LA COPA MUNDIAL (World Cup)

So not really sure if you guys are aware but Argentina is full of crazy people who go insane when their national team plays in the World Cup. Last night was pretty insane with the game and we were in a less active´s home and when Messi scored the goal the world exploded haha.

We had the baptism of Roberto, the other ones fell through but we´re working with them still. Roberto was super happy for his baptism and everything turned out great. His little brother is going to be baptized this Saturday so we´re stoked for that too.

I´m learning more than ever I think from the scriptures than any other time in my mission. So grateful for the time I´ve received to be out here. What a crazy thing to entrust to young men and women, but we grow a lot too, or at least we´re supposed to.

Happy Father´s Day, Dad! Yesterday was Father´s Day here too, but it kind of got overshadowed by the Argentina v. Bosnia game. Hope everyone is doing great.

Love

Elder Wardle

Saldati

Hey everybody!

Awesome awesome week here in Soldati. The work keeps getting more fun :) Well at least this week it was really fun haha. We had the baptism of Dario, I´d send photos but the computer isn´t helping me. The baptismal service was great, on Saturday he had a lot of doubts about whether he wanted to be baptized on Sunday or not, and we helped him figure it all out and he decided to be baptized!!

We have the possibility of four baptisms this upcoming Saturday, so if you guys could pray for Roberto, Leidy, Alexander, and Gabriela, they need them. Roberto is 14 and has been coming to church for about 10 months and his father has never given him permission to be baptized. On Saturday we went to visit him and his dad and his dad said, ¨Yeah, I think it is his choice, so if he wants to get baptized go for it.¨ The dad also accepted a Book of Mormon and is going to church this week! The other three have been going to church for a while too, and just need a little more assurance that this is what they want to do.

I feel so grateful for the things that are happening here at this time in my mission. Elder Ochoa, my new companion, is AWESOME, he is hilarious and all we do is laugh together. Really, really weird how a while ago I wouldn´t have even understood him. Very, very focused and teaches me a lot.

Alma 26:31, Alma 31:34-35

Keep enjoying the heat! Cause I´m freezing haha.

Love,

Elder Wardle

Chau a Elder Puzey!

Hey everybody!

Weird change of events here in Soldati, Elder Puzey left today and I picked up my new companion. Elder Puzey was incredible and always taught me to aim higher, to get everything out of any experience that you can and reach excellence. Heavenly Father has truly blessed me with marvelous companions in my mission and I know that Elder Ochoa, my current companion will be the same. He is a mini missionary from a stake in this mission, he is serving a mission for only 6 months and so he´s halfway done already. Pretty happy here to have another Argentine companion :)

This past week we were privlileged to be a part of a stake conference that was presided by Elder Gonzalez from the 70 of the reorganization and the opening of a new stake here in Buenos Aires. Turns out Soldati is part of the new stake! and my stake president from when I first got here in Chacabuco is now my stake president again, Presidente Catala, who is pretty awesome. We´re really excited to be part of history and see some real growth here in the city!!

My testimony of the Book of Mormon has constantly increased in the mission. It is the tool that God has prepared to bring about this work that we are so blessed to participate in. Elder Gonzalez said on Sunday, ¨If we do not use the Book of Mormon, we are under condemnation.¨ Pretty strong words, but I know that as we read from its pages and search for opportunities to share it with others, we will be happier, have the Spirit more, and find people who are searching for the truth but don´t know where it is!

I love you guys so much, thanks for being awesome. Until next week!

Love,

Elder Wardle

Temple Day!

Hey everybody!

So totally no time because we just got back from going to the temple, which was incredible as always.

Basically everything is going great, we had to drop a ton of investigators this week so we´ll be finding  a bunch this week for sure, and we´ve got some solid possibilities for the next few weeks also for baptisms! 

Walter got confirmed yesterday and was very happy, he wants to go on a mission! Pretty incredible how miracles happen. 

Thanks for all being awesome!

Love,

Elder Wardle

Baptism!

Super Great Week!

Super great week :) We just got back from having a barbecue at President´s house, pretty great p day haha. 

Alright, so I´m pretty sure my companion is changing my life, because he makes me want to aim a lot higher than what I think I can reach. Quite a difference between getting by and reaching excellence, and who wants to just get by right? I´m extremely happy when I do my best, I think we all are. I feel so blessed for the opportunities I´ve been given, and now I´ve got to take advantage of them. 

This week we spoke with Walter on Thursday, telling him that he´s basically got to step up and do his part or we were going to drop him, so he took that pretty seriously. He was baptized yesterday, and it was an incredible service. He´s one of the people that I´ve seen most changed by the Gospel of Christ. I met him after the missionaries had been working with him for about 2 or 3 weeks, and he was still struggling with tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. He is done with all of it now and feels the Spirit very strongly. He´s a great example for me. 

Hope everyone is doing great, enjoying the heat because I´m enjoying autumn!!! Love you guys!

Elder Wardle