Hey Mom!!!
Yes don't worry, the package (coat) made it here last week and I gave it to the kid. He was way stoked. . .wears it in the house sometimes. . . he gave me the money for it so I don't know what you want me to do. . . you want to just take that money out of my account for it or whatever, just let me know.
My week was great!!! It rained here too during the beginning of the week but now its just really cold lately!!! We had stake conference this week and Two of the twelve and two of the Seventy came and spoke in Buenos Aires and they broadcast it to all of Argentina. Because of this we couldn't announce the baptism of our investigator in sacrament so we spent a lot of the week running around our area inviting everyone---talk about crazy!!!!
We talked with Monica during the week to find out who she wanted to do the baptism and who for the confirmation. . . we had been hoping she would say her son who is a recent convert of like 6 or 7 months and is a priest. . . but she asked me if i would do it!!!! We were hoping she would want her son to do it but I'm not gonna lie---I was stoked!!! On Saturday, the 20th, we had the baptism at 4:30, it went great and it was amazing being able to get into the baptismal font and baptize someone!!! Then on Sunday, Elder Perez did the Confirmation!!! I have pictures and tried to send them but the computer won't read the camera so that i can send them so I will wait until I get the thumbdrive in the next package.
TELL MATT HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
That's crazy that everyone else is getting ready to leave now (friends/missions) and I'll already have a year in three more months. It's so crazy how the time flies by!!! Oh yeah transfers. . . I'm staying here in Neuquen for at least another 6 to 7 weeks with my same companion so nothing changed. We'll be working hard to find some new people to teach. I love this area so I'm stoked that I am able to stay another transfer. I was getting worried that I was going to be leaving already.
That's good Matt is finally working! (at the Church Print Center in Salt Lake) How is he liking it and is he making decent money there?
Don't worry about the package. there's no big hurry. Just when you send it, just tell me so I know to be expecting it.
Let me know how the interview at the new job goes!!!!
Love You!!!!
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
15 June 2009
Hey Mom
I haven't gotten a letter from you today but it's kinda early (6:50am Argentina time) so maybe I'll get one a little later...anyway not a lot to write about but next week is transfers and we are having them a half a week early because we are getting a new Mission President so I probably won't write until Wednesday next week.
Everything is going good--just Cold!!!! We will be baptizing Monica Munoz on Saturday the 20th!!! She is the mom of Mauricio who Elder Peni and I baptized. She is so ready. She stopped smoking completely and before she was smoking a ton... It's so amazing how people can change so quickly when most people it would take months to stop smoking.
You'll have to tell Matt Happy Birthday on Monday (22nd) for me!!! I'm going today to buy jursey's and stuff so that I can send some home for you guys. I hope stores are open cause it's a holiday. I swear, it's always a holiday here and when it's a holiday normally everything is closed.
Oh yeah, We are teaching the kid from Africa again but on the 1st he is going to Spain so maybe when he gets back he can get baptized!!!
Anyway that's just about all for now!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
I haven't gotten a letter from you today but it's kinda early (6:50am Argentina time) so maybe I'll get one a little later...anyway not a lot to write about but next week is transfers and we are having them a half a week early because we are getting a new Mission President so I probably won't write until Wednesday next week.
Everything is going good--just Cold!!!! We will be baptizing Monica Munoz on Saturday the 20th!!! She is the mom of Mauricio who Elder Peni and I baptized. She is so ready. She stopped smoking completely and before she was smoking a ton... It's so amazing how people can change so quickly when most people it would take months to stop smoking.
You'll have to tell Matt Happy Birthday on Monday (22nd) for me!!! I'm going today to buy jursey's and stuff so that I can send some home for you guys. I hope stores are open cause it's a holiday. I swear, it's always a holiday here and when it's a holiday normally everything is closed.
Oh yeah, We are teaching the kid from Africa again but on the 1st he is going to Spain so maybe when he gets back he can get baptized!!!
Anyway that's just about all for now!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
8 June 2009
Wow sounds crazy!!! Sorry this computer is kinda messed up so I can only type in lower case. (mom fixed that!)
Wow, that's so crazy that Timby (Talbot) and Matt (Caulford) will be serving in the same area (mission) and Kurt (Kunzler) will be headed to Mongolia!!! You will have to start marking on a map where all my friends are and get their addresses so that I can write them from the time I get back til they do.
Oh, this week we had divisions (splits) and I got to spend the day with Elder Saunder, my MTC companion. Talk about crazy!!! I never thought I'd have the chance to talk with him until we were back on the plane headed home. He started in one of the worst areas in the mission and got robbed like 5 times and had a gun held to his head and everything. Crazy stuff!!!! He is doing awesome though, He is in our district and helping in the office putting information in the computers. He still hasn't had a baptism---talk about hard!
What print center is Matt going to work at? (The Church one, same as Dave)
Anyway, it's been an alright week. Definitely not the best. Yesterday, I was sick really bad ---my head, throat, and body hurt and I didn't feel like doing anything but luckily today was p-day and we went to the zone leader and they and my companion gave me a blessing and now I'm feeling alright---not 100% but I feel like I can actually do something.
Anyway, I think that's just about all for now.
Love,
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Wow, that's so crazy that Timby (Talbot) and Matt (Caulford) will be serving in the same area (mission) and Kurt (Kunzler) will be headed to Mongolia!!! You will have to start marking on a map where all my friends are and get their addresses so that I can write them from the time I get back til they do.
Oh, this week we had divisions (splits) and I got to spend the day with Elder Saunder, my MTC companion. Talk about crazy!!! I never thought I'd have the chance to talk with him until we were back on the plane headed home. He started in one of the worst areas in the mission and got robbed like 5 times and had a gun held to his head and everything. Crazy stuff!!!! He is doing awesome though, He is in our district and helping in the office putting information in the computers. He still hasn't had a baptism---talk about hard!
What print center is Matt going to work at? (The Church one, same as Dave)
Anyway, it's been an alright week. Definitely not the best. Yesterday, I was sick really bad ---my head, throat, and body hurt and I didn't feel like doing anything but luckily today was p-day and we went to the zone leader and they and my companion gave me a blessing and now I'm feeling alright---not 100% but I feel like I can actually do something.
Anyway, I think that's just about all for now.
Love,
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Friday, June 5, 2009
1 June 2009
Hey Mom!!!
Wow sounds like a ton of fun!!! Yeah I was figuring you guys would be headed up to Sourdough now!!!
I have had a great week. We are finding a lot of people and set a baptismal date for the 20th of this month. It's the mom of our most recent convert!!!
Its getting pretty cold here and wearing coats almost everyday now.
After speaking Spanish everyday with my companion, we had divisions (splits) this week and found it a little hard to speak in English---Kinda funny huh!!!
Well anyway, not much else
Have a great week!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Wow sounds like a ton of fun!!! Yeah I was figuring you guys would be headed up to Sourdough now!!!
I have had a great week. We are finding a lot of people and set a baptismal date for the 20th of this month. It's the mom of our most recent convert!!!
Its getting pretty cold here and wearing coats almost everyday now.
After speaking Spanish everyday with my companion, we had divisions (splits) this week and found it a little hard to speak in English---Kinda funny huh!!!
Well anyway, not much else
Have a great week!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
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