This week was pretty crazy. We had transfers on Tuesday morning and I got transferred to the Retiro branch in the Congresso Stake. I am with Elder Rodriguez from Salta, Argentina. Our area is the Villa 31 which is basically the biggest Villa in Buenos Aires. The branch from what I have seen is very good. In the Villa it's a whole different world. There are people from everywhere in the world and it's always crowded with a ton of people. We are teaching a couple of people who are going to get baptized soon we hope.
On Thursday and Friday we had a leadership meeting in the mission home and then on Saturday and Sunday it was General Conference so we didn't have that much time to work in our area. We live in the middle of one of the most transited areas of Buenos Aires which is a huge change from my last area. Elder Rodriguez is a covert and the only member from his family and we get along well. It was a really good week and I feel like there is always something interesting that happens in the Villa. Oh yeah, I forgot to say that we are allowed to drink matte now and all the Argentines and Uruguayans went crazy, but I tried matte and it sucks.
[Family Note: Here is some more info that I got from Tanner from talking to him]
Like he said, his companion is a convert and the only member in his family. He joined the church when he was 13 and went for a few years. Then he went inactive for a while, but started coming back shortly before coming on his mission. He has 6 brothers and sisters.
If you couldn't tell Villa is a nice word for slum. His area is the biggest slum in Argentina. Google Villa 31 and check out the crazy pictures. He says he doesn't live in the Villa. He said his branch has about 130 people that come regularly, but that they are all very new converts and there is no leadership. His building is shared by 2 other wards and he says that the wards are smaller than the branch (like 60 and 70 members who attend), but they are much more established. I put a couple of photos in from google images. The freeway runs right over the top of the Villa. It is also right next to the nicest neighborhood in BA.
On Thursday and Friday we had a leadership meeting in the mission home and then on Saturday and Sunday it was General Conference so we didn't have that much time to work in our area. We live in the middle of one of the most transited areas of Buenos Aires which is a huge change from my last area. Elder Rodriguez is a covert and the only member from his family and we get along well. It was a really good week and I feel like there is always something interesting that happens in the Villa. Oh yeah, I forgot to say that we are allowed to drink matte now and all the Argentines and Uruguayans went crazy, but I tried matte and it sucks.
[Family Note: Here is some more info that I got from Tanner from talking to him]
Like he said, his companion is a convert and the only member in his family. He joined the church when he was 13 and went for a few years. Then he went inactive for a while, but started coming back shortly before coming on his mission. He has 6 brothers and sisters.
If you couldn't tell Villa is a nice word for slum. His area is the biggest slum in Argentina. Google Villa 31 and check out the crazy pictures. He says he doesn't live in the Villa. He said his branch has about 130 people that come regularly, but that they are all very new converts and there is no leadership. His building is shared by 2 other wards and he says that the wards are smaller than the branch (like 60 and 70 members who attend), but they are much more established. I put a couple of photos in from google images. The freeway runs right over the top of the Villa. It is also right next to the nicest neighborhood in BA.
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