Week 34!

¿Què tal todos? ¿Todo tranquilo?

 

hey we're in Vichadero for this P Day!!!  haha the first time in like a month! hahahaha these last couple of days have been filled with rain rain and more rain!!!  but it's all good!!! :) haha so after emailing you last we worked in Rivera all Wednesday and left home for Vichadero on thursday after district meeting.  once we got back here we had a family home evening with a part member family.  the mom (Erika) is an active member who was baptized like a year and a half ago, her husband (Marcos) is a non active member who was baptized like 8 months ago, and they have two sons (Andrew and Nauhel) ages 13 and 7 in who both are not baptized.  we decided to read the Family: A Proclamation to the World message and talk to them about the importance of the family in our lives and how it is the center on the gospel.  during the night he told us that he's been innactive for about 6 months or so and the he wanted to come back to church and that he would come this week to church!!! and guess what? HE ACTUALLY DID COME!!!  yeah we were both super excited to see Erika Marcos and Nauhel.  the 13 year old Andrew didn't show and i asked Erika after church where he was, and she said that he's at home.  and i said alright i guess we can only get one at a time huh? haha and she laughed and she said she'll try to get him next week.  this next week me and Elder Fikus want to visit them again and keep in touch on a weekly basis. well this whole week from today till sunday here is called the "Semana Santa" or the "Holy Week" if you will.  it's a HUGE week off from EVERYTHING!!! schools are closed, banks are shut down, and everyone goes to this huge carnival type thing in the center of the town.  there's all types of stuff like a ferris wheel, marry go round, stuff like that.  there's also a HUGE Rodeo, big competitions, dances, and a big place to buy little nic nacs and stuff!  it's super cool and everyone goes to it and stay there the whole day (which isn't that fun for us but we'll get through it some how) haha.  yesterday we also found out that one of our best investigators named Matias who's 17 years old left today to Montevideo to go work...  so we're probably not ever going to see him again...  but oh well.. i hope he'll get on opportunity to listen to the missionaries down there.  but yeah, thanks for all your love and emails,

love you tons,

Elder Tyler Atkinson

 

P.S. i have no idea when i'm able to call for mother's day... but i'll try to know for this next week.