Luke Mission Letters

  Hega, Had a crazy this week, here's the highlights: This week we had Divisions with the Elders out in INGENIERO JUAREZ. For those who don't know, it's the farthest out area in the mission. We had to take an 8-hour red-eye bus just to get there... 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. It's so far out in the boonies that it is the only area where President Reber doesn't send American Elders. Probably Top Ten craziest experiences of my life Out in Juarez they speak four different languages: Spanish, Toba, Wichi, and another ethnic language that just doesn't have a name. One of the neighborhoods for the unnamed language has government permission to Stone the missionaries if they ever walk in the boundaries... needless to say we did not stop by over there Saw a dude kill an alligator for lunch, the video is a little graphic but lmk if you want to see it I guess. Also saw an armadillo There are wild pigs at every turn in Juarez as well. Once we hit lunch hour me and Elder Arangure...

  Hola Highlights: Finally got a haircut after two transfers  Started the week out with Divisions with my boy Elder Santos from Fortaleza, Brazil! We started the mission at the same time back in June and I've been waiting ever since to be comps with him! We ended the day with an hour conversation where he spoke Portuguese and I spoke English and somehow we both understood everything Also on Divisions we had a lesson with a lady named Vivian. We started out the lesson by singing "Soy un Hijo de Dios" and then I said a prayer to start. Immediately after I said "Amén" Vivian gasped super loud and started to yell "WHAT DID YOU JUST DO WHAT DID YOU JUST DO WHAT DID YOU JUST DO" and I was so confused but turns out she thought that we had performed an exorcism? I said no we did not in fact attempt an exorcism Nothing too crazy happened on Wednesday, except for a lady who tried to "banish" us with a prayer to a saint so we just snagged a selfie and l...

  Hola que tal mis weys Packed week, here's the highlights: Had divisions with Elder Rasmussen (other rasmussen, not the one who is 6'7) and it was litty, turns out we were both at BYU at the same time and we know all the same people so that was litty Also on divisions we went on visits with a kid named Thiago and he said "After today I have decided to go on a Mission" which was super dope!!  Found the best burgers in Formosa which isn't saying much but I was pleased On Wednesday night Elder Rasmussen and I went with the other ZL's and HLC's to Resistencia for a Leadership Conference and our bus ended up getting delayed for about two hours, so the whole trip ended up feeling like a big vacation. My good friend took a LOT of pictures and I added some below, enjoy Driving from the Terminal in Resistencia our Taxi Driver let us know that he regularly adds a dose of Cocaine to his daily Mate, I thought it might not be the best of ideas but he assured me that i...

  Hola a todos Highlights: This week on Monday our friend Maria Hellman appeared at our ward activity and told us that she wanted to be baptized... which was super awesome until we went to her house to teach her and she said that she had decided to leave the church... skipped a few steps there but its all good  On the topic of ugly dogs our friend Sergio's mangy dog followed us for about 2 hours on Tuesday and I almost punted that thing so far On the topic of kicking animals Elder Rasmussen and I were walking home one night and a GIANT rat jumped on my foot and I kicked that thing so far you have no idea There was an absolute Monsoon in Formosa the other day, it was raining/hailing so hard that our door got knocked off the hinges I am so confused by some of the music here. There's a lot of Drug trade that goes down on the street where we live, and the dealers LOVE to sit outside and blast music all night. The confusing part is that you might think that the tough street gangs w...

  ¡Hola amigos y familia! First week of my second transfer in Formosa!  Highlights: Got a new companion this week! His name is Elder Rasmussen and he's from Reno, Nevada. He's 6'7 so I now get to be the one who feels short. However it has been a nice change from training for the past 4.5 months, teaching 50/50 in lessons is something I've definitely missed Contrary to what every person in Formosa says ("It is NEVER cold here in Formosa, EVEN during the winter") it got super cold out of nowhere and dumped rain for a few days. Super nice change from the 110° weather every day  Apparently everyone in the area decided that they're super confident, because me and Elder Rasmussen have been hit on about 8 different times this week. One of our friends, Sergio, lives with his Mom, and every time we walk in to teach them she just starts saying "QUE LINDOOOOOO QUE LINDOOOO QUE LINDO QUE SOS" which essentially means she thinks we're pretty. Also another ...