ACROSS ARGENTINA

Hello fam!!!

What a crazy week!  and can I just name a theme, miracles... with missionary work nothing but the hand of the Lord in my little world, let me start from the beginning...

Monday we made alfajores with a member, can you just say delicious... straight up heaven send in my mouth, well we get a call that we are going to leave for sanadillo in 30 minutes for our renunion de districo in the morning. alright so off we go running. who needs fresh clothing anyways? and off we head on a ROAD TRIP! woot woot. So we arrived there and spent the night with the sisters, we got to teach a family home evening to a soon to be member. The next day we had the meeting which was absolutely spiritual needed.  YOu know those moments when its like someone is reading your mind. Yup it felt like that for 2 hours. the more I am a missionary the more I am aware of direct revelation. DIRECT as in you have a question, BAM answered.  on the way home we get another call, Hermana alley we have your transmit stuff, (oh you mean I may actually get to be legal in my mission, awesome)  so we grab an extra skirit maybe a toothbrush and a book of mormon and head to bragado, then to RAMOS MEJIA. for those of you who dont remember this is my stomping ground!  I WAS so excited to return to the pench and see my companion and the other hermanas. the only change that had happened was me.  After a long day of waiting in Argentina government lines for whos its and whats it and GALOR! I got to return to work the day in Haedo! I got to see Mika, Raycho, and Two incredible families that I was heart broken to leave! it was so great and with transfers this week, It was a miracle of an opportunity. I also found out that one of my contacts Leo (I remember him, he was literally my last card for the night and I thought to myself, nope He looks intimidating and I have to do all the talking alone... but for a missionary you talk to him regardless) is getting baptized this weekend!  just goes to show you seeds really are being planted.  He even sent his thanks to me. HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!  The next day we headed to down down buenos aires which I imagine is just like the land of Italy. Skinny streets and really old buildings, my tourist eyes came out as I soaked up my surroundings wanting to See more.  after another very long day I now have all the paper work done and just have to wait about two months... then I am legal. Whoooa 

Okay so ask yourself now, What day is it?  Oh it is Friday. Friday morning and my companion look at each other with tired eyes and say, lets get to work. For all of you that don't know we have these things called key indicators, or goals that we HAVE to finish every week.  Well here we have very strict reach for the skies goals, and we at this time had zero.  This whole transfer we have been struggling to get 60 percent in them... which isn't horrible but isn't all that good either, in my school mind I am failing.  and we had a fear that this week wasn't going to be any different.  Well We have never worked harder and never been blessed more.  We found two incredible families (family paula and family marilina)  both of which have no issues with the ley de castidad... aka dont have to get married to get baptized. and they have the most incredible kids.  Seriously put yourself in my american shoes in Argentina dirt roads and you look around and see nothing but Gods hand placing people in our path.  President Carter the week before Had given the whole mission suggestion on how to improve church attendance.  My companion and I had practically memorized his words as we used them in the lessons.  Well after using it on our investigators, Sunday rolls around.  I am teaching in primary as my companion  pokes her head in! we have one of our street contacts in Sunday school!  we didnt even teach him!  and after rolls in Adolfo (Progressing Investigator) and Gabriela and her son (PI) . WE HAVE 4 IN CHURCH!! then, sacrament starts and in rolls a members non member daughter to take the sacrament!  WE HAVE 5!!!!  I tell you what I am eternally grateful for President Carters revelation for his instruction.  It was meant for 25 de mayo, as we were able to see the results.  He promised us we studied the material and put it to action we would see results. MISSION COMPLETED. I know he receives revelation for our areas, especially for me, directly from Dios and my Trust is one percent in him.  

After a crazy three days I would like you all to know that we were able to achieve 100 in our key indicators. for all you that just looks like a number, but it is al lot more. It means we found a ton of new investigators, taught many lessons with members, and have progressing families with fetchas who are in church.  now that looks a lot more like success. and we were able to accomplish it all in just three days of work.  Miracles have not ceased to exist people.  with divine power we can do the impossible!  What a difference from last week, huh.  I couldn't be more grateful and for this week starts a new transfer!  

Love you all and thank you for your prayers!  

Hermana Alley 

p.s. This week I discovered the stars.... THERE ARE SO MANY STARS OUT HERE!  I AM IN HEAVEN, LITERALLY! 

p.s.s  Every elderly man out here loves to sing my companion and I the tango, its tradition and it brings them happiness. haha also everyone likes to set me up with there sons or grand kids. Obviously I tell them no, but they say after the mission, when I am "free"  they are going to play match maker. Or Argentina...