Un Año Màs

Hey Everyone!

Wow... I can`t believe it has been one year.  One of the best year`s of my life.  It has gone by so quick.  I am so grateful for all of the experiences that I have had.  I am grateful for the MTC... fastest 6 Weeks of my life.  I am grateful for Elder Fillerup who showed me how to love Argentina.  I am grateful for Esperanza where I left Half of my heart behind. I am grateful for Elder Clayton, one of my best friends and who helped me learn a lot about myself.  I am grateful for Rodolfo who showed me what Faith is.  I am grateful for Parque del Sur where I learned how to be a leader.  I love Jonathan who helped me believe in Miracles.  I am grateful for my first Hijo Elder De La Rosa who trained me in the language of Spanish.  I am Grateful for Leonardo, the guy is a stud.  I am grateful for Elder Clement, the guy and I had too much fun.  I am grateful for Francisco who taught me how to persevere in Trials haha (BTW he got baptized last week)  I am grateful for mi amigo mexicano Elder Gonzalez, we went through the Gauntlet together in Victoria.  I am grateful for My family.  It is impossible to tell them How much I love them so I will keep it short, I love you guys. This year was just amazing.  I can`t wait for what the next year brings.  I love Argentina.

This week we continued contacting and looking for Investigators.  In the area we haven`t been able to teach the same person more than once.  We have had lots of awesome lessons but then we can`t find the person again.  The chosen people will come, we just gotta keep going and the Lord will provide the way like he always does!  

This week went by really quick.  I traveled to an area a little far away to help some Elders out who were moving pensions.  I had lunch with President Perez.  I burned a shirt for my one year mark haha I knocked on lots of doors.  I ate lots of food.  I just feel like my mind goes one hundred miles an hour.  We are always doing something.  It is awesome.  It makes me feel like home a bit.  Something is always going on. haha My mind is just blown that it has been one year.  Absolutely amazing.

I love you all.  I have come closer to my Savior more than ever this past year.  I know He lives.  Our Job is to invite all to come unto Christ.  He loves us so much that He doesn`t force us to do it.  He just stretches out His arms of Mercy and Love and hopes we come.  I testify that there is nothing better than going to Him.  You can feel His warmth and His love over and over Again.  I am grateful that I can wear His name.  I am grateful that I can Testify of Him.  I am grateful that I can follow Him by my own free will.  I am grateful that I can be sanctified through Him.  I love Him.  He Lives.  

I love you all and I am so excited to talk to my beautiful mom and the rest of my family tomorrow! I will see you all soon.  Whether it be tomorrow or next year.  The best Two years have now become one.  Let`s live it up. Vamos Israel!

Con Demasiado Amor,

Elder Maynard

Minas de Oro

Hola!

This week I had to pull out all of my sweaters and my coat.  The cold is coming.  No one sits outside anymore to drink mate.  It´s a lot easier to contact when people are drinking mate.  But that doesn´t matter.  The work moves on!

My comp and I have been trying our best to take advantage of opportunities to share the gospel. On the city buses we have been introducing ourselves and handing out pamphlets of the Plan of Salvation and the Restoration.  It´s a rush to put yourselves in front of lots of people who look at you like a deer in the headlights.  It´s a good rush.  Yesterday was a good day.  Everyone on the bus accepted a pamphlet, we didn´t have enough.  I watched all the people, and some people just put it aside, others flipped through a bit, and some kids were throwing them around.  But I saw one guy who read the whole thing.  The whole deal of the Restoration.  I went and sat by him to see how he liked it.  The first thing he said to me was ´´So what is the story of Joseph Smith?´´ Hmmm I like that question.  Let me answer it for you.  He ate it up and he wants missionaries to pass for his house.  Let´s go! I was too excited.  The Spirit can be in all places, even a loud, crazy city bus.

We have found a lot of potential in our area this week.  We came in contact with an Inactive member who wants to return to church. His wife, and 6 of his 9 children aren´t baptized.  Elder Bednar says that partial member families are gold mines.  I think we found ourselves a gold mine. We have a lesson with the family tonight, we will see how it goes.  My comp sometimes sniffles his nose and says that he smells baptisms haha I smell Baptisms cookin.

We have also come in contact with an old investigator named Maria.  We tried to teach her the restoration but she is kind of crazy and goes off topic.  Anyway she accepted a baptism date for 27 of May.  We shall see.

I know the church is true!  I want everyone to accept it, because it is the only way to have true happiness in this life and the life to come. I love my family a ton and I am excited for mother´s day next week! Whoooo!  Everyone keep moving forward with faith and we will see each other next week!

Love,

Elder Maynard

´´Believe in God and in yourself.  You are doing better than you think.´´ Elder Holland

 I tried to take a selfie with all the people doing tail gate parties for big soccer game

 Me and my comp doing grandma tanners scavenger hunt! :)

Me and the comp getting a milanesa sandwich in

baptism interview training we had

church building in La PAz