This has been a good week!
We had the opportunity to hear from M Russel Ballard in one of our devotionals! That was an awesome experience! The spirit was very strong there! I am just super happy we got to have an Apostle at least once while i was here. He talked about missionary work, and how you need to forget your self, and give the Lord your all. Very inspirational.
I Jammed my Hand pretty bad early this week during volleyball! My thumb was huge and purple! That did not stop me from playing though, volleyball is to fun to not play, so i just play through the pain. I am known to be the big smasher on spikes so everyone knows me. Its funny sometimes i will be walking and ill here, hey thats elder banks... he spikes it so hard! Whenever i hear that i feel like i am on top of the world! haha i really need to work on my Pride huh?
Spanish is still coming along, we are really trying to speak it always now, and that has been helping a lot! especially because the person who says the most in English loses, trust me you dont want to lose. For every word you say in English if its a word that everyone knows you get a point. and the person with the most points loses. there punishment is at dinner time we get to make some kind of creation for them to eat or drink. And how ever many points you have is how many things we get to put into this creation. Day one was Milk, gatorade, sprite, and diet coke. Day two was only two points so we had mayo and bananas! I am so glad i have not lost yet! I would of puked. This has been helping me alot though, because it forces me to speak only in spanish.
I have also found that reading in spanish is very helpful as well.
I received my Flight plans for Argentina yesterday! I will be leaving on the 27th, and my visa is good to go! Man its gonna be a smack in the face when i arrive there. My spanish isnt where i want it to be, but that just motivates me to work even harder. I will be flying to Georgia first and then from there i have a 12 hour flight to Buenos Aires. That is gonna be rough! At least it will be through the night, so i could try and sleep for most of it. I am super excited but also very nervous.
I am also now the District leader here, and that has been very fun. I enjoy getting the mail everyday! It also makes me really strive to be 100% obedient. so i can be a good example to everyone.
I had a pretty cool experience with my TRC investigator this week. Yesterday it was our last lesson with her, and she had been progressing all week long! She told us that she Knows the book of mormon is true! and that she know that the church is true. we asked how she knew this, and she said after I continued to read, and then i prayed I felt the spirit. and then i knew that it was true. She is set for baptism in a week. That was a good first experience for me with my first real investigator. I now know that even though my Spanish isnt great i am still able to help people! and that is awesome.
I am doing great here. The MTC is very fun, and i have made many friends. It will be sad to have to leave everyone, but its all good.
Thank you everyone for your emails and letters.
I love you all,
Elder Banks
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