January 23, 2012

Wat is up fam!

Thanks for the awesome! emails! so if I am not able to send you all a reply email today I am sorry and I will get one to you next week.  lol I want to send one out to all of you but I am slow of typing. but anyhow we had a pretty awesome week! we planned to have an Asado with an investigator this week. so we bought some meat and some coals and we had an Argentine Asado (Barbecue)! it was sooo good! lol I kind of ate myself sick! or well I stuffed myself.  I had no room for anything else! I was sooo meated out. together with him and his family we ate about 5 kilos of meat! can you believe that? I really cant but it was just sooooo good! when I got home that night I just had to eat some fruit to balance myself out again! lol yes mom I am trying to live as healthy as I can! but I just couldn't help but eat all that meat! just sooooooooooo good! 

but anyhow we had some other super awesome experiences. one was with an investigator named Mariel. She is a mom of about 40 years old. she is super nice and reminds me a lot of my mom. her dream was to be a nun and to help out real poor people. but after getting married she couldn't be a nun and then she saw some things in her old church she did not like. but anyhow now here dream is to make a cake for little kids that have never had the opportunity to eat a cake. she was the one who made the cake for me on my birthday. 

so the experience this week was that her daughter was having a super hard time getting along with her husband. almost to the point of divorce. she asked us for advice. we told her that we really didn't have much advice because we were only missionaries and had never been married. we told her that the only person that could really help them was God. like how God helped Alma the Younger. we recited that story to her. About how Alma the Older saw his son fighting against the church and how God helped him with his son. and she really liked it! we prayed with her and the next day she said that God had answered her prayers and that her daughter was doing better! so that was super awesome! we had some other way cool experiences but I am actually out of time. so I will talk to you all next week!

Chao

Elder Gibbs

January 16, 2012

hows it going family,

This week has been pretty good. a pretty full week! Lol I feel like the weeks all really get to be monotonous. lol they seem like they are always repeating and that the time passses so quickly that i don't know what to write about. anyhow. things that we did is that we taught our investigator Mariel, Julia, Oscar, and Monica. 

Mariel is doing real good! she really wants to be baptized she said. She has told us that she had some doubts about Joseph Smith but she also told us that she believed the Book of Mormon to be true. and so this should take care of her doubt. cause if the Book of Mormon is true means that Joseph Smith was a true prophet. and that this is God´s Church again restored. we also were able to chat for a bit with Mariel and her family. lol they are sooo funny and so awesome. she has a son that is 15 years old named  Pablo. he´s soo funny. it was great to be able to talk to them and have fun. 

Julia is doing good also. We taught her about the commandment to follow the Prophet. and it seems that she really does want to follow him. She even came to church last week and this week. Oscar and Monica are soo awesome. they seem to like us a lot. Oscar even told us that he believes that Joseph Smith saw Jesus Christ and God the father. lol we gave them some Cinnamon gum from the States to try on Saturday. and just so you know Argentines do not like hot foods. lol we told them that this gum is super hot. and they tried it. one of the investigators spit it out like 10 seconds after she had put it in her mouth. Oscar was able to handle it. but it was real fun and funny. we are planning to have an asado or barbecue with them next week! it should be fun. but anyhow, Elder Yorgason and I are getting along real well! I have a strong testimony that the Book of Mormon and the Bible are the word of God and that they are true books. and that God loves each and everyone of His Children!

see y'all later!

Edler Gbbis

Elder Gibbs

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December 31, 2011

Hey family,

 

What is up! we had a pretty sweet week! and I had a pretty awesome birthday! oh and an awesome Christmas! lol I bought floating lanterns for Elder Yorgason and me. and that was really fun. lol I got them on videos. lol too bad the lanterns got caught in trees. but at least Elder Yorganson´s lantern didn't burn up. lol mine flew for like 5 seconds and then turned into a giant floating fire hazard. it was sad and Elder yorgason just laughed. but all in all nothing was damaged. except for my lantern that now does not exist. I did get a sweet movie of it. I will have to send it to you guys. but that will be next week. 

Before we had lit off the lanterns, we went to visit a member at her house. we put on our Santa hats and sang Christmas Carols all the way over there. lol people were like hey its Santa Clause! and we were like YEAH! it was a nice Christmas. Thanks everyone for the packages and the sweets! they were amazing! oh and so I now turned 20 and one of our investigators made me a cake! yay! it was sooooo good! lol and it is still really good! cause we haven't been able to eat it all yet. there is ssooooo much. the lady who made it is a super nice lady. and she is a really good investigator of the church and she makes really good cakes. 

