Hello Family of mine....
What a crazy out of this
world week. I dont even remember all the things that happened. Hermana
passos and I have been running from place to place, having very little
time for anything. LITERALLY. Take an hour break... not happening, the
longest break time we had was our 5 mintue ¨¨go to outer space¨and not
think of anything, so we would be sain to start running again... why do
you ask is everything so busy? well monday we didnt have pday because we worked to watch the game miercoles, Tuesday we had a reunion with our district, wednsday the game, thurdsday we set up for a wedding, friday, we left to meet our new president and his family, in the evenging was the wedding of gabriela and diego, and saturday we headed to the temple... whooooa and sunday was the world cup finals. CRAZYYYYY! I now need a good nap....
BUT NOW FOR THE DETAILS! The little time we had to
work to complete our goals was very sad. this week everything that could
wrong, went wrong. The worst luck ever, I personally believe it to be
satan angry that this week we were going to have a wedding. We didnt
get down but it made us work that much harder... serious pot holes in
every step. Miercoles however is where I will begin because I have
never been more thrilled to watch TV! haha With it being the
independencia of argentina and the world cup, we could have gotten away
with anything in the street... there was not a soul in sight!
everything was closed and even the dogs were taking the day off from
chasing us. Lets just say it was better than christmas! I had to laugh
at stephens comments of soccer... two hours of little action just to
come down to a shoot out, but MAN WAS IT SO GREATTTT!!! GO NUMBER 4, my
favorite player. Messi isnt even that incredible, I am so proud to be
practically a argentino! and off we were to the finals. We watched the
game with hermana cabello and her family (five generations of family
all living in the same plot of land) I couldnt help it and a little bit
of my competive side came out and I did a few papa pierre yelling and a
few excited carwheels when we won! the streets fillled with people
everyone headed to teh plazas to celebrate. now this is more like it,
vamos argentina! everyone said we would win everything because the pope
is argentino... oppps. Sunday
we banned to the pension because it was the sabath day... I protested
and decided we should swtich to having chruch saturdays... haha
presdient didnt approve. darn. but eitehr way win or lose we came so
far and what a thrill to be a part of something HUGE in a foreign
country.
Meeting our new president... WAS THE BEST! i love
him and his family already, they are so sweet and I must say completely
different. I had a few short interview with him because, well dont have
any problems but just smiles with the mission. He reminds me of my
mission president in seattle, president Choi. right off the back he
gave us a preview of what is focus will be for the mission.... LOVE and
helping our investigatores not just inviting them. he is really big on
retention of members and new converts and not just complete dropping
those investigatores who arent progressing. I completely agree with all
of them and am super excited to have more of a focus on our converts,
not just leaving the responsiblilty to the members but being a part of
it. His wife, is nothing but smiles and her and the kids speak perfect
spanish. It was a sure treat. in just two weeks the atmosphere of our
mission has already completely changed. SOme for the bad, but really a
lot of the good! ROBERTSONS will be wondernful for the best mission in
the world.
At 12 in the renunion we looked at our clocks and
made the announcement that in the moment our couple living together were
now officailly married! we called them an hour after and got the
details! they are so happy. that night we had their celebration. a sit
down dinner of Lechon, and than had them dance, and cut the cake. they
didnt want anything big but as soon as they saw what we did for them,
tehy were extremely grateful. please, go small on a wedding... not
happening my last name is alley. however with how much effort went into
planning my first wedding of 30 people.... It might just have been my
last. haha Everything ran smoothly and they had a hug group of their
family, who arent memebers, present. Great for us missionaries. They
are different people than when we found them 7 months ago and even they
mentioned how better everything is. SUCCESS!
Saturday
we headed for the temple, I wanted gabriela and diego to go so badly
and they were planning on it until they partied a little to late (not
having a 9 curfew) and woke up exahausted) in one year from their
wedding they will be able to enter the temple, the best way to
celebrate, dont you think? the temple was great as I got to see two
members, who last time were unworthy, enter and do baptisms! along with
three of my converts! they came out beaming! I am telling you folks
there is nothing better than this!
Well I hope I filled you sufficently with details,
and yet everythingwas just surface level...really I am marking this week
as the best of my mission, one I will never forget! Loved every second
even with opposing forces at every side... I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY.
Over and out,
Love you!
Hermana ALley
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| Editor's Note: Hermana's Alley daddy has a birthday this week. |
¨¨It makes
me think of the good old days,,,, happy birthday day to you... youve
sure grown out of your baby ways... happy birthday to you! 50 something
birthdays we wish you many more, health and wealth and friends to score!
Cut the cake and lets eat some more, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!¨´
Pops love you so much, and cant believe how
incredibly young you are! wow! The would world knows I will be
celebrating for you this week, I dont exactly know what yet... burnt
almond fudge doesnt exist here, but it will be big! I have a letter for
you but it wont becoming until transfers... LO SIENTO! This small note
isnt nearly suffient to tell you how grateful I am to be out here
serving, and it is all thanks to you! I know that it isnt cheap money
wise, however I am grateful to know that the blessing are making us
rich! As it being a day of celbraton just for you, I hope you take
advantage! I think we are all pretty happy you were born... haha Love
you to pieces and miss you! Have teh most incredible day!!
MOM SPOIL HIM!! hehe
In the last 10 years Papa Alley has:
*Sent 6 kids to 6 different countries to preach the gospel (after first setting the excellent example in London)
*Spent over $50,000 supporting said missionaries
*Written over 600 individual letters on Sunny, rainy, and snowy Sunday afternoons
Papa Alley is an incredible man and father supporting our Hermana Alley!
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