COOLEST story EVER!!

Ok, ok.... I know.... I say that a lot... but this really is an AWESOME story about an experience we had last week!

Alright.... so do you remember how I told yal about how an investigator we had just met 2 days before Noche de Luz in Banfield showed up there? Well... his name is Ariel, and I HAVE to tell you the whole story now!

K... So Friday we were walking down a quiet little street, and out of the corner of my eye I could see a guy walking in the middle of the street and getting closer to us. So... just as a normal precaution, we crossed the street. As soon as we crossed though, we heard someone say... in english... "Do you two speak English?" So we stopped and turned around, and started talking to him. Apparently, he´s been studying English in college so he speaks pretty well. Anyways... we gave him an invitation to Noche de Luz, wrote down his address, and went on our way.

THEN... 2 days later on Sunday he showed up to Noche de Luz! Just from the short little visit we had in the street! So we chatted a little more and set up an appointment for us to go over on Tuesday. And NOW is when it gets really cool!

On Tuesday morning we were about to leave the pension when we got a phone call from the Buenos Aires MTC. They told us that "Ariel", and investigator of ours, had called because he wanted to let us know he wasn´t going to be there for the cita, and wanted to give us a new phone number. So we called him and set up the cita for a few hours later. When we went, though, he told us that he had gone on the internet, looked up the LDS website, started chatting with missionaries in the UTAH MTC... in english.... and told them, so they gave him the Argentina MTC phone number which he called.... and all of this JUST so that he wouldn´t fodge our cita we had! You gotta understand.... usually people wont even call US, let alone go through ALL that work to tell us! So we were amazed!!

Then, we had an amazing cita... he understood everything REALLY well and asked us a ton of good questions. At the end, we had marked a part of the Book of Mormon to read and were about to ask him to come to church, when he said "Hey, I had another question.... is it ok if I come to your church on Sunday?" .... ?!?!?!??!?! Sweet huh? A lot of times getting people to come to church is like pulling teeth, but we didn´t even have to try! He asked US to come!!! And at the end of the cita he said the prayer, which is another awesome thing that a lot of people dont like doing.

ANyways.... basically.... Ariel is the CAPO of the capos! :) (capo = cool.... but better than cool :)) . Oh... and.,... a few days later we met his mom and found out she already got baptized and LOVES the church, she just stopped going because she couldnt stop smoking and moved. So... I should have some fun updates for you with their family!

And... thats my amazing story. Sorry its a lil long. But it was awesome!

Oh... ONE more awesome thing.... Raul was a reference from the MTC missionaries here when they got to come to our area to do tracting, so when he got baptised President Asay and his wife brought a picture of the baptism to the MTC. But... last week the MTC called us again and told us that they´re going to make a big print of the picture to frame and put on the wall in the MTC in Argentina. So we´ll be famous! :) haha

Alright... WELL... I hope you are all happy and LOVING the Christmas season! I´m just trying to not get burned in the INCREDIBLY hot weather we´ve been having ;) haha.. not to rub it in or anything :)

I love you all! Be good, smile lots, and eat lots of yummy Christmas candy for me! :)

xo, Hermana Churchill

PICS!

1. We live in a way nice pension, and this is the Christmas tree they put up downstairs, so at least it feels a LITTLE like Christmas! :)

2. District Christmas picture :) Precious. Oh yeah... hence the matching outfits for both... we decided to take a "family christmas pic" with our district this day :)

3. Noche de Luz in Florencio Varela.... these are the 2 cutest girls EVER!! :) And it´s the mini versions of Hermana Turley and Hermana Churchill :)