So yesterday we had an awesome experience with this investigator named Lali. He is a 76 year old man. super nice. we had a great lesson. we discussed the Restoration of the Church with him. earlier he had asked us to not pray with him. so we were kind of bummed about that. but anyhow we finished up and then my companion was like ´´ is it alright if we finish this discussion with a prayer´´ and he was like ´´ I told you last time that we shouldn't pray together because we have different religions.´´ I was thinking yeah Elder. don't you remember. then my companion was like ´´okay then is it alright if you just say the prayer?´´ and he was like alright. I thought he was a little angered at my companion. lol and apparently my companion thought the same. so he said the prayer and we started to leave through the door. He then approached us with tears in his eyes and said ´´Thank you so much for letting me pray. you have no idea how much it means to me´´ he said some more stuff but that was the gist of it all. it was just a super awesome experience. obviously my companion was acting under the guidance of the Holy Ghost. at the time, he didn't even know what he was doing. but everything turned out really well. my testimony of the gospel grew a lot at that lesson! 

we also were able to teach another investigator called Valeria about the Restoration. She should be getting a testimony very rapidly. things are going real well here in Galvez. lol I got kissed on the cheek by a 80 year old lady from the church here yesterday. lol we had an activity at the church and they all sang happy birthday to me and then this old lady named Teresa snuck up on me ninja style and kissed me on the the cheek saying ´´Feliz cumpliaño querido.´´ lol I was embarrassed a little. lol especially when my companion was like ´´Get some!!!!´´ to me after. lol sooo funny. we are doing good. we are now looking for a new place to live because the owner of our apartment is selling it. we have some really awesome investigators right now. we hope to be having some baptisms soon! I am doing alright. lol I have been having an upset stomach lately. and it hurts! but I will be fine. well anyhow. I cant believe that I am now 20 years old! time is flying too fast! well I got too go! see you all later! watch out for 80 year old ladies and have a great week! talk to you all later!

Elder Gibbs

December 20, 2011

What is up my family and my friends!

 

I want to thank you all for the Christmas Letters and emails. They were fantastic and made me sooo happy! and they made me laugh. I loved all of the letters! so this week has been a great week! full of miracles and challenges and work and a little bit of everything. One awesome thing that happened is that we found this new family to teach. So Elder Glad and I were gladly walking down the street headed home for the night. Then this kid named Diego stopped us and asked from what religion we were from. We told him and he told us that some of his family wanted to talk to us. so we got the address to them and went to look for them the next day. lol and we misunderstood the address and were searching in the wrong area. but we asked some people if they had heard of the Gaite family. and they said ya they live down this street a long ways. 

We finally were able to talk with them. Apparently, the mom had went to a ton of churches, looking for one that she felt was right but couldn't find one. One of her sons had found a 20 year old Book of Mormon thrown out on the street like 2 years ago and had read a bit of it and even liked it a bit more than the bible. All of her children had attended different churches. one went to the Jehovah's witnesses, others to evangelists churches, and just everywhere basically. But we went and taught them about the Restoration of Christ´s Church on the earth. The spirit was super strong. and we have been teaching them since. lol the last time we went to their house, they had something they wanted to show us......... More or less a day ago they had found a 6 foot snake in their backyard!!!!! lol they killed it. And they stored it in a Jar of Alcohol!!!!!!! lol it was disgusting but really cool at the same time.  it was such a big snake. apparently they aren't very common here. but there are big snakes here. lol and tarantulas also. lol I am going to have nightmares about bugs and snakes forever. but anyhow. Then they showed us another jar of Alcohol with a snake they had found last year. lol soooo funny. I hope I don't find out what they will find this year to come........ but no they are a super awesome family. 

Also we have been teaching another family, and the mom came to church 2 days ago. we were so happy! she also told us she has a desire to be baptized. As of late she has had some doubts about Joseph Smith. We talked about these doubts and said that the way to get rid of these doubts is to pray to God and He will tell you the truth of all things. She also made us some cake for when we came!!!!!!! It was soooooo gooood! Anyhow those are some of the awesome things that are going on. we have some really great investigators. oh and the reason I didn't write yesterday was because we have transfers tomorrow. Elder Glad is being transferred. I have been really grateful for the great companion he has been. He is really a diligent worker and obedient which has been super helpful. my new companion is an Elder Yorganson. so ya that will be cool. but anyhow I am doing good. I have to go cause we have no more time. This Sunday I will be calling at 2 O´clock Argentina time. more or less. lol so be ready with the phone family! I'm sorry that I couldn't get an email out to all of you! I ran out of time! but I did read all of the Christmas letters and emails! I loved them all! They were soooo great and I felt soo good! I love you all! and see you all later!

Elder Gibbs

December 12, 2011

Hey Familia,

 

This week has been good and tough! lol both of these. so we have been teaching a lot of people. we were able to teach a part member family who was starting to go a little bit in active in the church. it had been like a month since any of them had come to church and they weren't reading the scriptures. and it had been like 6 months since they had all come to church as a family. so we went to visit them. we had an idea to review the Restoration with them. and so that is what we did. we taught them and the spirit filled the room. the next day All of them came to church, along with some friends they brought. it seems like their testimonies of the church were starting to fall apart a little bit. but we feel that we have been able to get them a little back on track. and it is so true that our testimonies can begin to decay if we dont nurture them with the word of God. That is why reading the scriptures is soo important. 

