MISSION/PLAN OF SALVATION...1/28/2013

SPECIALIZED TEACHING GONZALES CATAN

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone has had a good week, mine has been pretty dang good!!!
It has been sooo hot here, like hell fire hot, but “I ain´t mad at it heyyyy “(a quote from one of my favorite movies, guess, those of you who know me will recognize it!  The sun however just keeps working wonders for the tan!

Well last Tuesday I had the opportunity to go on an exchange with my “Grandpa” in the mission, Elder Schmeil, unfortunately he goes back home to Brazil this Wednesday, wish we could have hooked up sooner!! We had the funnest day ever since I have been out on my Mission! I learned so much from him, he is like an amazing missionary! Allot of missionaries here have there "Missionary Hero", and I would have to say he is mine! He was in Virrey del Pino about a year and a half ago, so he knows a ton of people here, so he was able to tell me allot about the area, where there are good places to work and stuff like that!

Tuesday night we stayed up talking and he gave me the coolest insight about my mission, (ALL CREDITS GOT O ELDER RODRIGO SCHMEIL).  The mission, he said, is like the POS:Plan of Slavation) in that we start out in our homes with our families and friends and refrred to it as the (PML:Pre Mortal Life). Then we are called to go away to serve a Mission (TC:The Creation.  Now we are serving our Mission and we go through some hard, fun, happy and sad times etc(LOE/Life On Earth Now).  We do this for 2 years and shortly thereafter it is time to go home, although it is difficult, as we have grown to love the people and service we give to them, but, at the same time we want to return home to our family and friends (D:Death).  After we return home we go on with our lives continuing to learn and grow in the gospel, having our own families and live a happy life(TCK:The Celestial Kingdom). I don't think I have ever heard or understood things more clearly then his words and I think it's the best ananlogy ever. I absolutely loved it and will carry it in my heart for along time!

Other than that the week was pretty normal, continuing to work hard and find new people to teach.  We had the opportunity to do some service on Saturday! We cut one of our investigator’s lawn and cleaned up her patio!  It was allot of fun!  If I may mention, it felt great to be in normal clothes for a bit!  We used a weed wacker to cut the lawn, and let’s just say anything made here in Argentina are not made very well.  While I was cutting a patch of grass the thing like loosened up and the slack of the weed wacker line grew and I did not notice it so my leg got wacked like four times in a row OUCH!  I now have a nice scar, when it heals, to bring home from Argentina, but what do ya do? HA  It should make for some good stories down the road right!

Well this is the 5th week of the transfers, one more week to go.  They are to announce some changes.  I am hoping that President splits this area, because really, it is just so big for just the 2 of us, but we will see!

Well it’s official now Brittney’s engaged and a May wedding is planned.  Cabree, as well, is getting married in May.  I am happy for both of them and wish them many years of happiness! They both have been such good friends to me! Give Danielle a shout out for me Mom as well mom, her and Chrissy her sister, we had some great times in the day!

Sorry the emails are being weird today mom, you know I love you dearly and you are so special to me in all you do for me and keep me knowing that your there thinking of me.  The little emails you send in the middle of the week letting me know that you are thinking of me right at that moment, only a 1 liner, but it means a lot on Monday to see that you were thinking of me as I was of you in the middle of the week on any given day!

Lyn's loved the "Come Thou Fount" video you are really killing it at the piano, keep up the good work.  Oh by the way be sure to have some fun next year and take at least 1 fun class like yearbook.  It's awesome that your goal is to graduate with your Associates and going for that Rengense Scholoarship, that'snot easy to obtain but you keep that 4.0 up as you always have and bo sweat!

Wyatt, thats cool you beat the #1 basketball team by 10 points.  Sounds like summer will be super busy with traveling the country with the baseball team, way to go you made it to the AAA Tripple Crown team.  I know you can rip the leather off that ball and your crazy arm, look out boys There's A New Sherrif In Town!  GO GET 'EM  "Y"  

Well kids, stay cool... not really because I here it is pretty cold there in Utah... so stay hot, but not as hot as I am these days!  Know that I love you all and miss you as much!

