The Power of the Priesthood

So once again the computer deleted my long email to you but I have some
time so here we go. Ill start typing fast. All is well here! That's
cool that all is well at home and Tyler sent me a note and it's good all
is well with him! 


Yes tell Conner to get on that project, its super
cool, and you jump up in respect when you can say you are an Eagle Scout.
Like for example the management at Lowes really liked the fact I was an
Eagle Scout and because of it they trusted me more than the other
employees who had worked there a lot longer than me. So its true,
people respect the eagle! haha 


I lost my camera charger I think its in
the states. SO if you want you could send me a new camera (I need a
new one anyways because the one I have is cheap and very picture I
take is blurry) so I'm gonna send it home you y'all can buy a new
charger for it and yall can use it.  Good luck.  SO a camera would be
good! BUT when you send anything expensive, put it like in a cereal box
and close the box and then put it in the package so when immigration
goes through it (they do a visual check) they wont steal it.  It's what
the other Elders do and when they don't there are issues. haha but
yeah... but all is well. 


The work is super good. The next week we are
gonna start having baptisms!!  WOOT!!!  This first half  of the transfer
is like a rebuilding stage and the end of this transfer and into next
we will be baptizing!  So thats super good!!! im excitied>!!!

ummm what else is new.  Lots of crazy stuff happen but everything just seems so
normal.   I had a snickers bar today.. cost me 5 pesos but wow!  SO
sooo good haha like a dream come true.  So that was great!  
I've learned you need to learn to baptism... like some missionaries can have perfect worthiness but you must learn to baptise.  By being bold, if you are bold you show a real love for the people cause that's how they change, is when you are bold. So
I'm super bold at times.  When I see kids smoking we contact them and
take there cigs hahaha super good. Normally they give them to me. Then
we just turn the corner and break them. So that's good. But when you are
bold people respect you and the Spirit testifies and then they do it
haha super cool. but yeah.... ummmm all is well though.


So last week I casted a demon out of a guy.  Never in my life have I had such an experience. So I'll explain it and you can put this on m blog its super cool. So we had a
very weird day all day like we have 5 lessons set up and they all fell
through.... they never do that. They were all super solid. So it was
weird.  Then, at 7 we got a call from the Zone Leaders that we had to go
give a less active member of the church a blessing of comfort.  So we
went (since we had nothing to do that was set) right then.  We got to
the house and just standing outside of it you could tell something was
super wrong, like the Spirit was flashing red flags like be careful.
We are out in the middle of the country just about so it was only
that house around. So we knocked and the man let us in and was acting
way weird. And his house was super dirty and felt bad. Just a super bad
feeling. Not a normal house or not just a bad house. Like a super
bad house. Not sure how to explain it.  So the man started telling us
all his problems and was acting way weird but he kept saying I need a
blessing to help me.  So we asked who he wanted to give the blessing
and he pointed very suddenly and sharp and all jumpy.  So I gave
him the blessing and during the blessing I don't even remember what I
said but you could feel like a peace come over the whole house during
the blessing and everything was good.  Then right when I said ¨amen´
it changed.  And this time it felt like there was literally something in
the house with us, not sure how to say it but I knew without a doubt
that we could no longer be in the house.  At that moment I knew there
were bad spirits in that house that either came out of the man (due to
the blessing) or some other way. And the man kept saying after the
blessing I feel much better. But the house was super bad now. So we
left super fast, walk 40 minutes home talking about it and when got
home and I realized I left the keys in his house.  So long story short,
we called the Bishop and he went with us back to get the keys but the
house had a much more peaceful feel and the Bishop later went back
with the ward and blessed the house after he heard about the story.
SUPER LOCO!!!  But way good experience and it shows the power of the
Priesthood!  


So yeah... i have to email pres, so if I have time I'll
write more.  But yeah... love ya!!

Elder
Perkins!

love yall!!!

Quinton

Rice and Water!

May 21, 2012


So, I guess if you say a picture is worth a thousands words then you sent a good sized letter... ha just kidding but that's way cool that Kellie finally graduated I can remember that day and walking around the track with all the bros and yeah it was a good day. 

