How 'bout some pictures?

June 23, 2014

So i dont really know what to write this week.... so maybe ill just send some pictures... haha. 

Let's see.... it was a crazy week of ups and downs. Started out incredible and really being able to see how the book of mormon changes people. Our investigator Jordan, didn't leave to go out to the clubs this week or drink. And he's been reading a praying everyday. But then satuday came with a little thing called futbol. EVERYTHING fell through on us that day. Even Jordan. We had one lesson at the last hour of the day and got to end up witnessing a brother sister fight. Just a day full of a lot of disappointments. Although on the bright side we made it through the crazy mosh pit that was going on just outside of our pension with the game ended. The joys of living right in downtown haha. Funniest thing though was when my companion slipped right after doing some crazy manuvering to dodge all the people and get though the crowd right outside the center city bar. hahahha.... she slipped on some water and nearly yanked me down with her right in front of everyone, but she manadged to get up SO fast it was like lightning and the best thing was the first thing she said- "i just fell in front of all the argentines!" hahahha it seriously cracked me up forever!  

So it was a rough week getting people to church, but our super old investigator adolfito came! He's like 78 and is the funniest crazy man ever! Although he started pulling the moves on my companion and i this sunday in the gosple principles class. he calls my companion black girl and me colored girl and is always shouting to us in church hahaha. He's really sweet though:)

I've been thinking a lot about our agency lately. How great of a gift it is that god has given us, but also how hard it must have been for him to give it to us and watch how we use it. It's like a parent. wanting the best for their child but ahving to suffer as they see thier children suffer with the decisions they make, knowing that to just choose the right would make it easier for us. However knowing that it is all necessary for our growth and development. 

So I think i've got some pictures being sent to you all, one of the day our bathroom exploded (it will be the one in the bathroom and where we are all wet... obviously)... another with our awesome district leader from colombia elder supelano that just left to another area (i will have to tell you just how awesome he is later). ummm what else... one at a leaders council. another of my american flag sugar cookie i made (we did a family home evening decorating sugar cookies we had learned to make). Some of the day we celebrated christmas (we made lots of chickens and laughed a lot as we may have danced and played with the raw chickens for awhile)... and im not sure what else.... 

So i hope you are all having some great adventures in your life! I'll just reassure you all that im super happy to be here! The gosple changes lives. It changes mine more and more every day. ANd that's the beauty of it, it continues to change and bless us. We forever continue to progress.

Really love you all so much and hope all is going so well! More than that though i know that god loves you all even more:) There is nothing that can stop his love for us. We just have to accept it in our lives and we will feel it. 

Hermana ashcroft

PS- My new district leader is Elder Quiñonez and guess where i was surprised to learn he is from?!??! Good old tiny Fallbrook California!! He said he never knew matthew but that he remembered him leaving for his mission and knew of him. His parents are from mexico. And now he is here in argentina where i am... what a small world! 

PSS- Thought i was going to forget??? NO!!! FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS CHEALSEA!!!!!! TE AMO MUCHÍSIMO Y DESEO TODO LO MEJOR POR VOS Y TU VIDA!!! QUE LO CUMPLE RE BIEN!!!! gracias por ser mi hermana:) la verdad que la amo más que lo puedo decirte. YOU ARE AWESOME!!!