Happy 4th! I'm leaving Mercedes

SO EXCITING about Nika's wedding!!! ahhhh I can't believe it. Well I'm super happy that i´ll be home for it :) 

For the 4th of July my comp and I made no bake cookies, and then we called people in our zone and sang "proud to be an american" haha... that's about as much as we could celebrate. 

Today (9 de Julio) is actually the independence day of Argentina! So we have an activity with our branch that me and my comp organized.

We´re going to this place where they raise yacaré (crocodiles) and we get to hold the babies!! I'm stoked
     

So we had a pretty good week down here. We´ve got quite a few investigators who are really progressing... Ramona is awesome. We went by her house to pick her up for church and she wasn't there, so we were super sad. Then during sacrament she showed up.. and she had ridden her bike in the cold to get there, without a coat. She´s definitely going to get baptized when the elders are here. 

News though...I'm leaving Mercedes tomorrow - emergency transfer to keep us safe.  We have an investigator who is texting us too much and inappropriate things.  So we have to pack today and leave tomorrow afternoon. its been crazy! Don't worry, I'm safe. 

This week we had our final "comp inventory" and it was really good! We have a great relationship even though 

we´re really different. You know, showing genuine interest in others despite how different you are does wonders for relationships. She haven't had good experiences in the past, but we've really enjoyed one another and made a friendship.  

We met Ismael this week. He's 25 years old.. we taught the restoration, and when we talked about Joseph Smith he was like "hey I've read a book before that says his name on it.. and it has a dude holding some bible in his arm. and it talks about how he was persecuted and had to move a lot. He said he just found it in his moms house. So he´s already got some knowledge  and seems prepared to progress.  

LOVE YOU SO MUCH! 

This house is completely made of bottles.