Elder Moore

ESCOBAR, WEEK 51: ASADO

Well, we just finished the halfway mark to this transfer. The time sure flies!

We had an asado (BBQ) last week which was great so pictures are included

This week we had interviews with the President. They went really well. The assistants (one was my District Leader when I came to the mission and the other was my zone leader at the same time) explained some great concepts that my companion and I are going to apply. Things on how to use our planners and agendas better, numbers, goals, etc. It was really great. The interview with the President was pretty much the same, talked about applying the vision that the Lord has for us in the mission and how to measure success. All very good. We received some very interesting news. In February 45 missionaries will finish their missions. In March 39 missionaries leave. And 6 weeks later in May another 20 or so missionaries leave. And in those three transfers we will receive about 25 or so. Depends on the Lord. So that's very interesting. Right now we are at 250, more or less. So we will loose a lot of missionaries in the late summer, spring time. I heard that a lot of areas are going to go "dormant" or close/combine. So it will be interesting to see what happens there.

Also another announcement we received is that we are going to have an Apostle visit us in November in about 2 weeks. They didn't say who but the Stake President in our ward says that it is going to be D Todd Christofferson. Awesome! I am excited for that. I hope we don't have to travel too far. But it would be worth it. :)

Anyways, we had another down week. Found a few people but with Stake Conference being in another town, they didn't want to come. Stake Conference was really good. I feel like I have been in a Stake Conference or some type of conference every transfer but that's okay. It's cool to see how different the stakes are.

It's getting hot already. Breaking records and every missionary doesn't want to admit it but they are all nervous for the summer. If it's already getting this hot and we haven't started the summer season yet, then in one or two months...yikes! I have been putting sunscreen on my delicate skin. Definitely have somewhat of a lobster style looking tan. But that's okay. :)

Hey, I saw my first turkey here in Argentina. It was young but it made me think of Thanksgiving, and mashed potatoes, and roast beef and peas and all that. I was heading towards a lunch appointment so maybe that's why it came to mind.

I love you all! Pray for missionary opportunities!

Love,

Elder Moore