Wk # 46: HELLO!

It has been a SUPER long week. We have had to do so many time consuming random things for the zone. I've never been so exhausted in my life ha ha! We had to do an emergency move out of the Hermanas in our zone at the first of the week. He is a CRAZY little man who walked in to their apartment all the time and was just terrible to them. That was fun!

      I don't know if you all watched, but The Argentine guy who won the silver medal in the Olympics in Tennis is from TANDIL! His name is Del Potro and he lost to Murray for the gold! But we knocked at his house yesterday while he was playing the match!! ha ha (: Its cool that I was here in his hometown while he was playing in the Olympics!!

        David is doing alright! He still reads the BoM but its hard for him to get to church... We're battling him on that. His mom is just very against him going so that is a huge challenge. Nikaurys still isn't listening to us. She has hardened her heart towards us. It's sad. Keep her in your prayers. She'll come around. She just needs some help. 

        I just realized that in a year from today, I will be starting my last transfer... WHAT? Can you believe that I'm almost already half way done? I cant. It's been a roller coaster ride for sure, and like most roller coasters, it's been fast. 

       Elder Lee and I are doing great!! We have been killing it out here in our zone. We have been having the GREATEST time too! We get along as well as Hunter Miller and I got along at home! We'll be lifelong friends for sure (: We laugh all day long, but work so hard. I cant remember getting into bed once this week, that's how hard we've been working. It's been AWESOME (: 

      We're going to go and check out some prices for renting tennis rackets and a court for an hour to go and play on the same court that Del Potro played on today! I'm really excited (: Tandil is known for its tennis players! It's called the Nest of the Tennis Players! ha ha (: 

I love you all so much. Thank you for your support. I couldn't do it without you all. I have missed you all so much this week, but I'm so happy that I know where my heart is. The mission changes us. I walked into the mission a scared, insecure, and lost boy and have watched the Lord shape me into a confident, secure, worthy priesthood holding man. In just 10 short months I have been put back on the right path and been shown the way. I can proudly say that my first convert on my mission was me. I love the mission, I love Argentina, and I love the Gospel.

Wk# 45: No group letter, the ciber they were in lost it's internet service….

I had quite the week. It was so busy, but so great. Elder Lee and I get along great! It has been great. Sometimes it feels like I'm back in high school hanging out with Hunter or Ryan! haha (: Its been fun. But the best part is that we are working. And working hard, at that. It's been so nice not having a tired, trunky companion. We also had a great time in Bahia this week with President Cifuentes! He's an inspired man, but very worried about the mission. Hopefully this month we can improve our work as a mission. 

Wk #44: I have a new Watson...

His name is Elder Lee! My new comp from Draper, Utah! I'm very excited to still be here in Tandil! Our zone gained some really great missionaries too, so I'm excited to work with them this transfer too (: And yes, it has been VERY cold. 

David got baptized! What a beautiful experience that was. He got the Aaronic priesthood right after he was confirmed a member of the church which was very cool too. His sister Nikaurys had some complications and wasn't able to be baptized. But we are praying with faith for her baptism to happen in 2 Saturdays! (: We also had 2 other investigators in the church this week! They both cried during the meetings and are asking for baptism! We'll be working hard with them this transfer (:

I'm feeling really good about where I'm at right now. In every sense of the word. THANK YOU for you prayers. I couldn't do it alone. 

I start my 11th month in the mission this week! Time flies when you're having fun (; 

I LOVE YOU ALL!!

Elder Holmes

Elder Yeates, David, Elder Holmes (Sat., July 30, 2016)

 

Wk # 43: ALOHA!.. Oh wait.. HOLA!

Currently, I am sitting in a crappy Internet Café, with zero heating in 0 degree weather, trying to keep the street dogs that got in away from me, being stared at by a man with no legs drinking Mate. I dont think he likes Americans.. It's not Hawaii, but I love this country. 

Well, I have to say that my heart is full this week. I've witnessed so many miracles in my mission, but especially so here in this beautiful area of Tandil. This Saturday, we will be having 5 baptisms in our church here in Ward 1! What an incredible experience it will be to see so many enter into the "Waters of Mormon" to start their journey that will lead them into an Eternity of joy. A grain of faith and some hardwork is the recipe to miracles. Being a Zone Leader is hard, but when you see your zone progress the way we have this month, it's worth the pain. I'll have pictures next week (: 

It was a rough week at first but ended well. There was a misunderstanding between my comp and I that ended up getting blown out of porportion. Luckily, with a little Christlike love we were able to solve it. 

Please keep David and Nikaurys in your prayers this week as they get closer to their baptism date!!

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT!!

Elder Holmes

Preaching repentance unto the people. 

One of my best friends here in the mission! Hermana Bartholomew from my group!