Creepy Men

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From: Aubrey Pixton <aubrey.pixton@myldsmail.net>
Date: Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Subject: Creepy Men
To: Momma <1102connie@gmail.com>


Ha ha, so story, I'm teaching my dear companion some English and one of the things she learned was "creepy men", let me tell you why; We were walking down the sidewalk and this man was sitting on the outside window ledge, we passed, said hi and he said, are you going to talk with me about you guys? And we thought....yeah! So we go sit down on some benches and we are talking about he was recently separated and how it's really hard for him and he starts asking me, not us, me, question. Then he says, I want you to look into my eyes, don't blink, look into my eyes for 5 minutes, I want you to understand something. I'm thinking.........is there something in there? Does he want to try to read my mind? I'm so confused! But yeah, I figured he wouldn't let it rest until I did it and it wasn't harming anything so I stared at him for 5ish minutes, my companion is trying to get his attention off of only me and she says, ok 5 minutes is up! He says nope, I'm keeping the time by my pulse. Hna. Alverez is a nurse and says so and that you can't tell time by your pulse but he continues anyway. He says, I want her to understand something. Hna. Alverez, and why can't I understand this? No no, no offense, I want HER to understand, I'm not sure why. He has me take his wrist so I can "keep time" He got really close to my face, I was freaking out that he was going to kiss me! (He was a bit drunk). But he backed off and asked me what I understood now.........That he is going through a hard time in his life but the Gospel of Jesus Christ can help him if he will let it. My comp takes me, gives the man a pamphlet with the church address on there and we start walking. Long story short, Hna. Alverez knows what Creepy Men means.

Other than that we're teaching a couple who are baptists and D again, he came to church and participated and everything, basically we're waiting on his answer, we're going to teach him again and help him recognize the Spirit. We also found a lot of less active members and we're working a lot with them (Thank you Steve! I'll never forget that advice!). We're going to have a conference with a 70 and it's going to be almost all of our mission, menos Mar del Plata. We're excited.

(Just as Kim stayed home, I'm planning on staying home a lot in the first week of being home. I'm not trunky, I just have a plan :) No, I've realized that I'm really excited to go home, but I don't want the mission to end. I think that'll be my attitude for the rest of my mission.) GO KIM! You rock my socks! Off! No more kneaders? I'm glad there was so much family over! How fun is that! Oh Jack! That's so cute :) I can only imagine coming home with him and having it like a little Christmas. :) I'm sure the lesson was so great! Just make sure to communicate this to the next teacher so they don't teach it again, yours had guest stars and probably was very memorable. It's really good for Joseph to be teaching. He'll learn a lot about how to help the people through that. To be honest I never felt ready ready for my mission, but I knew I'd be taught by the best Teacher there is. Every day I need to read and study to feel like I've done my part to let the Spirit do the rest. We can only prepare so much, we've received the call and the answer than we need to go. I guess it'll be like getting married, we have received the answer and we know that we'll have help along the way, so we just need to start and trust A LOT in God. 

29 years! That's so so great! I marvel all the time at how blessed I am to have such amazing parents! Thank you! I didn't get to make a card, so I hope the email is satisfactory. I was thinking about what I want in my husband, I want him to more committed to God and the church than anything else, I'll come after God, I'm ok with that. But if we're both going the same direction and growing closer to God all the time, we'll have a great marriage.

Panederia! We'll need to go so I can try all of them! The ones you tried are called alfajores. They're the most common thing in the world out here, along with empanadas and pizza. and noodles. Porbre Spencer! He's a trooper! Yes! Wedding pictures! I'm excited!

This time with Jojo may be a thing of patience, I have some idea of this but it's gotta be hard. Have I shared with you my favorite scripture? DandC 101:16 It helps me a lot, read, pray and your heart will be comforted. I love you mom and I know that you can do this! We are all growing in this amazing life and fighting a great fight. I was thinking about a line from Lord of the Rings today, "There is some good in the world, and it's worth fighting for." I love that, how lucky am I to be in a battle against overwhelming odds? We know we will win, it's a promise.

Thank you so much for the package mom! I'm gonna try to get all the family shopping done next monday, so any last requests, speak now :)

I love you so much mommy!

Hna. Aubrey Pixton

awesome pictures but none of Hermana Pixton

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From: Aubrey Pixton <aubrey.pixton@myldsmail.net>
Date: Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Subject: they just keep coming
To: Momma <1102connie@gmail.com>


More dancing! More I'm emptying my camera so I can take more :) I think I'll send the cards home with Hna. Orton