Till next week,

Love

Elder Wade Draper

 

KICKING IT UP A NOTCH..LAGASSE STYLE...1/22/2013

EMERIL LAGASSE ...BAM!!!

KICKING  IT UP A NOTCH
WITH ELDER WADE DRAPER 
FIRST EGG EVER FRIED (and EATEN)

 

Hey All,

Well how is everyone doing…I hope well! I am getting to know parts of the area, the people are nice… I mean not much to say, ha, the people are really the same in every area.  There are members all over the area, not really many close to where we live though.  We continue to get fed everyday by members, we don’t really get invited on Sunday’s because it isn’t allowed as it’s another work day for us. I haven’t got sick from the water and STOP fretting about the weight loss, I mean look how great I look! HAHA

Because you asked, Alina, has a boyfriend, who is the ward secretary. Bishop is really quiet and his wife is super nice.  She shares alot of “Happenings in the Ward” so I basically now about everything that is going on which has been useful for the “GOOD”!

We are safe leaving the windows open upstairs, downstairs windows has bars but the upstairs not.  We live next to 2 other little apartment houses like ours and one has to unlock a big gate first to go back to our house so it’s pretty hard for people to get back to our house without a key.  We bought a TON of bug spray and cleaned the place last night!

I don’t use my backpack because it’s a decently nice backpack and backpacks always get robbed here.  A member in Altos made me a bag so I use that to carry around my books, I really like it and it was so thoughtful of her!   I don’t take allot of pics here as we were advised in this area not to use our cameras in public, they will get taken from you. So I’m risking it today to show off my Emeril Lagasse egg!! HA

So is anything else new there?  Lyn’s did you like the hair pic I sent you, gonna try it?  Les Mes, how was it, so jealous.   I saw a commercial for GLEE yesterday while eating lunch,  gotta admit, I miss TV!  I bet you watch and are recording it right?  As usual the highlight of our day will be eating lunch maybe a nap this afternoon, seriously a dream, it’s just too hot to hang out in the apartment, but I do wear my short sleeve shirts all the time Mom, but you know me, if I think there’s gonna’ be an opportunity for a photo shot I’m gonna pull out the long sleeves  and  rolled  'em up, so QG! HAHA

Breylnn writes weekly so I don’t think that Britt got engaged she would have mentioned it! She is working at KNEADERS up there by Utah State University. It was way cool that her mom was on MSNBC as the Alpine School District spokeswoman in regards to the policies about weapons in the school system there.  She is good at just stating the facts and not weighting in on either side of issues, not always easy I am sure when faced with “Point Blank” questions. A “SHOUT OUT” to Rhonda!

 

I have not gotten any packages yet Mom, because I or the zone leaders have not been to the office, did you send the calendar because I have not gotten it, it could be in the office or something. 

 

It is great to hear that Elder Boyer is out on his Mission.  Did I forget to mention that Witherell got married December 28^th, can’t remember which temple, but his wife is the one who introduced him to the church, how cool is that!    

 

Dad that sucks about the furnace,  wish I could send some of this heat your way I’d trade any day!  The snow is pretty there though, those ice rods, too long to be icicles, are insane, the one has to be like 41/2 ft hanging off the back porch roof!

We have about 10 mins. left here so here’s my news for the week…

It has been super crazy like really nuts! So last week after we got done writing our emails we were waiting for the bus and Elder Bustamante told me that his girlfriend of 2 years broke up with him, and he like burst into tears, whatta say or do??  We got back home and he had a meltdown, bless his heart!   He ran and tore up every picture and letter that he ever had from her!  Super tragic!  With much prayer and a few jokes along the walks he is doing alot better now!  We made a pack that we are not going to talk about her or the situation ever, what a good companion I am, if we don’t mention her things keep moving on!

Bad luck turned worse this week, it was a long week of appointments falling through, and people not coming to Church, and things of that manner. Towards the end of the week we got things up and going again with our teaching and finding new investigators!

