Zone-leader sampling

This week I was Zone Leader! Or, since Thursday anyway. It's a long story. But I don't really have much else to talk about this week, so I guess I'll fill you in on the long story.

So our zone leaders, Elders Croft and Barrott, went to Santa Cruz on Tuesday for a leadership conference, but then only Elder Croft came back, because Elder Barrott stayed there so he could get some medical attention. You might see a recurring theme in my emails from here in Riberalta. So when Elder Croft got back I left Elder Quintana and Elder Jorge together and became Elder Croft's temporary companion. I'll be with him until tomorrow when Elder Barrott gets back here. This also means I've become basically the replacement zone leader for a while. It's been kind of fun. But also a little tiring

Elder Croft's area is super awesome, I've been enjoying it quite a bit. He has some really cool investigators and stuff. Our days have been filled with awesome appointments. I don't know if I wrote about this, but two transfers back I had an intercambio in this area with Elder Marispini and that day we found the shiniest golden, most prepared investigators of all time. And this Wednesday they're getting married so they can get baptized on Saturday!! There names are Mariano and Tania, and it made me really happy to visit them again and see how strong their testimony is. They've sacrificed a TON to be able to get the money to get married and baptized, since their really poor. But they are like the most converted converts I've ever seen in my mission. Both are going to be leaders in the church in Bolivia some day, I can feel it. 

Unfortunately, I don't know exactly how my own area is going right now since I haven't been in it for a few days. But there's some decent progress, I'll be happy to stay there a 4th transfer if that happens. But I've already been here 3 transfers, so there's a pretty decent chance I get a change. I guess you'll find out on Monday when I skype! Well, the fam will at least. the rest of you, sadly I won't get to email on monday since we're doing skype. But I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! Do something good for someone else this season, and remember the real reason for Christmas (hint, his name starts with Jesu and ends with cristo)

love you all! enjoy being cold on Christmas!

Elder Bingham

last photo with the trio in the corner of my area with an awesome view

since our district was tiny without elder millis, we combined district meetings with another district here. 

so this is the double district in the last meeting

Elder Ritchie has the most perfect smolder I've ever seen in my life. Look out ladies,

 he'll be coming in hot in like 20 months

Elder Croft and I had to hide from the rain waiting for a taxi for like 25 minutes, so he decided to read us the book of mormon while we waited. That's a consecrated ZL everybody.