September 10, 2012 Hey Family! This week was de diez. Elder Larsen and I had a rough start on monday and tuesday because I have been dealing with some dumb alergy-cold thing for about a month and it reached a climax on saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday, but it seems to be going away a little bit. No worries, because its nothing worse than that fun month in Virginia when the allergies attack. I just have the blessing of being in another fruit producing, flowering area in spring time. Free fruit almost everywhere, vale la pena. We are doing way good though; Elder Larsen is a dream companion and so we get along really well and have a lot of fun working together. We are seeing the Lord´s hand in the work as we work hard to meet goals and find thos that will listen to His voice and not harden their hearts. I recently finished the Book of Mormon in spanish for the first time... I know right, I have like a ton of time as a missionary and I am just BARELY getting that done? Well I have been taking my time up until I saw that Elder Larsen had less than a 100 pages left to go and he has a little less than half of the time I have... So I turned it on and ended up losing any way (by a day). Well, we don´t read for mileage or for distance, So now I will re-start and give the Book the attention it duly deserves. But the Lord never loses an opportunity to help us learn and grow, regardless of how much time we give Him, and so I learned a lot and realized some things in the last couple days that have helped me and blessed me. I wanted to tell you guys about an experience that I have already shared with you, but that continues to press on my mind and heart... The Book of Mormon is the most important resource one has in his or her conversion, second only to the Holy Ghost. I have seen it change lives, and tenderize hardened hearts. I love the message that it contains, and I love that it has been brought forth among all of God´s children to help us come unto Christ. It is true, because it is from God. It is from God, because it is true. I have a testimony of the words of José Smith when he says that it is the most correct of any book on earth, and that no other will help us come closer to our Lord than this one. It has changed my life, it has blessed my life, and it continues to do both of those things daily. While the book itself is essentially, paper and ink and a little glue, the words and how they are set forth paint a wonderful image of who God is, and how great His love is for me, and for you and for your neighbor and friend. If you aren´t reading it, I would with much love invite you to start. Any problem is solvable with the Lord, and any question that we have that matters to us, will be resolved within the pages of scripture that the Lord has given us, along with fervent and sincere prayer. We had the temple rededication this sunday morning, and it was awesome. We went to the 3rd of 3 sessions and heard President Eyring, and Elder Christofferson (who speaks perfect spanish (he served in the Argentina North mission under President Richard G. Scott (who also knows spanish (the same mission covered the mission I am currently in)))).....) and Elders Mervyn B. Arnold (president of the South America South Area) and Francisco Viñas of the Seventy. It was a great meeting and I am so excited to see the Buenos Aires temple when I leave to come home. I think we will be able to go through it before we fly back, so I am so stoked!. Anyway, I love you guys, I hope you are well and happy. Thanks for your prayers on our behalf. un besito. Elder Daybell