The weather here this past week was not very fun, I mean I love love love the rain, but while I’m a Missionary I absolutely hate it!  The weather here can flip on a dime. On Wednesday, I think it was, it was beautiful outside so we went about doing our daily routine.  In the afternoon it poured down rain, and we had no jackets, no umbrellas, not even a roof to huddle under till it lightened up, so we went the rest of the day soaking, like DRENCHING WET! Poor, poor, Missionaries!! HA HA

Also this week we had a training meeting on how we can better our teachings. We did a little teaching practicum that we were evaluated on.  I was so pleased to have Elder Young, one of my old Zone Leaders be the person overseeing our practice. Also Hermana Carter sat in on our lesson and she had some wonderful insights and I learned allot at this awesome meeting!

 

I also brought a huge laugh to the table when we were asked to take out our Book Of Mormon and this is what I pulled out first trying to get to my Book Of Mormon. It is some of my favorite pictures from the many you sent with me and I have put together a smaller photo album and put it in my bag to share with a   young investigator in his teens. I wanted to show him how real the gospel is in the lives of kids his /our age and to my friends back home. It was quite commical and everyone laughed pretty hard including the leaders!

 

 

So now it is known in our Zone as Elder Draper's "Book of Mormons' " with a smile  

 

 

 

 

The Ward this week had a dance and we had investigators coming so we went to the dance, but we didn´t dance obviously! The music was not like back home, they do not know how to party down here in the South, ha, so I told one of the young women after the mish I would come back and organize a dance for you them, she luaghed but liked the idea! HAHA All in all it was allot of fun, lots of good food and lots of fun talking with the members!

Well I am hoping for a good week, tomorrow is the 22nd no? 11 MONTHS, no wait, 13 MORE TO GO DARLINGS! I cannot wait to see the Anniversary video and who pops up on it, thanks to all who have been so very supportive of me while on my Mission and to Mom who just “Keeps It Real” with all the updates from back home like newspaper clippings on sports etc., wedding announcements, Missionary farewell’s etc etc., you’re the BESTEST EVER!

Time is up so just a quick testimony before I run, “The Church is TRUE, the BOOK is BLUE, and GOD and JESUS are always on our TEAM! LOVE IT!!!

Love and Miss Ya´ll!

Elder Wade Draper

  

 

 

 

 

ARE YOU SERIOUS...BEEN THERE DID THAT...1/14/12

 

 

A  BARRIO  IN  VIRREY del PINO

(You may choose to MUTE the music after the bus scene)



 

Hello All,

First... the man sitting next to me is going to blow my ear drums out with his coughing... hello this is what cigarettes does to your lungs, put down the cigarette dude!

Elder B and I are doing great, he is a kind Companion. His family are all members and they write and send things often to him so we are good there Mom!  He has a girlfriend that he also writes to so on Pday we stand along time in line to mail “The Letter” as the post office here is also like the welfare distribution center so that is why I don’t write as many letters I guess.

Well what a week we had! Like it started out supper crazy!  We found out Tuesday morning that one of our investigators tried killing himself by consuming rat poison... HOW CRAZY IS THAT super sad and he has been on my mind ever since, but was taken out of our area to hospital so we really can’t go see him.  

We we did allot of walking this week, ALLOT!  I know that I mentioned that our area is 10 miles long, but to save on funds we walked a tremendous amount this week, I am tired of putting money on my bus card it gets expensive you know, I am thankful to not have any episodes of when my knees do that dislocation thing with the miles I have put on them this week, Heavenly Father is looking out for me for sure! Thus we taught allot of lessons this week as well.

Shoes still good Mom one pair  for walking and the other for church so when these walking ones wear out ,and I am sure they will see their days here in “Pino” ,I will finish out in the church pair and as winter comes on I have my boots so I am confident I won’t need new ones, so don’t dread sending the one at a time thing K! 

I get pretty hot during the day but don’t really get that hot at night because we leave the top floor windows open and have a fan, but it is a little a lot warmer at night then back home in the basement! Our  pich sets behind a carniceria and kiosco and there is a gate we have to unlock to get back to our apartment.  I have been told that this is a pretty dangerous area but at night I feel pretty safe.  Showers are bit uncomfortable no cold water only scalding hot water so ya in and out!

