July 2011 - July 2013
Current Location: El Comodoro, Argentina

August 27, 2012

Yeah Boi

YEAH BOI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what up utah!!!!!!!!!!! how are we today!!!!!!!???? we did not to too much that was exciting haha just sharing the gospel truth to those who want to hear. haha. thats just what we do haha. share the gospel. we found a pretty cool guy this week named Claudio. He said he was praying for something to change his life this past week and then we knocked on the door. he is a nurse and he is suuuuper cool. so yeah. thats what a do with my time. 

The district leader calling is coming good. I love it. I was just talking with Hayden and we just wrote back and forth about how cool it is to be the means for which the other elders can recieve help, revelation, and more desires to work. Its not the easiest job in the world but i like it cause it helps me work to my best and be the best missionary i can be. 

yeah its still cold here. And with the wind its alot more cold. haha. but we have jackets and all that to keep us warm. its just the impact of cold wind that just burns yhour face. but its part of the mission that i will never and can never forget. sometimes i just wish i could stay here forever. i feel just like an argentine. i feel like i am home. its where i live, i visit the same people every day. Claudio said he thought i was from buenos aires cause i didnt have an accent.i just feel so good here. 

I just have alot of time to think on the mission walking in the street and knocking doors and all. and to think about how the rest of my life depends on these two years. how much i have learned in these two years about how i need to live my life and the relationship that can exist with my father in heaven and I. its something that a normal person would take to learn 60 years. and to learn it in 2 years is incredible. I love it. Thanks for all your support. 

Love you all, 

Elder Ross

August 20, 2012

Got the package!!

FAMILY!!!!!!!

Thanks for the encouragment on my calling! I am suuuper happy to help the elders and sister in my district. I just pray and ask the lord to work through me to help these elders and sisters out with their areas. thats the only thing i ask. 
Yes, FINALLY i got my package and i ate all the candy in it hahaha :) yeah its all gone. Thanks for the foot supports. :) they help me alot. 
I think i will go to bariloche to get all the visa stuff done this week, i am not sure cause they  havent called me from the office to tell me yet. but i guess we will know if i sent pictures next week haha. 
yes we will be going to the dedication of the Buenos Aires temple. IT is on the 9th of september. I think i might be able to go to the temple when i go home. That is my dream is to go to the temple in Buenos Aires.
Brads talk! ah its so crazy to think that everyone is coming home from the mission haha. Did i tell you guys my trainer is almost engaged? he is going ring shopping this week. haha. what a guy haha. 
The bathroom is yellow? amarillo? que bueno!!!! i am going to talk nothing but spanish when i get home haha. hope you kids are practicing. if not, at least i can teach you. 
10 Mile hike? thats about what we walk every day here in the mish. haha. ten miles every day. haha. we walk everywhere, we rode in the travel van of an investigator this week. it was super cool haha. he works taking people on trips to other parts of argentina. Carlos, he is the one i have pictures with at the dinosaur museum. 

Things are going super good here. The biggest thing I have learned on the mission is the importance of obedience. I think that was one of the things i had to learn in this life was obedience and it has really helped me understand why i am here and what i have to do to live with you guys and god again after this life. THanks for all your suport. love you kids.

Elder ROss

August 13, 2012

Here's our info

HEY KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

So the big news now..........THEY MADE ME DISTRICT LEADER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITs all so new to me and a big stressful but i know the lord called me here for some reason. so i know that i have to do my best to make it happen here on the mish and complete with my calling.

Things are super good with elder Julcahuanca. He is suuuuuper cool. He is from Central capital peru. He is suuuper cool. We get along super well. He almost played in the profesionals of soccer in peru and we played the other day and we had some sweet goals. My visa trip was good the other week. I have to go again in a couple weeks cause they couldnt do it all this time. so i will be going again in a couple weeks.
The weather is still cold. haha. My health is super good.

This week was good, not as good as i was hoping but i have a couple of things i have to get better with my obedience. I never was an elder who liked elders who were really obedient but just barely in my mission i am understanding the importance of obedience. Especially with being district leader. I have to be the example to everyone else. I realized just at this moment that the success i have in my mission is a show of my obedience. so if i am really obedient, the lord will bless me. So i need to work a little bit harder. haha.

ITs good tohear that the famliy is doing super good haha, i love hearing what happens with the family. its super good to hear all of it. Glad the grandparents are still abvle to get around.

Love you all. The blessings we recieve are because we are obedient to the commandments of god. Be obedient. Love ya

Elder Ross

August 6, 2012

Transfers

FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Transfer week...........and the results are.......IM STAYING IN SENILLOSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My comp is going home to Comodoro as you all know. And my new comp is......(your going to pee your pants when you hear this one.....) ELDER JULCA HUANCA. How do you say that? I will do it in english so  you can understand. Hulca wonka. Thats his name. Kinda like willy wonka. he is from Peru. That would be my 4th latin companion in a row. i love having latin comps. i will never lose the ability to speak if i have latin comps. He has 4 1/2 months in the mish. I am super pumped to have him.

This mish is great. i love it so much. This wednesday i went to bariloche to do my visa stuff and it was suuuuuuper sweet!!!!!!!! I went with elder davis and what not. I had a blast!!!!! we ate at mcdonalds and it just took me back to the old days.
Then yesterday we had a super good meeting with the bishop on what we can do to change this ward around. They used to have like 150 people assisting but now we are at 20 or so.  we are hoping to change that. We didnt have such a good week with numbers but its all good. haha. Hey dont have much time. i will send pics next week. I am doing tood. Happy that everything is good at home. Keep reading praying and doign the stuff we should. Love you guys

Elder ROss