Families can be forever :)

This week was full of fun! On Tuesday I got to travel, without a companion once again, to Quilmes for Leadership Council. It´s always an adventure! I didn`t get back to Villa Gesell until 10:30pm Wednesday night. But it´s always fun to see all the other missionaries that don`t get to see very often :)

We got to attend a baptism on Saturday for one of the little boys of a recent convert family, Adriano Guerra. It`s always a special day when a child of God makes the decision to be baptized! The spirit was there, especially when Adriano entered the warm water to be baptized by his dad, a recent convert of just one year! :) Families can be together forever!

On Sunday, a miracle happened! The boyfriend of our golden investigator, Karen, came to church for the first time! His name is Diego and he has never really had any interest in changing his worldly habits or coming to church, but he came!! Hermana Lemos and I were so excited, it`s a huge step for him. We`ve been praying and fasting for them so that Diego`s heart can be softened and he can realize all the blessings that are waiting for him if he´ll follow the Savior´s example: an eternal family!! It was the cutest thing, seeing Karen and Diego sitting next to eachother in sacrament meeting, next to their little 2 year old son, Alexander. I could honestly see this family all dressed in white, ready to recieve the blessings of living the gospel. I love this gospel :)

Today for P-day, we all met in Pinamar and walked over to the beach to have a picnic lunch and build sand temples! It was a bit windy and chilly outside, but that didn`t stop us from having a fun time together as a Zone! :) One brave Elder even let himself be burried... what a trooper!

Well, take care everyone :) and have a great week! Remember to look for the Lord´s hand in your life every day. I testify that it´s always there.
Love you all!

Con Amor, Hermana Orgill

Photos:

1- Group selfie at Leadership Council!

2- Our investigators, Karen and Diego, with their little son, Alex- and a daughter on the way! :)

3- Hermana Lemos and I at the Zone Activity

4- Sand temples and a picnic at the beach for our Zone Activity! :)

5- Ward Baptism of little Adriano Guerra!

Wonders :)

General Conference weekend always leaves a special spirit in the air :) I`m so grateful for the Prophets and Apostles that lead and guide us in this crazy world! 

I was sick this week, so not much news other than Conference... we did get to have a lesson with Karen and her boyfriend. That went well! Hopefully the next time that we get to see Karen, she will have received her answer and know the next step that Heavenly Father wants her to take :)

I know that Jesus Christ lives and is the Savior of the world. We are blessed to have the fullness of the gospel restored to the Earth. I couldn`t be more grateful to be able to share this message of love and hope with the people of Argentina! It`s a great day to be a Mormon :)

Never forget the words of a wise prophet:

"And Joshua said unto the people, sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the Lord with do wonders among you."         

Joshua 3:5

Embrace the wonders of the Lord :) 

Con amor, Hermana Orgill

Photos:

1- Watching Sunday  General Conference with the members of Villa Gesell :)

2- Counting down to Conference!

3- Hna Lemos and I :)

4- Lunch at Rancho Hambre today... yum!!

5- Saturday General Conference with the familia Guerra :)

6- We <3 Villa Gesell 

He Lives! :)

Happy Easter!! :) 

I don`t have much time today, but we`ve seen so many miracles this week! First of all, with our investigator, Karen. She has been coming to church faithfully every week and we had a lesson with her at a recent converts house, the Guerra family. It was such a strong spiritual experience, Hermana Guerra shared her testimony of how the gospel has blessed her and her family. Karen was more than excited to accept another invitation to be baptized and is more determined than ever to find a way to either get married to her boyfriend, or separate. Another miracle that we saw with Karen was that, her boyfriend Diego, who hasn`t really wanted much to do with the church, went to the Branch Family Home Evening yesterday. We`re praying super hard that he will be more willing talk with us now and go to church next Sunday! :)