Almost got robbed the other day, again, and I was not going to have it, I was hot and not in a very good mood, the mosquitos had just made me their main entrée for lunch so I was just a little miserable at the time this wenr down.  Low and behold 2 pibes walked up to us and asked me what time it was, I looked at my watch and told them the time, they then asked if they could use our phone to send a text message, I thought to myself you gotta be kidding me, been there did this but this time I understood what they were saying and where this was heading,.  I probably rolled my eyes before I told them with a somewhat stern voice,  I am not a fool and you are not going to take our phone, so please kingly continue walking, and they did. haha

 

Also the other day I was yelled at by a member from a different ward. We were at a baptism for a little girl in our Ward and there was a lady visiting.  I noticed that her dress was inside out.  I thought if that I we’re in that position, I would most definitely want someone to tell me, so I discreetly told her that her dress was inside out.  She looked at me and just started yelling at me in Castillano! I didn’t know what to do! I mean I was jaw dropping speechless and embarrassed, so I walked away.  Ha Ha

Hey Dad glad to see you online.  Yes I am trying not to drink the water and just staying alive. HAHA You would be so proud of me, I not only fried an egg for the first time but actually ate it, to my surprise it was DELICIOUS, maybe because I was just that hungry! Still can’t bring myself to choke down the hard boiled ones though! Here is the lesson we were taught by the Mission President this week about success and never excepting less than 100%.  He was speaking off Laman and Lemual this is his remarks,  Even when faced with a visit from an angel they still continue to murmur and find reason to give up and be content to say, ”It cannot be done”.   They are content with 40% 0r 60% but Nephi did not want to face his (Zone Leader) Lehi and his Heavenly Father with anything less than 100% so he chose to show his faith by returning once again to the house of Laban and his success was achieved”.  Nothing feels better than 100% but sometimes it is not always the case here, even when we try our hardest.  That is when I turn to Heavenly Father in the evenings in prayer and ask “Have I done any good in the world today, Have I helped someone in need, Have I cheered up the sad and made someone glad, do you think today I did succeed?  I know he knows when we give our 100% and I testify that he will strengthen us when we strive to the fullest even, if the results fall short of 100%. He also reminds of the “Free Agency” that he has gifted to all. Love you Dad!

That is so awesome that Wyatt had his Deacon interview, I was thinking he was still 10, man time is really truly flying huh!  Pretty neat he wore the jacket I did to my Deacon interview, only Mom, you get my drift?   

We found a really good investigator this week as we were walking to the church at the end of the day.  There was this kind of sketchy looking guy sitting at the gates of the church, and as we passed we said "Hi" to him.  He asked us if we remembered him, I didn’t and Elder Bustamante after about 3 minutes did! He is the boyfriend of a member in a different Ward, and was a reference like a month ago before I arrived here! We have been teaching him since that day and he is progressing really well! He came to the Ward Baptism and came to church yesterday.  We were so pleased to see him there, early, waiting on us to arrive.  It was a super good feeling and surprise, highlight of my day!  He is just a way good guy so it just goes to show “You can't judge a book by its cover”!

My favorite thing in the Mission field is helping and serving others.  As you know, meeting new people has always been a highlight for me since I was a young.  To meet and then help, well that’s the greatest!

 

Well before I close kids I guess I should share a little talent I have picked up along the way here in the mission. I am pretty good now at doodling on Pdays when I don't have a service project or am standing in the long lines here in “Pino”. I have a certain knack for drawing Asian women, like the ones in Memoirs of a Geisha in the traditional kimona’s. I am also getting pretty good at Tim Burton characters and Dr. Suess extravaganza.  I will send pictures next week Lyns and Wyatt.

Well I hope everyone is doing well and that the New Year is treating everyone well, peace and happiness are my wishes for you! I better close so same time next week all.

XOXOXO,

Elder Wade Draper

OHLA VIRREY del PINO...1/7/2012

JANUARY 2013 TRANSFERS

DECEMBER 2012 IN THE MISSION

 

Well Hey Kids and All,

So "Peace Out" to Altos de Merlo and Ohla to Virrey del Pino!!!

I got the official news Tuesday that I was being transferred.  I kind of knew that it was coming and with that hunch I went and said goodbye to my beloved Altos del Merlo converts families, and investigators; it was  super sad at times but I knew it was for the good and the next plan Heavenly Father had for me while on this Mission.

