Hermana Holt - Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia Mission

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

HI mom!

awww I LOVED all of the awesome pictures and the cute video!!! WOWZAAAAAA its only been 4.5 months, and the kids are SOO different looking! So tall and grown up and gorgeous. Seriously, they all look like different people to me! But looks like you had an awesome time in Randolph with lots of different adventures, for better and for worse!!! haha. So glad you had lots of fun!

Box - Id love some more multivitamins, and that leave in conditioner that came in a small round black container ELC or something like that. And printed fotos of the fam. But makeup, I can buy here I guess... I dont want you spending a fortune on boxes for me!

Yes your Christmas box arrived..... and wowwwwww YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. We put the tree up in our apartment, and are enjoying all the candy and peanut butter haha. My comp LOVED the card and we used are necklaces and socks for New Years Eve!!!!!!! And all the cards you sent me made me so so happy to read. THANK YOU GUYS. I love you. All the missionaries were jealous of my huge box and said that I must have a super amazing family to send me all that. You guys are well known now in the mission haha.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I cant believe its 2018. Sunday (the 31) was an awesome day - we had breakfast with an investigator so that he would come to church with us, and he did. For the first time in a long time, we had FOUR investigators come!!! ( usually 2 or 3 isaverage). We were so so happy. We eat dinner real late here, so at 8 all 14 missionaries in the Zone Ushuaia got together in the house of the Family Polanco (our ward mission leader) to have dinner of asado and salads and desserts. We ate and laughed and talked and took photos until midnight. We sang a hymn at 1158 until midnight passed to bring in the new year. It was super cool and fun. We had permission to sleep in until 10am, which we did happily haha. Then yesterday for Pday we got to watch Lego batman movie, and i died laughing! even though it was in spanish, the jokes were pretty good hahahahah. We have to write today because yesterday EVERYTHING was closed down. Literally EVERYTHING closes for the New year. not even taxis or buses or the main supermarket was open. People sleep in until 4 or 5, because they stay up partying until dawn. Crazy. So different, but neat.

Im feeling super great this week. Worked hard, saw lots of miracles. The baptism of marcelo is next week, and it looks like we may have another new investigator who will get baptized in the next few weeks as well! Lots of blessings and miracles.

Im so happy and doing really well. MIssed you guys a bit during new years eve, being with you all, but im not homesick. I feel so happy doing what Im doing, pushing through each day, but the days fly by now. I almost have 5 months! Then at the 6 months mark, Ill be home in less than a year. Everyone says it flys by. I love this!!!!

I hope you guys are well. I loveyou so much! I uploaded like 13 pics, hope you like them!!!

Love youuuuu

amy

Contact Information

Buenos Aires MTC

August 17 - September 28

My Email -

amy.holt@myldsmail.net

Letters -

Sister Amy Lynn Holt

Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia Mission

Av. Fray Luis Beltran Nº 75

9000 Comodoro Rivadavia

Chubut

Argentina

MTC Mailing Address -

Sister Amy Lynn Holt

Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia Mission

Argentina Missionary Training Center

Autopista Ricchieri y Puente 13

1778 Ciudad Evita, Partido De La Matanz

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Pouch Mail -

Sister Amy Lynn Holt

Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia Mission

POB 30150

Salt Lake City UT 84130-0150

(Pouch mail instructions - Lay the letter blank side down. Fold the bottom of the letter 1/3 of the way up the page and crease. Fold the top of the letter to the bottom of the first fold and crease. Secure the long side with two pieces of tape about one inch in from each end, but DONT seal the ends. Write your name and return address in the top left corner. Place first class postage in the top right corner. In the middle, write the missionary address.)

What is an LDS Missionary?

Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are volunteer representatives of the LDS Church who engage in proselyting, church service, humanitarian aid, and community service. Male mormon missionaries (referred to as Elders) serve for approximately 24 months and females (referred to as Sisters) serve for 18 months, and are organized geographically into missions. The mission assignment could be to any of the 418 missions organized worldwide.

Newly called missionaries attend a training period at one of 15 Church Missionary Training Centers (MTCs) worldwide.

During the mission, each missionary is assigned to be another missionary's companion. Missionary companionships are maintained for weeks to months and most missionaries will have served with multiple companions by the end of their mission.

Missionaries are required to "avoid all forms of worldly entertainment." Generally, they are not allowed to watch television, have a phone or any electronics, watch movies, or use the Internet during their missions.

Missionaries direct their focus to teaching and preaching the Restored Gospel of Christ and providing service to those in their mission.

The only communication missionaries have with their families are two FaceTime calls a year, weekly emails, and written letters. Missionaries sacrifice this time with their families so they can have complete focus on their missions and their responsibility to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.