¡Hola Todos!
Crazy awesome week this week! Everything kindof led up to our 2 baptisms that we had this weekend! One was a 9-year-old whose name is Abril Garatti, the other was Mario Chave. Mario is this huge guy that weighs about 250 pounds. We had to go out and buy some white clothing for him for the baptism and we actually found these cool white dentist's scrubs that totally worked! Mario has been through a lot of crazy stuff in his life, but he started to listen to the missionaries and realized that he needed to change up things in his life. It's crazy to see how much he actually trusts in us, but both he and we know that what we're sharing with him is true. If he keeps going to church, he'll definitely be an awesome help to everyone! Abril is this really nice girl that lives with her mom, who is also a member of the church. Her mom hasn't really been going to church too much, but when we had the confirmation, her mom actually showed up! So Abril will definitely be a good influence on the family.
Our district leader is serving in this area called Salvador Massa, which is inside the city of Pocitos. I had to go work there for a day so that he could come here and do the baptismal interviews. It just so happens that part of the limit of that area is the Bolivian border! So I got to go and get a picture on the bridge connecting the two!
The weather has been extremely hot, as usual. But just yesterday, the weather took a sudden turn and cooled way down! Like we're talking windy, cloudy, drizzly, cold! I was in heaven!!! The people say that this is the first time ever that the weather has been so crazy.
I got to see the rebroadcast of the First Presidency Christmas devotional. I have to admit, I really wanted to be there as I was watching it! When the congregation joined in the 3rd verse of Silent Night, the people in our chapel didn't sing because the music and words came on the screen in English, but the English missionaries and I just sang really quiet--it made me just tear up singing in English again!
Hope the Christmas spirit is thriving back at home!
Love,
Elder Powell
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