Wow this week was crazy!! First of all, sorry that I haven’t
sent out an email for like 3 weeks. Things
have been really crazy and I had a ton of emails to respond to and didn’t have
time!!! So late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! haha
So on Tuesday I got my new comp! Elder Warner! He’s from Provo and he has 1
year on the mission!! He’s awesome!! We are super similar and get along really
well!!! We have been having a really good time here in Mercedes. Something that I have
learned so far on my mission is that patience and perseverance are key in life!
haha December was a really hard month for me in a lot of ways, but I have
learned that if we are patient in our afflictions, and keep going, things will
get better! Sometimes it’s just hard to be patient! haha. But I truly know that
God knows exactly what we need at the exactly right time.
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| Elder Warner and I |
So this week we found someone awesome. What happened, was a
couple of weeks ago, we were waiting at a stop light on our bikes, and there
was a kid on a motorcycle that was waiting too. We were both trying to
turn right (but here it’s illegal to turn right on a red) So we were waiting and
all of a sudden he turned to me and yelled "Where are you from?" in
English!! That really caught me off guard! So I told him the US, then we
started talking, but the light turned green, so we kept talking as we turned
the corner. It was the weirdest contact though because after the light turned
green, we kept talking after we turned for like 4 blocks! Riding side by side!!
haha finally we pulled over and started to talk a little more. Turns out that
he really loves English and wants to live in the states. He was only 18 but he
looks like he’s 26! He’s really cool! So we got his direction and went to the
appointment that we had. Later that night we were unlocking the door to the pench and
all of a sudden a car honked at us! It was him!!! He was
driving to the store and he saw us opening our pench door! haha super weird!! 2
times in one night!! He’s awesome and it was a miracle to find him!! Tonight we
have another appointment with him! I’ll let you know how it
goes!
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| We love our green Spanish books! (For all of you learning Spanish for your missions, use this! IT IS THE BEST!!) It is what makes you fluent faster! haha |
Also, oh my goodness I am DYING OF HEAT!!! hahaha It is
seriously SO HOTTT HERE! I have a thermometer on my alarm clock and in our room it’s a
good 90 degrees 24 hours a day!! One night I wasn’t able
to go to sleep because it was so hot and I was just laying on top of my bed
until midnight. Finally I had an idea, so I got up, went to the freezer and put
some ice in zip lock bags. I made 2 icepacks and laid them on my face/body
in order to fall asleep! haha I’ve never been so hot in my life! Then, that same night I
woke up at like 4am dying again, but that time I was able to fall back asleep!! But
it’s so crazy! I never thought that I would be this hot here!! It’s also SUPER HUMID!!
Like 90-100% every day here in Mercedes! I’ve gotten used to just
taking pure cold showers morning and night!! haha Elder Rojas my old comp
always takes ice baths, I took a picture I send it (he takes them in his clothes
so his clothes can stay wet and keep him cool) but yeah. That’s the weather in
Argentina right now. How is it for you guys? haha
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| Downtown Mercedes, in front of the Catholic Cathedral |
Well I love you all tons!! I hope that you all have
an amazing week!!
Un Abrazo,
Elder Cook
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