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"Be Still and Know that I am God" and Last Missionary Email

¡Hola a todos! 

Well, this is my last email being in the Mission Argentina Córdoba, because next week there's transfers and pday will be on Thursday and I’ll be super busy getting everything ready to head out the next day in the morning! I'm so grateful for all the things that I've learned on the mission because all those lessons are the things that are going to drive me forward through my life and through His atonement I will find strength in my Savior Jesus Christ! I know he is there always and will be there through the ups and downs. 

I titled this email "Be Still, and Know That I Am God" because this scripture came into my mind while I was studying a couple days ago, and I realized that this scripture is so important to remember as my mission is coming to an end, the ability to Be Still will be so helpful as I make the transition into the world again. This last week our friend Alexis was able to watch stake conference so he'll be able to be baptized this next Sunday! When he accepted the baptismal date I knew he was elect, and he doesn't have any problem keeping the commandments, so he's super ready to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ! 

I love you all so much, and I'm so grateful for all your prayers! I pray that you all have a great week and we'll be seeing each other soon! 

¡Hasta Pronto! 

Photos

1) Baby Pig 

2) Group activities 

3) My last P-Day in the mission, a bit of lunch

4) Lunch with Kyle and Eliana members in San Jorge! 

5) Me and my comp 

6) Another photo of the activity 

Stake Conference

¡Hola a todos!

These last few weeks were pretty good! I've been loving my time here in San Jorge. It's such a beautiful town and the people are quite friendly. I'm glad to be finishing here. 

We have stake conference this upcoming Sunday and we wanted to help some of the converts/members receive the Priesthood so that San Jorge could be made into a branch but I don't think we're going make it sadly. About two weeks ago we were able to complete and achieve all of our goals for the week which was hype and out of nowhere a family of 3 pulls up at church, we didn't even know them because they talked to the other Elders that were here before us. 

It was definitely a tender mercy and it was an amazing sacrament meeting. These last few days we've been watching some older firesides/meetings when Elder Bednar came to Argentina. I've definitely learned a lot about what agency really is and how we can deepen our conversion to the Lord. Also, about two weeks ago we had zone conference and I had the opportunity to share my testimony which was a bitter sweet moment as it was my last zone conference in Córdoba. But I am going strong...., I could say that I'm in the final sprint to the finish but also at the beginning of something even bigger. 

I couldn't be more happy to have spent this time learning more about my Savior, Jesus Christ and teaching and guiding others to do the same.

I really hope everyone has a great week and take care! 

Love Elder Burbank 

Photos 

1) Final Testimony 

2) Group Photo

3) Studies before the start

4) Los GOATS

5) Little bit of tennis last Pday! (It was so fun!l) 

6) Minion 

7) Pday, playing some basketball on a real court! 

8) Chillin with the Mate

9) More Basketball

10) Dog

11) Intercambios with a fire Lunch 

12) Transfer day in the terminal 

6 Weeks Later - Last Area

¡Hola a todos! 

I haven't written In a fat minute but that's why I'm doing it right now, Haha! These last 6 weeks have been lots of work and teaching and we've definitely seen many tender mercies this last month. 

Today is transfer day and the last email I sent was on the other transfer day so I have a new companion, hahah 😅 his name is Elder Aruquipa, he's from La Paz, Bolivia 🇧🇴 and he's got about 8 months on the mission. I got sent to "San Jorge" which is a small town in Santa Fe, Argentina and ill be finishing my mission here. I loved my time in Los Boulevares which is in Córdoba Capital and I'm excited to serve the people in San Jorge! 

General Conference this last weekend was absolutely amazing!! I loved every talk that was given and I especially loved the talks from Elder Holland about prayer, the talk from Elder Renlund about the Kayak and the prophets talk about the blessing of priesthood keys. I was definitely spirituality fed and I'm so grateful for all of the speakers. 

I'm so grateful for our savior Jesus Christ and His amazing grace. I've really grown to understand his love and how he sees others, I've been able to see how Jesus sees and it has blessed my life so much. Feasting upon the scriptures daily and learning something new from them really helps me to keep an eternal perspective on things and it reminds me of the things that really matter here on earth! 😁

Alma 7 : 11-12

11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. 12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.

I hope everyone has a great week!! 

I'm chillin on the Bus rightnow writing this email 📧 

Love Elder Burbank 

Photos! 

1) Elder Despain and I

2) Compis 

3) Trash fire 🔥 ther'ye buring an egg carton to drive away the mosquitos 🦟 

4) Vamos Belgrano

5) There was a rain storm and water was getting into the pension 

6) Zone Conference 

7) Our friend Victor

8) We were teaching lesson and a Pig just pulls up out of nowhere.

9) Horses by the canal 

10) Full Moon 

11) Cat 🐈