Hello everybody

My mission is going really well. So it’s about summer huh. The weather is changing to winter here and the nights are getting colder. It has been really cold here at night we have been using the heater but the days are nice today its really humid it feels like 75 but you sweat really bad when you’re out side I hope it starts to get cold. I’ve been working hard were hoping for like 6 or more baptisms this transfer and it looks like we’re going to do it. We had 7 investigators in church and we have a baptism on Saturday. We are also waiting for 2 families’ parents to get married and will have 4 more baptisms it’s really exciting. Well I will talk to you all next week.
The other night I was crossing one of the sewer ditches and I thought I cleared it but my right foot sunk all the way in so when I got back to the pench(apartment) I had to wash my foot and my shoe I had to walk with a wet foot for like two hours it was kind of funny my comp just laughed at me. I only got 1 pic. But I will get more this week. It’s out the pench window. So how is the BofM(Book of Mormon) reading going for everybody. I will talk to you guys next week love you all.

May 11. 09

This weeks letter is quite short but I think because we just talked to Clinton for Mother's Day he wasn't really sure what to say. During our talk on Mother's Day he sounded really good and super happy. He said that the town he is in~ Federal is about 2 miles wide by 2 miles long. He has a member from the Branch that does his laundry for him and his companion. He also said that the members are really nice and really willing to give and help the missionaries. They do almost all their own cooking and don't have many meals with the members since there are so few, just about 30 members and 10 investigators. He did say that he doesn't want packages because you have to declare the amount of $$$ in the package then he has to pay half that amount when it comes to him. His email is now different and this is what he will be using the rest of his mission. Herold.c.n@myldsmail.net He sounds really good and happy so that is great comfort to us that he is doing well. He is getting attacked by the mosquito's at night so he is working on getting a net. He also said that they have about a 5 gallon bucket that hangs in there shower that they have to boil water for every morning for their showers. It is a very poor area that he is in and most people don't have much. They live with many people in their small concrete houses. It has been very humbling for him and he has felt very humbled by the people that have been so generous to him and his companion even though these people have nothing. He talked about how they have so many small different cars that we don't have in the States. He also has seen 5 people on ONE moped!!! And 4 people on ONE pedal bike!! They are working with one family that is almost ready to go to the Temple to be sealed and the trip will cost them about 1000 peso's~something that will take them a very long time to attain but they have faith that they will be blessed with the promises of eternal family they will receive when they travel to Buenos Aires. That's enough from me enjoy Clinton's short but interesting letter!!


Hello everybody~

How are you? I'm having a ton of fun here in Federal. We had 7 investigators in church and 19 other lessons taught. The people are nice and I've been working hard. My feet have been sore but their getting better. Last night when I got home I was charging my camera battery and the adapter hangs out of the plug a little ways and it came loose and I didn't know and I went to adjust it and I got electrocuted with 240-260 volts because they run the higher voltage here and it took a second to realize I was getting shocked and a second to move my hand I got shocked for like 3 seconds and it kind of hurt. Well everything is good so I'll talk to everyone next week.

May 04. 09

hello everybody

How are things going in the states? I'm having a lot of fun here in Argentina. I'm in my first area. I'm in the state or province Entre Rios and the name of the town is Federal and it's about 12,000 people. My Spanish is coming I'm kind of understanding the people. My companions name is Elder Scott and he is a really cool companion. The food here is actually really good. The people here are amazing. The testimony and faith of the members is amazing. The houses here are made out of concrete or brick with concrete floors with a kitchen and one or two bedrooms and a bathroom. They are really small their houses are about the size of an apartment. Their is only a couple of paved streets in federal the rest our gravel. But this place is amazing and so are the people. Our p-day is on Monday. I have a few pictures for you one is our district in the m.t.c., one is the Buenos Aires Temple, one you will have to zoom in the the on were i took the picture out side the window behind us there is a motor cycle diving by the median, the people here drive crazy and there is one out the front window it shows a huge highway that is about 10 lanes on each side of the road it was pretty crazy. I'm having a lot of fun here. The houses are like the size of our garage and their concrete floors with concrete or brick walls. The stoves here are gas and you have to get new tanks when they run out like the BBQ. It's pretty cool the fridges are only as tall as the top of my chest and about a 3rd skinnier than ours. The people here though are awesome they are really nice and they have 10 times as much faith as the people in America. We have like 6 baptisms in the like next 6 weeks if the people go to church and keep their commitments. We had 40 people at church its really small its only a branch. but i am having a ton of fun. We walk everywhere on our area. We are the only missionaries within 2 hrs. of other missionaries. Well I got to go I have to write the miss. pres. I will call in 6 days for mothers day I love you all and talk to you soon.

Elder Herold