Crazy Good Week

So we had a crazy good week here in my little country town, Alejandro Korn!! :) We spent the week, well not on a diet that is for sure!! We ate so much yummy food and brownies and sweets it wasn't even funny and my poor comps by Saturday both had tummy aches, but man did we have fun!! We had a ton of dinners with members that were super fun!! 

Also, we found 14 new investigators this week!! Pretty sure my all time record in the mission! And all thanks to families that have lots of kids! We found one family where the mom had 6 daughters and it made me feel like home!! I loved it!! :) 

Also I don't know that I have ever walked so much in my life (more than Disneyland if it is even possible!) Cuz bueno... so I went for a 24 hour visit to San Vicente with my favorite Chilena for a comp exchange and well my poor comps don't know our area very well so when I came back we had a ton of great appointments set up with great investigators but they all lived in the polar corners of our area!! So we walked more than I ever imagined possible and more than once we made the 30 minute walk along the train tracks to the little group of houses on the outskirts of the area and hey I held a butterfly in my hand!! #disneyprincessmoment

​Really, we saw so many little miracles this week that there is no doubt in my mind that this is the work of the Lord. He directs the work and truly prepares people. I am so so grateful to be able to be an instrument in His hands here in Argentina..... and bueno... I only have a few days left to give it all I have got, I´m just gona make the most of them!! :) 

Crazy Good Week Photos

Our adventures walking on the railroad tracks 

Our adventures walking on the railroad tracks 

Our adventures walking on the railroad tracks 

Our adventures walking on the railroad tracks 

Making empanadas in our district activity :)= 

Some cute little investigators 

Ring Pops !! :) 

Making empanadas in our district activity :)= 

With my favorite Chilena ( Hermana Lockling!! ) 

The lagoon in San Vicente 

The lagoon in San Vicente 

With some favorite members :) 

With some favorite members :) 

Alejandro Korn Photos

one last leadership counsel! 

taken in the moment :) 

Alejandro Korn

This week was a blast! I have loved my two crazy new comps!! They keep me on my feet for sure! We spend just about every moment laughing our heads off between our street contacts!! :)  My favorite part of the two crazies is how much energy and love they have for the work!  They for sure help me to keep giving it all I have got and to take advantage of every moment! :) 

​This week I also had my last leadership counsel... that was kinda sad for sure! I love that meeting and the Spirit I always feel there. I left that meeting with an understanding that sharing the Gospel with everyone we meet is a daily exercise in faith. We don't know if they are prepared or not, but we just have to have faith in the Lord that there are prepared people in our area and that we will find them if we keep His commandment to open our mouths :) And it is important we exercise this faith every day... just as important as daily physical exercises.

Random side note, for those of you who know me ... physical exercise... not my thing!  But as I have made an effort in the mission to do them every morning, now the mornings when we can't do them for a meeting or cuz we have to travel early or something I feel the difference ALL DAY LONG!!  Without them I am tired and worn out!!  The mission is truly a miracle if it can make me need and even want to exercise haha!  :) ​

It was a fun week teaching my new comps the area! And I loved seeing their faces when they met the ward members!! The country folk here are a little different than the city people and you just have to know how to talk to them!! :) My poor comp almost wet herself crying laughing in dinner with the Bishop´s family :) haha I love Alejandro Korn :) 

Really I just love beinga missionary! I know this is the Lord's work and that He is the head. I know He truly directs this work and I am just so grateful to be one of the workers in the vineyard working alongside my Savior. 

--  Hermana Walker

More Capital Photos

The church where the Pope gave Mass before he was Pope! 

The church where the Pope gave Mass before he was Pope! 

a giant metal flower.... just a landmark! :) 

Capital, the Temple and the Mission Photos

The Obelisk 

The Colon Theater 

The Boca (a super poor tourist neighborhood famous for it's tin walls painted colors)

Tango !! 

The Boca (a super poor tourist neighborhood famous for it's tin walls painted colors)

A Scary Cemetary! 

Evita 

Eva Peron´s Tomb

Magali and her daughters (Bianca and Josefina) came to church on Sunday 

The best part of all :) The Temple

My new trio!! Hermana Velasquez (Peru) y Hermana Rivarola (from Cordoba, Argentina)

Ice cream to say goodbye to my only Yankee comp​

Capital, the Temple and the Mission

So transfers came around .... and I will be spending my last few weeks in a trio! It should be a blast! My new companions are Hermana Velsquez from Peru and Hermana Rivarola from Cordoba, Argentina! Two crazy Latins to keep me on my toes! But I think we are gonna get along great! We spent our first night together getting to know each other and laughing a ton! :) 

But I was very sad to see my lovely Yankee compañera go! I loved Hermana BIesinger and am very grateful she was my companion!  :) 

​This last week was a good and crazy one! 

Because I am going home in a few weeks I got to go on a tour of the capital city of Buenos Aires and it is actually really pretty! Super different from my mission! ​We got to see the Obelisk and the Colon Theater (stunning) and Evita´s Tomb in a freaky cemetary and a few other touristy sights in the city. It was neat, kinda French style but well a lot newer!! But the next day was MUCH better! when I got to go to the temple!!! :) Oh how I love the temple and the peace and tranquility I feel there. I know that the temple is truly the House of the Lord and I am so grateful that Jesus Christ was willing to sacrifice himself so that we could return to live with our Heavenly Father and our families forever. 

Other events from the week! We made Noquis with our investigator Julia and her sister, Sol. Super yummy and fun! Also wooohooo Magali and her adorable daughters came to church with us! It is amazing the change we have seen in their family. Whenever we have an appointment to pass by, the 5 year old Bianca puts on her Frozen Elsa dress so she can be like us in dresses! And she says the opening prayer everytime! It is a real contrast to when we started visiting them and Bianca was a terror! We could hardly teach! :) 

Also I got news that Victor (the spiritualist in Banfied) got the Melchizedek Priesthood on Sunday :) yeah!! 

​I love the mission and am truly so grateful for the many experiences and opportunities I continue having here in Argentina. ​I love the people so much and I know the Lord has lots more in store for me in these last few weeks! :) 

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Hermana Walker