Happy one year mark to me! Wow it been one great year here in Argentina! Today I wanted to write my letter a little bit differently this time for my one year anniversary. This might sound a little cheesy so beware haha Im not the best writer. I just wanted to start out talking about my mission in general. Well in reality, this mission isn´t mine, nor is it my mission presidents, its not anyones, but the Lord´s. It´s the Lords mission that I have the great opportunity to be a part of as many others. He has entrusted me to labor in the Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission to serve the people here that are in search for the truth and need the great gift of the Gospel in their lives. It really is a marvelous work and a wonder that I have the blessing to be a part of. To serve, to love to grow, to save. Before the mission I didn´t appreciate it. I didn´t understand it. But now, as I hit my year mark, I am more and more grateful for the opportunity to serve a mission. I wouldn´t go back on my decision in a second. It took awhile, dont get me wrong. There were a lot of hard times, uncomfortable times, sad times that I went through. But through my growth in this time, I have really begun to love the mission. Love the experiences, love the other missionaries, love the people, love the scriptures, the Gospel and love the Lord. I have grown soo much in this time, it cant be expressed in writing. It amazes me the person I was, have become, and still can become through the Atonement of Jesu Christ. It just gives me so much desires to help others experience that as well! Because its so true!
One of my biggest focuses on the mission has been Progression. Progression as to be a better instrument in the hands of the Lord. I loved listening and rereading the talk titled "What Lack I Yet" by Elder Lawrence in the Octuber 2015 conference which is a perfect example of that. I am always striving and analizing ways to improve. Im grateful that that is something the Lord has blessed me to have while out here.
Speaking of blessings, the Lord really does bless his children who obey him. I have been blessed with so many things! It may be a little sad that only just now while I´ve been on the mission, I´ve been able to see a lot the blessings I´ve recieve in my life and continue to recieve and see here. Sometimes its just the little things that make the difference!
I love to be able to focus the time on other people and in helping them. Mosiah 2:17. By losing myself in the work and trying to be more and more Christlike. It a great feeling to be able to do it, even though at times its hard to do it all the time.
While I´ve talked a lot about the good on the mission, there is a lot of hard as well. While there is a lot of great things, the opposition is strong as well. There have been really hard times, frustrating times, sad times, lonely times, times of discrimination and even painful times. But I have learned that there is opposition in all things and in the end its there to strengthen us if we go about it positively. (2 Nephi 2:11) I just like to remember in the difficult challenges that there is always hope through Christ. I love my Savior. Jesus Christ serve the greatest mission anyone wil ever serve. He is the example. I know when I am having a hard time, when things aren´t going my way, Christ experienced it all. It was never easy for him. But he served a perfect mssion still. So my hope is strong. I love this Gospel and I KNOW it´s true!
Love you all, have a great week!
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Elder Trent
One year mark! Lets burn a shirt! haha sorry mom!
oh ya I have to tell you what happened yesterday it was terrible. after church we went to change out of our suits and guess what happened. out of nowhere a greyhound dog(there are a lot of them here, there the big, long, skinny dogs that are breed sometimes for racing) it came around the corner and ran right into me! it was running full speed and smashed right into me! I flipped! and it just kept on running after like it didnt even hit me it was going so fast! Im fine though just a little banged up. It hurt my pride more than my body. I just got the wind knocked out of me and it my head against the ground, not bad just have a goose egg. my shoulder and leg have deep bruises. but i could walk like normal right after. More than anything it put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
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I made stir fry last monday! it was with soy sauce, chicken, vegetables, and rice. It turned out really good and was quick. Im kinda lazy today so Im probably going to do it again because I have leftover ingredients.
huh for some reasons your messages show up very late! maybe it takes awhile to reach me but anyways our investigators are doing alright. We dont have anyone thats progressing well. its been difficult to set new appointments with them. We have found some awesome people its just come to take a little more time for them to progress! Mario was going to get baptized (the 9 year old) but they havent been coming to church either for his dad is working. and without the dad the rest of the family doesnt do anything. so we´ll see what happens with them.
Right now we are working with Juan Carlos, Astril and julio, Susana Villafanes, and few others.
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