Week in Argentina

so it was a good week. right now in the area we are having trubles finging investigators who are what we call elected, or to say in other words, people who are going to progress... so prayers we be of much appreciation!!

We had a cool experience this week that i wanted to share this week!! 

So we had a lesson planned with one of our not so ready investigators. the lesson previous to that one we taught the word of wisdom and so when we got there he came up to us and told us that he didnt want to keep listing to us. he said that he likes his wine and coffe too much. 

so we were left with out a plan but the truth is god never leaves us planless! he knew that mario was going to say that so he had something up his sleave!! we said a prayer to ask where we should go and the decided a way to walk and started walking after me and my comp both got an urge to go to the bathroom... strange... but we followed it like the obedient servants of god that we are! 

so we went to the closest members house. this members husband had been in the hospital for about a week or two but was getting better. so we got there and went and just sat out side with her and she told us that her husband had passed away the day before. so we help her feel better and we were able to advise the bishop and got the word out so that the word could help her!! we sand a hymn to her and it reminded me of when my entire extended family were all together for the passing of my grandma. as all 40ish of us stood in a small hospital room encircling the bed of my sufering grandma and sang hymn after hymn, the sprit testified to each and every one of us that it was ok and that god was right there with us and that my grandma was leaveing us only to be place in the hands of our father in heaven. as me and my companion were able to sing to her, we were able to bring a small part of that same spirit to this sister and to testify to her that he dear husband how got baptised just a short 2 months ago was in the hands of god!! i know that god watches over you and i. i know that his son jesus chirst lives! of this there is no doubt in my mind! i would like to end this letter by saying thank you so much for all the prayers!! there are very much needed!

Love, Elder Groen

Week!

So this week was pretty good!

Tuesday and Wednesday I was able to do divisions with some of the elders in my district!! 

on wednesday we had special training with president and the assistants!! they taught us how to better use the book of mormon!! and how to teach the restoration more focused on baptisim!! then president then opened it up to questions for everyone!! it was super good! 

My favorite part of the week!! While with president i asked him if i could go to the area next to mine and visit a family that i baptised to get them excited about going to the temple!!! and he said yes!! so on saturday i went and visited them and that was so awesome!! the werent 100% acitve like they should be but we comitted them to do it!! i am so very excited for them and i will keep you all updated on when they go to the temple!! 

i love you all and hope you all have a great week!!!

Love, Elder Groen

Week in the rain!!!

Flooding after a week of rain

so i would like to take this opertunity to brag about my companion a little!! Elder Abel is an elder that is very spiritual! he is very good and only has desires to get better!! he is very humble and that is always so good!! i will hopefully learn how to be more humble!! 

Dinner for a starving missionary

I learned a very cool lesson this week!! 

Not Celestial Missionarys!

Personal Knolege is the Power

Nothing is the Price

Self Rocognition is the Motive 

Personal Teaching Abilities are the Key

Fear is the Reason

Guilt,Regret, and disanimo are the rewards

Celestial Missionarys!

Faith is the Power

Obedience is the Price

Love is the Motive 

The Spirit is the Key

Christ is the Reason

Joy, and Success is the Reward

As we strive to be a celestial missionary we need to see the way in which we do things! we need to be doing them in the way that god wants us to do them!! and not in our own way!! i have recently checked myself and fixed some things that i needed to and i chalange you to do so as well! missionary or not! i know that the lord has a way and that as we follow the will of god he will bless us and the lives of others!! gods way is the only way! i have a new slogan!! "25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it." Matthew 16

Elder Groen 

The Traveling Assistant's truck 

A wet agenda = drying

What a week!!!

Monday: Comp Probs

Tuesday: The Travling Asistants came and talked with us elder hansen took my comp to the offices to talk to president. i stayed and worked with the other one elder collins. he came to my district meeting and gave me some great comments!! we then worked together that whole day!! we found 13 new investigators!!!!!!! what a day!! that night we slept in our apartment with me, elder ramiers elder hansen and elder collins.

Wednesday: We talked in the morning with the asistants and set some goals. then they left and me and elder ramirez stayed together!! we worked the whole day together and he was doing some things that were dirictly against what president had told him so i called the asistants. he kind of had a panic attack and went kind of crazy. we called the nurse and she had me calm him down! then i got a call from president who was worried about me for some stuff that my comp was saying and he said that he was going to send the other two assistants to come and get us. the got to our place at 1:00 a.m.and told elder ramirez that he had to pack his stuff up. we got to their apartment at 2:30 A.M. and stayed with them!

Thursday: I worked with elder vargas (assistant) for a little and then went back to my area and worked with the travling assistants! 

Friday: i was put into a temporary trio for two days

Saturday: at 6:00 P.M. i got my new comp!! 

Elder Abel and Elder Groen 

Elder Ramirez and Elder Groen and the Traveling Assistants