Eventful week

Well, it was an eventful week! The only bad part is I lent my camera to someone so I can’t send all the pictures... next week. To start the week it went a little slow. We had a really hard time finding new investigators, but we had a baptism. Her name is Guadalupe. I found her my first week here with Elder Valdez. She is such an incredible lady with a ton of faith. When we first started she wasn’t able to get off work Sunday at all. So we continued visiting her and teaching. Finally, she got a day off then came the influenza. She decided to get baptized this last Friday with her son. It was a super spiritual experience even though we didn’t have very much support from the ward... =( I was fully expecting her not to go to church for her confirmation because she couldn’t get off, but she showed up. It was a good day. Thursday to celebrate my 1 year mark (and to obey my mother) we got together with Elder Roy lance, Elder Weston, and their comps and went to Chili's. It was really good and a good time. I spent a lot because my comp is a manipulator. Saturday was an eventful day. Elder Rodriguez, one of the Elders in my district, asked me to do some baptismal interviews for him, so we went to their chapel early and what was “a couple”, was 5! I did the interviews and they got baptized right away. It was a god experience and the best part about being a leader is that their successes feel like mine too. After that we went to see a doctor for my comp. Since about Tuesday something was bothering him in his side. It looked like a rash or allergic reaction that kept growing. Turns out it is herpes, gross. The conclusion, not a sexual transmission. The covers on his bed don’t stay on too well and from direct contact all night with a dirty mattress... that’s what happened. Well, now its better. They gave him some cream and pills and we disinfected the -blank- out of that mattress. Poor guy! Then we did another interview for one of the district leaders. And went to the dia del niño (kids day) celebration. It’s a holiday they have here, as if birthdays Christmas, dia de los reyes (celebrated in January when supposedly the kings visited baby Jesus), Halloween, dia de los muertos, and all the other holidays aren’t enough! Anyway, there were a couple of skits and we helped the Elder’s quorum dance to "the lion sleeps tonight". It was really funny and I’ll have to send you the pictures. Plus, the activity was a really good opportunity for the investigators to talk and be with the members while their children played. I played basketball till about 10. They play really dirty and I'm sure it’s worn off on me. So you all better watch out! Sunday, well, my comp did his call home. Well, he did it on Skye and they had the Internet camera deal. It was funny to me to listen to how the Argentines talk. It was pretty funny. Ok well, I ran out of stories. Mom I really hope you are saving all my letters home cuz they will pry be better than my wimpy journal I've got. Who is that girl Brighton went to prom with? She’s a piña, like they say here. Tell her to wait for me =) Love you all more than words can describe. Let God teach you. Don’t ever let yourselves be beaten by anyone. Take care. ---Elder Solomon P.S. I sure hope that package gets here this week... oh, and dad’s pictures made me laugh out loud!