Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Well I´m getting better but I still have a cough but it kind of stinks because I don´t have any medicine right now. We are going to buy some in a couple minutes. This week wasn´t too fun, but what can you do? I let´s just say I could of slept better.

Well, this week went by real fast. It´s not as hot as before but now there is a lot of humidity. Which is just as bad or worse. But that don´t matter to me. I can stand it. I don´t want to complain and don´t really have room to do so.
    This coming Sunday, I have Stake Conference here in Fernando de la Mora, Asunción, Paraguay. I will see the people from my old area. It will be very interesting to see them again.
   This week was very trying. My faith was tested. But I came through with even more conviction in the Work. I love the quote, "why do we fall...? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up". You would not believe how much God has changed me. I cannot see the old me anymore. I am so happy even though I am a little sick still, that doesn´t get me down. I am amazed every single day at how awesome it is to be here. The language is becoming easier, the way to teach is becoming better. Ever single thing after the mission, will be better because I served my Lord and King.
    When I heard that Mom was talking to the people in her work, I actually was kind of jealous. I was thinking, I wasn´t to talk to them about the gospel. I don´t know if it is alright to be jealous like that but I was. I know see why Spencer always said that he wanted to go back and that he loved the mission.
           The mission means everything to me and is becoming everything to me. All of who I will be depends on how I help others the Atonement of Christ.
    Love all you

Monday, May 14, 2012


         Wow, a year ago you recieved a call from the MTC for Mother´s Day. Mothers day will be exactly 1 year and one month in the mission.
         I will be calling with skpe again, with the screen name(checorgrizzle). I´ll call you at 3:00pm this Saturday (7 pm here). But if por some reason, if you don`t recieve a call, I will call at 4. And if not. I will then call Monday, the same hours. I will make sure that you will recieve the call at 3 pm, this Saturday.  You should probably write down things that you would like to ask me (to use time more effectively.)
 
         Did you recieve my letter? I sent a letter with pictures and other letters for other people. It should be there soon for Mother´s Day. (:

         Well, I love the mission even more. It is becoming the best 2 years of my life and for my life. I am so happy that I get to be here. Every male needs to serve a mission to become a man. There is no other way that someone can learn so much in so little time. Everyday I change and grow/develop in every aspect. I´m learning that the things I thought I knew, are different from what they really are. I learned that we are to change constantly and become better than we have been in the past. That is why Christ bled and died for us. So that we can change. We need to change. It is impossible not to change. To make mistakes and then learn from them or better yet see the mistakes of others and learn from them. And then help those who are feel that they cannot change. I learned that we do not stay the same. We are constantly changing. And the changes that take place depend on us.   "If we don´t take control of our lives, the world will shape by using what is ¨popular¨, ¨fun¨ or ¨the things that everyone is doing¨. If we take control, we will shape ourselves. We will be successful according to our effort. But if we let God take control, He will mold us into more than we can imagine. A beautiful sculpture made by the great loving hands of our Creator. We will find the highest success there is possible, we will reach our potencial that God has for us. We will become great in the sight of God, to recieve that which is the greatest of all, the life eternal" -C.N.G.

 We had a lesson yesterday. It may have been one of the most influencial lessons I ever had here. I will talk to all about it this Saturday.
    Love all of you (:

Thursday, May 3, 2012

    Well first of all thanks for the emails. It was good to hear about our family. I had quite a awesome week. I am changing who I am and becoming a different person (I am constantly changing). And the work is becoming a lot more for me.
   Wednesday my companio0n and I passed by the house of an golden investigator. He is 14 years old and lives alone. (his mom is in a "care center"-she had a tumor in her head.  -part of her head is missing- and his dad is off with a woman in a different city. But his is awesome. He want to be a missionary. But anyways he said to pass by at 4 o´clock but we were delayed, with rain and another appointment. We thought we would pass by regardless. We saw that his lights were on and thought that he didn`t go to school. (when it rains alot here, people don`t work or go to school sometimes). We clapped the house but he didn`t answer. while waiting to see if he was going to answer the door. His neighbor said he wasn`t there. He then started saying, "why are always bothering people?" and other stuff like that. That is when I said to myself, if your going to be insulting me you, be a man and talk to my face. I starting walking toward his and he started to become nervious. (he was in his yard and ran to close the tiny gate). He said all sorts of stuff like "are you two stupid?" and "you idiot" and other garbage like that. All I was repyling was "no" to all those  insults, because, well, they weren´t true. I was acting as if his insults didn`t phase me, because the didn´t. He was becoming really angry with us the more he spoke. I then said, "Does your religion teach you these bad things". He then said that he was atheist. we talked more and then he angrily said that he was going to sick his dog on us. I saw that the dog wouldn`t bite us. We just watched as he opened the gate and was saying "Bite him, Bite Him!". He didn`t train his dog good enough because the dog was went out the gate and started sniffing all around to pee. And with even more anger he yell for his dog to return. And said not to passby his house. I, calmly said that we wouldn`t passby his house but with our investigator we would. We left him to be angry. But it was his choice to be angry at God and be unhappy in life.
   Antoher thing that happened was a drunk guy was talking to us in Guaraní mixed with Spanish. He said that he had a hernia and wanted to show us. He started to undo his belt and my companion and I started to freak out. I calmly talked to the man and said that a doctor need to help him. he then said that, "you can`t save me?" and then he left, talking to himself.
   Well here are some experiences here in Villa Anita.
    Last week I sent a envelope with 5 letters. one is for Our family, one is for my first companion in the mission, one is for Laine Bueno, one is for President Baer, and one for Faith (my friend from Beehive clothing). I wrote that you can read them. Could you please sent them for me. I also sent pictures too.
   Thanks Oh... I recieved the package last week. Thank you it was great.