I am now in a new area called Encarnación with Elder Sevy. We are really close to the terminal of Encarnación and our area is surrounded by the Paraná River.  Also there are two other missionaries, Elder Soria and Elder Whaley (my 4th companion here in Paraguay). And we are all living in the same small apartment. We, my companion and I, opened an new area and we found out that It would be necessary to have bikes. Only because our area is really big and my comp is a chubby.
     So anyways, it is alot different here. I feel that we will do a lot of good. We are in a branch and it still is not a not a stake here. We now know our goals and we have the drive to do so.
     It took a long time to get here. It was a 30 minute drive in taxi to get to the terminal from the pension in Monte Lindo. Then a two hour wait in the terminal. And after that... 6 hours in Bus to get to the terminal in Encarnación and then 15 mins more to get to the apartment here.
    Sunday I had a talk, so did Elder Soria. He is from Lima, Peru. My companion is from Idaho and Elder Whaley, Colorado. I am the only Utah boy here for miles.
    The blocks here are huge. one block here is like two blocks (neighborhood blocks) in Utah. I really like our area. I know that we are going to have a lot of success. I know that God is guiding his servants here and all the world. God is completing with his promises and this is His Work and Glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. That is why he sent his son. To free us from sin and death. So that we too may have a fulness of Joy like unto that of God. I know that God sent His son to free us or rather so that we might not be bound by the chains of sin nor of death. He truly loves the world. He is giving every single person the liberty to choose the captivity or liberty. That is why the Bible, the Book of Mormon and and other scritures are so important. So we might know the true and the true (to live it) will indeed set us free.
   I love the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saint because it is the true church of God and is evidence that He truly loves us. I know these things to be true.
        I love all of you. (:

  This past week there were a couple things that happened this week. We had a Zone council. Where we learned how we are going to plan better to have more success. And we practiced different ways to be better planners.
    Also, we had a Talent Show here in Monte Lindo. We had about 14 investigators and about 80 people in the Church. I didn´t have my camera though. And the best thing of all, we got to teach and bare testimony in front of all of them. We will be visiting with this week.
    And yesterday we heard the prophet Thomas S Monson and Elder Anderson (he speaks french, who knew... His accent in spanish was frenchy). There was a special broadcast for Uraguay and Paraguay. It was a great and kind of a different experience.
   When this change started I wasn´t animated or responsible. Or maybe because I didn´t really know the best way to plan?  I think it was that I was having my companion do more than he could. And I wasn´t doing all I should. But I am no longer like that. I can not have someone do what I know is my duty. I am enjoying the work even more. We will have success.
I am so happy for the change I had with my companion Elder Rodriguez. He helped me alot with thing I didn´t even know what I was doing wrong or that which I could do better.
    It was good to heard from Jackie and Mom. Also to hear that Dad is doing better. But I know that thereare more in the family and that you all have a little time to write. wink wink.
   I love you all.

I don´t know why but when I read your letter, two little words "hold on" struck me as if was meant for me. I feel that this point in the mission is the most critical. This is the time I am showing God who I will be for him, who I will be for my family and to see if I can give all to my Creator.

We had a Family Home Evening yesterday with 3 different famillies. We talked about the Baptism and how it is the only way to free us. True freedom from the true enemy. I shared my experience of when I was baptized. I said that I really didn´t feel different but I did feel good the whole day. And how I came to know the importance of the Sacrament when I was here in Monte Lindo. I told them that I gave the sacrament to someone who, within a week, died. (The mother of one of the families that were in the FHE). I shared that she cried when she recieved the bread and water. She said that she really needed it. She was from South Africa and was living in the US and came here in Paraguay to teach a young man the importance of what he had been living all his life in Utah. No one can say that God does not works miracles and be telling the truth.


Some thoughts...    Sometimes we are afraid to do what is right. Sometimes we think that we are not good enough or smart enough or that we are not ready in whichever manner. But the promise of Father in Heaven is that His angels will be roundabout us. And that He will be on our right hand and our left and He will bare us up. "If you know that God is with, do you have reason to fear?". Don´t think that in helping others come unto Christ that you need to do anything alone. He is yours and will guide you and be with you. Don´t even think that He won´t because you know that is not correct.

 Well, You all know that I love all you.
                                               I´ll try to send more pictures next week.

  I am real glad for what is happening here. I am so happy to be here in the mission. I am trying to get the most of the experience. And more important, I want to help as much people as I possible can. I am also happy to hear that Dad is doing a lot better and that he is healing. It has been a real challenge but I love it. I never knew that it would be so great. Or rather I realized that the mission can be hard or easy. It depends on us and our attitude. I have seen missionaries who was absolutly loving the mission and was easy because they wanted to be here. I also have seen those who think that the mission is a "military service". That it is something that needs to be done and than one can enjoy life agian, when they´re back in their homes. I am so glad that I am here. Nothing is better than being here in this moment. Trusting in the Lord and helping those who need a fulness of joy. How great it is to be here. To help others in that which I was blessed to part of since I came to this Earth. To enjoy the company of a loving father and mother and brothers and sisters. How could I be selfish and not want to give what I have, to others?
     This past week we were in Asunción for more than 6 hours, because my companion didn´t have his papers to be in Paraguay. We running across the capital, going from place to place so that we could help my companion. Kind of funny, right? That a Paraguayan would have trouble with visa in his own country. Well, Here´s your sign. But all is peachy right now.
        Well I need to go. But I expect a letter from Spencer, Hank, Kari and Jolene to know how things are going. ¿está bien? Is that alright?
                                Time to go and do the Lords work. "Do the work your best and the Lord will do the rest?