The Life and Times of Warren Hansen

I’ve never walked so much in my life. I can count on my fingers how many times we sat down this week to share a message or scripture with someone. Between festivals and parties leading up to Carnaval and the Argentine college semester starting next week, most people are not home or just don’t want to talk with us about Jesus. Despite the struggles, awesome things are still happening and the Lord’s work is moving forward! Our friend Maria was baptized by her son Jesus who got the priesthood just a couple of weeks ago. Their family first met the missionionaries 4 months ago, and now 5 members of the family have joined the Church. […]

Carnaval is easily the largest cultural event here in Cafayate. It doesn’t actaully happen until the end of February, but there are lots of small parties and events leading up to it. For example, this week ground was broken to start unburying the life-size devil statue that becomes the centerpiece of Carnaval. Needless to say, it was not super easy to talk to people about Jesus and keeping the commandments of God this week. We spent most of the week walking on hot and dusty roads that turned into mud-bogs as it rained heavily every afternoon. Despite the hardship, we were still able to find joy in the experience. We had a small turnout at […]

We were taking it easy this week while Elder Miller’s foot recovered from getting his ingrown toenail cut out. Despite that, we still had some awesome experiences this week. Our friend Maria has 4 adult kids who have been baptized recently. She has gone to church almost every week for months, but never wanted to talk with the missionaries. On Monday, we gave her a Book of Mormon. She read part of it and then wanted to meet with us. We were able to help her learn more about Jesus Christ during the week and now she is planning to get baptized this weekend. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is real and it changes lives! […]

We’re making a lot of progress here in Cafayate! Yesterday, some members received the priesthood, meaning that they can now help run certain aspects of the church. This is the first time that members here have received the priesthood in 5 years. It might not seem like much, but it is a big step forward in helping the church in Cafayate be self sufficient. We had a fun adventure this week when Elder Miller realized he had an infected ingrown toenail. After trying to find a clinic that would accept our insurance all weekend, we bit the bullet and paid $45 out of pocket to get it cut out this morning. Unfortunately, I’m getting very […]