ALMOST 4 MONTHS!!

so this week went by pretty fast!! 

Juan! we were teaching him this week and we got through all the first three lessons! but that ment that we had to teach him the commandments and thats   not so easy... we were pretty nervous going into the word of wisdome lesson but we had faith that it wouldnt be a problem! we taught him and he had a question. he left the room for a second to go get something and we got a little worried! he brought back some tea and he tolds us that he loves tea... he told us that he loves it so much that he imports it for england!! like what?? who even does that? but then a miricle happended. his heart was softened and he leaned to his daughter and said to her you going to have to stop somoking and drinking if were going to do this! ( he was joking!) and then he said he would do it!!

yesterday he came to church and that was super good! he said that he felt like the talks were just for him! 

or baptisim from last week showed up in a tank top to be confirmed! haha tipicle argentine!!! (picture attached!)

The other picture is of a kid wearing a u of u football jearsey!! how weird! (intypicle argentine!!)

It is getting so hot here!! i can not believe it... i feel like dying in the sun during the day... and at night its so hard to sleep! the other night when we were all struggling to sleep a car was driving up and down our street shooting a gun in the air... dumb teenagers... it was pretty funny tho because elder stiner had just gotten up to reajust the fan when the started shooting! ive never seen anyone move so fast behind the bed! he was like sticking his head up and down kindof like a prarry dog would! haha! super funny!!

love you all! 

Elder Groen

saying of the week! Hace un calor barbaro!!

Baptisim!!

So this week i had my second baptisim! his name is sebastion! he is 10 and has so much enegry! His dad, The Recent convert claudio, was able to baptise him! it was funny because he had to do it three times because his legs kept comming up! it was funny! and the hot watter didnt work so it was freezing... we are now working heddyt the mom to get baptised! she is going to and i know it! the only question is when! the only thing that is stopping her from doing it is that she is afariad of getting hurt when the put her under the water! i think she will get baptised not this week but the following!!

Happy argentine mothers day to all of you moms! Argentina is weird and changed the day to october! but dont worry i still call home at the normal mothers day!

Its getting supper hot here. so if any of you would like to eat a little of what i do here look up a recipi for milinesa! its my favorite food here! oh and the alfajors are so good! 

This week we were working late on night and we were looking for a reference but couldnt find her... so elder stiner said i let you choose where we go! so i said ok! after about 20 minutes of no success we started walking to go to dinner! we passed this house but i felt like we needed to stop. so we went back and we clapped! (you dont knock on doors you clap at gates!) guess who it was! the refference! crazy! she is a testigo and they never let us in but she did! we taught an awesome lesson! i love the spirit!

we also meet this man named juan! he is like 45 and has one girl who i have yet to meet. he had a little girl that died 3 years ago and then his wife died last year... he is very receptive to our messages! he is awesome!

have a week de diez!! 

love, ElderGroen The argentine!

Happy Culture Diversity Day!!

I have really little time today! so i will share some quick things! our zone had interviews with president this week! they were held at our church and so we had to let him in and out of the church! we got to talking with him and he told us the entire story of his kiddnapping! turns out there has been 94 kiddnappings in that area since january and he is the only one who go away with out being injured and paying a ransome! god is on our side!! i love you all have an awesome week!!

love, elder groen

3 MONTHS DOWN!!!!

well this week flew by!!

First off my president! HE was driving at night and a car pulled up in front of him so that he couldnt move... he started to back up and the got out of the car and threatened to shoot him so he just stopped he got out of the car and told them to take everything! they told him no and to get back in the car... so he did and the drove him around for a while like 30 minutes and then let him go... they took his car, phone, laptop, and money. he then went and got a taxi to take him home. but the weird thing is is that when the people do this they usually hold them for randsom... some one was watching over him! He is very lucky!

This week was good we didnt have much success but we did have a little! right before i got here the elders baptised a man named claudio! he is so awesome! he has been looking for wook for a long time and got a job that wouldnt let him work on sundays. as soon as he knew that he quit! then his next job his co-workers locked him in the bathroom for thirty minutes... what children... he quit that one too! but his faith is stronger then ever! he asked us for a blessing! and loved to hear the prophet speek!! what a capo!! his son is getting baptised this week and im so excited! Claudio is going to baptise him! and his wife the week after hopefully!

Today i got to got to capital! we saw the bay and this famous bridge thing! it was cool! we went to the embassy to get our DNI and that took for ever!! but it was cool we talked to some utahns that are here to work on the cordoba temple! so cool! one of the assistants to president, elder webster came with us because he had to do it too! the other three elders was fast but his and mine were slow so i got to spend a lot of time with just me and him! he is so nice! his dad and my mom worked together and so he has been so nice to me ever since i got here! he always whats to know how i am and i love it! He is a true representive of christ! but any way our taxi driver took the long way home and let us see some sweet japanes gardens and the river plata stadium! (Only the best team in argentina!) it was supper cool! too bad i forgot my camera...

General Conference. Or should i say the missionaries super bowl!! i loved it! Study The Talks!! 

love Elder Argentine Groen

Little did we know how meaningful Dalton's comment would be.  "Mom you will be happy to know i just left the most dangerous area!!"

This story is about Dalton's Mission President and the robbery occurred in the area from which Dalton was just transferred.

Armed bandits held, robbed Mormon mission president in Argentina
October 1, 2014

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A Mormon mission president is safe after armed assailants held, robbed and released him last week in Argentina, according to a church statement and news reports.
The LDS Church confirmed the incident Wednesday involving David Paul Robertson, 52, president of the Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
President Robertson was “robbed and briefly held last week on the night of September 24th," church spokesman Dale Jones said in a statement. "The assailants took his wallet, cell phone and vehicle and then released him on the street. President Robertson is safe and has reported the incident to authorities.”
President Robertson was driving his Toyota Hilux truck when armed bandits stopped him at an intersection in Ciudadela, according to the Argentinian newspaper El Dia.
Ciudadela is a city in the Greater Buenos Aires area.
The thieves held President Robertson for a few minutes, then released him, taking his truck, computer, cell phone and cash, El Dia reported. The newspaper described the crime as an express kidnapping.
President Robertson took over as president of the Buenos Aires West mission in July, according to the LDS Church News.
President Robertson and his wife, Juliana Marie Hendershot Robertson, have seven children. The Robertsons had been living in Lima, Peru, where President Robertson had been employed by the LDS Church, prior to assuming his new eccesiastical position in Argentina.
Five days after the robbery involving President Robertson, the U.S. Embassy warned Americans living in and traveling to Argentina about a recent increase in criminal activity including express kidnappings.
The security message issued by the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires said U.S. citizens have reported a number of crimes to the embassy in recent months, including "snatch-and-grab robbery involving motorcycles and bicycles, and occasionally more serious crimes such as express kidnapping, home invasion, carjacking" and more.
The security message said Americans should avoid demonstrations and maintain a high level of vigilance.
The embassy said it did not have evidence that Americans are being targeted specifically.

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