Argentine sunset from the top of the pench roof

So to start off this email i would like to tell about the amazing experience that we were able to have as elder bednar came to buenos aires to speak with all of the missionaries all over the south america south area!! we were spiritually edified as he talked alot about the spirit! i liked one thing that he said at the very start and that was that in meetings we need not to take notes of what the people say becuase then we loose them and dont look back at them. he related it to writing on the large plates. but if we take notes of what the spirit says then we will tresure what it says to us!! thats like writing on small plates!!

On saturday Diego was baptised a member of la iglesia de Jesucristo de los santos de los últimos días!!  (Dont worry, This is our church just written in spanish!) it was a great day and he loved it!! his Conversion Story: The sisters were passing by his house one day and they say the sign on the gate that says family rojas. so the stoped and started teaching the family diego showed the most intrest as he started reading the book of mormon alot! well after some inconvinences the sisters had to pass him to us and so we started teaching him!! he had a long road ahead of him seeing that he need to drop a major drinking problem. but he did!! he also finished the book of mormon 1 week before his baptisim!! 

Now the sad part. my convert from december who is so awesome. last week in church he asked the hermana gull to marry him. so the president asked us to talk to him and teach him that that wasnt ok. so we did and now he hates me. yesterday he asked to talk to me and the branch president so we did and we got in the presidents office and he just started yelling at me... saying that im pridefull and arogant and a dishonor to my family and ansestors. i learned that in times like these we just need to humble our selfs and listen. so i did. thanking him for the advice. sad but good that he's only mad at me and not the church.

Love Elder Groen

Don't you hate it when your tractor breaks down?

What a week!!

so what a great week with a bad end! So this week was good!! we got some exciting news that elder bednar is comming to our missoin!! #soexcited!! so we will have the privlage to listen to him this wednesday!! 

Diego is our investigator. he was the investigator of the hermanas (sisters) but he had a crush on one of them and so shen had to get transfered and the passed him over to us! he is progressing great!! he already finished reading the book of mormon. and he passed his baptismal interview. he will be baptised this saturdayand mario my convert from december is going to baptise him!!

but yester day mario proposed, yes Proposed to one of the sisters in my district... so... more details next week if you would like... love Elder Groen

Mark 5:19

Argentine brownies (looks just like Bountiful brownies)

Companion's broken bike

Elder Petersen, me and teresa, our Japanese investigator!!

First time companion made empanadas

Yes, please do!

Messy Elder / Clean Elder (Dalton)

Last month at Jonathan's baptism

Off schedule report

(We received this message from the Mission Home " Regards from the Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission. We send you this letter to let you know that due to Argentina’s national holiday “Carnaval” (8^thand 9^th of February), your missionaries may not be able to send their weekly letter today. At the latest, you will receive an email from your missionary on Wednesday, the 10^th of February.")

Sorry for the wait!!! im on tho!! with some news!! we had transfers!! my companion elder petersen was transfered... :( i liked him alot!! he was great!! we have some killer plans for after the mish!! he was called to be the secretary to president robertson!! so thats pretty cool!! and i recieved a new elder!! im Training!!!!! his name is elder McCollum! he is from tucson arizona!! he is almost 20 and very new in the mission!!

Love Elder Groen 

So this week was fast!! we are in the last week of this transfer!! and it flew by... what is happening with the time!! every day is one day more not one day less!! i love my mission!! it has changed my for the better!! yesterday we had interviews with president! they were great!! he invited me to focuse more on what i do good then what i do bad!! and make my good things excelent!! and i would like to invite you all to do the same!! if you make your bad things average you will be average people. but if you make you good things outstanding then you will be out standing people!!

I love this gosple and am so blessed to have been born in it. I realize that more and more every day!! I know that jesus christ is our SAVIOR. I think we say that word to causually. READ your scriptures! PRAY sincerely!! and CONSECRATE your sundays!!

Love, Elder Groen