Nineteen Slices later! Aug 7, 2017

There is nothing more satisfying than fast Sunday dinner, this my friends, is a fact. But let me tell you a little story about your dear Elder Rios. So, as we all know, I like to eat. My companion and I had a meeting with the zone leaders and after the meeting we were like wow were kind of hungry so we went and grabbed some lunch. The four of us sat down and Elder Levitt one of the Zone Leaders said "alright, whoever eats the most pizza wins an alfajor (pronounced: Alpha-whore   - they are these really good little cake things) and so I was like okay and I kind of chuckled because these boys had no idea what they were getting themselves into. So, the way this place works is that all you can eat pizza joint and they just bring it around on a platter and just say what one you want, I know, classy right? So anyway, they bring it around and they offer us pizza and everyone takes one and she gets to me and I’m like yeah can I have two slices of the cheese pizza and she’s like sure. So, then all the other elders look at me and I’m just like "WHAT I came to win" so we just start pounding pizza and we all get to 12 slices and that’s when some of the elders start getting the sweats. You know the ones, the ones where the food is too good and you know you should stop but your manly hood is just on the line so you push. Well the first elder to tap out is elder Deschamps; he’s an argentine light weight that stopped at slice 14. So, about this same time we run out of soda and I don’t know if you’ve ever been in an eating competition without something to drink but it’s like trying to swallow sand. So, we decided to buy another during which are much overpriced and I’m not kidding they charge 6 dollars for a liter of coke. so, any way we continue pounding these slices of pizza and me and my companion are neck and neck we both stop at 18 slices and we just sit there and watch elder Leavitt struggle he’s eating his 17th piece and he’s just chewing for minutes. The poor kid was slowly going into a food coma. well we started cheering him on telling him that he just needed to finish those last 2 pieces and he could just join us in the eighteeners club. so, we talk him up and he does it this poor kid really put up a good fight. And as he took the last bite of that 18th slice the lady came around again and she was like "Quiere Mas"? (want more) and my comp and I just looked at each other and just said "SI" and all poor elder Leavitt could do was just sit there and stew. We wronged him on that one loll. However, I can say that that is the fullest I’ve ever been in my entire life. It made work a little hard that day but we did it darn it! Haha, it was also a really good way to start our fasts for fast Sunday! 

We had a really great week, my comp got really sick from some sketchy food, he ended up riding the dragon for an hour or so (that’s where you’re throwing up and pooping at the same time). That sounds horrible huh? 

But as far as work goes we are going really well we have had lots of success we have lots of new people to each and we are continuing to work with people that are preparing to be baptized and it’s so cool to see the lord work in them. I know I say that about every week but that is the coolest part about what we do. I can already from this small part in my mission say that’ll be the thing I’ll miss the most. I’ll enjoy every moment of these next 19 months possible. That’s the advice that I was given by a missionary that recently left and I intend to follow it! Love you guys lots hope that you’re all doing well! I love all the letters talk to you next week! 

Elder Devin Rios

Gral. Lavalle 1828
1646 San Fernando
Buenos Aires
Argentina