November 25,
2014 (week 13 in Argentina)
Hola de Saenz
Pena!!!
Transfers
happened and I am now in Saenz Pena! It’s quite the shock because Elder Allen is
still in Fontana! I was thinking that he
was going to leave and I would be in charge of Fontana, but well I’m where the
Lord wants me to be. So sadly, I can’t
send pictures on this computer for some reason but hopefully next week I can
send pictures.
So my new
companion is Elder Swingle from New York! He’s pretty awesome and has well... 6 weeks in
the mission... yup I am finishing his training as his new trainer (No Elder
Swingle... I am your father!) Here in
ensanche sur 1! Ha ha… we are having an
awesome time talking to the people of Argentina. He has taken 7 years of Spanish before getting
here so he knows a lot more than me, and he is 18 and finished his high school
years in Texas. He is a very awesome
missionary and definitely loves to work hard. We have been working hard as we walk through
the heat of summer contacting and spreading the gospel to these new people. He is very smart and tall. He’s been showing me around and we have also
been exploring together new places where he hasn’t been. Our pension (apartment) is much nicer than the
one in Fontana, so I am grateful for that, but when I got there it was super
dirty, so we fixed all of that today for p-day. I also found out that there is a zoo close by
our zone so be ready for pictures of a lot of animals in this transfer! Over
all this transfer so far is going by fast and without much worry. I mean sure, I
already am teaching after I just finished my training last week, but I’ve got
the hang of things and am doing the Lord’s will.
Since
Thanksgiving is this week I have a great amount of things that I am thankful
for:
1. I am thankful
for my Mom who gave my Dad a Book of Mormon.
If she didn’t give my dad that book I wouldn’t be here in Argentina or exist.
So I am always grateful for her decision
to share what seems like a small act of missionary work, but makes a big change
in the life and family of another. Love you Mom and Dad.
2. I am
grateful for a great extended family, one that is united and there for one
another always. Aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, a brother and a sister
that love one another so much and only want to make the best memories together.
3. Estoy
agradecido por mis amigos, quien saben cuan importantes son para mi. Cada vez
ellos han estado allí para mi y les amo. Cada memoria que tengo con ustedes
tráeme felicidad. (google translation: I am thankful for my friends, who know how
important they are to me. Each time they have been
there for me and I love them. Every memory
I have with you bring
me happiness)
4. I am
beyond thankful for every person who is supporting me and sending me their love
through email.
5. And
finally I am thankful for Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Over this week we
have taught many lessons to people who haven’t had hope or think there is a
point to life, but through Jesus Christ we can be forgiven for every wrong we’ve
done in our lives and leave behind the darkest of pasts. I am beyond indebted to Him for such a
sacrifice He has made for me. I love Him
and for the hope He gives me every day, whenever I wake up with some doubt that
I can’t help people. He is my Savior, my
Redeemer, my Shepherd, my King, my brother.
Espero que
sepan que les amo, (I hope you know that I love you)
Elder Burke
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