March 9, 2015

So, yesterday the zone leaders called us and guess what...I am getting transferred! I am so excited but also a little bit sad to leave Malargue and Hermana King and all the great people here, but excited for new things and growth and more people to teach and help. I am going to an area called Tunuyán, it's a little more than halfway to Mendoza from Malargue. I am going to be companions with Hermana King's trainer (hermana Guzman), my grandma in the mission! haha, it should be awesome, and she only has one transfer left. I don't know much about Tunuyán but I will soon! I think I am leaving here Wednesday or Thursday, not sure. Hermana King is staying and she is going to train again! 

Other than that, this week was pretty uneventful. My birthday was pretty awesome. We had to travel to San Rafael for a zone meeting, so we had that, and then we went out to eat at this awesome burger joint called Hollywood Burger. It was so delicious because the burgers were actually normal and American tasting. I got the Hot and Spicy burger but it wasn't spicy at all, but still delicious. (that is a funny thing about Argentina, nothing here is spicy). I also made a Texas Sheet Cake for my birthday and Hermana King and I took down pretty much the whole thing (we gave a little to the elders in our district too haha).

This Sunday, the Anhders (senior couple here) took us to have lunch with some members who live way out in the countryside of Malargue and we saw some of the most beautiful sights I've seen in Malargue. I'll attach a picture or two. OH, also, my district leader somehow got his hands on some peanut butter and gave it to me for my birthday!!! So all of my dreams came true. 

A lot of our inverstigators are not progressing. It is a little bit hard, and I think a little bit of the problem is because they don't understand why we are there. They think that we are there just to chat with them about Jesus, share our message, and then leave...but no, that is not what we do as missionaries haha. Hermana King and I have been trying to work on that, to be really bold from the beginning of meeting them and just say, "As missionaries, we teach you so that you can be prepared and have the desire to come unto Christ. And the biggest way that you can do that right now is baptism." We figure even if that doesn't impress and change everyone that we talk to, at least it will weed out the people who aren't willing to keep committments right? It's hard sometimes, because you want to find a balance as a missionary of not giving up on your investigators but still making sure that you are teaching people that actually have desires to change and do things. 

I am excited for the next transfer. Lots of change, but I am ready. I hope everyone has a great week. Thanks for the birthday wishes, they really made my day!

Love,

Hermana Pyper

P.S. Everyone read and study Preach My Gospel! It is for everyone!