We were about 10 minutes into our hour of email time yesterday when the power went out, so now I have about 20 seconds to write.

This week wasn´t anything too special. We continue to search for new people to teach and work with the less active members. 

Tuesday and Wednesday I was with Elder Cardoso, our district leader. We get along great because we share a passion for ties and we are both fairly fat. Wednesday night we went to paint a kitchen for a member and his less active mom. Turned out pretty great even though we weren´t able to stick around to finish the job. They now have an orange kitchen.... Thursday, I got my glasses. Friday we went to a part of my area that I have never been to, and now I know why we have never gone there, absolutly no luck. The ward Family night was a success. (thumbs down, fart noise) 5 people showed up, 4 of them were the elders, and the other was a teenage girl that comes to everything. Saturday was spent waiting for investigators to show up to 2 of the baptism services that the other ward had. and Sunday 3 investigators came to church. I had 4 minutes to prepare a talk, and the 4 seconds to prepare a lesson for the next class. Sunday was also the presidential elections here so we had to be inside at 6:00. I guess you have to have 40% of the votes to win and the highest was like 36% so theyll have to vote again in November. Yesterday was spent with some fútbol and a whole lot of ping pong. 

hopefully the next email you get will include pictures!!! 

Les amo,

Elder Beary

A two week update in 10 minutes? Here we go

So I got a new companion. His name is Elder Escudero and is from Chile. (BOOO another Chileno. Hes cool) He has 9 months in the mission and we´re excited to work. 

Basically spent the whole week trying to find and get to now less actives. We have more than 700 members in our area, and with my other companion, we hardly got to know any of them. We don´t really have investigators, but we are working hard to find the families that aren´t all members and that are being prepared by the Lord to come back to church. 

Finished the week with the baptism of Natalia and Julieta Hoyos (wife and daughter of Alejandro, who was baptized a few weeks ago) Alejandro did the baptism and we had refreshments afterwards. And yes, my banana bread turned out super amazing. 

We had our ward conference last week, the first one in the Independencia Ward history. About 7 months ago, a ward and a branch were combined into 1 big ward, and thats why we have so many members. 

Tuesday I was dying. Not really but I thought so. I felt as if my head was going to explode. As we were emailing last week I got a super bad headache and I couldn´t read anything on the computer. I called the Presidents Wife to let her know what was up and she sent us to an Eye doctor. Long story short, My right eye (ive always had some problems with it) is overworking due to its lack of talent and I need glasses to give it a rest. Therefore, im in a hunt to find glasses. Then wednesday I couldn´t get up in the morning because my back and stomache were destroying me. Long story short, and after the first blessing I have recieved on my mission and the first time I threw up on my mission, the doctor told me that I had food poisining. I got two shots in my butt and some pills to make me better. But I was on rest and recovery wednesday and thursday. 

Wedensday night we had our 1st ward family night. about 20 people came and we did the lesson about donuts and the atonement. it turned out pretty solid.

Thursday we had interviews with the President and they went really well. Lots of things to improve.

Saturday before conference 2 guys tried to rob us in the middle of the street in front of about 15 people. We told them they were crazy and that we didn´t have anything and that was about it

CONFERENCE WAS FANTASTIC. A few quotes that I liked (from memory so they probably aren´t exact)

The Holy Ghost doesn´t tell us to improve everything at once

Our direction is more important than our speed.

Straighten up and fly right

Its never to early and never to late to lead, guide, and walk beside.

Darkness and doubt are controled by us

To obey is better than to sacrifice. 

If you unplug the light, don´t complain that it doesn´t shine.

Make sacred convenets, then keep them

True disciples don´t look for excuses

Ponderize

We dont have to be perfect, but good at getting better.

Trials grow conviction.

Adversity handled correctly can be a blessing

and of course all of Elder Hollands talk LOVE YOU MOM

Hope everybody enjoyed conference like I did. Make sure that we aren´t like balloons that lose this spiritual excitement over time. 

(No pictures due to the fact that I still don´t have a camera) 

October 5, 2015

A two week update in 10 minutes? Here we go

So I got a new companion. His name is Elder Escudero and is from Chile. (BOOO another Chileno. Hes cool) He has 9 months in the mission and we´re excited to work. 