But the best is yet to come. College is where its at haha I loved college so that's exciting that Kellie will get to go to college soon. 

Tell Conner he´s got 2 more years unless he decides to do the same thing that Kellie is doing. That would be the smart thing.  Looks like I'll be the only kid to not graduate from school early ha I always was the special one.   :)   

Anyways.... everything down here in Argentina is well!  The work is going good.  I have a new comp now, Elder Koeven, from Utah.  Last week was a good one.  We found 10 new investigators, we had 12 baptism dates, taught lots of lessons, and all seems to be going well. The end of this transfer we should have 4 or 5 baptisms! Woot Woot! so pray for the people haha we will need it! 

Lets see, all is well though. Today is my 5 month mark in the Mission! cray huh?!? To think I've been gone for 5 months is wild.  But,  the time sure does go by quite fast and rapido!  

This week has been interesting!  I almost punched out a drunk guy haha funny story. So we were walking home and a guy runs up to me and says ¨I have a friend that wants to talk to you¨ so we went into a house with 6 or 7 drunk guys lol watching soccer. And this guy ( to make a long story short) gets up in my face and start yelling at my in Spanish.  And I don't understand the guy so I'm just saying ¨hola como anda?¨ haha which is just like hi how are you. And then I keep trying to talk and he starts getting all wild and boy it was intense haha then my comp grabbed me and started to pull me back cause as this point we were inches away and then we just turned and walked away and was shaking his fist at me haha pretty funny. 

What else happened this week, got chased by dogs again, but that always happens haha, ummm... yeah its just been another wild week.  OH! So my camera charger broke and I need a new one from the states so I can charge my camera to take pictures. So hopefully you know what type of camera I have.  If not I'll bring it to email next time and write the details about it.  But send it in a yellow envelope the big ones so it´ll get here faster.  With some candy of course ;) but yeah... all is well. 

Spanish is coming, I can talk good for 2 months and 2 weeks in Argentina. At least compared to the other missionaries I can and the natives say so that's good. Everyone always says ¨you don't seem like a new missionary¨ and I just say well thanks haha but that's nice of them to say. But maybe its just cause I like to do work, but yeah... anyway all is well.  

I don't have much to write. All 4 of my converts are doing very well. That's always good to hear.  Granted its only been a few months but they are all doing super well so that's exciting! ha so that's good. Hopefully I can get more this transfer! woot woot! 

I have 60 pesos to last me the rest of the month.. Looks like I'll be eating rice and water haha cause I don't wanna take out personal money! Yay rice :) its only 10 days or so, so it shouldn't be to bad... haha lets see... yeah that's about it.  I'm off to write president so if I have time I'll write another one.  Sorry this email is boring!

Love

Elder Perkins

So I have a few minutes, lets see.  Shout out time to all my blog members that are following me,..... ¨I love you all¨  HAHA

How's everything at home? Hopefully its all good. The kids should be getting out of school now for the summer. I know this because Here its getting collldddd! BURRRR! haha and we have just begun the fun... tracting in the cold, the dark, the rain, and all that good stuff :) haha so that's fun. 

I love the people here. They are the best. They always invite you in the house to drink mate with them (a drink) and watch soccer. To bad we cant do either,,,, but yeah there the best haha I love it here!

CHOW!!!

Send that package mom! love ya fam!

ELDER PERKINS

Video Clip from Mothers Day Skype Call

A New Companion and a Sleepless Night

Well, I just talked to you yesterday so I'm not sure what to write in this email but I suppose that I´ll type one out to y'all anyways haha it was very good to hear and see all of y'all.  Y'all look good too!  HA still all look the same, but that's not a bad thing ;) 

But as you already know life here in Argentina is good. I have a new comp named Elder Koebin or some weird spelling haha but he seems good. We picked him up yesterday so I'll be with him this transfer in the same area. So that will be fun. Change is always good, but I liked having Elder Washburn as a comp. 

Yes it was very good that you guys were still on and Elder Washburns family and y'all could talk so he could get to talk to them yesterday. 

