Elder Hunsaker's Missionary Service in Argentina: pictures

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Description of the area and members

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:14:09

Okay so the area in which I work is bigger than the 1st ward boundaries. Yes we are the only two missionaries in our area. The majority of the people have the bare necessities of life. Most have tvs and some have dvds. They all have cell phones. The majority use their cell phones as radios. We use the cybers that they have here. There is at least one in every area. I do not have the luxury of a wonderful member to wash my clothes. I have the pleasure of scrubbing my shirts so the they aren´t yellow, red, or brown. In Posadas centro we have Libertad which is basically like Walmart Argentina style. They have skittles there and that's where i picked up the Trix cereal. Sorry that I didn't send those photos last week. So here they are now.

1. Right to left, E. Patterson, Pamela Estepa, Me, Pres. Lopez.
2. The friend of Pamela that gave us her address.
3. The best members in the world. Hermana Silvia Malveira and her daughter Selene.
4. My companion´s foot with a nice fatty blister.
5. The family of Pamela. Right to left, E. Patterson, Pamela, Friorela, Silvia, David, Gabriel, and me.

Their family just recently moved out of our area and are in the Barrio now. The zone leaders are now in charge of teaching and baptizing the rest of her family. Now my companion and I continue our search for families. The other day the temperature here reached 116 degrees. Yesterday I realized I've been on my mission for 4 months and it has just flown by. My comp goes home in 5 weeks and he is staying strong until the end. Well, he is going to have to stay strong or I'll woop him into shape. I love you all. I know this church is true. I know God and Jesus Christ live and that they are in charge of their church. Thanks for all of your love and support.

Con amor,
Elder Hunsaker
(no one can pronounce my name)

1. Right to left, E. Patterson, Pamela Estepa, Me, Pres. Lopez.

2. The friend of Pamela that gave us her address.

3. The best members in the world. Hermana Silvia Malveira and her daughter Selene.

4. My companion´s foot with a nice fatty blister.

5. The family of Pamela. Right to left, E. Patterson, Pamela, Friorela, Silvia, David, Gabriel, and me.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

More Pictures - Beunos Aires temple, Santa Clara (first area)

The national flag of Argentina dates from 1812. It is a triband, composed of three equally wide horizontal bands colored light blue, white and light blue. In 1818, a yellow Sun of May was added to the center. The full flag featuring the sun is called the Official Ceremonial Flag (Spanish: Bandera Oficial de Ceremonia). The flag without the sun is considered the Ornamental Flag (Spanish: Bandera de Ornato).

Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
Official website for the temple: http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-75-0,00.html

The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple is the 39th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church leaders announced plans to build a temple in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, in April 1980. Three years later, ground was broken and the site was dedicated by Bruce R. McConkie. After the building's completion an open house was held December 17–24, 1985. Because of the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple's location, visitors traveling from the airport to downtown Buenos Aires drive right past the temple.

President Thomas S. Monson presided over the temple dedication on January 17, 1986. The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple has a total of 11,980 square feet, four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

First area: Santa Clara, Near Capital city, Posadas, Misiones Province

First apartment in Santa Clara

Thank goodness for fans. The subtropical climate has no dry season, which makes Misiones one of the most humid provinces in Argentina.

The Misiones plateau includes a part of Brazil across the border. The rocks contain significant quantities of iron which forms a part of the soil, giving it a reddish color.