From Elder Hull...

Nazareno's house, the one built out of the orange bricks, is the average humble home. Argentina is built out of these orange bricks. They are cinderblocks put together with sandy mortar. In caseros they built a seven story apartment building out of them. If there is an earthquake in argentina, argentina will probably fall apart. The gross thing about the armadillo is that there isn't anything inside,It is just the shell with the tail attached. We had a couple of baptizms. They are both from less active families.

Nazareno wants to be baptized, but he is very frustrated that he has to get married first. We have to wait 10 more days for the divorce of his girlfriend to go through, and then it takes another month to get them married. In past years divorce was impossible because of the influence of the catholic church in Argentina.

Now it is legal, but it usually takes two years and two month's salary to get it finalized. So about half of the population is living together in sin.... It is really bad when you find two good investigators who are living together and both married....to sombody else. It is very difficult for them to progress. But Nazareno is lucky because the divorce will be finalized soon, and he can be married within two months. (Which gives him plenty of time to stop smoking).

I went to the zoo today. I kissed a grizzly bear, petted a Lion, rode a camel, and threw fish heads to a seal. I had to put a piece of dulce de battata in my mouth before the bear would kiss me though. My companion is leaving this next week. And it is very possible that I could train this next transfer. Thank you for the packages. He was very happy to receive his package and did squirt me several times. The problem is that the two junior companions now have water duels daily. I have not yet received the birthday package, but we get mail tomorrow, so it will probably come then.

I lost my keys at the zoo, which makes me sort of sad, because now I have to go make copies of the other key. And I have to ask the branch president for a copy to the chapel.

General conference was good, but I had to watch it in Spanish, which made it a little less good.

Thank you very much Grandma Jean and Grandpa John for the package. The chocolate was wonderful. The pants however, which a year ago would have been too big, are now a little too small. I am a little chubby right now. They do however, fit my companion, so now he has to buy me pants here.

I love you all,

Elder Hull