You all are traveling partying guru, sounds super fun. I’m sending a couple pictures today, one is the baptism of Nicolas and another in his house. Mom you would love his house he is obsessed with exotic plants and the other is my child. This last week was dope as soap!! The number of lessons we are teaching a week is dramatically going down cause i am struggling to find people that i don’t know in this area already. But family and beloved ones know that i have some of the most awesomest coolestest investigadores ever right now!!
We have a family of investigadores called the family Molinas!! This guy is so cool. He calls me every time the US is playing in basketball in the Olympics and tells me the score and gives me updates! He is Argentinean so when Argentina and US played he was giving me updates through the whole game and how the states almost lost to them. We get along very well cause he loves basketball! The other day we went to teach them with a recent convert called Jose and we taught the Sabbath day and it was such a good lesson. They both are reading and praying to know it’s true and they keep telling us how the really feel that they are finding a could path. Sadly they both traveled this last Sunday so they didn’t go to church. That is really our only problem with them is that they travel alot and especially on the weekends so we are working with them so that they don’t! They pay attention so well in the lessons and the lessons are so spiritual.
Also we are teaching another family called Oscar and Efania. We have been teaching them for 2 weeks now and the dad loves it! He is learning and whenever we teach what he does is listens and then after we are done with the principle he says ´´wait wait wait so if i understand good or what i learned is´´ and then goes on in his own words teaching us! Sadly the wife does not want to participate and is finding it very hard to leave her catholic traditions and is afraid of her neighbors and what they are going to say. But Oscar wakes her up at 4 in the morning so they can share together while the children are asleep and the read the Book of Mormon and go through the pamphlets!!!! They are so great! I love them so much and this guy is so funny. He always talks to me in Guarani and makes fun of my comp and my comp has no idea haha. Like the other night i took my fotos over there and he was saying how hot all my girl friends were and his wife was giving him the eye. Then my comp was like´´ sorry i don’t have good picture yet i will get some and bring them´´ and Oscar said in Guarani, ha i doubt there are any good pictures of you... hahaha. We died laughing and he had no idea why. I have developed a love for these families that i couldn’t explain. I just completely desire their happiness and want them to understand and accept this gospel. I need them both to get baptized and if i leave this area... i don’t know what i will do. I really am coming to love the people here in Paraguay. I don’t ever want to leave... sometimes i will let my thoughts wander to home, music, girls, studies, movies (whatever a young man thinks about) or something and yeah there is a longing or wanting for some of that stuff like i miss it but i realize that none of them in this moment could truly make me happy like the experiences i am having right now as a missionary. In spite of the hard work and schedule, it’s so great and i hope to continue with these families and find even more. I love you all and hope everything is going great. elder shaw
Whats up fam.
Well as for the cold questions.. yes it is very cold and my fingers are freezing so i can't type well. But i really do appreciate the cold because that means that it is not hot... so i don't have to change my clothes as often which means less laundry money!!! Wow your trips sounds wicked fun, hope Braiden enjoyed playing with all the black people. I remember that was always fun... AND CALEB IS HUGE!!! WHAT THE FREAK HAPPENED TO HIM. Thanks for the pictures. Oh and dad i was totally planning on doing that with the pin drive but an elder here told me about a guy in the city next to ours that was a wizard of computer stuff so i took it to him and paid him 30,000 gauranis...,.. if you're wondering that is only 7 dollars. He managed to transfer all my fotos except for 6. All the music was contaminated or something like that.
Well as for the cold questions.. yes it is very cold and my fingers are freezing so i can't type well. But i really do appreciate the cold because that means that it is not hot... so i don't have to change my clothes as often which means less laundry money!!! Wow your trips sounds wicked fun, hope Braiden enjoyed playing with all the black people. I remember that was always fun... AND CALEB IS HUGE!!! WHAT THE FREAK HAPPENED TO HIM. Thanks for the pictures. Oh and dad i was totally planning on doing that with the pin drive but an elder here told me about a guy in the city next to ours that was a wizard of computer stuff so i took it to him and paid him 30,000 gauranis...,.. if you're wondering that is only 7 dollars. He managed to transfer all my fotos except for 6. All the music was contaminated or something like that.
This last week was very good. We are teaching alot of families right now. hey are all progressing but sadly it poured yesterday and not one of them went to church! We took the stake president with us to do a couple of visits and they went really well. We have one family, the family molinas, they are a young family with a 6 year daughter and very fancy. They have a nice house and car and a huge tv!! They really love talking to us and they are really interested in being an eternal family. I really love them and i really hope that they come to church next Sunday! This week is not changes, it is the next week. I really hope i do stay with my companion. He is way fun and we get along very well. He has had some problems adapting and doesn't have a very good attitude towards Paraguay and the people... I had to drop the cane a couple times on him for talking poorly in general about the people. I think that is one of my stronger points is a love for the country. I truly do love Paraguay and the traditions and cultures! I don't know how the coming to pick me thing is going to work. I have no idea how it works, but i will ask around and let you know next week.
Ha dad you will love this! We were at the house of nicolas and he was telling us how he likes earth wind and fire and willy nelson and some other girl named sade or something like that.
I am very thankful for the letters you send and the support you give me. How are the mission experiences going back home. has anyone had any good ones lately? If not repent:)!
That kind of music is fine mom and thanks for sending it. Yes there are sisters in my district and it is always weird around them cause nobody knows to what extent an elder can talk to them or make a joke or whatever. It's the first time in my mission that i have had sisters in my district.
i love you all
Elder Shaw
Ha dad you will love this! We were at the house of nicolas and he was telling us how he likes earth wind and fire and willy nelson and some other girl named sade or something like that.
I am very thankful for the letters you send and the support you give me. How are the mission experiences going back home. has anyone had any good ones lately? If not repent:)!
That kind of music is fine mom and thanks for sending it. Yes there are sisters in my district and it is always weird around them cause nobody knows to what extent an elder can talk to them or make a joke or whatever. It's the first time in my mission that i have had sisters in my district.
i love you all
Elder Shaw
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