ARGENTINA LOST??

Yes, unfortunately, argentina lost. They not only lost, they got killed 4-0. That day we were doing divisions with the district leaders so I was with Elder Nelson from Arizona. He´s really good and we were knocking doors and stuff during the game. There were a ton of people who got mad at us while we were working during the game and then after, everyone said they were too sad to let us in. So yes, the whole nation went into mournig. They´re basically over it nowand at least we won´t have to work during any more games.

To answer your questions, yes i have brady´s email but i can only email my direct family so i will have to just write letters. Speaking of which, i just wrote a letter to Ryan and Kyle so tell them to watch for it. Ryan´s will get there after he is gone but his mom can send it on i´m hoping. On the subject of transfers, every yankee (pronounced shawnky, or everyone white american) has 16 transfers in the mission. usually, you´ll spend two or three transfers in an area. each transfer is 6 weeks, by the way. however, it is not uncommon to spend just one or four or five in an area. This is elder whitaker´s fourth transfer in comodoro and he´ll probably have another with me because he´s training me. Elder Nelson though, has only been in three areas, 4 transfers in each or 6 months in each area. I guess there are pros and cons to being in an area that long, but i think i would want a change after that long. Dad, you said some stuff about the testigos (or, as the jovenes here call them, the "testiculos" which i´m sure you know the meaning of) and how they like to argue with you. yeah, we always run across at least one a day and it´s hard to just bear testimony and leave but i know that´s waht i have to do.

So dad got released? They´re also supposed to be changing up the bishopric soon right? Dad is going to be first councellor, that´s my prediction.

Just some stories from this week. Well first, i forgot to tell you something funny. You know how the comedian jerry dee talked about the italians watering the driveway? yeah well argentines water the dirt. i don´t know why, but they just stand outside, watering the dirt. There´s no grass, no plants at all, they just feel the need to water the dirt and rocks by their house. Got to have clean dirt right? Also, i added a dog to my hate list. The boxers here are ridiculous. One almost attacked my comp and didn´t run away when we threatened to throw rocks at it so i ran at it like i was going to kick it and it backed down. but now i realize it probably would have been a better idea just to throw a rock at it instead of play chicken with it. It´s weird, because all of the stray dogs are really nice, they know they can´t get any food if they´re mean. The mean dogs are the ones who have a home becuase they protective of it and think you´re threatening they´re territory. but anyway, i bought some yogurt the other day for the first time and they come in bags like i´ve said i think. When i opened it, i realized it was drinkable yogurt and elder whitaker said that´s how all the yogurt is here. So i have these huge bags of drinkable yogurt and they reminded me of kaleb how much he loves drinkable yogurt and how he has the buy little cups of it for a ridiculous price and i can get a bag for about a dollar. oh, also, yes this week was the fourth of july. yesterday actually. We listened to the national anthem on elder whitakers ipod and did a bunch of patriot stuff, it was fun. The members were giving us crap because neither of us had an american flag tie, or at least a red white and blue tie. i might need to buy one down here if i can find one.

At church though, we talked to patricia who still hasn´t asked her mom if she can get baptized. She said she is going to ask her today so we´ll see. However, she brought her friend to church because, she said, "she´s my friend and i want to help her by giving her the gospel." That´s the true sign of conversion right, wanting to share it with others? It took me about 19 years to get that, it´s just really cool how she already has it. If she can´t get permission, she´ll have to wait until december to get baptized so we´re hoping sooner rather than later.

I just realized that Luke should have his call by now right? if so, where is he going? he put his papers in while i was in the mtc should he should have everything. I can´t wait to see where he´s going.

So that´s good that kaleb and kessa have gotten into a rythym of running every morning. occasionally we have to run to catch a bus or something and my legs scream in protest because i haven´t run in forever. I hope they have a good time at efy and youth conference. They both sound like a lot of fun. So there´s no work on where Lebron is going yet? it will be cool to see how everything works out.

Well there´s nothing much more I can say. I wish i could email you each individually but i just don´t have enough time for that. The time is flying though, it´s always weird to look back and think that it´s already monday again. I love you all, stay safe and stay strong

love, elder newey