Querido Familia,
Sounds like everything is doing great. Mom my elbow is fine haha no worries. By the way, I forgot to say thanks for the pictures and little Duncan in the package last time.
I want to say sorry I brought my camera for you guys and this dang computer doesnt have a place to plug anything in. In fact all its inside are sitting in a chicken wire type box and I cant open it!!! Paraguay. oh here it is haha.
So we had changes this week. I was sad to see Hakes leave. He was truly a great comp. I learned a lot from him. I will also be learning a lot this change. A lot of Spanish and a lot of patience. Yes, I have my first Latin comp. Elder Muedas from Peru. He is a little short chubby guy haha. He speaks no English so I get to teach him this change. These last couple days have been ... well super hard. We communicate fine. I understand almost everything he says and he understands me too, but aside from that, he is just hard. I dont know...I dont want to be negative at all.. it is just going to be a hard change.
Ill be honest, this last change I have been praying that I would be able to have a Latin comp so I could help him with English and he could help me with Spanish. I prayed I would be ready to handle the Spanish side of it. (AND my Spanish has really improved a lot).
It is kind of funny how God answers our prayers right. An Example is like this... I feel like when I pray for a chance to be humbled, I am brought to my knees in a way I dont expect. So I have been praying for a Latin comp and i got one. It just is hard in ways I didnt realize it would be. He is obedient which is good. He wants to work hard which is good. Elder Hakes and I found a good way to work Limpio and have been trying really hard to get stuff rolling with the new bishop and stuff. The problem lies there, its just my new comp wants to try something different. He is the senior comp so I will respect that. So I am planning everything until he learns the area, and when he has it down he will plan from there on. So when that time comes, I will allow him to make the final calls. I just dont want to abandon everything Hakes and I have been doing you know. Thats all about that stuff though. I think it will be better. I just think it might get hard. I hope you guys understand haha. Im not saying it is going to be horrible. I'm just saying it will be a little tough.
Ok. Hermano Virgilio Orrego!!! This is good news. We put a new fecha with him for the 24th this Saturday!!!. It was sick. He told Hakes and I he wants to wait a bit. Then on Sat. we passed by and he was working in his yard. I told him we were ready to work haha and then we started cleaning his yard. After that we taught im a lesson. At the end of the lesson we told him we were planning two Bapt. Services one for the 24th and one for the 30th. He then told us the 24th was next week. I though he would say thats too soon, but then he said thats the date, the 24th of March. Cool right. It was super awesome. So it is all good, I cant wait, it is going to be really awesome. It was crazy cuz just last week he was saying he wants to wait. Hakes and I tried everything to get him to be baptized he just said he wasnt sure. He almost did it too but the 24th is his time haha.
So quick shout out. THere wasnt mail or packages by the way.
So Grandpa and Grandma Carpenter!!! You want to serve again. That is so awesome. I really am proud of you guys. That is super cool. Now there will be two more Carpenters in the field haha. I love you guys thanks for your example.
Family I love you guys alot. You all rock. And guess what else. ... I wrote you all letters so you can start running to the mailbox again in about a week haha. I dont know how long it will take to leave the country just know theyre on their way. Mom thanks for the advice by the way. I want you all to know I am super dedicated to writing you all letters from now on. I think eventually I will fall into a groove. Remember letters are expensive and I have those bigger envelopes so that will help but I will find a way to work it.
Something I would like in the mail .... Mormon Tab SHOWTIME! cd. I heard a little of it. It is super sick please send it. I dont know how many songs are on it but this cd is approved so send them all. Its like the mo tab version of movie songs and junk. Any ways please please please.
Well I gotta go. I love you all. Know I am fine and happy.
Les quiero,
Elder Carpenter
