American Pride

I hope you guys go crazy for the 4th. Just be as American as you can get. I hope you are listening to country music all week. Drink some root beer. (Totally don´t have that in Argentina). And watch the fireworks... they have those here but that´s more of an every night explosives thing. Not too unusual.   

We found this family this week that was just so excited to talk to us. They were so excited that they were all talking at the SAME TIME. No joke, both the padres were asking us tons of questions and then the hijo was trying to speak English to us. We could hardly take a breath. Most stressful lesson of the week. 

All I know is that we are going to have some serious speaking problems when I get home. It was 100% easier to understand the parents than the kid that was trying to speak English. 

There´s this verse in Mosiah 12 that I love. It´s when Abinadi is teaching King Noah and his priests. Verse 19 and it says that when the priests were asking Abinadi a ton of questions and trying to trick him up, he knew every answer and they couldn´t make him say anything wrong. What I love about being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ is that everything makes sense and there isn´t anything that´s weird or wrong. And God is always looking out for his servants. I never am scared of the questions people are going to ask because I know that we have answers for them. 

I know this is the Church of Jesuscristo. I know the Book of Mormon is true. If we have questions, go to the Book of Mormon. I always find respuestas there!

Love you all!!!

Hermana Peterson

Le Amo Messi

Guys. I always have 8 million things to tell you and like two seconds to tell it all in.

We aren´t allowed to watch Mundial either. We have to stay inside. But, like Sarah said, we always know exactly what happens. It´s like the same as watching it I feel. 

In the last soccer game when Messi scored in the last minute our vecino was screaming at the top of his lungs, "LE AMO MESSI! LE AMO MESSI!!" He´s like 40 probably. People here are really passionate about futbol. It´s so cute though. Everyone has their Argentina jerseys and flags and faces painted.

THE REGISTRO CIVIL OPENED THIS WEEK. Which means that Fabricio and Marcela are getting married July 4th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for all your prayers for them. We are so excited. Best fourth of July celebration ever! ha

We had the farewell for the Heymans. Super sad. Our new mission president, The Francos, will get here and officially start being our mission president July 1st.

This Friday was Dia de Bandera here. So to celebrate, everyone and their pet goldfish makes Locro. The white handbook tells us not to write anything negative about where we are serving, so I´ll just let you google that. Seriously though. :) Milagros. We got out of eating Locro TWICE. In the same day. God answers prayers. 

I´ve been studying about Nefi and also about Ammon because we were trying to find "exciting chapters" digamos, for Fabricio to read because he was having a hard time getting into it. I can´t get over how cool Nefi and Ammon are. One of the things that they have in common is that they are both problem solvers. 

I always thought it was so funny when the sheep of King Lamoni get scattered and the siervos of Lamoni panic and start crying and Ammon's just like, "K, calm down. You start rounding up the sheep and I´ll go fight the bad guys."

A similar thing happens with Nefi when he breaks the bow and his family is a little dramatic and he´s like, "I guess you guys just cry while I make another bow and talk to God about the situation." 

Both these guys take control of the situation, make a plan and act. Presidente Heyman always says, "Plans plans plans. We follow the man with a plan." It´s important to make plans and follow through; act, and not be acted upon; and solve problems instead of accepting maldad. 

Have tons of fun at girls camp this week!!!

Love you all!!!!!!!!!

Hermana Peterson

The Gospel Blesses Families

Johanna. We contacted her this week and she let us in to teach. We just felt like we should teach lesson 2 about the Plan of Salvation and we focused a ton on families. Her 8 year old daughter left the room for a sec and came back with a paper she had written on. She stood super close to my companion and sneakily showed her what it said without anyone else seeing. It said, "Mis padres se van a separar, me pueden ayudar?" (My parents are going to separate can you guys help me?) I hate that her family is struggling, but I love that she could recognize that the gospel of Jesucristo bendice a las familias.

