Some say the soul of the city's the toll of the bells of notre dame. January 7, 2013

So, Not a single brother or parent wrote me today, so my time on the computer was significantly shorter than i expected. oh well, everyone is good and busy and i know how that is. 

  Im doing really well, my new comp wants to work hard for his last transfer so were gonna try to light it up for his last 6 weeks. 

      I got my christmas package and i absolutly loved it. I loved the shawn white gum, and the candy, and the hackey sack, and the snow in a can (not sure what to do with it) and all the other things! Just loved it, so thank you so much eh?

   Today were gonna go over and play soccer together, imma use my christmas money to buy some soccer shoes, and then weve gota busy night planned ,so its gonna go really well. 

  I hope everyone is doing well! Talk to you later!

      Love Elder Bridge

2013. January 1, 2013

Happy new year fam, 

         Today is gonna be a fun day, every companionship in the mission baptized in december, thats the first time thats ever happened in this mission so everyone is pretty excited. that said, i gotta run, cause were about to go party.

     you only have a couple months left to recieve the blessings that come from writing me! GEt on it!

         Im staying another tranfer by the way, which means im probably gonna finish here, and im happy about that.

         Love, Elder BRidge

Home alone 12, lost in Cordoba. December 17, 2012

    Dear Family, 

        Do you believe in miracles? i started out my application to BYU today, and i barely passed high school! that said, i believe, so lets keep that in our prayers eh? 

      Im wishing you all a merry christmas from afar, and im very happy to know that ill be talking to a good handfull of you in a week! im way excited.

       This Saturday we´ll have 3 baptisms, a family whos parents arent married, but were right their with them as well. the whole family came this sunday and the priesthood just POUNCED the dad, finding a brother to fix his car and everything, i love my ward, and im proud to be serving along side them. they get it.

     Other cool thing is that Elder Larson and Melendez are probably gonna be able to come and chill with us on the 25th, were all going over to the gonzalez home to have an asado and stuff so itll be a really good day, and were almost for sure with the skype, so things are lookin right good.

       I miss you and love you all, this will be my last christmas that i wont be able to at least talk to all of you. for now though, i love ya and miss you and i know that we will be together forever.

       Elder Bridge

 jo jo jo!

My race is not yet run. December 10, 2012

Things are hoppin in La Madrid! Were lookin to have a white christmas down here in the blazing heat, and everyone is working really hard to do their part. On saturday we went to the house of a family we are teaching so that we could sand their walls so they could paint, and the house looks alot better now on the inside. its kind of a depressing little pad but with the TLC theyll be a lot more comfortable.

     i have been trying to keep organized and it is a constant battle for me but im getting better and were seeing some good results. My comp is really coming out of his shell too and i like him alot, we have been getting good work done. 

 This wednesday presidant is gonna dress up like santa again and give us our packages. i already have saras, under the tiny tree i bought and its waiting for christmas. Then after the conferance we are gonna spend the day playing basketball and soccer so it should be alot of fun. 

       Hope everyone has a good christmas!

            Love elder Bridge

Chew your food you're an animal! December 3, 2012

So we went to the zoo today, pretty cool! My favorite was of course the elephant, which is my favorite animal. it was one they rescued from the circus and he is 71 years old! so cool. The hippo was pretty cool too, among others. i find myself without time to send many photos though.

       We worked really hard this week and have alot to be juggling right now, im feeling your prayers and im thankful for the strength they give me. I miss you guys but im not lettin myself miss you too much, were pretty busy you know. Tonight we are going to teach a new family that we started teaching one saturday. they are going through kind of a really tough time and one of the ward missionaries set up a lesson with them, so we went and then yesterday the whole 5 of them came to church, so tonight were gonna go try to get the parents married as fast as possible. less than ten percent of the couples here get married anymore, so its a big obstacle for us, but if we explain why, i have no doubt that they will understand, people always do. 

 Marriage is such a hard, beautiful and irriplaceable part of life, it bottles my mind ( like when your thought are in a bottle) to think of how people would pass it up. i try to transmit that, and since its doctrine, its not hard to transmit. so wish us luck. Familia Gomez is their name, and they need aloooooot of help.

       I love you guys, talk to you next week!

 p.s. the picture was taken right before we did a race up these stairs. i didnt win. didnt even get second. but i did get really tired

     Elder BRidge

Zooin it baby.

This was our tour guide. cool guy, jonny is his name. he called me marc zuckerberg. thanks ya jerk.

And you're great! November 26, 2012

Dear Fam,

Pablo and Alejandra got baptized on saturday, so that was the highlight. Elder Larson and Melendez ( two of the guys coming to virginia with me) got to come over so that Larson could baptize Pablo. hes the one that started teaching him a year ago, so it was pretty special. tons of people were there and it wont let me sent more than one picture.

     hey, im watching on the tv screen a video of a guy  doing the "horse dance" or whatever its called from that gangnam style song. is that as popular up there as it is down here? anyway, time is short. i sure love you guys and hope you have a great week!

But we must be strong. November 19,2012

Hey fam,

   Everythings great over here, lots of fun stuff going on, last week
my comp and i went to centro, i sent some pics to christal. Today were
gonna go play basketball or soccer or something, im not really sure,
but were always down to kick it. Hope everyone has a great
Thanksgiving, it has sure been a while since ive had turkey. There is
a myth that certain families down here make thanksgiving dinner for
the elders, but sadly that doesnt exist in my ward, although my ward
does have alot of other really cool things! Like great people! so they
can keep their feast... one more time at least. The stores are already
selling christmas trees down here, i dont think anyone really knows
why haha but thats one of the many funny things about argentina. My
comp is good, the work is great. My friend Elder Larson taught and
baptized a huge family in this area last week. One of the guys and his
woman couldnt get baptized cause they werent married. Well, this
thursday theyre getting married and saturday theyre getting baptized!
literally the first time in the mission that the lucky coincidences
come my way, but its been happening all the time in this area. You
guys must be praying good and hard. Keep it up!
     I love you all so much.
          Elder Bridge