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August 6

Yeah, Hna B went to "kill" Hna. O in P, and Hna. A came to be with me in W! 
So, Saturday we had 3 baptisms! N, B, and C. Sunday we get there and one of the hermanos in our branch told us that N had some family problems and wasn't able to come, (they were legit family problems so we understand). Now we're waiting to see when she can be confirmed. She is so great and I want the very best for her family. It was really hard saying "see you later" to Hna. B. We got to be really good friends, but now we've been given what we need and I know that God is looking out for all of us. I'll be honest, I don't have a lot more to talk about other than that. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Hna. B was saying goodbye to everyone and we all felt good and sad. But, again, this change is what the Lord wants and needs from us, and I trust Him. I'm excited to work with Hna. A! We're both going home in December and she really wants to end the mission with me, it'd be really fun!
I'm so glad EFY for moms was so great! You deserved it. It sounds so great to be there surrounded by the spirit and able to help so many by just being you. YES MOM! I almost said that out loud in the public server we're in. I'm so happy for the people that thought of that, moms need a retreat too! 2 am....fwa. Asado! Yes, I've had some of the best pork of my life in an asado-it's basically an Argentine barbeque. I'm definately bringing home some of my favorite candy. How are you liking Life is a game of Football? I enjoy how well he tells those stories! They're great. We're going through a tough time with our recient convert but we're working and so I'm happy :) Thank you for all the news! Love you!
Hna. Aubrey Pixton

July 30 All the water in the world but all of it went down the drain

Yes, all the water in the baptismal font went down the drain! It takes 3 hours to fill up and there was no other water to use! We just about died, and then President and his wife came and we did die. N will be baptized this coming Saturday along with B and C.
So that was the big ordeal of the week, but she still wants to get baptized so we're heading for that direction! Other than that we've had a relatively tranquilo week....and if you understand tranquilo as "we ran around all week trying to figure out what we were doing" than you interpreted correctly. Ha ha ha, no so we had to go to the doctor to get a order to draw Hna B blood so we can see if there is anything wrong there. We then had to go back another day to actually get it drawn, tomorrow we're going back to get the results, take them to a doctor and then to Hna. P-we also were planning the baptisms all for Sunday at 5, but then N couldn't and the kids couldn't so we moved the kids to this Saturday and N to last Saturday, we ran around everywhere trying to find baptism clothing which we finally found, only to find out that no one in the ward could come! There was a youth thing and a primary thing so no one would be there! So we changed it to Sunday after church...but I already explained what happened there. That was basically my week, I'm wondering what this next week has in store for us and White. It's the last week of the transfer and I'm worried about the area, about my companion, about lots of things, but I am still very happy, it's really strange.
I'm so excited for you! I want to go! You'll have a great time and it'll be some good Rn'R. Oh yeah! The Olympics. We miss out on the normal news of the world out here but I guess that's relatively normal and probably a bit better considering the work we do. I'm glad you still have a more or less full house at times. It's good to see the people you love happy, and it'll only be a few days until everyone is back together. Mom, you are great, do you know that? You are. Thank you so much for everything, all your words of encouragement and love! You're amazing.
What do I want for Christmas?.....a camera....a laptop...an ipod.....music.......clothing...........a mattress that fits my bed.....Do I still have my room? Uhm.....yeah, cool things like that. :)
Dad, I love you, but I need to you burden me because my puzzler is already broken. If you tell me, you shall never vex me again. "I'm sorry to hear it" Ha ha. If we want the covers I just need ideas of artwork you want on there, and sizes, soonish. And it's better I'm burdened now than my last transfer. So yeah, get the kids involved too and let me know ASAP. Taiwan eh? cool. I know how you feel (more or less) about seeing your kids hurting, my converts are mostly inactive already, I'm writing them but I can't make choices for them.
I'm glad he's sleeping and reading..... :D I should get home I think the 12 of December, the office elders said they bought tickets already and they're for the 11. Hna V was also in the office and confirms that, so we should get some sort of paperwork here soon..... 
So yeah, that has been my week and I loved your letter, and thanks for responding to the call of Christmas presents. If you can squeeze something out of everyone else that would be incredible! I really want to get everyone at least one thing from out here. I love you mom and I'm so happy you're going to go have fun these next few days! LOVE YOU!!!
Hna. Aubrey Pixton

July 23

Then how am I supposed to know what it is? YOU.......good point.

Hna B and I have weekly movie quotes that just seem to apply to every situation, this one happens to be from Meet the Robinsons (10 points to whoever got that from the subject line).

This week we were basically planning our activity.....and we were living in P while our apartment got fixed. It's so pretty now! They still need to do our bedroom but our dueño is having a surgery so we need to wait. Oh, Guess what! I'm here in Argentina legally! Yay! for one year at least but I don't have that much time left. I complete a year in Argentina in two days. That's weird. I have three transfers left in 2 weeks! I feel like I have a breakdown session at the start of every week of how much time I DON'T have left. One of my goals is that I will not think about how much time I have left, I will work like I'm in the middle (first presidency message, read it!). Another, more emotional revelation I've had this week is that God loves me. That I am loved, not just tolerated. I've had that mind set for a while, that I'm not that great or that people don't really like me, but this week for some reason it clicked, I feel good, I feel happy ("I feel great, I feel wonderful," I'm just full of them today!), and I feel more confident to do the things I need to do. I'm feeling better than I have for a long time about myself. We've been working on the activity more than anything this week so we didn't do abunch of teaching but I'm pleased about the activity. The members are going to have a competition on how many references they'll give us, and the winning team gets a party from the other team. We're excited.

