hello family,
So this week we went to a little pueblo outside of town, called
Embalse. we actually go there every week to work and eat with our ward
mission leader, but this week i brought my camera, so im sending a few
photos. it was BEAUTIFUL there. very cool. little towns like embalse
for me are really what make argentina. the citys... well they are kind
of just a bunch of other cities crammed together, and almost
everything is in english, its wierd. its not argentina like i like it.
embalse, its small, green, full of super chill people that live on
high steep hills with steep rocky steps that seem 100 years old, and
just sit around and drink mate. there are streams for fishing, there
are restaurants to buy authentic argentine food, thats dang good. its
just a great little place. very wealthy because its so beautiful, so
they people dont want much gospel, but who knows, we might find one
there.
Its been a great week, i just got my new companion, elder
hruska, from texas, and were gonna work like mad. this week will keep
us real busy, we{ll be into something different every day, im excited.
we got to watch 17 miracles last monday. i hope you have all seen it,
if not, see it, because seriously, that movie was powerful. i bawled
like the time me and meg and peter watched the christmas shoes. very
good movie, hope you watch it and feel the same way i did afterwards.
Life is great, were just right in the business, and i really feel
that something is about to happen, something good. in other good news,
we got new mattresses and pillows, which is great since i have been
using a pair of sweatpants as a pillow this transfer. also, i got a
late christmas package from mom and dad that i didnt even know was
coming. we took my coca cola boat on its maiden voyage in the public
fountain, and shes real smooth. we named her the S.S Eternal
Companion.
Also, the beef jerky is amazing to just look at, and i had a
piece last night. sent me into shock just about. so good. im very
excited to try making the root bear, and i just think the whole things
was great. thank you very much. sad thing about the ranch packet,
pretty sure you cant get sour cream here. ill keep looking though.
Christal, i never got your christmas card, so im excited to get
it. I love you all and miss you like crazy, send me stuff all you
want, i promise i wont get sick of it, and ill send you stuff too!
thats a promise.
Anyway, love yalls.
Elder Bridge
Monday, February 6, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
mamma, wheres pappa going with that axe? January 23, 2012
Another letter from the runt.
Im doin good, we worked really hard this week, and i almost
died of jealosy when mom told me that the pipes froze again. it is
hotter than it should ever be down here. just hot, i dont even bother
checking how hot. just not fun hot, and its every day. sometimes it
looks like its about to rain and we get all excited but then it
doesnt. then sometimes it rains, and we have one cool day, and the
next day its back to the oven. i miss winter.
other than the weather, my other enemies are at least something i
can fight against. things like apathy, pride, lethargy. i cant destroy
them, but i can fight them, so i do, and i do it by dropping lots of
cane...sometimes.
Todays gonna be a real good day, were going to play some
futball, and then heading back to almafuerte tonight to WORK. Weve
been busy, did i mention that? last night i made an foreign delicacy
for a family and some of there relatives, about 10 people. a little
something i like to call Breakfast Burritos. bridge style, lots of
cheese, and the only bottle of hot sauce they sell in the whole town,
i bought it. merry christmas familia perez, from alan and colleen
bridge! it was really fun, and tasty, and theyre a cool family. they
cook for us every other sunday night so it was my turn, and i think i
did it justice if i do say so.
Not too much to report. hopefully things keep going at the
pace they are, and that Elder Asplund enjoys his last week.
Love, Elder Bridge
Im doin good, we worked really hard this week, and i almost
died of jealosy when mom told me that the pipes froze again. it is
hotter than it should ever be down here. just hot, i dont even bother
checking how hot. just not fun hot, and its every day. sometimes it
looks like its about to rain and we get all excited but then it
doesnt. then sometimes it rains, and we have one cool day, and the
next day its back to the oven. i miss winter.
other than the weather, my other enemies are at least something i
can fight against. things like apathy, pride, lethargy. i cant destroy
them, but i can fight them, so i do, and i do it by dropping lots of
cane...sometimes.
Todays gonna be a real good day, were going to play some
futball, and then heading back to almafuerte tonight to WORK. Weve
been busy, did i mention that? last night i made an foreign delicacy
for a family and some of there relatives, about 10 people. a little
something i like to call Breakfast Burritos. bridge style, lots of
cheese, and the only bottle of hot sauce they sell in the whole town,
i bought it. merry christmas familia perez, from alan and colleen
bridge! it was really fun, and tasty, and theyre a cool family. they
cook for us every other sunday night so it was my turn, and i think i
did it justice if i do say so.
