Thank you for writing me. It is always really fun to get and read your letters. Your so lucky it’s warm there. I hate the cold, but it’s getting better. Right now it’s not to bad. Where did Braiden go? Why is Caleb home alone? When does Micheal leave for the mtc? Jordan? I haven’t seen Dalton Neeves but i believe that he is here too. I’ll probably seen him when i get moved closer to Asuncion. I have not had an area closer then 6 hours away still. Sorry i forgot to tell you but i received your packet with the cd player and seasons like 2 weeks ago. Thank you so much. I loved the chocolate and the alfredo,, curry, and gravy were great ideas. Ya i would probably take vitamins if you sent them but they cant be like horse pills with every flavor of dirt stuffed in it. Just something simple. I’m really learning a lot this change. I feel like i have changed as a person. Being senior companion you have more of a responsibility, I feel. We had a great week this last week and found alot of new families to teach. I think some of them will progress. That is what i love most about Paraguay. The families when it feels good out side, sit in front of there homes and drink tedade together like there is no problems. And if you have a little persistence you can usually force your self in the gate to teach a quick message to try and spark their interest to return. Yesterday in church we had one family and 2 other people in church for our investigators. We are teaching the brother of my recent converts mariela and wilfrido. and i love them so much. They have such a strong testimony and she knows right when to bare her testimony when we are sharing. I know i will cry when i leave them. But I’m very sure that he will get baptized. We are also teaching her sister and her husband, but every time we share with them she always says i know it’s true and then he (being brain washed as a child in the catholic church) cant wrap his mind around our message and has alot of doubt and doesn’t want to progress. This last Thursday we were sharing in the house of mariela with them and we were sharing about the gospel of Christ and what we have to do in this life to return to live with him, and i couldn’t find the right time to hint to mariela to give her testimony. I was looking and waiting to ask her in the right moment and he just kept being dumb. Then when the lesson was closing there was a pause, and she jumped in with out any help and gave the strongest testimony. I really don’t know how she does it but it was so powerful. I hope they come to church. Also with diego and Erica, the family that i really love that i told you about, i have been praying for them alot... but lost contact with them this week. They don’t answer and we cant go over there, so i sent a member there to see what happened and he said that he is going to another church right now. We will see with him. I’m really looking for inspiration with diego. I need help. This week i learned alot... i always learn alot. I finished the Book of Mormon and started it again. I have stopped study the bible so much cause i understand the importance of the b o m. when ever we share from the Book of Mormon it’s apparent how strong the spirit compared to the bible (I’m not down talking the bible) but it is a huge difference, and really with out the spirit they will never become converted. I think i have put to much confidence in the words, the visits, and the knowledge of us and not enough in the 3rd member of our companionship before. Really i understand the purpose of missionaries. It is really to help the people recognize the impressions that they receive. (i need to work on recognizing too)
A funny story is this week me and my comp started a game with the drunks. When ever a drunk stumble agoo us or us on them in the night we play a little game, and we both start to sway back and forth and only a little bit but big sway both of us. It trips out the eyes of the drunk person and they cant think or talk and began to get really dizzy. hahahaha (break: a man (probably crazy) just streaked across the street out side!!! Ha that was funny. I wonder if someone will try to stop him.) One time when we were playing one man had to drop to his knees cause he couldn’t keep his balance. I love the mission and it is such a great experience. If you ever have the chance to engage in the work and share this truth with someone DO IT!
I love you all and thanks,
elder shaw
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