Letter Dated December 19, 2011

Dear Mom and Dad;

I must say that we have lots more food choices in the states. Which is good. The food here is good.  But ya have to know how to cook.  Soooo small problem for us. We are learning bit by bit. I might be able to cook a bit when I get home.  Not a ton.  But a little.

Mike's Companion, Elder Arriaga

Ok, so the phone calls or skype is going to happen on the 24th, my companion at 5 and me 6:30ish.   Obviously there could be a variable, cause it depends on when my companion finishes. But I would say 6:30 in Argentina time, sooo, like 2:30 in the states? Ha ha, bit early, but o well. And I will try to do skype 1st, but if I can't, cause the Internet where we are going to do it isn't very fast, and I have to find a web cam to borrow.  I will call home if skype doesn't work and hang up so you have my number, then you guys have to call me back so the Branch President doesn't end up paying.

If you have questions or something, I will check my email before I call or skype.  So we hope it works.

Yea I am pretty excited for super p-day.  I get to play some sports, visit with lots of other missionaries.  Should be fun.  We eat good too.  We leave Wednesday and come back Friday. Should be good.

Christmas on Sunday should be interesting, we only go for sacrament meeting.  Which for the Argentineans is weird, cause they celebrate in the night... ha ha.

This week was pretty interesting.

Argentine money

Saturday we had a branch Christmas activity.  So Friday and Saturday we spent the days inviting people, investigators and menos activos really.  And we had lots of people there. We had probably, 8 investigators and 6 menos activos.  So that was pretty good.

In the activity, they read the story about Jesus, and had a bunch of pictures to go with it made by the youth.  Then we sang some songs.  Then we ate lots of food and talked.  Went really well. The people really liked it.

Then at church most of the people at the activity didn't go.  But a few did, we had 4 investigators go to church so that was good.

We struggled to have lessons with peole this week, everyone is really busy right now getting Christmas ready and all.  And lots are traveling.

We had almost all our citas fall.  But we did do pretty good. This next week or so will be the same I think.

Gives a good idea on how big the cereal package are

I forgot to read what happened in the week to remind me before email.  The weeks get mixed up in my head sometimes.  I cant really think of what lessons we had with investigators.

We taught Flia Martinez twice, but then the kids went to visit there brother, so we haven't been able to pass by.  And she (the mom) wont go without Walter there to drag her, ha ha.

Anyway we should be talking this Saturday.

Until then.

Love
Elder Obray