We went to transfer meeting and out little transfer video came on and soon up popped none other then "Elder Draper" and there I was heading off to the zone of Gonzalez Catan, Virrey del Pino to join Elder Busttamante (this will be my third Latino companion). 

 

I met up with Elder Neilson as well, and as always it was so good to see him and our matching ties were awesome!


Following the meeting I had a great suprise waiting for me outside, you see Romina and her  family had come to see me off.  It was good see them one last time and say goodbye in heart and tears.  My little Mia just closed her eyes and told her Mom that she did not want to see me go.  I will see them again someday!










I then returned home and packed like lightening and luckily all my stuff fit into the remis (taxi like car) the following morning.  The rolling duffle bag you sent Mom for Christmas was a life saver but I did have to leave a few things behind like clothes that were just too big and yes my little Christmas tree stayed as well.  I left it with a Christmas wish for whatever Elder's are there at Xmas next year.  Elder Wilson say's it's staying up as long as he lives there! HAHA I wasn't really nervous about the transfer although it is my first here, I've kinda developed this whatever happens, HAPPENS!  It's nopt my will but "Thine Will" and he will lead by his grace because I go in faith. 

FAREWELL ALTOS del MERLO II
1/2/12

So Virrey del Pino means 2nd King of the Pine...Hello...am I really in "Lord of the Rings" or what? HAHA  The area is feels enormous and measures 10 kilometers wide which is about 11 miles.  I guess it feels large as we are the only 2 Missionaries here and we shall be footing it about, no bikes here!  We will also be taking alot of Micors along the ruta (highway)  but where the pavement stops so do the buses so it's a muddy or dry dirt distance to and from the bus! 

Our apartment is kind of like a tree house very small and it looks like soemthing that Harry, Ron and Hermione would hold up in while on the run from Voldemort! HAHA  Just the two of us living here with the splendid company of mosquitos, cockroaches and spiders! YAAAA I don't mind the spiders because I have always felt they serve their purpose as they dispose of the other bugs I don't like but I did have to kill a rather large one.  I have no idea about the water here but Elder B said we were going out to buy mineral water this afternooon and yep still washing laundry out by hand.  We have one fan in the apartment which is very hot these days about 95 today with humidity of I don't know, sauna! SUPER HOT!!

This area is also not organized at all and Elder B, bless his heart doesn't know it very well either, he has only been here for a month.  He is a great Elder though and has been out for 5 months now.  He came into the field the same day I arrived in Argentina.  He is actually from Mendoza Argentina (Barnes shout out).  He likes anime and rock music....wooo hooo party over here, serioulsy just kidding!!!

The Ward is pretty awesome and as always the members feed us and are very nice!  We have three hour very hot meetings, not many windows here and our church is at 9 as well.  I think I found one of  my favorite Ward members yesterday.  Her name is Alina and she is the Bishop's daughter , very nice and welcoming to all, she is also the Stake Young Women's Preseident.  She is super funny, kinda a dizzy diva, but is so good with the Hermanna's in the ward and she carries a very strong testimony in her heart and is not afraid to share it in Sacrament.

Well Iam looking very forward to serving in my new area here in Virrey del Pino for the next 6 weeks and probably longer.  I am going to go forth doing "His" work as I have been doing and serving all I can.

Until next week, prayers from "Pino" are being sent your way!  I love you all and miss you much!
You know you love me!!!!

Love,
Elder Draper    

FELIZ ANO NUEVO..HAPPY NEW YEARS...12/31/12

PDAY NAVIDA

 

 

Well Hello, Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful wonderful Christmas filled with lots of fun and family, and oh duhhh THE SPIRIT!!! Here are a few videos from the Christmas program enjoy!