Not too much to report. hopefully things keep going at the
pace they are, and that Elder Asplund enjoys his last week.
Love, Elder Bridge
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Under the January Sun. January 16, 2012.
ITS HOT!
The weather here is nuts. last tuesday we had this huge storm
and i got all excited and we went out and worked but it was like
crazy! howling rain, and huge hail the size of a large marble, like
really big, and the streets were flooded. there was this huge puddle,
and i tried to jump it, and i didnt quite make it, so my leg went into
like 2 feet of water and i fell, and my arm and hip got a cut up and
bloody and my shirt got dirty, but i was already soaked, and it made
us look tougher so i didnt mind.
ITs been a great week, full of good studies and some great
lessons. Elder Asplund and i have been trying to put together this
ward movie night for three weeks, but the first week nobody showed up,
and the second i was sick. this saturday though was a hit! we brought
an investigator, and hermana perez brought an investigator, and we had
like 15 members and we watched the Joseph Smith movie, and it went
really well. Were starting to win the trust of these small town
bumpkins and they will soon fall into our trap! and by that i mean
help us find people to teach, mwahahahaha!
We are meeting all kinds of people with some of the saddest
stories, you woudnt believe, but were also able to see how their lives
can be changed and turned to good, so im really loving the good times.
today im in rio cuarto for the dayu, were about to head over to the
church and meet up with the other elders to play soccer and eat
together, so all in all it should be a pretty good day.
Anyone who has written me and not recieved a response should be
expecting one in about 3 weeks, cause i sent off a bunch this week, so
heres hoping.
Anyway, not much else.
Love, Elder Bridge
The weather here is nuts. last tuesday we had this huge storm
and i got all excited and we went out and worked but it was like
crazy! howling rain, and huge hail the size of a large marble, like
really big, and the streets were flooded. there was this huge puddle,
and i tried to jump it, and i didnt quite make it, so my leg went into
like 2 feet of water and i fell, and my arm and hip got a cut up and
bloody and my shirt got dirty, but i was already soaked, and it made
us look tougher so i didnt mind.
ITs been a great week, full of good studies and some great
lessons. Elder Asplund and i have been trying to put together this
ward movie night for three weeks, but the first week nobody showed up,
and the second i was sick. this saturday though was a hit! we brought
an investigator, and hermana perez brought an investigator, and we had
like 15 members and we watched the Joseph Smith movie, and it went
really well. Were starting to win the trust of these small town
bumpkins and they will soon fall into our trap! and by that i mean
help us find people to teach, mwahahahaha!
We are meeting all kinds of people with some of the saddest
stories, you woudnt believe, but were also able to see how their lives
can be changed and turned to good, so im really loving the good times.
today im in rio cuarto for the dayu, were about to head over to the
church and meet up with the other elders to play soccer and eat
together, so all in all it should be a pretty good day.
Anyone who has written me and not recieved a response should be
expecting one in about 3 weeks, cause i sent off a bunch this week, so
heres hoping.
Anyway, not much else.
Love, Elder Bridge
Monday, January 9, 2012
One for the Fam, Let's Keep it Together. January 9, 2012
Wierdest week of my mission. Ill try to explain fast cause i dont have
a ton of time but jeez.
So Wednesday i went into Cordoba to do my DNI which will make
it so im pretty much a citizen here for a few years after the mish in
case i want to come back and visit, so thats cool. Then Thursday i
felt wayy sick, so we went back to the apartment, and i layed in pain
for the night. Friday much of the same, sooo bored and all that.
Finally at like 10:30 we took my temp and it was 103.2 so we called
the HErmana and she was like go to the hospital. and heres where it
gets wierd.
So we finally get to the hospital after so much time waiting
on a taxi that didnt come and calling an hermano to drive us there. So
the doctor was a crazy person. less active member of the church that
apparently doesnt live anywhere as far as i could discern. Also,
wouldnt be suprised if he wasnt a doctor. Gave me like a 10 minute hug
and kept saying how happy he was to see a missionary, then sat
andchatted about his personal finance problems at midnight where i
cant even think straight and just want to go back to bed. he comes to
give me another hug, then sits next to me and does like a wierd
sideways hug and rests his head against my chest and says how tired he
is. i had no idea what to do but i realized the humor in the
situation. i just like patted his head and said it would be okay and
he just sat there for a while. then he calls the nurse, she brings a
shot that they put in my hind quarters, sending unexplainable pain all
the way up and down my left leg, that lasted for about 5 minutes that
seemed like an eternity. then he chats for about anothre 40 minutes,
asks us to offer a prayer, and we finally go back the the apartment to
sleep at 1:00. Super wierd right?