The Loza family is great I like them alot!  They loved talking to y'all and meeting y'all and they told me they want to call and talk to you and Morgan again haha the mom (Hermana Loza) and the daughter can both speak pretty good English so y'all can enjoy that haha I told them Morgan will enjoying calling them a lot haha but yeah.... hmmmm what else. 

Yesterday I was up all night with the Zone leader going back and forth from the house to the terminal ha because the zone leaders have to take everyone to the terminal and stuff and his comp had left, and mine so we were comps so that made for a really really long night. And we already don't get that much sleep so losing more sleep has been wild today! haha and today we haven't had anytime to sleep so that was a bummer.  We were to busy cleaning, writing letters, eating, buying stuff, and yeah.. so yeah very busy last 2 days. 

I'm off to email president so if I have left over time I'll shoot y'all another email!

Love ya!

CHOW!

Elder Perkins!

Lets see I have a few more minutes.... what do you want to know? I don't know what I can ask you haha 

OH!   The housing, no the houses here is very different.  Tiny ruin down houses. They all are just cement walls, tin roofs, with a stove and table and beds. Everything is very run down and bad in my area. But the Loza live in the one nice part of the area. There house is very nice compared to the others and its more like an actual house in America. 

ummm..... yeah all is well 

Chow!

WOOT WOOT!

Well,  we have a problem.... so my computer shut down and I lost the
whole email I sent to you.... so I have a few mintues till 6 so here's
the important stuff.  


I love the bball highlights keep them coming.  All is well.  Work is very good.
For mothers day, still not sure on a time that we are going to skype you.
But it will be around 7pm my time.  During the week I'll try to email
you when we have an exact time.  If not be on around 7pm my time.
Search C L (lives in Argentina, La Pampa, Santa Rosa and she has a picture of
her. About 22 and black hair.)
She can speak English so during the week when you add her do a test
call and just skype her and she will make sure all the kinks are worked out. 
SO add her today!)

Also, everything is well Im loving it here. Sorry about the computer.
But I get to email for free now so that's a bonus! ha not really sorry.
No, I haven't used any personal money yet.  


All is well with me! 


Love you!
Quinton:)


Okay, I have 7 minutes left so I'll try to type as fast as I can. 
All is well here. I love it! 
My spanish is coming good but I'll be able to talk to you in Spanish when you call on Skype this week. 


Thats way cool all the kids are out of school soon. That's super sad about the
xxx family, they are a super good family and yeah... way sad. Try to help
them out if you can!  


All day I spend helping people who have ruined their lives by cheating, drugs, sex, beer, and all the things you can possibly think of.  Its very rewarding helping people. 


Few funny things:
1) I spilt boiling water on my foot ( I just am used to it haha)
2) We recorded a super funny video I'll send to you next week with the
baptism pictures
3) Kids tried to force us in there car and drink with them haha super
funny but they stopped when I offered them Jesus cards and such haha
4) We are planning a super party for 2 wards for investigators and
members and its gonne be sweet!
5) I'm in ARGENTINA! WOOT WOOT! haha

But yeah all is well. 


Make sure you add the girl on Skype I'm excited to talk to yall.
It will be fun. But all is well. We had a very very good week.  We found lots of new investigators (9) and taught about 22 lessons and yeah lots of other good numbers. 


All is well.  I'll get a new comp next week so thats exciting! I wonder who it will be!! haha

Anyways, love y'all!

Love
Elder Perkins!

SUPA

Well, that looks like y'all have a fun weekend! but next time 5 or 6 pictures will do just fine haha no need to send 30. But anyways, that's very good, I'm glad they finally got married. I mean, I did call the whole thing from before they were even dating but hey... I'm not one to brag. haha 

All is well here in Argentina.  

No, I don't use that liner, much to hot, but I'm sure when it gets colder I'll use it. Hopefully you've sent me that package with goodies! ha anyways, no, Argentina is good here. Spanish is going good, and yeah. 