This week we were abe to teach this new family that we found. their names are Mariel, Virignia, and Pablo. We taught them the Plan of Salvation and how God has provided that we can live in our families forever! it is not just till death but families are eternal! I am glad that my family is eternal! cause my family is just soooo awesome! I cant imagine not being with them forever! I love you all! 

we have been teaching some other people like a guy named Oscar. He is doing well. he and his wife are reading the Book of Mormon together. I love their family so much. they are really awesome people. lol and funny. so I have been trying to live more like Jesus lately. and to develope qualities more like Him. I have been trying to be more patient. lol which for me is soooo hard! Especially as we all know how patient I am on fast sundays or when I havent eaten for a long time :D it has helped me in our companionship and with how I treat everyone. lol I am still not perfect. but I am trying to be better. 

oh and Also I was able to go to Rosario this week cause Elder Glad had to do some visa work. and that was fun. lol nothing really happened. but anyhow, I hope that you are all doing well. I am doing great. we have awesome investigators. we just need them to come to church so they can feel the Spirit more in their lives! that is our challenge! getting people to come to church. but I am doing real good. love you all. have a great week!

Elder Gibbs

December 5, 2011

This week has been a killer. we have been teaching quite a bit. and doing lots of stuff. lol I dont really know what to explain to you guys because the weeks just keep on flying by. 

but today we did have some fun. we went to Santa Fe to have a combined preparation day. we ate Chorri-pan which is just like bratwurst and we played soccer. it was a lot of fun! lol My calves hurt from all the running around. but it was fun to talk with other missionaries and to goof off with them. Not to mention I scored a couple of goals!!!! yay! I also ate like three bratwursts and felt a little sick after! yay!!!! it was just soooo good that I couldnt help myself. 

So anyhow we have been teaching this guy named Oscar Montes. he is really cool! and now he is turning into a member. lol he likes to go around telling people that they have the wrong idea of the mormons. lol He tells them they DO believe in Jesus Christ and they Do celebrate birthdays and we DONT worship Joseph Smith and stuff like that. He likes to tell everyone about their misconceptions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is such a funny guy. He likes to drink a lot but we can change that. We are also teaching his wife. She said that when we come over the house just has a different feeling. the house becomes more peacefull. 

I have been learning so much that the whole point of the Church is about Jesus Christ. The book of Mormon and the Bible testify of Christ. We teach of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we do everything centered around Him. I am getting a stronger testimony of Him and what he has done for me! I am so thankful to have a Savior that loves me and died for me. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that He atoned for our sins. 

So the lady that rents our house is selling it because she cant afford it anymore. So we have been keeping an eye out for a new house or apartment. I want a house with a pool and a big screen tv and stuff like that but Elder Glad doesnt seem like he wants any of that. lol just kidding. I dont want a pool. we cant go swimming. 

Oh and so we found out that on December 25 we will be calling home. so I will give you all an update about that! Well I loves you alls! Keep being awesome! I dont have too much time left! we are going to go meet with a 70 year old man. He´s a real nice guy. so

chao!

Elder Gibbs

November 28, 2011

These weeks have just been going by like crazy. it feels just like yesterday that I was writing you all. and also thanks for all of the letters. they were awesome. 

soo this week, lol we have been facing a lot of bible bashing. lol we are facing some adversity. like this guy invited us over to his house so he could take the veil off of our eyes that have blinded us. lol that was a funny experience. he invited his friend over to come speak with us. they were way cool. and they preached to us about how we need to believe in the same gospel that Jesus taught and stuff like that. which its true. we do need to believe in the same gospel that Jesus taught. it was cool because we were able to testify to them that the Book of Mormon doesn't change anything that it says in the bible. they work together to testify of Christ. but ya, so my testimony is still growing a ton. and we have some really awesome investigators. 

lol and we are going to eat with this family that we are teaching. they invited us over to eat pizza with them. yay for pizza! oh and so Happy Thanksgiving everyone. lol Elder Glad and I almost missed thanksgiving. lol so what we did was we went to this restaurant near our house and bought some beef milenesas neopolitano style. lol they are like chicken fried steak with tomato sauce and ham and cheese cooked on top. lol and they were huuuugggggeeee! lol it couldn't even fit on our plate. I was so tired of steak after that. 

yesterday we found a new investigator which was real awesome! it is so cool how God prepares people to listen to us. this guy never usually likes to listen to missionaries. but we were able to talk to him and find out about him and teach him. he seemed really excited to read the book of mormon. also we have become good friends with this other guy named Oscar and his wife Monica. He would have never sat down with missionaries to talk about God before we came. but we were able to talk to him and teach them. The wife said that she feels a special feeling when talking to us. which we know is the Spirit of God. so we are going to eat with Oscar tonight and we are going to talk a little about baptism with him and his family. so awesome things are happening here in Galvez. 

we reached the middle of the transfer already! I really cannot believe it. as for Galvez, its getting really hot. yesterday was really humid and hard to breath. the air gets so thick here that it often makes us real tired real quick. Also the mosquitoes are eating me to death. I hate mosquitoes. well anyhow, we are doing alright! I love you all! hope you have a great week!

Chao,

Elder Gibbs