5th week in Argentina

Felizitaciones (Congrats) We had TWO baptisms this Saturday, how how cool!!! No confirmations because we had stake conference but next Sunday we´re hoping for 3! (daughter previously bap). It was wonderful to see them in the water and immersed like Jesus was and came up, NEW, sinless. I know the journey is just beginning for them, this journey to eternal life, but how great it is!!! Preservirar hasta el fin!!! Endure to the end! After the baptism is when the members need to especially step it up and befriend the new converts, because missionaries will only be around for a short time, and Pres. Hinckley said that new converts need: A friend, a responsibility and nurturing by the good word of God. Preach my gospel gives some great insight on this Chap 12, maybe.... Sadly there were very few members at the baptism, and no family supporting these two wonderful, brave souls (except one of the daughters that was bap). I think if we could truly comprehend how amazing and wonderful this choice is, this covenant being made, to become a part of Christ’s fully-restored church, with the proper authority and entering into the gateway of heaven that the chapels would be FILLED with people, on the edge of their seats, restraining themselves from clapping and cheering only because they also understand how sacred and special this new covenant being made is, if only we could truly understand... I´m sure that in Heaven the angels are singing and crying for joy for every new soul, and then getting assigned to guide them in this tough life, and to start teaching the families that have passed on so that their temple work can be done by their family still living, if only we could totally understand.
The work is not done, we now help them establish some roots in the church, what an exciting process this is! I’m thankful to be a part of it as well, that I’m representing my family and the Bethel Branch.
Tell everyone Hi for me when they ask about me, that´s nice of them to ask, and tell them I´m so happy and to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it.
Some insight from study about children and the importance of teaching and how lucky you are to have this calling to work with the children,: _2 Nephi 2:3-4, Alma 37:33-37, 2 Nephi 4:6 (kinda), So many great people in the scriptures started to become great very young, also Joseph Smith, Aaronic Priesthood, going to the temple to do baptisms at 12, going on missions, all young young. It´s amazing,

It sounds like summer plans are going well, I hope so! We go to the Gospel Principle class for new converts/investigators. My Spanish, is good, I think I need to make some serious efforts to learn in every moment, sometime I zone out when people are talking because I just decide I can´t understand, not good, I´m stopping that. It has for sure come along now, but I think I´m just walking fast, maybe jogging, its time to run and get my Spanish down. I don´t get really aggravated, and do laugh when I mess up, better then being upset, but... sometimes its a little ridiculous, I need to be more confident and just TRY more... work harder, I love it of course, I love the accent, castillano, but... work harder, of course!
I DO feel the spirit, it´s a great companion. I´m very thankful that my comp is so in tune to it also! I´m doing better, everyday in everyway :-) , Heavenly Father is wonderful. The other day I ate cow brain, cool huh?! I don´t know if I could tell a specific unique taste though... not much time left to go into detail. For P-day we clean in the morning and we´re having cake and hanging and cooking in the church because its Elder Bendall’s birthday. Then... I dunno.

Con amor, Hermanita (little sister) DJ Graham