December 23rd

Hello everyone. Feliz Navidad. I miss you all like crazy. I am excited to skype on thursday at 2 pm my time. Should be a great time. I am jealous of all the snow. I also have to say that i laughed so hard when i heard about dereks story (sorry derek i know that sucks) but its super hilarious to me because i remember he called me once to come pick him up in rexburg. He was driving and a spark plug fell out lol. Oh thats funny. good good times for sure.

Well i dont have a whole lot to say. I will be talking to yall in 2 days so thats cool. I am glad to hear everyone is doing good. please travel safely!

This week was a good one. Nothing spectacular really happened though. A couple dissapointing moments when we got dropped by our investigators. Really. We are doing all we can to help these people and if they dont want to accept Jesus Christ we cant do anything about that. Its very stressful sometimes, but, we cant control a lot of the things that happen.

A highlight this week was we had a zone activity at the stake center. White elephant. I gifted a huge scarf i found in the pension and my companion gifted a maleta. or a small luggage bag. Pretty good gifts ill say! But there was like hot chocolate peanut butter a yoyo, Jenga the blocks game, and other fun stuff. It was a good time. We got an alfajore and some rocklets candy (basically crappy version of mnms) but still very good. It was a good event.

Oh, we finally found Horacio!!!! Your probably wondering huh? who? Horacio is an antiguo investigador. I visited him and his wife and daughter last transfer but i forgot wehre they lived.AND we have been seeing them pass by on biks near our pension but never had the time or situation to stop them and talk. I felt like i was being taunted!  So we have been in the general area looking for a month. FINALLY. one evening i was just like hey, magana, lets go find oracio. And like always hes like ughh. Again? were never going to find him. (my companion really doesnt have faith in finding investigators or anything) Sin Embargo! We went and we were looking and.....couldnt find the house again. heads down, we walked away back to the main road when i look up and hear a high pitched ¨heyyy elder Westerhootz, Como Le VA! Thats the best high pitched argentine i have ever heard in my life. It was the short and stubby Horacio!!! Horacio is tough however. He rejects everything we say but always is willing to listen. he wants to find the truth! we have our cita tongiht with him.- So that was a miracle no doubt! oh and get this, after we found him my companion says Yo le dije. im just like En Serio Che! (he said i told you so) I cant even believe my companion sometimes he is so full of himself its stupid. He thinks hes the cats pajamas for real though. BUT i dont say anything i just say hey good job elder! He really is not a good companion but im trying my best to keep things calm and smooth.

This week at a lunch the MEMBERS called my companion out and said. Elder, Elder, Elder, please stop talking. I dont care about your 2nd uncles job in the church lol. He talks about how much better mexico is than argentina and how the language here sounds gay. Oh wow its a handful when we talk with members ay yay yay. But hes getting better. Im trying to make it through without doing anything out of line!

Not sure what else to tell yall. I will fill you in on thursday! Any other questions yall gots write them down and let me know! love you all.

Elder Westenhootz