This past Saturday we had the baptism of BIBIANA!!! YAY!!! that's how its spelt but in English  its Viviana but it's the same way to say it out loud in Spanish. So that was super good!!!!  Yes, all 3 of her daughters went to the baptism so this week were attacking and hopefully we can start to teach them the lessons. 

The work is starting to build. We are increasing our teaching pool and doing some good work. We have been using a few new tactics to talk to people and they are  working.   Every time we talk to someone we teach only the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith.  That way its quick, keeps their interest, and its been working so were sticking to it! haha   Another fun thing is like half our contacts we ¨contact to baptize¨ lol so like for an example, we are walking down the street and we start talking to a lady and refer everything to baptism and then once we have a return visit at their house we extend the baptism commitment right there haha its super good! 

Yesterday we sacked 3 dates of baptism with people. It's a very good way to weed out the ones who aren't ready. So we have high hopes for this week! Yes the torta fritas are suppppper good!  I love them! haha and we just cook lots of stuff like pastas, and uhhhh other Argentine food.  Nothing to crazy but it's good still. 

But back to the baptism it was very good and I loved it!  It's cool to feel the Spirit. SUPA! 

Yeah, 2 weeks ago we had interviews so that was good. And since I live with the zone leaders we spent a few hours with him (Mission President) also. So yeah we have chatted haha he doesn't speak English but its cool.  Its weird, like I'll be talking with latins or the people of Argentina and then in my mind think ¨wow this is weird haha I cant speak spanish¨ and somehow I can lol SUPA!

 

Recently it has been super cold haha like rain and just cold! Although today and yesterday its been sunny which has been nice to work in. But you can for sure tell that the Winter is here in Argentina! ha so that's good. 

Lets see what else has happened.  Yesterday I played in church again that piano so that was good, I don't like doing it very much but I put on my happy face and do it haha that's what a lot of people tell me here. That I'm always happy and smiling lol but you know, when you are confused, don't understand, and its really awkward, all you know how to do is smile :) hahahahaha 

Yesterday we helped a less active out.  He's struggling big time.  He has everything set up to hang himself, super sad but we worked with him for a while yesterday and slowly but surely we were changing his mind. So he's a special project. Tonight were going to drop some cane on a few investigators haha because there not progressing.  Tyler can fill you in about that, its not fun, but it needs to be done lots.

 

But yeah, the work here is all good.  I got a super sweet soccer jersey and it was free! woot woot!  

Lets see what else would you guys like to know... I probably leave a lot of stuff out like small details but to me it's just everyday life now ha so sorry. hmmm.... not sure. I'm gonna go email president and then if I think of more, I will send another quick one! CHOW!

 

Love

Elder Perkins

 

P.S. for Janine, your Spanish is flawless and wonderful, I wouldn't change a thing! haha glad to hear all is well with you.  Maybe one day I'll get a letter together send it to you.  Or better yet, you send me one with your address? Yeah? I like that idea mucho meyor! (much better ;) )

 

Oh and for skyping you next week, not sure the day or when its gonna go down, but next week in the email I'll narrow down a specific time when I will call you and let you know. CHOW!

So I thought of some other things, this week me and my comp went to a small town about an hour away called Anguil and boy it was sad.   I mean it looks like a war went through the town and now people live in the ruines of it with sticks and tarps, and a few cement walls.  Super sad, but it was good. We went there to help the elders out in that area (it's a new area). So that was fun this week.

I like being with other missionarys it's like a brother hood that only RM´s and Missionaries would understand haha

Kellie looks very good in her pictures, very cute pictures. 

Conner can drive?!? wow there pony.... tell that chicken little rat biscut to hold his horses haha but jk thats super cool. He can drive my thug car any day he wants. As long as he is nice to MY explorer that I FOUND and I BOUGHT! haha anyways... thats all. 

Tell grandma and grandpa I love them too!

Why I Am Serving In Argentina

Nope, no last minute things that I want. Just make sure you send it to the write address and DO NOT SEND IT through FEDEX!!!!! this is important.  Only through the United States Postal Service. 

But yeah, all is well. 

That's good that my blog gets lots of looks. I suppose that someone out there likes me. 

