Wednesday, September
17, 2014
So has been the
craziest two weeks of my entire mission.
Mom, I will answer
your questions first.
My bus ride from
Jujuy to Tucuman was about 6 hours. We were going to leave at 7:30 on Monday
morning but we werent able to so we left on another bus at 12:30. We got
in Tucuman at 6:30. I didnt have a Pday. Tuesday I wrote you. I traveled
with 3 other missionaries. I am the district leader of 4 sister missionaries
and my comp. I pretty much just have to be an example, and help them with what
they need so that they can have success and baptize their investigators.
I live with 2 other missionaries. The church
is in the middle of the block of General Paz y Moreno.
So I had a good
first week. My companion is Elder Hampton, he lives in California and just
finished 2 transfers in the mission field. We started working in our area. I
live outside of my area so I have to walk a ways to get there. On Saturday we
had a baptism. A guy named Miguel Gimenez. He is a great guy. Right after the
baptism on Saturday we got a call from the Zone Leaders. They told me that I
was going to go on a trip with my companion and a couple of other missionaries
to try out some visa stuff.
Sunday morning
at 7 am we were in the Bus station. We left there and traveled 9
hours to Cordoba. We got there at about 5 or so. We went to the mission offices
in Cordoba and ate dinner, meet up with other missionaries (one of them was
also in my zone in the MTC) and we also took pictures of the Temple in Cordoba
which is right behind the mission offices. It was super awesome. Then we all
got back on another bus and traveled for about 10 or so hours to Mendoza. We
went to the mission offices there and ate breakfast, then got some more
missionaries and left again. We traveled about 6 more hours. Guess where we went!
We traveled through the Andes Mountains and went to Chile!!! The border
crossing was in the middle of the Andes Mountains. I crossed at a place called
Cristo Redentor ( if you want to search for it). While there WE HAD A SNOWBALL
FIGHT IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS!!!!! THAT´S SUPER STINKIN LOCOOOO!!!! We went into
Chile and ate dinner later that night and started heading back. On the way back
for some reason in Cordoba a cop gave the bus a ticket. ha but its good. I got
back to my area at 8 this morning on Wednesday. Then my companion got a call
from the assistants and told him that he is going to Salta to be the mission
secretary. So he left at 1:10 today. I am now with a mini missionary and he
will be with me for the rest of the transfer. For 5 more weeks. So I have a
total of 5 days in my new area. I am excited, and we will see how it goes...
But I took a ton of
pictures. Mostly of the mountains and of missionaries sleeping. ha But I also
have some money from Chile also. So yeah… thats my week. Well the first half of
my second week here.
I hope that you all
have a great week. I will see you next week.
Elder Alec Dawson