Facundo and his little brother, Victor, are also very excited to come to church each Sunday. In one of the lessons we had with them this week, Facundo wanted to say the opening and the closing prayer. It`s so sweet to see how happy the gospel makes people :)

It was a bit rainy for Easter Sunday yesterday, but special nonetheless. One of the members, Hermana Behotas, was very stressed out about not having enough time to get everything done in her house before the Branch Family Home Evening. So we offered to help! We got to help her decorate homemade chocolate Easter eggs with colorful frosting! Of course we were more than happy to help :) 

I know that the Savior lives :) with all my heart! He lives! And loves us :)

Con amor, Hermana Orgill

Photos:

1- Happy Easter! :)

2- Decorating the Easter eggs at the Behotas family home! 

3- Fun with frosting!

4- After helping decorate the eggs, we were surprised to know that 2 of them were for us! :D

#Aleluya

Attitudes are contagious... is yours worth catching? :)
March 21, 2016

Happy first day of Fall! :)

We traveled to La Plata again this week for a Gira Misional (Mission Tour) with Elder Spitale (Area 70) from Córdoba, Argentina! 6 more hours in a bus, yay! But the talk we had with Elder Spitale was amazing! It has really made a difference in the week! :) He talked a lot about attitudes and the importance of opening our mouths to talk with everyone! So my companion and I decided to put it to the test and WOW! Miracles!

The day after the chat with Elder Spitale, we tried even harder than usual to talk with everyone and to have a positive attitude. Before lunchtime, 2 of our appointments had fallen through and I had a giant headache, but that didn`t stop us! We kept going hard and the blessings came! We found so many families who were willing to listen to our message and make follow up appointments for later on in the week! We found one woman, named Doris, who had all the golden questions a missionary loves to hear: what`s the difference between your church and all the other churches out there? How can I know which one is true? It was amazing! We left her with a Book of Mormon and an appointment to go back and see her! A little miracle :)

On Sunday, we had 4 investigators in church: Karen, Aylen, Facundo, and Victor! That was quite the little miracle as well, since almost everyone in Villa Gesell works on Sunday. That`s one of the biggest challenges here. We`re really seeing a lot of progress in Gesell! The Lord is busy at work and so are we! :)

Today for P-day, our District got together in Villa Gesell to play sand volleyball at the beach (now that beach season is over and all the tourists have fled). It was a blast! Never have I enjoyed the feel of sand between my toes so much before :)

Honestly, a week to remember!

Take care everyone :) love you all!

Con amor, Hermana Orgill

Photos:

1- Crazy Companionship Selfies :)

2- Beach volleyball with the District! 

3- WAFFLES with Dulce de leche and bananas :) heaven!

4- On the bus to La Plata to the Gira Misional!

5- We stayed the night in the apartment of my first area, La Plata 1! With my lovely Hermana Glazier and Hermana Ccorrahua :) Slept on the floor... but still a fun time!

Patience is a virtue :)
March 14, 2016

I was on the move almost all week, I hardly spent any time in my area Villa Gesell! But it was still a wonderful week :) On Tuesday we had our Zone Conference and then I had companionship exchanges in Pinamar with Hermana Mortensen, from Utah. During Zone Conference, we practiced teaching short, powerful versions of the Restoration lesson. My group was made up of 4 Hermanas and... our mission president, President Nuñez! It`s always a little nerve wracking when the mission president watches you over your shoulder, but it`s also always a great learning experience! We were able to put the nerves aside and really follow the spirit, making room for the spirit to testify of the simple truths.

I also had companionship exchanges in Pinamar with Hermana Ramirez, from Mexico. She`s a wonderful missionary and has so much love for everyone around her! It was a great intercambio :)

Saturday, we spent the day in Mar de Ajó helping with a Tormenta Blanca and doing street contacts to find those who have been prepared to hear the gospel! Today we had our Zone Activity for P-day! We made tacos and played volleyball :) Just a nice, relaxed activity!

