Hola Mí Familia,

I’m in the last week of this transfer and it’s flown by. When you teach and preach and work as missionaries do, you don’t even have time to think about anything else, like get caught up in the ladies, how many months you have left, or how hot and tired you are. All that you can think about is what you’re going to teach and who is the familia you’re going to find tomorrow. I can definitely tell the difference between working hard and not. And now behold I say unto you, I like to work. I hope this sets a pattern for the rest of my life.

This week I had back-to-back intercambios or exchanges. First with Elder Ferreria in Ituzaingo. He has one transfer here and he’s from Argentina. We had a good day, nevertheless, I can say I know the feelings like that of a turkey in an oven. It was 48 degrees, which for us is about 122 degrees. And we worked the siesta, the hottest part of the day, and we survived — but barely. After that I had a day in my area, but then that night I went to Maipú to work with Elder Reyes, the Zone Leader. I love working and learning from the Zone Leaders because they’ve been around. I also love to work in an area with different faces and streets — even if I may get raped!  ☺

Julio got back last week so we went over to his house and he is going to take us out for lunch tomorrow. A crazy little, fat Argentine guy named Leo, came to church last week. He’s a member in Carlos Paz and came to our ward. He served a mission in Cali and went to BYU for three years. I give him crap because he didn’t get married while he was there at BYU. So, needless to say, I was excited to talk in English. Then he took us out to lunch last week and came to church again. This week he told me that because I don’t have any brothers, he could be my Argentine brother so when I come back I’ll have a place to stay. I told him I’m just going to use him for his house.  :-)  This week he’s going to take out again for lunch because I’ll probably get transferred.

Well, that’s my week — stay tuned in for next week for my adventures and travels in Argentina. Transfers are on Sunday so I’ll let you know on Monday. 

Les Amo

Elder Glanzer

Chao