YEsterday was good though,. I had a talk, then stumbled back
to the apartment to try and rest my head, and studied alot, adn today
were going to interviews with presidant and a zone meeting so this
week should be a little more normal im hoping.
Love yall, Elder BRidge.
p.s. mom and dad... missed ya
a ton of time but jeez.
So Wednesday i went into Cordoba to do my DNI which will make
it so im pretty much a citizen here for a few years after the mish in
case i want to come back and visit, so thats cool. Then Thursday i
felt wayy sick, so we went back to the apartment, and i layed in pain
for the night. Friday much of the same, sooo bored and all that.
Finally at like 10:30 we took my temp and it was 103.2 so we called
the HErmana and she was like go to the hospital. and heres where it
gets wierd.
So we finally get to the hospital after so much time waiting
on a taxi that didnt come and calling an hermano to drive us there. So
the doctor was a crazy person. less active member of the church that
apparently doesnt live anywhere as far as i could discern. Also,
wouldnt be suprised if he wasnt a doctor. Gave me like a 10 minute hug
and kept saying how happy he was to see a missionary, then sat
andchatted about his personal finance problems at midnight where i
cant even think straight and just want to go back to bed. he comes to
give me another hug, then sits next to me and does like a wierd
sideways hug and rests his head against my chest and says how tired he
is. i had no idea what to do but i realized the humor in the
situation. i just like patted his head and said it would be okay and
he just sat there for a while. then he calls the nurse, she brings a
shot that they put in my hind quarters, sending unexplainable pain all
the way up and down my left leg, that lasted for about 5 minutes that
seemed like an eternity. then he chats for about anothre 40 minutes,
asks us to offer a prayer, and we finally go back the the apartment to
sleep at 1:00. Super wierd right?
YEsterday was good though,. I had a talk, then stumbled back
to the apartment to try and rest my head, and studied alot, adn today
were going to interviews with presidant and a zone meeting so this
week should be a little more normal im hoping.
Love yall, Elder BRidge.
p.s. mom and dad... missed ya
Monday, January 2, 2012
His midicloreans are off the scale! January 2, 2012
Dear Family,
I hear good things, that is good. Much better than the alternative
i would say. Anyway, how is everyone?
I have had a decent week. New Years was cool, they do
fireworks, like everyone in town spends all their money on fireworks,
so it was pretty cool. We were up on our roof, and i was dancing
around and playing the star spangled banner on my harmonica and
basking in the bombs, just bursting in the air. Loved it.
Work wise, weve got a few very special people that weve found,
and were thinking that January will be a great month. Its my comps
last, so were doing everything we can to get rid of distractions, and
work hard you know? Were getting used to the flow of things, and
hopefully the work will become more regular once everyone gets home
from their vacations. we only had loike 12 people in church the last
two weeks, and thats in the two different towns we take care of. Our
bikes are in the shop now too so we walked a ton yesterday and
saturday, but it was good. And i mean you can imagine how sweet it was
to walk into a real bike shop. the smell almost knocked me out with
glee.
So yeah, working hard, hope everyones good. Love you and hope to
hear good things.
Love, Elder Bridge
I hear good things, that is good. Much better than the alternative
i would say. Anyway, how is everyone?
I have had a decent week. New Years was cool, they do
fireworks, like everyone in town spends all their money on fireworks,
so it was pretty cool. We were up on our roof, and i was dancing
around and playing the star spangled banner on my harmonica and
basking in the bombs, just bursting in the air. Loved it.
Work wise, weve got a few very special people that weve found,
and were thinking that January will be a great month. Its my comps
last, so were doing everything we can to get rid of distractions, and
work hard you know? Were getting used to the flow of things, and
hopefully the work will become more regular once everyone gets home
from their vacations. we only had loike 12 people in church the last
two weeks, and thats in the two different towns we take care of. Our
bikes are in the shop now too so we walked a ton yesterday and
saturday, but it was good. And i mean you can imagine how sweet it was
to walk into a real bike shop. the smell almost knocked me out with
glee.