I`ve definitely had to put in practice the divine virtue of patience this week, having to travel so much and not being able to work in my area most of the week. But I was still able to see many miracles! Karen, our golden investigator, came to church on Sunday and to the Branch Family Home Evening on Sunday night! She amazes us more and more each day with her desires to come to church, even with the tough situation that she`s in. All I know is that the Gospel blesses lives and helps us become better each and every day :)

"Oh, how we need to love God! For what we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are- and who we will become."  -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Love you all! Take care :)

Hermana Orgill

Photos:

1- Hermana Lemos and I at the Zone Conference :)

2- My Zone- The Coast!

3- Intercambio with Hermana Mortensen :)

4- Intercambio with Hermana Ramirez :)

5- Companionship unity ;)

The Lord`s Time :)
March 7, 2016

I`m short on time today, but it has been a crazy week! I had to travel to Quilmes this week for a Leadership Meeting and it`s a 7 hour trip! Plus, I guess it`s expensive to travel from Villa Gessel to Quilmes, so they sent me on my own! I traveled with 2 other Elders, the Zone Leaders here in the Coast, and my companion stayed behind with the Sisters in Villa Gesell B! It was definitely a new experience being without a companion at my side, very lonely! But now I`m back in Villa Gesell with Hermana Lemos :) 

Yesterday, our Branch had a Talent Show! It had a great turn out! Lots of members and less active members showed up :) My companion and I, along with the Sisters of Villa Gesell B, did a skit about a lifeguard saving a little girl from drowing at the beach. It was quite the site :) Other members sang, did comedy, and the Young Men and Young Women did a musical number using random household items as instruments! It was a fun time :)

I was out of my area for 2 days and then I had an intercambio with Hermana Cannon! We had a fun time working together in Villa Gesell B :) It has been kind of a slow week, not being able to work in my area much, but I found a scripture in D&C 123:17.

"Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed." 

Everything happens in the Lord´s time :) All we can do is try our best, do our part, and do it cheerfully :) Then God will do the rest! 

Love you all! Take care! 

Con amor, Hermana Orgill

Photos:

1- 4 Generations at the Elder Bednar meeting! :) My "daughter" Hermana Wilson, her "daughter", and so on! 

2- Intercambio with Hermana Cannon!

3- Loving those beach sunrises in Villa Gesell :)

4- Live the Gospel Joyfully :)

The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways :)
February 22, 2016

Well, turns out that our investigator, Julio, is going on a trip to Corrientes, Argentina this week and he doesn´t know when he´ll be coming back! He thinks it will be in about 3-4 weeks. So a big pause has been put on his baptism! He took the Book of Mormon with him though, to read during the trip. So we´ll be praying for him and we´ll see when he gets back :)

We found an amazing investigator this week though! Her name is Karen, she´s 20 years old and the daughter of one of our investigators. We taught her about the Restoration and showed her the Restoration video, the spirit was so strong! She even said the closing prayer to end the lesson, which was the first prayer she has ever said in her entire life! She also came to the sports activity that we had at the church on Wednesday. Best of all, she came to church yesterday!! :) It was amazing! She has a little 2 year-old boy named Alexander and another little one on the way! The only thing is that she´s not married... but she really seems to be feeling the spirit and loving every minute of it! Miracles happen every day, the Lord works in mysterious ways :) 

For P-day today, we went to the sand dunes as a district! It was a blast! And super hot and windy! Now I understand Lehi´s journey through the wilderness with his family a little bit better ;) 

We´re going to hear from Elder Bednar this week, so we´ve been studying some talks from him! Here´s a quote that I really like :)

"Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion." 

-Elder David A. Bednar

I hope that this is the goal each day that we rise out of bed: To become truly converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ, little by little and step by step. I love you all :) Take care!!

Con amor, Hermana Orgill

Photos:

1- District activity at the sand dunes :)

2- Relief Society Activity with our investigator, Karen :)