Monday, January 13, 2025 9:33pm
Buenas a todos, como están?
Alright, a week pretty normal and yet not for us in here in Balcarce, but I'll break it down real fast.
We had Consejo de Zona after Pday last Monday and it went really well, everybody had some awesome comments and ideas to help the zone out with their various issues. That's a part I love about being a missionary, is all the support and constructive criticism we receive from eachother. It was also the first time I'd done that in person, finally my zone is actually close enough together to do things like that haha.
Our boy Aquiles had some biting questions about baptism, so we passed by to sort it all out. We ended up showing him how one gets baptized as well and figuring out his baptismal program with him, like who's going to be praying, giving a talk, baptizing, et cetera. He wasn't able to make it to church, which does worry me a bit, but I'm sure it'll be fine, we'll talk with him this week, because we also have to get his parents permission before he gets baptized haha. But yeah, if yall could pray for Aquiles and his family, it would be greatly appreciated.
Our dear district leader Elder Corbridge went to Bahía to do some tramites for a few days this week so his comp, Elder Badger, trioed up with us for a bit. It was a ton of fun, we got to work both sides of the area and we found a few new friends to teach for the both of us, so you know, power of friendship and all that lol.
We had a really special sabbath yesterday, because four kids in the ward all got baptized. The missionaries, including me for one lesson, have been teaching these kids at the request of their parents for the last few months, and they were absolutely ready and so excited to get baptized. A lot of their families are also partly inactive or just not members of the church, and a ton of them were able to make it, so hopefully we can work with them too soon. After the Spirit that was absolutely there, and especially after the Bishop dropped a banger talk about the importance of baptism, it'd be hard to deny the veracity of the church.
I like it here in Balcarce, the food is amazing because people aren't actually from Argentina here. We got absolutely stuffed with a Venezuelan family on Sunday, and it was incredible. They first served us a wonderful soup called sancocho, and it was very good, but already nearly filled me up, and then a huge plate of rice, meat, beans, avocado, and arepas came out and my body trembled with fear knowing that I was going to eat all of it even if it was going to hurt me. And so I ate it and it hurt, but it was worth the pain. 11/10 would and will eat with them again.
After an experience with some inactive members who still were very faithful, I've been thinking a lot about the covenants we make with our Father in Heaven. Recently, my family was having some car problems and realized the oil pump for the car was broken, so a lot of parts in the engine weren't as well lubricated as they should have been, which means certain parts can damage each other easier as they grind together, attempting to move the car.
I think our covenants can be very similar, they can be like our engine, a powerful machine that moves us forward in the path of the Gospel, but if our oil pump isn't working, or better said, if we aren't taking the sacrament every week, our covenants lose their effectiveness and over time become worth less to us. Just like a car would still have an engine, we still have these covenants, but the process of moving us forward becomes a grinding, slow, arduous one with little success and little movement.
I'm so thankful for the opportunity to take the Sacrament every week and renew my covenants, I know that the mission would be nigh impossible without the Lord's help, so having as much of His presence and power as possible every day is a blessing and a privilege.
Anyways, I love yall a lot! I know it's late, I'm just getting off a bus from Mar Del Plata, once again, so I'll leave it here for now. I'll be seeing yall next week!
Ciao, Queridos, Ciao!!
Elder Montgomery
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