Basically spent the whole week trying to find and get to now less actives. We have more than 700 members in our area, and with my other companion, we hardly got to know any of them. We don´t really have investigators, but we are working hard to find the families that aren´t all members and that are being prepared by the Lord to come back to church. 

Finished the week with the baptism of Natalia and Julieta Hoyos (wife and daughter of Alejandro, who was baptized a few weeks ago) Alejandro did the baptism and we had refreshments afterwards. And yes, my banana bread turned out super amazing. 

We had our ward conference last week, the first one in the Independencia Ward history. About 7 months ago, a ward and a branch were combined into 1 big ward, and thats why we have so many members. 

Tuesday I was dying. Not really but I thought so. I felt as if my head was going to explode. As we were emailing last week I got a super bad headache and I couldn´t read anything on the computer. I called the Presidents Wife to let her know what was up and she sent us to an Eye doctor. Long story short, My right eye (ive always had some problems with it) is overworking due to its lack of talent and I need glasses to give it a rest. Therefore, im in a hunt to find glasses. Then wednesday I couldn´t get up in the morning because my back and stomache were destroying me. Long story short, and after the first blessing I have recieved on my mission and the first time I threw up on my mission, the doctor told me that I had food poisining. I got two shots in my butt and some pills to make me better. But I was on rest and recovery wednesday and thursday. 

Wedensday night we had our 1st ward family night. about 20 people came and we did the lesson about donuts and the atonement. it turned out pretty solid.

Thursday we had interviews with the President and they went really well. Lots of things to improve.

Saturday before conference 2 guys tried to rob us in the middle of the street in front of about 15 people. We told them they were crazy and that we didn´t have anything and that was about it

CONFERENCE WAS FANTASTIC. A few quotes that I liked (from memory so they probably aren´t exact)

The Holy Ghost doesn´t tell us to improve everything at once

Our direction is more important than our speed.

Straighten up and fly right

Its never to early and never to late to lead, guide, and walk beside.

Darkness and doubt are controled by us

To obey is better than to sacrifice. 

If you unplug the light, don´t complain that it doesn´t shine.

Make sacred convenets, then keep them

True disciples don´t look for excuses

Ponderize

We dont have to be perfect, but good at getting better.

Trials grow conviction.

Adversity handled correctly can be a blessing

and of course all of Elder Hollands talk LOVE YOU MOM

Hope everybody enjoyed conference like I did. Make sure that we aren´t like balloons that lose this spiritual excitement over time. 

(No pictures due to the fact that I still don´t have a camera) 

Familia Beary

Letter received September 25 - Dated July 30, 2015
What up fam?
I don't really have too much to write because I email you guys every week, but... Argentina is good!  The food is fantastic!  Empanadas, Milanesa, facturas, etc.  Meals aren't anything too special.  Chicken with rice or noodles, or a potato salad-ish dish.  Breakfast is mate with bread.  Dinner doesn't exist for the missionaries but sometimes (a lot) we buy milanesa sandwiches or a member gives us deli sandwiches or mate, or pizza.  (Pizza here isn't anything special, but they love it and are prideful of it).  Normal bread is hard to come by, it's usually mini french breads, or biscuits.  Motorcycles and scooters are the family car here.  It's not unusual to see 4 people piled on to one scooter, or two guys hauling stacks of 2x4's or poles that are super long.  Also at about age 11 you're driving a moto solo.
I'll have a new comp and probably in a new area by the time you get this.  Yuto is nice.  The people are super Catholic/Evangelica.  The missionaries have been here for 19 years and the area is small, so basically everybody has already talked with the missionaries before.  Therefore, we do a lot of contacting and progressing investigators don't really exist.  Siga trabajando no mas.  We spend a lot of $$ traveling because nothing is close to us. (district/zone meetings).  I'll be close to my 1 year mark when you read this too. Days are slow, but the time is FLYING!  Everybody says that, but it's hard to believe.  Sometimes it's hard to think that I'll go home one day.  It seems like I'll be a missionary forever.  The spanish is coming.  Slowly, but coming.  Just need to study hard.  I have no idea how to write in spanish.  Sorry.  I'll probably only have 3 transfers in Yuto, which is less that I had in my 1st area in Ejercito Argentino.  Spanish is different because two words can be spelled the same but end with -o or -a, and mean completely different things, like wrist and doll.  Or the exact same word, just how you use it changes the meaning like smart and ready, or hunt and marry.  I lost my drivers license in my first area like 6 months ago.  We get $1800 pesos a month which is legally $211 dollars.  Things cost the same, a 5 dollar pizza is $50 (never bought pizza).  But if you have dollars in cash, you can sell them for about $12 pesos.  I'm not sure if it's legal, but we only do it with other missionaries and the mission president.  So send CASH!!!
- Elder Jordan Beary

