My first week went really well with Elder Alvarez. We didnt get back till Wednesday so we had to really work hard from wednesday on to make up for the lost days. We found a number of new investigators and have been working with the members a lot. We have 3 baptismal dates as of right now and Im really hoping that they will come to church this next week. The dates of for the 20th of Sept. and the 27th of Sept. One is for this couple that is married and about 65 years old. We´ve been teaching them for about 2 months. The other is for this lady named Carmen. She was a street contact and the first lesson was so good that we decided to challenge her right then. She accepted and we are excited for her to progress and come to church this next sunday. I stepped up a lot and really started to challenge people more. Im trying to become more of a ¨challenging and testifying¨ missionary. More than just only teaching the lessons and waiting to challenge the person. My new companion has been working hard and only needs to get better on his workouts in the morning...usually this includes 20 min. on the toilet, a little bowl of cereal, and ironing a shirt. We have a little weight set so Ive been encouraging him to start using it. All of the 30 min. that we have to workout I am just trying to murder myself a stay in shape. Well we are going to Buenos Aires and the temple next week so Im excited. The best part of being the Senior companion is being able to run things and do them the way I like. Before, a lot of times I just had to follow so Ive learned enough and am really enjoying it. Im glad to hear that TJ is preparing himself to go on the mission. Im loving the experiances that Im having, and of course its difficult at times. I love you mom and know that there is no better place I could be than here in argentina sharing this wonderful message, this is the only way that these people will ever have the chance to hear it. Love you mom.