Winter is really warm right now! We're very surprised and kind of waiting for mother nature to be like, JUST KIDDING and send a whole bunch of frió. Yes I'm legal! We had to go to the place and another place and I signed something twice and then they said I'm good. It was a longer process than I would have liked but all pretty enjoyable. I'm so happy you had a good week! OH YEAH! A family in the branch said something about a shooting in Colorado at the movie and I freaked out thinking, OH MY GOSH! I HAVE FAMILY THERE NOW! But I've not been told anything traumatic yet so I'm assuming those are fine. Joseph es un capo enserio! And I'm really glad Jakers is working a lot! I MISS THE TEMPLE SOOOOO MUCH!!!!! I'm dying that we can't go out here yet. :D I bet you thought of me! Silliness at the airport? Can I be in on this somehow?

OH! So, I've been puzzling and puzzling til my puzzler is sore about what to get you all from here. I'm gonna give you some options so that you all can pick and I can get them while I can (I'm not sure if the area where I'll finish the mission will have any kind of shopping), and then you can all forget about them so you'll be surprised for Christmas!

>Leather covers for scriptures like mine: You'll need to tell me for what size of scriptures (quad, triple, miniature, stuff like that) and what pictures you want on it, front and back. She can get them done quickly, I just need to be specific and give her enough time. So yes, size, picture (and if you have two seperates, a bible and a triple, I can get a quad size to fit them, really just whatever, she can pretty much do anything you want, just let me know if that interests you.

>Soccor jersys from the teams out here, theres red and black(river), blue and yellow(boca), or the normal Argintina blue and white. Send me sizes and which one.

>Matte cups.....google it.

>articles of argentine clothing, hats, bags, pants that are argentine(everyone here has them)

>nic naks that are fun to look at or have a small function

So yeah, just let me know soon!

"If you will" Oh, I will. You learn a lot being away like that. I'm praying for them too, a lot. I know it'll all turn out alright in the end. Ha ha, Jacob and Prince Harry......wow! That's so great and slightly funny to me! JACOB ES UN CAPO! You have raised some awesome boys Mom! I love that SO much! I've seen many boys turn into men out here, it's truely incredible.

Hug grandpa and grandma for me. YES! on all accounts!

I hope I can be a blessing, I really want to help and right now I know I'm where I need to be.Love you lots mom! I'll figure out something for pictures!

Love!

Hna. Aubrey Pixton

Jul 16

Hey! We met our new mission presidente today! We just got done having our zone conference and I love our new presidente already, and his wife is super cute! She talked to us about how to contact and how she hates it when people tear down the people when they say they're from Utah (down here they say "ah, the factory") She said they can't say that anymore, that being from Utah is a great pride and that we should feel great being from Utah. It's not any easier for us and people shouldn't make assumptions. She also shared about their expirience in falling in love with the gospel, it was really cute. Our new president had interviews too and is a great man. I hope I love him the rest of my mission.
So this week we are getting our apartment fixed, so we're living with the other Hnas en P for a few days, we'll still be working in W though. I'm pretty happy and we'll also (hopefully) get my papers done this week so I can be legally here in a week. Weird huh? We are still working with N and the working men, but none of them came to church! People. Come on, let's do this. They had good reasons too, I was just upset with myself. We need to run their date a bit more now. But I'm happy that they still WANT to learn and do all this. I really am very happy with them.
Ha ha, yes I'm staying warm and yes, we did brainstorm for a list: A good multi-vitamin, good chocolate (symphony, lint, toblerone, you know :D), letters, reeces, black tights, sweetish fish, other fun treats or ideas, and if you can, some sheet music of spanish church songs, I have all the hymns but if there is more I'd love it. How's that?
I can't imagine you being awkward ever. You have such a way with people I'm sure it was wonderful. Joseph! He's such a good kid! That's so COOL about that talk! It's amazing how wonderful our leaders can be!
I will definately be praying! Oh wow. It really is all in what we want and what we decide. Let me know.
The first bit was hard for me too and it' still not horribly easy but we have Divine help. ALL THE BUNNIES DIED!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! How sad! I'm glad Grandpa is doing better, how is Grandma? 

I loved your testimony Mom. I teared to be honest. It's so true, I read that and I thought of the parable of the ten virgins (one of my favorites) That our own oil will be what sustains us in the end, we can advize, we can warn, but we cannot give oil. I also know the priesthood power is real, that covenants are also real and that God prepared a way for us. He will bless us, and we need to follow His rules. Thank you Mom. With the Camera....I'm wondering if sending 1 gig memory card are better, the ones you sent me were 4 and my oldie can't support that, so 1 should be fine, and they're easier to send, ...but I would like the camera for Christmas :P Thank you so much mom! Turn to the Lord in all things, we always tell people not to believe us, but to ask God, He knows the truth and He will manifest it to us in His ways. You have learned that and I hope everyone learns to rely on the Lord and what HE wants for us. Love you so so much!
Hna. Aubrey Pixton