"TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS"...12/17/2012

 

 

SPECIALIZED TRAINNING IN MERLO WITH CASTLAER

 

 

Well hello my wonderful Family and Friends!

Is everyone having a wonderful week? I really do hope so! My week was so-so, had its ups and downs, I didn´t really feel good this week, and we worked really extremely hard so I am just super exhausted!

Our week was super hard! All of our progressing investigators just kind of bailed on us!!! Boooo!!! To begin with Margarita´s son, who had a baptismal date, like ran away from home so she was worrying about that and the fact he doesn’t want anything to do with the Church. So Margarita keeps telling us she is coming to Church and wants to be baptized but did not come yesterday, probably with the stress of her son and so her baptism fell through. Then little Nicole has been acting kinda weird lately. She acts as though she doesn´t want to meet with us or anything, and she too didn’t come to church yesterday, so guess what her baptismal date fell as well. Just a disappointing week for me!

However there is Fabiana, a lady who came to church last Sunday and returned again yesterday! I had probably about the scariest experience of my life though. During the Gospel Principles class, she had an epileptic, (I think that’s how it is spelled) seizure, I was stunned, like froze, didn’t know what to do! I had no idea what to do felt just useless, awful, and yes very scared! We rushed to get her water and upon returning she was already coming out of it a petite mall seizure I am now told and she is ok. Oh Dear Liza!
 

Our darling Faustina is buying Elder Gomez and I shoes for Christmas! She is the most amazing lady! It was super hot the other day and we were on our way to visit her. We are always so thankful as she has always been there and never once stood us up! She hasn’t even canceled a lesson, no not once but today as we were walking to her house she was walking out of her gate, and we were like SHOOT, she is leaving! Turns out she was just going around the corner to buy us helado (ice cream) for our lesson with her! She is really just darling and I am going to be really sad when I leave this area I will miss her sweet little lady kinda Grandma spirit!

 

 

It is so crazy this transfer ends in 2 weeks! I am pretty sure that I am out of here, along with Elder Wilson but only time will tell right? I will equally miss that Zone Leader he just RAISES THE BAR in every kind of way and just rocks on all levels!!  

 

 

NOVEMBER 2012 IN THE BAW MISSION

About those Ramin noodles I think I will pass I am very content with the noodles here! HAHA But the other stuff is always appreciated especially the Christmas Breakfast box, pancakes, syrup and canned ham really I thought only the Krank’s knew where to find one so yes I will slice it and fry it up for the tummies here Christmas morning!

I also got a nice letter from Grandma Margo, it was thoughtful, did Grams ever get my last letter?  The mail here is about as slow as snails among other issuses so one never knows about it! How is Maddy and Kenzi and how is Brayden doing, got his email?

 

 



"TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHIRSTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THE PENSION"



 

Well I am hoping that everyone has an extraordinary Christmas, unfortunately I will not be writing a letter next week but better yet skypeing my family on Christmas at 7pm here 3:00 pm Utah time, can’t wait! Mom I wrote down the skype information so don’t fret about it anymore and those packages well, yes they all arrived, you are all the BEST, ask anyone in my apartment, Elder Wilson wants to send his address for next Christmas even though he will be home! HAHA Again thanks Dad, Grams, Kids and Misty for bringing Utah to Argentina this Christmas. HAHA I love ya´ll and hope you get everything you want for Christmas! The Elf in the office was pretty nice today he must of just been having a bad day last time I was in there.
 

Lyndsey looks incredible and WOW it’s NUTS she will going to her first Stake Dance, going on Youth Trek and EFY this year, shut up she is growing up to fast while I am away.  Her piano music is amazing, keep up the good work there SIS your making me proud!

It sounds like one of my converts is struggeling a bit in Alabama and I am very sad about how her Christmas is going so Mom sprinkle a little magic on a Christmas card and send it off to her I am sure you will know just what to say you always do!  I am sending you her address let her know I am thinking of her at this time!  Thanks!

May the sweet spirit of Christmas visit each of your homes and may those homes be filled with love and laughter through out the holidays!  Merry Christmas extended Family and Friends.  I love ya´ll so much and Mom , you know the drill, gotta run, til next Tuesday, hugs and kisses!!!

Love and Miss You!

Love,

Elder Wade Draper

MERRY CHIRSTMAS FROM ELDER DRAPER AND ALL ELDERS IN ALTOS de MERLO

 

"FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS"

 

THE OTHER GUY IN THE RED SUIT BINKZ