...I see women here all day everyday that made one bad mistake and it ruined their lives. It's not good, it's quite sad actually. The girls here literally live there lives and yeah... I wont say much more than that but its super not good. There really is safety in listening to the prophets.  

Hopefully Krista's wedding goes good! That will be very fun!   It should be way good!

My week last week was good. We taught a lot and good things are happening! THIS WEEK WE HAVE A BAPTISM!!!!!!!!!! for Viviana!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!! hahaha I'm super stoked! I will send pics of it next week. She's way good and all her family is coming so they will feel the spirit and get baptised as well! haha jk but that's the hope! So we are super stoked for that. This will make baptism number 4.

Oh,  Argentinians steal all packages through ups, but they don't touch the American Postal service one. So yeah... remember that.  And no just some Gatorade or something. IDK! And you cant put peanut butter or beef jerky in the package. Its not allowed in the country. 

My address is:

 

Elder QUINTON Perkins

Mision Argentina Bahía Blanca

Chacabuco 1755

(8000) Bahía Blanca

Buenos Aires

Argentina

I noticed a few days ago I hit the 4 month mark. So I would say that's not to shabby. 

So  yeah haha I'm glad all is well with you guys. The mission is super cool. 

This past week I got to give my comp just a normal blessing and that was super cool. I've never done it before but it was way good!  Very good experience and after that I know that there really is power in blessing.  I mean I knew that before but this one was different. I really did feel like a spokesperson for God.  So, that was great! 

Also, I cook a lot here. I enjoy it!  Today I cooked 50 Torta Fritas (if dad ever ate Argentinian food he will know what they are ha) but they were super good! There like mini little cake thingy, and wow! Super good! hahaha I got the recipe from an Argentine person! 

Ha! the Spanish is good.  I can understand like most of what's going on in lessons.  Everyday talking is still kinda tough but I can for sure tell I'm learning it. So that's good! Yeah, with my comp we talk a lot in English but out in the streets and stuff we try to talk more Spanish and with the Argentine elders and such it's mostly all Spanish. 

ummm I don't remember what else you asked me. But yeah. My computer here isn't very good. Its tough to work. and slow and wastes lots of time ha but anyways....

 

I suppose I'll add why I am serving:

I'm serving because this gospel is true.  Growing up I did whatever the heck I wanted and thought that I was living the life and having fun when really that's not what was happening. Then once I started applying the gospel to my life, and doing things the way that we learn in church and stuff everything started to click. I was more happy and I just felt better. Not sure how to explain it.  But it's just that simple. Living the gospel I found out was just a better lifestyle.  But at this point I still never had a testimony.  Then one day I decided  (After I burned my foot/broke my ribs) that I had a choice.  To go on a mission or go study. So I started actively searching out an answer and in the introduction of the Book of Mormon there is that promise that if you read it and pray about it you will now that it's true and the church is true. So that's what I did. I put it to the test and one day its just hit me and I knew. Not sure how to explain it but I just knew that it was true. And from that point the gospel of Jesus Christ has blessed me in more ways than I can imagine!   I'm serving a mission for the people of Argentina. I wanted to be able to help one of them. That's all. Because the joy the gospel has brought me; I want to give them the same joy. This joy is an eternal joy. A joy that never ends. So that is why I'm serving.

(He burned his foot at work and then his many hospital visits to care for it.  He kept on smiling!)

 

Tell people that I want letters from them! haha all my friends in high school tell them to use 2 dollars of their money and send me a letter! haha I will write them back. So you can add that to my FB. 

But yeah all is well here I like it lots. I'm very content with it. Argentina is super cool!  The people are great!  A guy yesterday called us over and ripped on us for a good 7 minutes hahaha super funny. And he kept asking me why I was so happy lol and smiling and i just kept saying ¨porque me encanta argentina y la gente. Y tambien I quiero compartir un mensaje con usted sobre el amor que Dois tiene para usted¨ needless to say he didn't like it very much haha but It's fun just bearing testimony because they cant argue it. I love it!! haha woot woot. I think I spelled a lot of Spanish wrong but hopefully you get the gist of it! lol So that was good.  Anyway... I have lots of stories but no time to type it all out. Love you all!

