I sent a lot of pictures this week (less time to write). I was
going to send one of my companion and I yesterday. We had to be in the
apartment all day because of the elections (in case something dangerous
happened). I am always saying I want more time to study the scriptures,
but that was plenty. I almost went crazy being inside all day. Luckily,
my companion is pretty great. He left at 18 because they were
experimenting with the young age in a few countries, as President Monson
mentioned in the last conference. He is now 20 and goes home in August. We
sing in Guaraní together, he is a happy person, and he helps me clean a
lot more than some of my other companions. With my Latino companions, we
speak Spanish 95-99% of the time. Honestly I normally think in Spanish
now. One cool that shows that my companions were chosen by the Lord. All
want to be engineers. Elder Izurieta-software, Elder Gayoso-civil, and
Elder Enriquez-mecatronic (also known as electromechanical, I think).
Elder Nielsen wants to be a helicopter pilot and Elder Knudsen an eye
doctor, but both said their backup plan is engineering. It's nice to
work with smart, hard-working people.
Villa Elisa is somewhat far from Asunción. It's like
Draper and Salt Lake City. The ward is small but great. I don't know if
I told you the ward council volunteered to help us with the family who
is going to get baptized this Saturday! We just need to have those
meetings more often. I have heard in just about every ward that things
"used to be better" before the bishop changed, ward divided, everyone
left on missions or got married. Something like that. We are working
hard to get all the wards in the stake excited to be a part of this
work. We teach a lot of lessons, and we are hoping to find (or baptize)
more members to accompany us. The chapel is just outside the ward
boundary. We also had a miracle with the Duarte family bringing a
friend, and a less-active member coming to church with his girlfriend. 6
investigators in church!
One more quick question for pondering and answering.
I often wonder why it is so hard for people to face the opposition from
their family. Then I realized it would be hard for me to change
religion with the strong traditions we have. (Completely hypothetical)
How would you react if I changed religions?
Thanks for sending the package and letting me know
how the ward back home is. I´ll write more next week. Love you all!
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