10-28-13 Trials and Tribulations

Fast and pray for me; 

both the members and my companion are really rude when I struggle with the language. I am not like home sick, but i am like friend and social sick.

BTW, I got bit again, this time by a stupid little dog after a lesson when i went to stand up. It drew blood. Im at 6 times now!

Guys I love you all so hard. I am glad that you are nice to the missionaries cause I dont know about Provo, I think they have it nice there, but missionaries go through hell. At least here in 25 de Mayo.

Sorry to give less than a rosy picture - I won't quit!

Love your Son, Elder Rowley

This is my Friend that pokes his head through are screen door every night for food. 10-28-13

This is a lesson with a CRAZY guy. His wife came and kissed me. His wife also took pictures to send to his parents who are pastors. He freaked out on us like 7 times. HIs house is the nicest in 25 de mayo.10-28-13

Just Another Day: Preach Christ, Break Up Dogfight!

So this week was nuts. I Dont have much time, AGAIN.

So i walked out of a lesson and I heard a noise. It was a dog getting mauled by a freaking pitbull. There was all these people just standing around just watching. The owner was literally beating the pitbull trying to get him to let the other go of the throat. Well long story short, i jumped on the dog getting attack and held him still so the owner could isolate the pitbulls head. So after like another 2 minutes of beating the freaking pitbull it finally let go. So now i have a freaked out dog in my hands it had its mouth open and i thought it was going to bite my head off, but i just held it still by the throat until it calmed down. Then it walked off. Stupid thing is my companions had no idea what to do and just joined the rest of the sheep and just stood and watched.

So things are going well here. I have seen flocks of parrots fly overhead. That was pretty cool. We set 2 baptismal dates last week.

Well i have a TON more crazy stories but I my comps are bugging me to get off the computer. K love ya all.

Elder Rowley

All the new missionaries Mision Neuquen 10-21-13

Doing Dishes 10-21-13

Laundry Time! 10-21-13

This is how i wash my clothes. it sucks ahah 10-21-13

This is how big the spider are. Welcome to Argentina. 10-21-13

Holiday in 25 Mayo!!!

K guys, since I am in a really small town and it is a holiday, all the stores are closed. I am at a members house. He is letting me use his computer and my companion still needs to write and we only have like 45 min left of P day. I will write more next week.

So companions are Elder Fisher from Utah and Elder Zapata from Colombia. They are cool. I live in a little tiny apartment that smells like a cat died in it. We deep cleaned it and it smells better.

I am learning the language ok.

There are dogs that chase us and really aggresive here. But if you stand your ground they book it.

So I am in a REALLY small town called 25 de mayo. Look it up. It is the outskirts of the mission and everything is super expensive. 

I hope my pictures can explain more. I am really strapped for time. 

So my plane ride here was like 20 hours. It was nuts. To make it worse I couldnt recline or anything. So i stayed awake I didnt fall asleep for like 40 hours more. It was knarly.

So who ever said this was a 2nd world country is a lier. This is so a 3rd world. Or at least were I live. But actually it is a cool adventure.

I say a spider as big as my palm.

K I got to go.

Love Elder Michael Rowley

Sorry, pix are almost never in order!

Argentina! Companions are Elder Fisher from Utah and Elder Zapata from Colombia 10-14-13

Elder Fisher from Utah and Elder Zapata from Colombia 10-14-13

I cooked a chicken from like scratch. It turned out good.10-14-13

I'm really HERE!! Argentina Neuquen Mission office 10-14-13

In 25 de Mayo Hilton - 1st Apartment 10-14-13

Leaving Idaho - Elder Pettit and I 10-14-13

Me and my fav, Elder Graves United once again, enroute to Argentina. I freaking love this guy. 10-14-13

Me and Pres Lovell - Mision Neuquen Argentina 10-14-13

Me leaving Idaho 10-14-13

Me leaving Idaho 2. 10-14-13

More Elder Graves n me - funny, funny guys!! 10-14-13

My FIRST CITY in Argentina!! 10-14-13

Rowley & Graves, Inc. 10-14-13

So this is Buenos Aires. 10-14-13

Welcome to The desert, Neuquen 10-14-13

Bug Traps, General Conference & Good-bye Beautiful Idaho!

So this week was great. I had a man give me like a 190$ pair of Oakleys and I got my visa.

So i need to be to a transfer site in 2 hours to go to Argentina, so I need to make this quick.

So I have been told by everybody that when I figure out why I am in Idaho is the day I will leave. I figured it out, did what it took, and the next day my visa came. GODS REAL.

I also invited 2 people that were into satanic crap to be baptized and they said yes.

So the reason this is called Bug Traps is because in our basement we have a hobo spider problem. So to combat this problem we have sticky traps. (http://www.zorotools.com/g/00096902/k-G4143334?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google_Shopping_Feed&kw={keyword}&gclid=CNKAhMSQhboCFS_ZQgodgUoArQ)

Last night, my companion thought it would be funny, since we have a punking war and i waxed his leg with one, to stick one to the back of my head. Now if these things can immobilize snakes and mice, they sure as heck can take hair off. I was really angry, first because there were 2 other Elders in our basement laughing at me, and cause i thought i was going to end up with a bald spot. And all of those who know me, know i love my hair.

So I grabbed one off the floor, and chased my companion down and tackled him. I smashed the other trap into the back of his head and got up and walked into the other room. Keep in mind I still had the trap on the back of my head too.

So my companion walked into the room with the other elders and sat down. I remembered at this time that on the trap, Olive oil counteracts the sticky and you can pull it off with ease. But i was still mad at my companion so i just watched and kept my mouth shut.

The other Elders, under my companions direction, started to rip the rat trap off. And with the rat trap came his hair. Everybody was laughing so hard. Now my soon to be excompanion has a 1 inch by 4 inches long, bald spot on his head. I just had the other elders put olive oil on my head after and i didnt loose on strand of hair. haha sucks to suck.

So I dont leave until like, Wednesday, So that is when you will get a call.

The church is true, the book is blue. Moroni's on the ball. Te amo todos.

Elder Rowley

P.S- If you were not able too, watch D. Todd Chirstofferson's Talk. It is legit.

Me n Elder Pettit When i heard i got my visa. (My Oakleys)10-7-13

Actually this is me when I heard I got my visa. Sorry! 10-7-13

And one of my Fav's, Elder Eldredge 10-7-13

Brother Ramey - 10-7-13

Elder Eldredge and I - 10-7-13

Elder Eldredge's Place = I am the Champ at Ping Pong 10-7-13

Elder Miller 10-7-13

Elder Parks 10-7-13

Elder Thomas 10-7-13

Elder Vincent - 10-7-13

Elder Vincent Loses Some Hair 10-7-13

Another Hair-Loss Pic of Elder Vincent 10-7-13

Me and My companion, Elder Vincent 10-7-13

Me and My Zone Leader, Elder Yellowhair 10-7-13

Me with other mesa branch missionaries. Elder Pettit and Vincent and Tidwell 10-7-13

My all time favorite investigator. His name is Johnny Rojo. He is such a stud. I love this guy 10-7-13

If I was a UFC fighter, this is what I would look like 10-7-13

More Johnny Rojo 10-7-13

My Personal Trainer, Ben Coyne. He is a stud 10-7-13

Poor Elder Vincent's Hair - Ouch! 10-7-13

Some Missionaries still fall asleep in conference 10-7-13

This is the inbetween sessions fun at Elder Eldredges place 10-7-13