Everything we do, call a cab, order food, send mail, we need to
give a name and NO ONE understands Hermana Barker, so then I say Brooke...I
think that´s worse here. So I have just started going by Sofía hahaha. My
companion even bought me a keychain that says Sofia.
AHHH I am finally legal in Argentina! We did trámites on
Friday... Longest day of my life... We had to go to Bahía Thursday night, we
slept there. Woke up at 5 to go wait at the immigrations building...(It was
sooo sooo cold) we waited outside until 8 then we went inside and there were
like ten of us doing trámites so we were there for 2-hours, then we walked 5
blocks to take our pictures at a little kiosk, then got in cabs and went to
another immigration building on the other side of the city (very ineffective
system). We got there at like noon and we were there doing paper work until
4pm! AHHH! Anyway after all that we went to Subway for lunch...AND WE´RE LEGAL!
(We only had 90 day Visa’s when we got here so I was illegal for like 100 days...haha
whoops).
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| Herman Greene just brushing her teeth as we wait in immigration |
When we were in Bahía we stayed with 4 other Hermanas and one of
them was looking at my photos and erased everything I had on the card...It was
all my pictures from this transfer and the last...that was super sad but I just
need to start taking more! haha. I think I was very tired because I was SUPER
calm about it.
The last few weeks have been super weird here in Punta Alta. We
haven´t had any light or power in the church for 3 weeks now Sacrament is a
little less reverent than I think it should be but it´s just a constant
reminder that I´m in Argentina. There are 2 wards here and 4 missionaries in
both wards so in total we are 8...this last week every single one of us was
sick...
Part of me and my companion´s problem was that we ate armadillo...yupp.
There are pictures don´t worry. It was a TON of fat...but it was interesting.
It didn´t really taste, bad but after we did not feel good...AT ALL. We didn´t
get sick so we successfully held down Armadillo too, but I wouldn´t advise
anyone to try it...haha #onlyinArgentina.
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| ARMADILLO - YUMMM |
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| Everything that is yellow is fat. No - we do not eat the fat! |
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| Damian is excited to eat it! |
Anyway to end everything on a high note... FOR REALS THIS
TIME.
SOFIA IS GETTING BAPTIZED!!!
This Friday. She wants her Uncle to baptize her but he got
called to work this weekend in Buenos Aires so he couldn´t really make it...haha
anyway, THIS FRIDAY! She was in church yesterday handing out all of her
invitations it was so dang cute. The highlight of my week came from her. We
were teaching the Plan of Salvation and after we had taught it all I asked her,
¨What do you like most about the plan that God has for each and everyone of
us?” She paused for a couple seconds and she got teary eyed and told us ¨It´s
perfect, I know that he loves me and my family.¨
I can testify of the words of Sofia Fragapane. God loves each
and every one of us and because of the grace of his son Jesus Christ each and
every one of us can and will live again. I read a talk this week that I
absolutely loved by Brad Wilcox he said ¨Jesus Christ doesn´t make up the
difference. Jesus Christ makes all the difference. Grace is not about filling
gaps. It is about filling us¨
I know that the grace of our Savior and Redeemer is sufficient
for each and everyone of us. I know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us. I
love the people here and the opportunity I have to serve them but more than
anything I love this gospel.
As always thank you for all your love support and prayers! I
love you all.
Always,
Hermana Barker
xoxo
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| Beautiful Silvia came to Church this week - she is making so much progress |
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