Live from Tucuman...

Live from Tucuman... where the heat is less but the humidity is higher. 

Please save me.... hahahaha

I fled my companion and went to Tucuman to work on more Visa stuff. Tis' the mish life. But everytime we have to travel we call it a vacation. hahaha so sad but true! I have sooooo many awesome pics to share with you guys but because I'm in Tucuman... AH!! Next week!! 

This is the last week with my comp! Woah... time flie so fast! This Saturday, the 23rd, I'll have been in my mission for 4 MONTHS!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?!?! That's longer than Ukraine!! My oh my... my life is different! 

This week was crazy!! As always hahaha but the streets were flooded because of rain, it was 110 degrees, learned how to cook Dulce De Leche, and we baptized my 2 favorite little chickas. They are awesome sauce and it was so evident that Satan really didnt want these girls baptized... Seriously! We taught the little girls about the Word of Wisdom.. to which their mom who is a member didnt know about... sometimes I wonder what missionaries teach their investigators. You got to teach it ALL! Gosh... but anyways... Their mom didn't know.. but their grandma knows. She literally knows it all but doesnt want to teach them because then they know that shes not living what she claims to believe. People make me so mad! But whateves... the next night we came back and the girls were like, "Abuela is drinking tea in the other room... Can we tell her about the Word of Wisdom?" Uh.... I didnt say yes or no but the nine yr old ran into the other room and i just started to die laughing trying to hide in my Book of Mormon as that little girl just preached it to her grandma.

"Abuela we dont drink tea because its bad for our bodies and its a commandment of God. And he wants us to be happy and live for a long time. And this body of ours we have because God is nice and amazing and we need to take care of it. Abuela, it's the Word of Wisdom. Our bodies are Temples." 

I have never laughed so stinking hard. You preach it girl... You help your family live what they know is true. hahahahaha

But their baptism.... Wow... a true miracle. The last baptism in this ward was over a year ago and apparently it wasn't in our baptismal font. That hasn't been cleaned in almost two years. We opened it up and... Cockroaches galore, scorpions, and a inch of water that was just green. The blue tiles, not blue anymore. NASTINESS!!

We tried to clean it....

Okay I don't have time to explain the craziness but essentially the day of the baptism it wasn't clean because missionaries don't have time ever and the members that said they would do it.. nope. So day of... yikes. And so through our amazing but very poor bishop who doesn't live in our area, had to spend money to come clean it.. hes an angel. And then about two hours into filling the font... NO MORE WATER! There was no more water in the church. NOpe... About three feet of water. Yeah... not enough. And then when the baptism was about to start. We didn't have priesthood. Only one guy who was going to baptize them but no more. AHHH!!! The elders almost came... They were on their way but they also had two baptisms that night... Anyways Satan tried really hard but those little girls were baptized in three feet of water and it all worked out. Not sure how but... whew!! Im so grateful! I love kids. They have no fear and they love God with all they have... Such a testimony builder this week hearing those little girls share Gods love. THey had a friend in our lessons too that they invited. If kids can do it, we can. These girls called their grandma to repentance, have courage!! We are to become as little children before the Lord.
I have a strong testimony of this work, of the happiness it brings in peoples lives. All I'm doing is teaching people about God, and how he loves them so much, it's up to the investigators and God to do the rest. But I'm so grateful for this opportunity to sweat and preach... hahaha I'm so very grateful and I love you all so very much.

My challenge to you... Share the gospel this week to one person. Just let them know how much God loves them because he does. Have the strength of the prophets in the Book of Mormon, but more importantly have the courage of a nine year old and a eleven year old girl to get baptized and help their older siblings, to help their family. I love the gospel so much. I KNOW God's with us. He's always with us, holding our hands, and at times holding us, waiting for the day we come back to him. I can't wait for that day when I can stand before him, having done all I could do for his children.

I love you MUCHO!!!

ANd I love Dulce De Leche!!

And I hate the sun..

Peace, love, and bananas...

Hermana Bower

Guess who goes home next week?  Emilee!!  Back to the 'Couv.

To the Fam:

Okay so I didn't get a chance to respond to your emails.. because I didn't get a chance to read your emails but Im reading them on the bus ride back and Ill respond soon!! Darn you Tucuman!!! Ahhh Ive got a loooooooooong bus ride back. JK it's only 2 and a half hours... not bad!! I love you guys lots though and thank you for the emails every week!!! you'd da best!!! 

LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

And mom, i did read your question, i was in the church yes... but im also in argentina... sketch fest everyday... snake fest everyday... bring it on!!!! I love you guys!!!! Go out and kill it!! Talk soon!! Next monday I might be in a different area with a new companion! CRAZY! TIme is so fast here!!
MUCHO AMOR
KOBE