Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Nate wrote Peter and me a couple of short emails on Monday, November 20, 2017.  He wrote,

sounds like lots of good stuff is happening at home. turkey bowl and tree hunting were two of my favorite things of the year. 

the weather was crazy this week. it was unbearably hot on like monday and tuesday, but there was a huge storm, and the following days were cooler. I am outside walking every day, but I think all missionaries are. 

Nate's best friend, Kami, told us that Nate and his companion had 3 baptisms the week before last, and that Nate performed the confirmation in Sacrament Meeting for one of them.  Yesterday, Kami shared the following with us:

He said he has 4 more baptisms this week, so that's pretty awesome. Some funny things he told me:
A member dared him to eat a raw egg from some bird and, of course, he did it.
He misses playing ping pong.
He really likes dulce de leche. 


Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Nate sent a couple of brief emails to Peter and me on Monday, November 6, 2017.  Peter had reported to Nate about the World Series games, and had also advised him to beware of downed power lines in Argentina, especially when it rains and the electricity lines might be near puddles.  Peter had read about a missionary in Argentina a few years ago who was trying to help a child out of a large puddle and got electrocuted.  Nate wrote the following reply:


thats cool. i always liked the world series. that does make sense. there are power lines and cut wires dangling everywhere, and ive accidentally walked into them at times. haven't gotten shocked yet.

Nate's best friend, Kami, shared the following photo with us:

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Nate sent the following emails on Monday, October 30, 2017.  The first one is to Peter, and the second is to my mom:

To Peter:

i learn more of the language everyday, so I do believe it will come, but it is hard to want to share something specific with someone and not be able to communicate it to them.

To my mom:

Thanks for letting me know what's going on at home, gram. I miss having those family gathering and coming to visit, but I won't get that for years, so I guess I'll move on. Things here are still crazy compared to the usa, but I am getting used to it more and more, so it doesn't feel as strange.  The spanish is slow, but It is definitely coming. I get better everyday, and that's all I can ask for.

love, Elder Christensen