So yeah, working hard, hope everyones good. Love you and hope to
hear good things.
Love, Elder Bridge
Monday, December 26, 2011
We Skyped with Elder Bridge!
It was so great talking to Elder Bridge on Christmas! I just want to say that I love Skype. It's the greatest invention ever!! Elder Bridge seems to be doing really well and his Spanish is sounding great! At least that's what I think, from a non-Spanish speaker's perspective. Daniel and Elder Bridge were having fun speaking Spanish with each other. Connor finally got the SD card I sent him with all the videos on it from this summer. He says thank you to all the Bridge fam for the awesome video messages. :)
Monday, December 19, 2011
Wow, big week. December 19, 2011
So anyway, ill be brief. The Christmas conferance we had wednesday was
awsome! We had like some training, and then we had an asado, then we
got presents from santa! i got 2 packages from brandon, which have
been opened, and two from mom, one of which has been opened, thank you
for the carmel apple suckers and the socks and Gs! well needed. the
other is marked CHRISTMAS so i am saving it until then. then we played
soccer, and basketball and it was a really fun time. we were there the
whole day. The big news though, is what happened saturday night. i got
transfered GAH!
but its fine. its been done now. i was so sad to leave and it was
so hard to say goodbye to everyone yesterday, but i really think
theyre gonna be fine without the bridge, and im way excited about this
next transfer!
My new comps name is Elder Asplund, hes from utah and
he dies in six months, so im killing my first comp. Im back in zona
rio cuarto, but im in a little pueblo thats 2 and a half hours away,
so ill never see any of my old people. Its crazy cause it was two
towns, one called rio tercero, and one called almafuerte. rio tercero
had eldr asplund and another guy, and almafuerte had hermanas. well
now, the hermanas left, so elder asplund and i are going to take over
both areas. we will be moving back and forth between the two im pretty
sure, and right now we live in alma fuerte, thats like home base, but
i think sometimes well be staying in rio tercero too cause its like a
half hour away and the apartment is on contract still. so weve got two
phones, two penchants, and i guess rio tercero has bikes! WHOOO! plus
our penchant is like a palace compared to my last one, the bedet even
works, so alot of firsts. Elder Asplund is the District leader, but
there is nobody else in our district now that the hermanas are gone,
so im going to be having pretty much zero contact with other
missionaries for awhile, its crazy. its a beautiful little town
though, and were just gonna tear into it, im way stoked. so yeah,
passing christmas with elder asplund in the middle of noplace, should
be interesting eh? wish me luck!
Love, Elder Bridge
awsome! We had like some training, and then we had an asado, then we
got presents from santa! i got 2 packages from brandon, which have
been opened, and two from mom, one of which has been opened, thank you
for the carmel apple suckers and the socks and Gs! well needed. the
other is marked CHRISTMAS so i am saving it until then. then we played
soccer, and basketball and it was a really fun time. we were there the
whole day. The big news though, is what happened saturday night. i got
transfered GAH!
but its fine. its been done now. i was so sad to leave and it was
so hard to say goodbye to everyone yesterday, but i really think
theyre gonna be fine without the bridge, and im way excited about this
next transfer!
My new comps name is Elder Asplund, hes from utah and
he dies in six months, so im killing my first comp. Im back in zona
rio cuarto, but im in a little pueblo thats 2 and a half hours away,
so ill never see any of my old people. Its crazy cause it was two
towns, one called rio tercero, and one called almafuerte. rio tercero
had eldr asplund and another guy, and almafuerte had hermanas. well
now, the hermanas left, so elder asplund and i are going to take over
both areas. we will be moving back and forth between the two im pretty
sure, and right now we live in alma fuerte, thats like home base, but
i think sometimes well be staying in rio tercero too cause its like a
half hour away and the apartment is on contract still. so weve got two
phones, two penchants, and i guess rio tercero has bikes! WHOOO! plus
our penchant is like a palace compared to my last one, the bedet even
works, so alot of firsts. Elder Asplund is the District leader, but
there is nobody else in our district now that the hermanas are gone,
so im going to be having pretty much zero contact with other
missionaries for awhile, its crazy. its a beautiful little town
though, and were just gonna tear into it, im way stoked. so yeah,
passing christmas with elder asplund in the middle of noplace, should
be interesting eh? wish me luck!
Love, Elder Bridge
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