Emergency Transfer and Tribute to Elder Mills

¡Hola! So, hope you all loved General Conference! This week Elder Aldave and I have been working hard and received some news after Saturday sessions. I will be doing an Emergency Transfer and moving to Ezeiza B! I was told my new Companion was Elder Schulaks from Pleasant Grove, Utah. Elder Schulaks was without companion and the assistant said I’m leaving after last session of conference. The taxi ride was interesting, and the taxi driver was not to happy I had so much stuff! 

I am glad I had learned and was "Born" in Acevedo with Elder Aldave as my trainer. I will miss the ward and wonderful members in Acevedo! 

I have 5 weeks to master this area because Elder Schulaks will be done and returning home to Utah. It’s nice here in Ezeiza and one of the prettiest places in my mission and very safe. My pension is nice, and I have hot water! I will still be walking a lot (over 10 miles a day), but you know how the mission is always walking and trying to teach. 

A little bit about Conference I absolutely loved Elder Rasband’s talk on trusting the Lord and keeping covenants. With me recently making more covenants with my Heavenly Father I have seen the blessings in life and would challenge you all to continue on that path and partake of the delicious Fruit in Lehi’s dream. Love you all and hope you have a great week. Keep praying and reading your scriptures! 

Elder Hadley

This is Elder and Hermana Mills from Bountiful, Utah. Elder Mills served as a young Elder in Argentina back in1965-1967. They arrived as Senior Couple Missionaries in the BAS Mission in April 2019.

When we saw their picture before Parker left we knew that they were going to become very important in Parker's life. Elder Mills picked up Parker from the airport and has been a very influential person in helping Elder Hadley adjust to missionary life in Argentina during his first transfer.

Sunday September 29th Elder Mills had just finished and sent out his weekly letter to the missionaries for the BAS Mission Newsletter when he laid down to take a nap. Sadly Elder Mills passed away peacefully during his nap and the BAS Mission is mourning the loss of a great leader, teacher and friend.

Parker expressed to us last week how much Elder Mills helped him in six short weeks and asked for us to pray for their family as the mission helps Hermana Mills (who knows very little Spanish) return home to her family. Parker will never forget the Mills and told us that he knows Elder Mills will now be helping him for the rest of his mission from the other side! 💗

Meet John Nixon, our new favorite person! John is a returned missionary from the BAS Mission from Bountiful, Utah. He is currently a student at the U and was asked to take some students during Fall Break to tour South America. John's very first stop was the BAS Mission.

As parents we cannot mail anything to Argentina and the only way to get items to Parker is through a courier that flies down and charges $15 delivery fee and $22 a pound.

John took an empty suitcase with him and told parents that we could fill it up for our missionaries free of charge and even left the suitcase for a future missionary at the mission home.

Vitamins was the only thing that Parker requested but we were able to send a few items for his birthday in November. Elder Hadley was the only missionary that got a personal delivery because John wanted to come to Acevedo because that was one of his areas.

John had just gotten off the plane on Saturday when this picture was taken and just a few hours later Elder Hadley found out he was leaving Acevedo the next day!
Huge Tender Mercy for our family! 

My First Area as a Missionary!
Acevedo

Chau to Juan y Potcha
My great neighbors who fed us!

Chau to Federico, Guillermia, y Isabel
They were baptized just last week!

Chau to my Paraguay amigo!
This one is for you Shawn and Kyle!

Chau to my first pentción. Many memories in my little desk space.

Chau to Elder Avornen
A great Zone Leader!

Mom Note: It is not the best idea for BAS Missionaries to take pictures outside. When Parker found out he was leaving he wanted to quickly take some pictures so he could remember his area and the streets he would walk and teach.

Parker said that littering is not against the law in Argentina.  He said that people just put their garbage in front of their houses. Then when it builds up they just push it down to the next neighbor and so on.  

Yo y Elder Schulska
My new Companion in Ezeiza!