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| ZONE CONFERENCE WITH BUENOS AIRES MISSION PRESIDENT ZEBALLOS AND WIFE NOV 2012 |
Hello Hello Friends and Family!
I hope everyone is doing wonderful!
Well first off I would like to congratulate all my amazing friends who have
been receiving their Mission Calls these past few weeks. Needless to say those “Sisters” are really
steppin’ up with the recent announcement: Ashlynn
Clegg - Australia, Addy Bentley - France, Andrea Barney - Argentina, Kaitlin Davies – Chicago, Emily
Howell – California. Gotta give a shout out to my girl Hermana Barney, Mendoza
Argentina,so exciting!!!! Oh and Hailey Jones is going on a Mission YAAA! I am equally as happy for all the Elders who
are preparing for their Missions. I hear the Desert News has reported a 471% increase in Missionary applications since the announcement in this past October General Conference. This is the greatest calling of all! It is a
GREAT TIME TO BE A MISSIONARY!!
Well this past week was super odd
with the weather. At the beginning of
the week it was decently hot, but like not Alabama hot because it was killer
there!!!! Then it poured rain on Wednesday and Thursday, like super bad, but
now it’s just pretty windy out, but that’s ok because I love the wind!
Yesterday we had Stake Conference and it was super fun! Tania came with us, and the Buenos Aires Temple President Elder Zeballos and his wife spoke at the meeting. They both gave really good talks filled with the Spirit.
I met up with Elder Nielson last week while going into Buenos Aires to get out official Argentins ID's. He looked great and it was so good to see him and catch up on a few things. He was a great Zone Leader at the MTC!!!
Yesterday we had Stake Conference and it was super fun! Tania came with us, and the Buenos Aires Temple President Elder Zeballos and his wife spoke at the meeting. They both gave really good talks filled with the Spirit.
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| MTC BAW LEADERS MEET AGAIN ELDER NIELSON MTC ZL & ELDER DRAPER MTC DL IN BUENOS AIRES TO GET ARGENTINA OFFICIAL ID'S NOV 7, 2012 |
I met up with Elder Nielson last week while going into Buenos Aires to get out official Argentins ID's. He looked great and it was so good to see him and catch up on a few things. He was a great Zone Leader at the MTC!!!
Well the transfer ends the 18, and I
am hoping that I don’t get transferred because we have 3 baptisms on the 24 of
November and they have been progressing so well! First is my darling little
Faustina! She is just so ready for baptism! We are also teaching a nine year
old boy name Mateo who has some sort of health issues but he is great and super
faithful. Another is Jessica a single 26
year old mom, she is so funny, and she is just super ready for baptism. All of them have progressed so well and I am
so excited for them to enter into the waters of baptism on the 24, so lets hope
things keep going good with them!
After the meeting, a little old lady
approached me and asked me what ward I was from, and I told her the Altos de
Merlo 2 barrio. She replied with a smile
and tears in her eyes, “I know I was prompted to come and talk to you because I
am an inactive member of the Altos de Merlo 2 barrio and I need a blessing of
health”. I grabbed my Companion and we took
her into another room and I gave her a blessing of health, and she thanked us.
It was quite an amazing experience, the spirit was very strong! We are planning to go visit her this week and
see how she is doing and how we can help her out some more, I love the
opportunities for service here!
I also had an interview with President yesterday, it was a nice little chat, he really is a great man! I expressed to him that I really was so in love with my area and I would prefer to stay but, we will see what happens. I would really like to be here for the 3 baptisms.
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| A LITLE FUN WHILE WAITING FOR MISSION PRESIDENT INTERVIEWS |
Ok time for my little pop culture update!
I love to hear about this TV show
they watch here called “Floricienta”! I guess it’s like a spin on Cinderella
and I saw a sneak peek the other day while we were waiting for one of our
investigators to come back into the room, I mean really should I have left the
room too or covered my eyes and offended their little girls? HAHA It was cute and
the girls love to tell me about it when we visit, it just so happened to be on
this time and they were thrilled to share it, soo???
As they play music a lot here in the
streets, all kinds, I heard part of the new Ke$ha song, “Genius”. I caught this line something like "Wild
Childs lookin good, livin’ life just
like we should" Ha and I had to smile inside myself, thinking how true, My
Life My Mission just like I should!! Not that I ever lived it bad or anything, as
I was never the extreme Wild Child” she
probably is referring too, I was more of a “Bigger Then Life Child” right mom
HA HA Everyday I had an agenda and I
still do, the AGENDA has just changed and is just more important now!!
Well I miss ya’ll a ton! I hope
everyone is doing well! Stay sweet Lyn’s and Wyatt I miss our little tuffs and
teasing each other, don’t fret we will pick up where I left off from soon. HAHA! Also shout out to Dad who is on the road
or should I say in the air today, have a great week!
Yep mom, gotta run, I miss you tons and
love you more!
Love,
Elder Draper
