This week we sent out our birthday wishes to Elder Merrill, since his birthday will occur before his next P-day and we want to make sure he knows we are thinking of him and sending him birthday cheer! It was also General Conference and so he talks a little bit about that in his letter home:
Thank you for the birthday E-mail! I'm doing fine here and I hope you are all doing good too. I love hearing about how things are going at home, with Kyle and Jessica and Brad and Stuart and Dad. I think of you guys and I'm so thankful for the support you send me. I'll tell you what's been happening here a little.
Most everything was normal at the beginning of the week here. Work as usual. On Wednesday, we got to have lunch at a members and it was pretty good, and then I realized the main course was armadillo. The animal. Oh, that's weird! Then I got to Friday and we had a pretty good storm. Of course, we had to work through the heavy rains and winds, but it's all an adventure really that's fun to look back on when it's all said and done.
We then went to conference in Olavarria and I got to watch it in English. WHAT A CONFERENCE! Men can serve missions at 18 and women at 19! What an announcement! Also the Tucson, Arizona temple! Then the talks from the apostles and prophets! It means a lot more when you're on a mission! On the way back from conference the next day, we met 2 girls who spoke English because they were foreign exchange students from the States. It was interesting to get a different perspective from someone who is in Argentina from the states and not as a missionary. Then we got home Sunday night and it was late (1 am) and I was tired, but I got some cereal and it wasn't until I took the first bite that I realized that the milk had gone sour. I've never tasted sour milk before and if you haven't, I don't suggest it!
I had asked Elder Merrill how they did their laundry over there in Bolivar and this was his answer:
Let me tell you a little about how laundry is done. We have a machine of sorts. It's a large white basket-thing, with 3 propellers on the inside that kinda scoots and churns the clothes around. Then, when that is done, it has a timer on the washer, and it's time to dry. Well it spins all the clothes around super fast, getting most of the water out of them. Then we have a clothesline that we hang them up to dry and a large fan to help speed up the process. It may sound complicated but it's rather easy really.
Well that's about it for this week. Thank you again for the birthday wishes! I'll let you know if get that package. Physical mail and packages we can only find out if we have them every Tuesday. I will always be thinking of you guys! Love you!
Thank you for the birthday E-mail! I'm doing fine here and I hope you are all doing good too. I love hearing about how things are going at home, with Kyle and Jessica and Brad and Stuart and Dad. I think of you guys and I'm so thankful for the support you send me. I'll tell you what's been happening here a little.
Most everything was normal at the beginning of the week here. Work as usual. On Wednesday, we got to have lunch at a members and it was pretty good, and then I realized the main course was armadillo. The animal. Oh, that's weird! Then I got to Friday and we had a pretty good storm. Of course, we had to work through the heavy rains and winds, but it's all an adventure really that's fun to look back on when it's all said and done.
We then went to conference in Olavarria and I got to watch it in English. WHAT A CONFERENCE! Men can serve missions at 18 and women at 19! What an announcement! Also the Tucson, Arizona temple! Then the talks from the apostles and prophets! It means a lot more when you're on a mission! On the way back from conference the next day, we met 2 girls who spoke English because they were foreign exchange students from the States. It was interesting to get a different perspective from someone who is in Argentina from the states and not as a missionary. Then we got home Sunday night and it was late (1 am) and I was tired, but I got some cereal and it wasn't until I took the first bite that I realized that the milk had gone sour. I've never tasted sour milk before and if you haven't, I don't suggest it!
I had asked Elder Merrill how they did their laundry over there in Bolivar and this was his answer:
Let me tell you a little about how laundry is done. We have a machine of sorts. It's a large white basket-thing, with 3 propellers on the inside that kinda scoots and churns the clothes around. Then, when that is done, it has a timer on the washer, and it's time to dry. Well it spins all the clothes around super fast, getting most of the water out of them. Then we have a clothesline that we hang them up to dry and a large fan to help speed up the process. It may sound complicated but it's rather easy really.
Well that's about it for this week. Thank you again for the birthday wishes! I'll let you know if get that package. Physical mail and packages we can only find out if we have them every Tuesday. I will always be thinking of you guys! Love you!
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