July 1, 2008

Hola,

Wow, another packed full week with lots of stories and exciting events. We had a night of Karaoke in the chapel in which me and my comp sang Kaycee and JoJo All my Life. It went over very well but I forgot how to sing and butchered it, but hey it's Argentina and no one could hear me anyways. Everyone had a blast and we all rocked out to Bon Jovi as the closing song. Great night.

The next day we had the baptism of Nahuel, if you want to see who he is scroll down to a picture of me and E Pratt with a family and Nahuel is the kid in the middle with his eyes crossed. He's actually the cousin of that family and comes every single week without the help of anyone! He has great faith and doesn't really have support from his family but he's a trooper and a future missionary!

Yesterday our new President arrived from the MTC!!! President Benton! I already know he is an absolute stud. The night he arrived he took time out of his schedule at 9:30 ish to call all the zone leaders and introduce himself and ask us about our families. I'm really excited to meet him in person and that happens in one week in the transfer meetings.

He is from Boston and he didn't speak any Spanish I don't think before the mtc! His Spanish is coming along great and he seems very personable too. I told him I was from Seattle and that my parents went to the same mission. I told him that my Mom was baptised in her youth and he said he was converted at 22 so we already have something in common. I'm looking forward to these next 9 months together.

I hear ELDER HOLLAND came to Redmond Stake and talked with grandpa at the stake reorganization. I bet that was excellent. A bit jealous! Send my best to President Tanner and thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for that excellent letter they sent me.

As I just said, transfers are this next week. Pres. Benton and the assistants will be doing them on thursday, pres bentons 4th day in argentina! There might not be too many changes so we don't think that me or Elder Jeppson will be moved. I expect 6 more weeks at least in Loma Grande, but who knows what the Lord has in store for me!

Things are great, investigators are progressing.

Thanks for your prayers and support!

Love you!

Elder Steven Kelly
Loma Grande
Zona Marcos Paz
Misiòn Buenos Aires Oeste