No time to write due to #3

Long week put into a short email: 

1. our baptism got canceled, it will be this saturday

2. we had transfers and I got a new comp

3. I left my backpack in the Terminal with my shoes, camera, and $400 pesos. 

Therefore i don´t have time to update you guys, sorry. Nor do I have photos. (once again due to #3) 

But I love you guys igual <3

1 Year

1 year ago I left the real world and entered the MTC with very little idea of what I was actually getting myself into.

1 year ago I put a nametag on my pocket that I didn´t fully understand what it represented.

1 year ago I didn´t know how it felt to be completly forgiven of your sins

1 year ago I couln´t tell you truthfully that I KNEW the church was true

1 year ago was a long time ago.

Its crazy the difference one year can make. It´s crazy how much you can learn and how much you can grow and the relationships you can have. Changes happen (Maybe not physically. I´m still fat). You learn things from others, from yourself, and especially from the Lord. You realize that everything you do, there´s an opportunity to help somebody else. After one year, you realize how much more you need to do. You start to notice all the things you haven´t necessarily been doing wrong, but that you could do better. I´ve prayed more than I have in my whole entire life, but I could pray more fervantly. I have read my scriptures more than I have in my whole entire life, but I could study them better. I have worked harder than I have in my whole entire life, but I NEED to work harder! 

A year ago if I knew how much work I was getting myself into, I don´t think I would be here. But if I undterstood how important this work is, I think I would have been more obedient. 

A year ago I thought it was cool to finally have Elder Beary on a missionary nametag, but now I realize it´s the least important name of the 3.

A year ago I started to learn what repentance actually was, and that if you want to be spiritually clean, you can. 

A year ago I started a long journey that is still in process to tell you with my whole heart that this is the ONLY true church. The only church that Jesus Crist himself established, with the same power and authority that he had.

to end I want to quote Elder Ellis, one of the greates guys that I met 1 year ago.

¨It was special to watch as one of my dirtiest and probably the most sweat stained shirts burn in the same way the spirit burns in our hearts while we serve our Lord with all we've got... The change is real, and the happiness is glorious¨

Last week in a jif

I finished my first journal in the mission! Had lots of lessons. Had a really really cool magic trick, I threw the card in the air and it landed in the kids book of mormon perfectly revealing that it was his card. Wow que mago que soy. Went on splits with our DL and I had a good time with his comp Elder Barbaran. I petted a puppy into a deep sleep and it feel off my shoe.  Bryan got baptized!!! Also fighting some probs with the comp. sunday was a conference and it was good. Elder hales and cook both gave solid talks. 

This week also in a jif

They painted our pension so we slept on the floor for 2 days. Played a ton of ping pong during pday and sadly i lost 1 match. I had to give a lesson during our district meeting. then had a 4 hour lunch with alejandro. Gave my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd blessings in my life in 3 days. Zone leaders showed up for our weekly planning and got mad. made cinnamon rolls. Gaspar got baptized! fighting with the comp some more. lots of personal study cuz my comp doesn´t like to get out of bed on time. 

Hope all is well with you guys and I hope that Ill send a better email next week! 

pics

cinnamon rolls.

soccer with the zone, and another zone

gaspars baptism

elder cardoso (My DL. We are great friends and we both share a love for the ties)

gaspars baptism