Is it May already? I´ve officially been in the mission for three different Mays now. Crazy how time flies! Fortunately, there´s still a little time left! Let´s see if I can go out with a bang. I had a Zone Leader tell me that this last transfer would be like my last 800m in a cross country race. A true test to see what you are made of. I like to picture in my head something comparable to Roger Banister´s last 100m when he broke the 4 minute mile mark (3:59.4), or when Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby by 27 lengths. It's time to see if my training will strong until the end.
Luckily, I don´t think it will be that hard to finish. This Saturday, the 11th, we have the baptism of Javier! Javier has been a dream. He has no problems with anything, and he readily accepts everything that we have to offer him. Keep him in your prayers this week. The following weekend (my last) we have another baptism. Nely Esquivel. I´ll write more about her next week. But keep her in your prayers as well. She´s getting married on Tuesday, the 14th, and we want everything to go well there.
Wednesday, the 1st, was Worker´s Day. It was celebrated by no one working. (Not sure where the science behind that one is...) It´s also a tradition to eat Locro on this day. I think I talked about it last year, but what it is is a soup. It´s made with a corn starch base, if I´m not mistaken. It often contains a little bit of everything....veggies, weird parts of a cow, etc. Well, I´ve already had experience with it. But it was Elder Deniston´s first time. Let´s just say that it is an acquired taste. Final result: I thought it was pretty good, my companion wasn´t too big on it. But it´s like the locals say, ¨Cuando hay hambre, no hay pan duro.¨
This week, we did divisions with our Zone Leaders. I stayed here in my area, as Elder Deniston only has three weeks. Elder Bowhill, our new Zone Leader, came to Güiraldes. Elder Bowhill is from Uruguay. (His last name is Scottish.) He had small contract playing minor league soccer before the mission. He also spent 5 months at the beginning of his mission in Uruguay for Visa problems. He served in the other mission, but he said that you would like your mission a lot, Emily. He says, ¨That Uruguay is MUCH prettier than Argentina.¨ ...We´ll have to see about that. From what I´m hearing, your mission area is very comparable to my mission. Anyways, let it be known that I beat a semi pro soccer player in a very competitive game of ping pong.
This Sunday, we were blessed to have nearly a hundred people in Church. I've never attended a Sacrament Meeting in the mission that exceeded 100. As a missionary, I felt particularly blessed, seeing as 15 of those were less active members or new members that we are helping. It made me think even more about the importance of renewing baptismal covenants. It´s vital. We can´t live without it. Think of somebody this week that hasn´t come to Church lately. Think of a way to help them come and renew that covenant again. And if they haven´t made that covenant yet, think of a way that they can listen to the missionaries. ;)
Don´t cry for me Argentina,
Elder McMurray
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