Chow!

Quinton

From Quintons Mom:   I put what he told the man into Google Translate and this is what he told him:

"because I love Argentina and the people. And also I want to share a message with you about the love God has for you."

I am so proud of Quinton!!    He said the right thing because isn't that what we all want to know...that God loves us!   

I just LOVE him!

This is what he is referencing in the Book of Mormon Introduction that he read and it changed him and his direction in life:

The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God’s dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel.

 The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. This group is known as the Jaredites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are among the ancestors of the American Indians.

 The crowning event recorded in the Book of Mormon is the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after his resurrection. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come.

 After Mormon completed his writings, he delivered the account to his son Moroni, who added a few words of his own and hid up the plates in the hill Cumorah. On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, then a glorified, resurrected being, appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith and instructed him relative to the ancient record and its destined translation into the English language.

 In due course the plates were delivered to Joseph Smith, who translated them by the gift and power of God. The record is now published in many languages as a new and additional witness that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God and that all who will come unto him and obey the laws and ordinances of his gospel may be saved.

 Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”

 In addition to Joseph Smith, the Lord provided for eleven others to see the gold plates for themselves and to be special witnesses of the truth and divinity of the Book of Mormon. Their written testimonies are included herewith as “The Testimony of Three Witnesses” and “The Testimony of Eight Witnesses.”

 We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10:3–5.)

 Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the second coming of the Messiah.

Peyton Manning and The Need For American Candy

Well my family... hopefully you liked my pictures haha they took forever to send so ill kinda fill you on on life on the other side of the world!   


Well winter is here. Burrrrr... things get down during the day to like 50ish or the lowest during the day has been like 45 with rain.  Haha it's chilly! But most days as of right now are blazing hot and we just sweat a lot.  


I've come to realize that sweating is a part
of missionary work!  Anyway... our family Martin y Antonella aren't progressing and we are not sure if they want to get married!! AHHH!!!  WHY?!?!  
It's stressful so tonight were going to Bajo la canye or in other words drop the cane on them about marriage. So that will be fun.

Out of no where Viviana has come to church twice, has felt the Spirit, and she has a way cool story but that can wait... And yeah, she wants to get baptised and yesterday at church she broke down in tears
thanking me and my comp for knocking her door and helping her!!   WOOT WOOT!  So that was very good. 


Probably the best I've ever felt ever!

Shes 30ih and has a family but the family isn't interested but after her baptism we are gonna see if her family will open up!  So that's good. 


We are having a hard time finding investigators. Everyone wants to talk with us, but they are doing it to talk, not to hear the gospel, so that's tricky trying to find REAL investigators.   


A family trip would be fun.  Maybe Argentina?!? haha jk you don't wanna come here.  At least
not my area lol... umm the food is way good!  


BUT MOTHER, a package with American candy, Gatorade mix, and whatever else would be
much wonderful! haha jk well not really... 












Lots of good is happening here and I'm enjoying it very much.  So I can't complain.  


What's new there? 


That stinks the Rockies aren't good but you have a point dad.  Who cares because now a part of good ole Rocky Top has come to the Mile High City and well lets just say I'm having high hopes for the Broncos
this next year even though I can't watch.





Ummm what else... we get 700
pesos a month. Which is like ummmmmmm 125ish American dollars, which is nothing.  Not sure why but food prices here are way higher than the
states.  So basically at the end of the month we are scrapping for food!  haha but that's always fun.  


all is well 
love y'all!

And Even MORE pictures!

Pictures! Finally!

So this will be a quick email!  Uploading pictures here takes way to long. 

So I'm just gonna send a quick note so I have time to send you pictures. 

I don't have many of the area I'm in but I have some of me and my companions and stuff.  

So hopefully you enjoy... I'll kinda label them for you if I have time. Uploading pictures takes like 20 minutes... so yeah.   

All is well here. This past week has been long. We haven't had much success at all.... way long week but that's okay.  Just means we can improve this week! 

Anyways... Love you all, hope all is well! If there's time I'll send another note. Tell dad to keep me updated with the sports. 

