1-8-2012

WHATS UP!!!
Dang zero snow? That’s no good but it is cold at least? Does Braiden’s team just ignore Seifert like our team did ha? How’s Braiden playing? Caleb? Well ya this week is changes but the assistants still have not told us what the changes are we are waiting. Dad did me a question about the size of the zone. Pilar and the cities around us are very small and far from Asuncion so our zone is very small. Some zones have 18 missionaries 9 companionships other 12 with 6 companionships but our zone is the best... we have 8 missionaries with 4 companionships the smallest in the mission!! Actually this month of January we are struggling but everybody is working very hard! This last week after many tribulations comes a boatload of blessings. We saw alot of success this week and i am so grateful. I know that it was only a trial and i hope we did.  Last week we found a family of 5 that all of are the age of baptism and everybody went to church... except the dad (he doesn’t want to go cause he is embarrassed that he doesn’t know how to read but we are working with him) but they are so cool. Today we are going to their house to have family night, but we are still praying for the baptisms. This fast Sunday we are fasting for the goals that we set as a mission. All the leaders went to Asuncion and the president set the goals for this year. My comp. and I this last week work our tails to reach the goals to show to the zone that they are possible and we fulfilled them. It was a answer to our prayers so obvious. I love prayer. At the first of my mission i prayed and kind of fell into a I’m just going to do it cause that’s what i do and not a, wow this is awesome, I’m talking with God! But now it’s a blessing to pray! Well the assistants just called us and my fat Latin comp is leaving me.... soooo sad. He is going to Asuncion and my new comps name is elder snow. I have met him before.  He is really chill and quiet but a good elder. I let know more next week.  This last week i found out why i was suppose to come here to Pilar.  We did divisions and i went with the district leader here and... he is great but struggles... i love him and in the night we talked for along time about his mission and it was very good. I really hope that he starts doing better cause he was struggling I don’t have much time to write today but i love you all and hope the best, dad with work, Braiden with the chicks, Caleb with the ball, mom with the staying young and the marrieds with being married! 
elder shaw