. The major event this week was that we had a conference with a 70, Elder Packer, son of the apostle. It was great accept that it was in Jujuy which is a 7 hour bus ride. We left Tuesday and didn't get in till late. Then on Wednesday my comp had a musical number that went well. We had a leader meeting first so there were just 8 of us with the 70 which was cool. We then had a conference and then we had to go home. The problem was that there was a holiday in  our city so no buses went so we ended up taking one at 1 in the morning meaning we didn't get back to my area till almost 7. That was a long day. The rest of the week went well. I have been eating like crazy because my comp goes home this week and all the members give us a bunch of food. We got to play soccer today for P-day and that was a lot of fun.
Love and miss you guys lots

Elder Black

Here are some pictures from the conference we had. And here was our winning soccer team.

Week 82

This was a weird week I had p day on Tuesday and then Wednesday it was still super cold out side. Thursday we went to Aguaray and we had splits with the elders there. That night we headed out to Salvador Mazza to do divisions with them as well, so we wouldn't have to travel twice. That went well just me and my comp almost froze to death in their house because there wasn't any heaters and the blankets were super thin. After that we had splits and I got to work in Salvador Mazza. It is literally only a bridge away from Bolivia. We came back that night and the Elders from Aguaray came to visit because they hadn't power in their house for almost a week and they needed to practice for a musical number that is going to happen in this next conference this Wednesday. Also I just heard today that my brother got his mission call and is going to Guadalajara Mexico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Crazy stuff.
Well Love and miss you all lots.

Elder Black

Week 81

Well Sorry this is a bit late but I had interviews and had to go to Pichanal yesterday. So I have P-day today!!! The interviews went well and I got to see a couple of members from my old area which was cool. I spent this week freezing my butt off and it was awesome. The weather has finally cooled off for a while so I have been walking around in a coat and hat all day. I had forgotten how great the cold is. This week we also had a baptism of a little girl who is super great. She is only 8 but is more excited to go to church then anyone I have ever seen.
Love and miss you all lots

Elder Black

 

 

Week 80

Well this has been a crazy couple of weeks. I am doing well I love my new area in Tartagal. It is in the north of Argentina.  My companion is Elder McGrath. He is from Tennessee and is super tall almost 6.5. We get along well and are working super hard. This week we had to go to Oran for a conference which sucked because we had to get up super early to get there. It is still pretty hot here although when the sun goes down it gets cold.
Love and miss you all lots

Elder Black