My comp and I are very good. Elder Washburn (my comp) is way cool and we have fun. The Zone Leaders are Elder Scoma (way fun kid) and Elder Sanchez (from Mexico), he's way cool too. 


Anyway, all is well and yeah enjoy the pictures! Send me the link to my blog again thanks :)

Love

Quinton 

Elder Washburn and Elder Perkins

He looks SO HAPPY!!

The Lord Works In Small and Simple Ways

Oh my family, what to tell you.  I'm sure you are waiting to know everything but sadly that can't be done in an email haha but I'll try to fill you in. 

Sounds like all is well there.  This week has been very good.  

We are working with some good people.   First family is Martin y Antonilla.  We are planning a wedding for them now, and then their baptism so thetas very exciting!! WOOT WOOT!  

Jorge is a 60 year old man that will get baptised in about 4 weeks or so, when he arrives home from his trip. And those are the main investigators that we have right now.  

Missionary work is the most stressful hard thing in the world! haha Oh how I wish I could just show people how good the gospel is so they can accept it now rather than waiting FOREVER to accept it.. haha 


Conference was very good!  Actually they had a special room/TV where all the Yanks (that's what Americans are called) got to go watch all of conference in English. So that was very good.  Very good talks this year.  I was surprised that EVERY talk was about families.  SO that was different but still very good. 


The weather here is killer hot!!  I tell you what... I sweat and sweat and sweat lol but its fun.


Yes, I play the piano in sacrament meetings when the lady who normally does it isn't there.  Which is about half the time haha the people here have a very tough time going to church. Not sure why... but they do lol 


Teaching and studying are very good.  I thought I wouldn't like studying the gospel every morning but I do.  It's very good I learn lots!  My scriptures are very marked up lol but no, it's good.  Teaching is good.  I'm starting to understand people better and I can talk.  Not very good structure, but I can get my point across which is good.  


But yeah, this past week I was on a 48 hour division with a Latin (Latin=Native Spanish Speaker) and that was good.  We could communicate just fine and I learned a lot from him.  But now I'm back with my Comp.  Today is day 1 of the new transfer. 


Yes, my foot hurts but it's no biggy. I mean what's a little pain when it comes to saving souls? NOTHING! haha

Cool story:

Argentina is very good.  Me and my comp worked all day one day, and NO ONE would talk to us.  Well, I take that back.  Everyone will talk with us, but when it comes to the gospel they don't do that.  So we walked for a good 5 hours straight in the blazing hot sun.  And I mean it's hot and humid and LOCO!  So we were walking and saw a member watering her plants and we said HI and she looked very sad.  But we didn't say anything and left.  When we past her we were looking for a house number of a potential investigator.  So we left her and walked to the end of the street and came to a dead end and realized the house didn't exist.  So we headed back past the member and this time she called us over and told us how she was praying for us to come back so we could give her mother a blessing. So we went in and gave her mother a blessing, and then she wanted one for her too (she had some bad sickness she told us about for like 3 weeks) and I sealed the oil on their heads and my comp gave the blessings.  But the spirit was so strong!  Like it was the best.  Both the member and the Mom were in tears (from the spirit) and yeah way way way good. Now the mom we are hoping will want to hear the lessons. But the miracle is, is that who ever gave us a false address really turned out to bless the member and her mom.  Because without that false address we wouldn't have ever been on that street.  Just goes to show that the Lord works in small and simple ways :)   


Anyway... all is well here.

Tell Kellie and Conner that if they get their Duty to God Award and Personal Progress they will be in for a very sweet treat from Argentina! haha  Trust me they will like it.  I have found the coolest things in the world down here. They are 100 percent made in Argentina and wow... let me just say haha I've bought a few things for myself to use and wear and such, so when they can send me an email saying they achieved the next rank or finished it I´ll mail them some things.  And I bet right about now, they are staying, "He's lying and doesn't have anything cool".  Well, my brother and sister if you do think that I would encourage you to think again and just do it.  I promise you will not be disappointed.

Love

Elder Perkins