Elder Morley Haley Santa Fe Argentina Mission: It's cold and wet, but WE ARE WORKING HARD!

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY DAD! It was awesome to call home on Father’s Day this year! LOVE YOU!

IT’S SOO COLD HERE.

But other than that the week has been pretty great. We are finally getting some lessons taught and getting some of our investigadores to progress. Luckily I’m not sick anymore and Elder Smith miraculously hasn’t gotten sick yet so we are going to bust this week out.

So this last week we had a few cool things happen. Elder Smith and I were walking in the little more dangerous area and just about to visit a few people that we have met. But, just as we were walking in the area, a couple that was walking in the street in front of us turn around and they say " Hey! We're looking for you guys!" And we are like "...... eh.... why???" And they continue to tell us that they had a son that was looking for a church to join and to help him turn his life around. It turns out that their son, named Juan, has done some stuff that has really messed his life up, but he is really looking to turn his life around. So we went straight to his house, met him, sat down to talk and get to know him. But as we were getting to know him, he tells us that he likes to play futbol. So Elder Smith asks him if we could take him to the church and show him around. He said that we could go so we went to the church, gave him a quick tour and then we sat down and taught him about the Plan of Salvation. It was a great lesson and the Spirit was really present. Then, two days later we picked him up again and we took him back to the church and taught him about the Restoration. Again, it was a great lesson and he is so far keeping all of his commitments. He is a great kid and really has a lot of potential.

Also, we had a great Zone Council (because that's what they are called nowadays) and we learned a lot about how the Book of Mormon is a lot like a potato (I'll explain some other time). It was a great time and we learned a lot. I also had a good time meeting up with Elder Moore again after not seeing him for so long. He has really come along and learned a lot in the mission. He is now working hard and sounds almost fluent in Spanish. I can't say that I have much credit for how he is turning into a great missionary, but I'm proud of him for doing so well. I am thankful that I was able to be his trainer, he is a great guy! I also saw Penno's again, totally not planned. Ari had Youth Conference in Santa Fe and we just happened to be at the same church at the same moment. Love that family!

Then, just yesterday morning (Sunday) we woke up in the morning and figured out that we didn't have light. What we first thought was a small power outage in just our area ended up being a huge problem across almost all of South America. A couple of COUNTRIES were out of power for a few hours. It was pretty cool though to have a Sacrament Meeting without light. The Bishop also took advantage of the opportunity and chose to sing hymns like "Teach Me To Walk in the Light" and "The Light of Truth." I thought it was a pretty funny thing to do, jajaja. But then, luckily the light came back on during the second hour class and we were able to call our Fathers and families on Father's Day.

I also had the great opportunity to call and chat with my wonderful Nana and Pa and also my great-grandma Christian. If you could all say a small prayer for them I would be really grateful. They are working their hardest to get out onto their mission and change some lives, but they are having a few challenges with their medical checks. Thank you all! I love them very much and I know that their desire to serve a mission is so strong. It would be so awesome to be serving missions at the same time, even if only for a short time.

Love and miss you all. Thank you for the love and support!

Chau

Elder Haley