Well it´s good to hear that everyone has at least been keeping busy. I´m glad that you are all finding joy in working and hope that the work never takes priority over God. That was the huge lesson that I learned this week. It is impossible for somebody to be truly happy if they put their work over their belief in God. It is sad how many people do it and how many blessing they are losing, but for that reason God calls missionaries.
This week was a pretty good one. We have found many new families and the best part is that there is a dad. They are steadily progressing but they will take a little longer to make it to baptism. One of them is the Ceballos family. They are a married couple with their 6 children, all but one of baptism age. The dad really likes the lessons and has a lot of interest in the church. His wife is one of those wifes that doesn´t really know what is going on. It is obviously that she became a mom way too early and missed out on some of the most important lessons of childhood, but she also likes the church and really wants her kids to be happy. We also found another woman who started out listening to the JW´s, but then we came in and she has now been rejecting them. She was in the hospital all weekend with her kid and unfortunately we couldn´t go see her. She is always asking her mom about us and is also really interested in the church. Then we have good ol Wilson. This kid is just a miracle. He is super excited to get married at the end of September and to make things even better, Elder Huntington and I are the best friends of their 2 year old daughter Briana. She is always asking wilson and mariela when we are going to come over so that she can say a pray. She never lets a meal go by where they don´t offer a prayer. She is the cutest little girl and is evidence of the purity that is found in little kids. She loves Elder Hutnington and I, which makes it just that much better.
The mission is going great. The people here in Argentina are awesome and are such great tools for growth. I have learned something from all of them, even the ones that slam the door in the face. It is a huge blessing being here on the mission and my testimony has grown so much. I know that Joseph Smith really did see what he said he saw. His life is testimony of the great work that he started. I know that the Book of Mormon is the key of our religion and it is an inspired book written by God through the hands of His prophets. Thomas S Monson is infact the prophet of our day. I love my Heavenly Father and know that He loves me. I love all of you and am so proud to call you family. I hope you all have a fantastic week!!
Elder Burr
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