I Might Be in my Last Area 🥺 (Week 85)

Bye bye Sugar bread. A couple weeks ago I left my sweet sweet area of Pan de Azúcar Uruguay and it was sad. My boy Elder Cantwell and I were eating with our favorite member named Roberto, who we lovingly call Rob, and we got the call from the Zone Leaders and they told me that I'm going to a place named after a number called Treinta y Tres. I told Rob and Elder Cantwell the news and we finished dinner. I finished it off with a prayer that was straight from the heart over the house and the people in Pan de Azúcar. The prayer was powerful and I looked over and saw Roberto crying. Probably one of the most touching points of my mission. I gave a hug and told him how much I appreciated him and I choked up. We almost made Elder Cantwell cry too. I said goodbye to him and it was super sad. 

The next day we went to the other part of the area called La Capuera and while we were walking a guy driving toward us pointed at us and then pointed at a garbage can and then gave us a thumbs down. It was hilarious. I guess that guy won't be missing me. We then talked to Marcos and I said goodbye to him and I bore my pure testimony and he started crying too. We hugged it out and I said goodbye. That same day before the van came to take me away from my beloved Sugar loaf we ate dinner with the Chacon Family from Valenzuela. They are such a funny family. At the end Hermano Chacon called me his Amigo which I think is pretty serious in Valenzuela culture. 

It's crazy to me that a place thousands of miles away from my home that has people that don't even speak English can be so dear to my heart. It's crazy how a 20 year old gringo boy from Utah, who's only been speaking Spanish for 4 months, can get that close with people that have grown up in a completely different culture. This to me is another evidence of a Loving Heavenly Father. All these people and this little area of Sugar loaf will be in my heart forever.❤

Here I am now in a place called 33. I'm still a Relief Society president over here over a couple sets of Sisters. It's a pretty epic place and I actually see living breathing missionaries over here compared to my last two areas in Uruguay where there are no other missionaries for miles. It's a pretty small area but it's pretty dope. I've been here two weeks and I swear that everybody has already run into us like 2 or 3 times. My new companion is Elder Clinger who was serving in Alaska before here and he is also from the factory like yours truly. 

We are teaching this guy named Gustavo and he's a beast for sure. We took him to 3 different convert baptisms which was lit! I told him that the next baptism he's going to attend is his. We set him on date for the 9th of April. In one of my lessons with him I accidentally told him that he's going to be baptized in Brazil 🇧🇷. He's was like "I don't want to be baptized in Brazil." It was pretty funny. I also told him that he was going to sing a solo at one of the baptisms. He's such a good dude. He already knows the Book of Mormón is true and that Joseph Smith was a prophet! I can't wait to see him in white.

There is this one old member dude named Manuel and he's a funny dude. We literally see him everyday while walking around.the first time we ran into him I didn't know he was a member so I asked if he believes in God and he said "No, but I believe in Piñarol!" (Piñarol is a soccer team here in Uruguay by the way) I told him I believe in Piñarol too. It was pretty lit! He's a great guy who knows everyone. 

We do this English class over here and it's pretty funny. I know it's bad but it's nice to see people struggle with a language. When I'd try to help the people learning English to pronounce something I realize that I suck at pronouncing things in English so I'm not very good at English or Spanish.

Well folks I'm doing pretty good and I've been working hard here because this could be the last hurrah for Israel 🇮🇱. I hope y'all are doing good over there wherever you are reading this thing. If you read it this far, know I love you!

-Love Elder Clegg

1. Rob

2. Marcos

3. The Chacons 

4. Elder Cantwell and non alcoholic beer

5. What District meetings look like in 2022

6. Gustavo and Juan García.