Hola mi familia y amigos!
Tuesday –Wednesday
Today was an adventure! We were in a rainstorm. It was raining so hard and there was no power. Many houses were flooding everywhere. It was so sad to see. We forgot our umbrellas because we were late for a meeting. After our meeting we went on a trek, hiking through a campo(field) that was flooded. It was so muddy and we were drenched! We ate there at a members house and guess what we had for dessert, oranges haha , it’s awesome! We then made the trek back to our bikes and the flooding was worse. It was actually pretty fun but I trashed my shoes and my pants but hey it’s missionary work. We went back to our bikes and they were definitely broken so we rode the bus back. This person asked me where I was from and I thought he asked how long have I been on my misson. My answer was dos semanas( two weeks) I was so embarrassed!
I saw a frog play real “frogger” on the street, it was awesome! I have hit my head on my door more than I have days on the mission. Haha! We taught a lesson to an inactive member and I bore my testimony to him. He told me he is thinking about coming back and when he does he is going to say “it was the TALL Elder Knell with his broken Spanish than when he bore his testimony I felt the spirit so strong.” It was the best thing to hear. The spirit is real, it’s not our words, it’s the spirit! Heavenly Father lives and answers our prayers! Don’t forget that!!! 2 Timothy 2 says we are all soldiers of Christ. We had an awesome charla with this family with the cutest little girl. They are getting a divorce which is so sad. We sang a hymn and then I just started belting it out! I sang so loud lol trying to lift their spirits. It was awesome. The guy is almost ready to come back. It’s so close! We then were going to be late to another meeting so we ran in suits for 2-3 miles because our bikes were broke. We made it on time. I also had the chance to bare my testimony again. I talked about Jose’ Smith and why would he suffered so much if it wasn’t true. It was awesome to feel the spirit.
Thursday and Friday
Today, I went on a intercombo with an Argentine Elder, he only speaks Spanish. I really need to learn this language lol, but it was fun!! We found this guy who grows marijuana , so funny! It was hilarious! He is not a member in case you didn’t already know. We ended up watching Argentina and Uruguay play each other in soccer with him. Two things I learned, Uruguay people love their soccer and the second one is don’t tell an Argentina dude to leave or that we need to go during a game lol, he was not a happy person. Well, Friday I was fasting and not feeling very well. I wanted to go back to our home but something keep telling me a little longer so we kept on going on through the night getting the door slammed in our face when I told my companion to talk to this guy walking. This guy spoke English, so happy! How cool! He talked about how he almost got killed by a guy and how his life isn’t the best. I asked him if I could explain the Book of Mormon to him in English. He said please. My comp didn’t know how to in English so I did the whole lesson. I bore my testimony and said a prayer with him. His name is Fernando. When I finished, I knew he was an answer to my prayer. I prayed throughout the day to have a change of heart and to help someone in their life and then I met him. The guy then told us he was waiting for me, waiting to hear those exact words from me. Ahh, the spirit was so strong! I have never felt the spirit so strong. I know if we last a little longer we will be blessed! We will see people change! Ahh, it was so good! My experience changed my outlook on the mission. I love it!
Saturday and Sunday
Well, I had cow kidney! It smells like pee and you can see where/how it would filter everything out. It was so dang chewy! It was the nastiest thing ever LOL, I now know the Spanish word for cow kidney so I don’t have to say si haha to it again! We had asado that night with this military man that cooked for us. It is ribs/steak and they cook right in front of their house. It is a huge slab of meat with bones and so much fat but it was good though. This lad had 5 slices of cake haha he ate half of it. We were all cheering him on.
We went to the store/doctors house to get a prescription for my comp because he has ADD. He is either go go go or no no no lol, He is cool though and super obedient so it helps me roll out of bed right when that alarm hits 6: 30am. We work out every morning and today was chest and back. I am really sore!
We also went to a baptism and got this lady to accept a baptismal date!! She finally accepted after 2 years!!! Lets go! Sunday my comp woke up sick, it was probably the asado the night before. All that yummy fat stuff! Well, this week was pretty good. Everyone pronounces my name as Knesh lol. The misson is hard but it’s supposed to be. D&C 10:5 Always remember to pray always! Funny Story for the week… we were teaching a dude and he loves the church! We asked him to be baptized and he said “no” because he doesn’t want to name call all his sons “elders” haha! Thats about it for this week, thank you for all your letters and for all your love and support!
Elder Knelly
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