We also met Paulina. We were contacting during the siesta... haha and she was sleeping, but her son went in to wake her up. We had an awesome lesson with her and when we were getting ready to leave she told us that she hasn´t had ganas to do anything this week. I think a little depressed, BUT when her son went to get her she just had this feeling that she needed to get up because whatever it was was going to be super good. And it was :) NO ONE ATTENDS TO US IF THEY ARE SLEEPING DURING THE SIESTA. Milagro.

We had district conference this week. Isidora, one of our investigadores came to church for the first time for the conference. I was a little nervous that she would be bored from sitting there for two hours, which she might have been a little bit, but after the meeting she found some friends from the city over that she knew and was way excited about that and was like, "We need to talk about when you guys can come by again."

Fabricio could use a lot of prayers. It´s hard not to drink during Mundial.

Love you guys a ton!!

Hermana Peterson

Back to the Bucket

Jack!!! Happy Birthday Bro! That´s crazy. My little brother is 6?? Say what? Time is FLYING. 

AND Happy Father´s Day! on Sunday!!! Love you Dad.

Speaking of time going fast... We had transfers this week. I was sad to leave Corrientes. But I´m excited to be here in Saenz Peña. I think I was getting a little too comfortable living in paradise. I´m back to showering with a bucket and cold water! But hopefully not for too long :) We just moved apartments this morning and they are working on hot water... 

We are teaching this super chill kid, Fabricio. His girlfriend Marcela is a member and we are working on getting them married so he can get baptized. The only problem is that the marriage place here is on strike. So if you guys want to include them in your prayers that would be so awesome. 

My companion Hermana Young is so great. Her family just moved to Provo. Super close to us! We are loving it and having a ton of fun! 

Man. I miss you guys! Hope you know I love you like crazy!

I´m so grateful to be a missionary. I love it. I know this is the work of the Lord. If I didn´t know this was THE church of Jesus Christ, there´s no way I would choose to spend a year and a half away from ya.

Don´t forget to read your Book of Mormon everyday!  

Love you!

Hermana Peterson

Say Your Prayers

June 2, 2014

Hello family!

This week we had an unusual amount of people stop us in the street to ask us questions and stuff. It's the best when other people want to talk to us. Usually it's the other way around haha. 

Alejandra stopped us one night because of our accents and was like, "Where are you from?" We started talking and then when we asked her if we could write down her address she was like, "Vengan chicas!" So we followed her around the block through this gate that locks behind us, down this creepy passageway with another automatic lock gate and up a ton of stairs to her lair... I mean apartment. haha 

Only as missionaries do we just go into strangers houses like that. Anything to teach the gospel. haha (Don't worry mom. We are always safe).

We taught her and her husband yesterday and when my companion said the opening prayer, MiguelAngel started crying. BECAUSE HE FELT THE SPIRIT! They are awesome.

I'm so grateful for prayer. It's crazy to me that there are a lot of people that have never prayed or don't realize that they can pray anywhere, anytime and we can say what we want! We don't have to say a written out prayer or be in the church. We can talk to God right there in our home. I loved what Sarah said about praying in her letter. It's the coolest thing to teach people how to pray. I'm so grateful that we can talk to God. I can't imagine doing this life without that. 

Say your prayers!!

Hermana Peterson

It Gets Cold in Argentina Say What???

May 26, 2014

Here´s a pic of us all bundled up. IN THE COLDNESS. I broke out all the hot chocolate you guys sent me in the summer... haha thank you for that :)

I LOVE meeting people and talking to people. So fun. SO interesting. We did a ton of contacting this week in the city part of our area so we had a lot of interesting experiences.

It´s a written rule that every time we fast people offer us food. Super good food. The record goes unbroken this week! With the lady that was having a party when we knocked on her door and she gave us Pasteletitos. Que temptation to carry those around all day. 

We also met catman. He has over 40 cats that live in his house. He feeds the animals so people always bring him stray pets.... there are a lot of those in Argentina...

Our elevator also broke this week. We live on the top floor, and there are also a bunch of oldies that live in our building. We have a lot of opportunities to serve and get some exercise in... haha

The work is going great. We are doing good. I love it. Love being a missionary.

Love you guys!!!!!!!!!

Hermana Peterson