transfer 3 (infield)‏

My new comp is named Elder G. He is from....(dads gonna go crazy)... Bolivia! Santa Cruz de la Sierra to be exact. He is awesome! He is exactly like NC (friend from VE) but Spanish. 

Q: How does it feel to lose your trainer? Feelings about losing Elder K: Honestly I've barely had time to notice. I do kinda feel like i´m on a really long intercambio and after i´m going to have to report back to him on how it was;P

This week we really had a sad week number-wise. We are struggling to find new people and set appointments in concrete with the members. The people who listen the most are the poor. But they´re never there the second time. The rich areas never even answer the door. and the members have been burned out of references. 

This week. Lunes, after i wrote you guys my comp didn't arrive till 230 in the morning;P

Q: Do they celebrate Halloween? They celebrate everything here. Birthdays can be a 3 day event and Day of the Child was like a month long;P WE tried to go to centro (downtown) the other week and everything was closed (like EVERYTHING except McDonalds) because it was the day after day of the races. 

Q: How was your baptism that was scheduled during conference sessions? So we didn't have a baptism during conference. but the next week yes. He needed a little more time to prepare. Not sure if i've sent you the pics of the last two. M and M. 

Q: What did you do this week? 

I found a glowing bug this week. Super freaky... 

AND I ATE LIVER!!!!

My comp made it for lunch today.

So on pdays we usually play soccer with the zone. Then go shop for food at ChangoMas (Argentine Walmart) (Walmart even owns it) Then we cook something rice for lunch and study. Then we fix clothes, write letters, clean, clean, shine shoes, wash clothes, and other stuff we don´t have time for during the week. We have our hour of Email. And i usually am stressed trying to write everything i want to share. But i´ll try to add more;P And then we go back to work!

Love You All!!! 

Elder Siebers

New Companion

So Elder K has about 6 months left. but now is in San Pedro. I´m staying here with my new comp who comes 9 oclock tonight named Elder G. Its crazy. i´ve been out for 4 months officially this week.

And about the temple. I would suggest the family history talk (we are the futures family history) from conference. And the temple president came recently and was talking about how grateful all the people we do work for will be. How the judgement will go. and how they´re faces will light up once we meet them. 

I had a cold too! for like a day. and then a cough that won´t go away and i had to use my inhaler once cuz it was driving me crazy;P all good now though.

there once was 4 people . One named. Noboday, everybody, anybody and somebody.

Nobody did the job that somebody needed to do. Everybody got angry because anybody could have done it. Everybody blamed anybody, and somebody got offended that nobody did it. 

i fear this happens to often. 

Which body are you?

Anyways. Keep up the work! And send me stories of your sucess in helping the obra misional!

Love Elder Siebers

Favorite scriptures

My mom asked what my favorite scripture is and as such i will share 2 ;)
They are my motto and mindset to try and live by. They are how i keep my mind in the right place and with the right focus.

 Alma 37:6
 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise. 
and..

 Alma 26:12
Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak;therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God,for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever. 

These two scriptures have helped me more than anything else keep my humility and my sanity throughout my mission, high school, and life. 

Thoughts about Isaiah: As Nephi says (about why he didn't teach Isaiah to his children.) for they would have needed to understand the culture behind it and without living in it (as they had grown up in the Americas) they would not fully understand. To understand the scriptures (and Isaiah especially) we must first gain an understanding of the culture. (bible dictionary "parable")

Motivation: 
Invite someone else so they motivate you to do what ever you want to do.

Sorry, this picture is blurry.

Then BBAAAPPPTTIISSMMOO

The taller in white is a ward missionary and family friend of the shorter in white who was baptized. They are basically brothers. Super awesome

Hope, Ánimo, and love from Argentina! Elder Siebers

i challenge you

So the girl in the baptism pics is named YG. She was my first baptism (as in i actually baptized her) and the 3rd that I´ve been involved with. Sorry i haven´t informed y'all much but now i finally figured out how to organize my email time more efficiently. 

She and her sister and mother have enthusiastically accepted us since about 5 weeks ago now. She was baptized hace 2 semanas. and Her mother, (as soon as she can casarse con su esposo [As soon as she can get married to her husband]) va bautizars tambien. Her little sister (of 14 years) is being reluctant for no apparent reason but hopefully conference got her thinking.

Working with. Well i still have my same old good papi elder K. yeah...

We´re pretty cool...

anyways. I loved elder oaks talk the most. Really this principle of a Christlike love is the hardest thing in life and yet the most direly important. I also like the talk about personal ministries. Which brings me to this weeks story (i try to find one every week for you guys. 

A lady in my ward and I were talking over lunch between sessions (in the stake center between sessions is like a giant inter-stake picnic cuz no one leaves just stays until the next.) and as we discussed the previous talks i shared algunos piensamientos [some thoughts] that i had had. She looked at me and told me, Elder Siebers usted es muy sabio. (or you are very wise.) I laughed and said it was because of my wise dad. 

Later during the talk about personal ministries and people who will follow our examples, It really hit me how many people i have and have had the opportunity to influence. Recently too Ethan wrote me to tell that all the advice i had given him (which i have to admit was just relays from You guys as my parents) was correct and he was realizing it now. Know that Your personal ministry started the day you were baptized and took upon yourself His name. And don´t ever give less than a 100% to that cause.

Mom, i challenge you to take a pamphlet, card, BofM or anything on the plane with you and talk to someone. (ask the Elders in the ward if you need supplies) Write down their reference. And remember (this goes for all of my beloved family) Make history. Be the one person or strangers , that 50 years from now someone will thank for introducing,talking to, or serving their ancestors. DO it. Follow the almost only thing said in this conference and love people enough to work. We know its important because the prophet was not just cheerily reminding us. But grim faced and solemnly warned us to love and reach out and implied with his demeanor the or else.

These are the days when the temptation will only get bigger and we need to join together. I´d love to hear of your experiences sharing!

Cuz that's what i do everyday. And it´s really the only thing we are here to do. Love each other. As He , who shared everything, including His life, with us, has Loved us.

we had to go to salta this week so i could be legal. it was fun! here is a pic.

Till Next week,

Elder Siebers