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Monday, February 15, 1926

Buenos Aires – Worked around place and studied. I did the cooking. Had rice for breakfast, a melon for dinner and a fine hash for supper. Bro. Ballard again went to town but I stayed in with my ailment. Suffered more than ever before. Have tried nearly everything but to no avail. Tonight Bro Ballard Brought me a salve recommended by druggist. I hope it will do me some good. Another exceptionally hot day. It is due to the heat, I am sure, that I am having so much trouble.

Tuesday, February 16, 1926

Buenos Aires – Sister Fredericks and Herta Kulick came and washed all the windows and doors to our new home. They worked very hard and made things look a great deal better. I cooked dinner for all. In the evening Bro Ballard and I went to Plaza Congress to witness Carnaval and wonderful illumination. Some truly beautiful and wonderful costumes, and the light was the greatest I have ever witnessed. Plaza Mayo and Plaza Congress were a blaze of variegated glory and Ave. Mayo full length was a dazzle of light. Many fantastic birds and butterflies were worked out in different colored lights. Hot day, little rain in the morning.

Wednesday, February 17, 1926

Buenos Aires – Went to Bank with Bros Ballard and Fredericks to see if by paying balance on Fredericks’ place, he could get a loan on it sufficient to pay what he owes the Church. Found arrangements very hard to make and lots of red tape, and we accomplished very little. However, got things started so perhaps by following things up something can be done.

Went to Fredericks at night and held good meeting; mostly children present.

I am still having chafing and gaulding trouble, making it almost impossible for me to get around. Have found no remedy that does me much good. It almost looks like I had some kind of skin poisoning. Makes it very bad.

Thursday, February 18, 1926

Buenos Aires – Recd letters from May, Nena, Emaline, Beth and Rey Jr. Very glad to get good news from home.

Bro Ballard tried our new Picture Machine and because current in house is much higher voltage than machine, he burned out all the wiring. I think the machines are an expensive luxury for what we can get out of them here. And bulb that was burned out cost $28.00 pesos. Some rain and a little cooler.

Friday, February 19, 1926

Buenos Aires – We went to see about our “Cedulas” and got translation of our Passports in preparation. went to see owner of Fredericks’ land to see if he would make some reduction on deferred payment. None forthcoming although amount is for $500.00 pesos. We looked up reduction coil for machine: found one very expensive but Bro Ballard bought it and on trying out machine got it to work. Did a great deal of running around irritating my gaulded and chaffed places very sore.

Saturday, February 20, 1926

Buenos Aires – Went at 6.10 am to get cedulas, arriving at place about 6.50. We worked till after 8 am and got “run through” and all we have to do now is to return next Saturday and get the “Cedulas.” This is an identification card and is required by all people in the country. I spent pm working around place and writing to Children at home. Bro Ballard made a wire door for kitchen. Crude but answers pretty well, and keeps flies out. Cool in the morning but warm again in pm.

Sunday, Febrero 21, 1926

Buenos Aires – We went at 9.30 am to Fredericks and held Sunday School with about 18 children. Had very good attention from the children. After S.S. went to home of Señor Jose Molares and had a good gospel conversation with them. While there the Spanish Baptist lady came in, who for a while had attended our meetings. We learned her minister had forbad her coming to our meetings and had told her many falsehoods about us. I was able to meet each one of the objections he had raised to her, with scriptural references and to her satisfaction. Sr. and Sra. Molares were very interested I the discussion as well as the Baptist lady and I think great good will come of it. We are to meet them again. The minister refuses to see us. In pm held German SS and meeting in Hall R. 8968.

Monday, February 22, 1926

Buenos Aires – I wrote letters to May and Elder McConkie and some of the Children. Bro Ballard made two more wire doors for the large room, and we hung them in the pm.

I blocked out in Spanish a letter to Newspaper “La Critica,” an announcement of our initial Hall meeting next Sunday night, Feb 27. Also Announcement to be printed on one leaf and distributed.

Still very hot and I have trouble with heat rash.

Tuesday, Febrero 23, 1926

Buenos Aires – Mailed my letters and wrote quite a number for Bro. Ballard on machine. We went to town and finished paying for Fredericks’ land with expectation of Church taking a mortgage on place for what he owes. At night tried on Book of Mormon films we have. Frankly, I am very disappointed, as all the titles are in English and the pictures are not the best that could be secured. Lecture in Spanish will be hard to give with material we have. Bad time with my gaulded leg.

Wednesday, February 24, 1926

Buenos Aires – Worked around the place and also got out announcement of our coming to the country and the meetings we were going to hold. Also wrote a letter to the “Critica” covering same ground and mailed it to them asking them to print it. We saw different printers and finally let a man on San Martin have the job to print us 2000 for $20.00 pesos.

Went to Fredericks at night and had a very good meeting. About 15 attentive listeners out. I did praying and preaching. Bro Ballard is not doing much in the language.

Thursday, February 25, 1926

Buenos Aires – We arranged with same man that put our lights in, to make us a price on sign for front of our meeting place. He was to come to place next morning and make us a price. We then went to Police “Comesaria” in our district to tell them about our starting meetings on Sunday night. No special permit necessary, but they advised we see Prefatura de Policia, of the City, to advise them about showing news, etc. as they might want to censor them. Wrote letter to hand Jefatura explaining what we expected to do. At night we went through the slides and found them to work fine.

Friday, February 26, 1926

Buenos Aires – We went to Printers and I proof read our notice that he was to print. As he could not deliver work till six pm I went alone to hold meeting at Mrs. Molares, and Bro Ballard stayed to get the printing. I had but few present but we had a good meeting and I enjoyed a spirit of greater freedom and inspiration than I have before enjoyed in S.A. due largely to the fact that I was conducting the meeting myself not in my own way.

Saturday, February 27, 1926

Buenos Aires – We went in morning and secured our “Cedulas” that we had applied for just a week before. They are an identification card issued by the Argentine Government, and everyone in the country is supposed to carry one. We got balance of our Notices from printer and Bro Ballard distributed a great many. I did not go on acct of my gaulding and heat rash trouble. I cleaned up the Hall, got 5 o’clock dinner and did some cooking for tomorrow so as not to worry, it being Sunday. felt very depressed all afternoon, and my heart acted bad again. Worst it has been for several weeks. Wether extremely hot.

Sunday, February 28, 1926

Buenos Aires – We went in the morning to Fredericks and held Sunday School. In the middle of service Organ man came to fix the organ and Bro Ballard had to go with him to the Hall. I stayed and finished the school. Man took organ down but made it worse instead of better. German meeting in the pm at 4 in Hall. At 8 pm started our Spanish meeting in the Hall. Great success, 200 came and saw views and listened to lecture. I talked for more than an hour on restoration of Gospel and coming forth of Book of Mormon, associating views with its divinity. Very hot.