 

 Carold de las campanas (CAROL OF THE BELLS)

 

 



SILENT NIGHT

 

 



 

Christmas Eve morning was rough! I had to get up at 3am so we could be at the offices by 6am!  I was exhausted by evening! The collectivo was packed full of people, and everyone knows that I am not a morning person! There is about a ten minute walk from the bus station to the offices and as we were walking, I noticed there were a ton of like teens just roaming the streets, dressed really nice.  I was like. wow it is super early for these kids to be out and about, little did I realized there was a huge party in Ramos the night before and for a breif moment I was super bummed it reminded me of the good ol days hanign out with friemds! We made it on time to go to the Buenos Aires Temple, it was soo cool! I had a super spiritual experience there, and it was just an amazing morning, thankful for the BAW Mission Temple President and his famliy for sharing that day with us and making it possible!

After the Temple we headed back to the offices for a wonderful little Christmas party! Elder Gomez and I were the only ones from our Zone there, so we were kind of solo, but hello, I'm Wade Draper I am never solo! I got to catch up with my papi Elder Delgado! We talked for a bit and also I sat with Elder Crowther while we ate,  super fun! We had our Christmas program which was amazing and President gave a really good message!

Christmas Eve was great we ate dinner at Rominas and I cooked about 150 milanesas because there were 15 of us, so that was super fun!

Also that night we slept on the roof to watch the fireworks! At midnight they all went off and it was a Kodak moment and of course the Altos Elders got a little rendition sung by me of "Firework" by Katy Perry super funny!

 

 

 

 

Christmas day we awoke and I opened all my goodies! Def my fav present was the Tony Bennett duets album! LOVE IT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We made a really yummy christmas breakfast thanks to my mother for the ham and pancake mix and then a little budin!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a yummy lunch with Romina and the fam at 1pm, and then a little later got to spend the afternoon talking with my family! LOVE THEM SO MUCH!

 

Galatians 3:27 

I had another baptism this past Saturday. Our investigator Fabiana got baptized and I did the baptism because she said I look like Joseph Smith when he is old from The Restoration movie... and for that reason wanted me to baptize her! HAHAHA

 

The baptism went really well! We had kind of like a joined baptism with the Elders from Merlo and Altos 1 because Merlo capilla had no water, and Altos 1 and 2, we share a chapel!

 

 

 

After the baptism we had a Ward activity for the end of the year, we played a little bit of futbol and volleyball and you know I destroyed them in volleyball, haha I hit the gospel principles teacher in the face off of a serve... my bad.

 

 I am hoping everyone had good Holidays!  This week we have transfers! Have no idea what is going to happen but I am pretty sure that I am out this transfer but we will see! I will miss this place gotta admitt it!

Well kids, I hope ya´ll have a good week and I will let ya know where I am next week!

Love ya´ll.

Over and Out!

Love,

Elder Wade S. Draper

IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE OFF THE SKYPE HE AROSE...12/25/2012

 

Dearest Family and Friends,

Alas I have returned to this keybouard after hours and days of pondering that much cherrished "SKPYE" Christmas from Elder Draper.  He is looking fine, and I do mean "FINE", and I am more then positive that someday. when he returns, that Spanish accent with a twist of Italian "Ja" will sweep some beautiful young virtuous young lady off her feet, but HOLD ON THERE WAIT....all good things in due time RIGHT!

Once again I was reminded of his previous email home when he assured us that he truly felt different about this Christmas and that presents really didn't mean much this year, but the PRESENCE of his family, there on skype Christmas Day, that's the PRESENCE he cherrished most.

He is truly an amazing valiant young Missionary, like so many serving with him and throughout the world, and our family will be forever eternally blessed.  The acts and testimony of these fine young Elders and Sisters are a beacon of light to all that encounter their presence and Heavenly Father looks down upon each and everyone one of them as the stars appear in the Heavens at night and whispers, "Well done Elder/Sister, Well done".

The Drapers Wish You the Happiest of New Years!!

Diana Draper
Elder Wade Draper's # 1 Fan



OH LITTLE TOWN OF BAW...12/24/2012

 

 

...FELIZ NAVIDA... ELDER DRAPER AND ELDER WILSON
AND
SKIP
ALTOS de MERLO II

 

CHRISTMAS EVE MISSIONARY PROGRAM
FOLLOWING EVE TEMPLE SESSION
12/24/2012

 PRACTICE

 

MAKES

PERFECT
 



   

 

 





 

 

 

 



"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