Hey everybody,
So you guys had a good week it looks like! I'm glad to here that.
Dad, you are a champ. How does it feel getting a spiritual upgrade haha? I am super happpy for you and your new calling. I bet it was cool to be ordained a High Priest by grandpa.
Mom, I hope your birthday was great. I thought about you alot... I even sang you happy birthday haha.
Brooke, I didnt forget about you :) I hope you have a great 17th bday. I will be thinking about you to. I will prolly sing you a little song who knows haha. I love you a bunch and hope you are happy.
Cam, so guess what I heard ... the FOO FIGHTERS were in Argentina this last week! So close some member said he almost went to see them. I also heard some FF in the streets this week it was great.
I got two funny stories.
The first is pretty old...I just forgot to tell you ... I think. So there is this guy we know. He is the boy friend of a member and is really cool he just doesnt want to listen to us. This story isnt really about the gospel by the way haha! Still havent taught him, but anyways we hear that he has never been beat by any missionaries in chess even Elder Tensmaier who was on the chess team. So obvio we had to give it a try ... and pdays I have been playing right, right, so Hakes and I went and played him ... Hakes lost, but I destroyed him hahaha. He got so upset he gave up but I told him we got to finish it all the way out so we continue and then I was two moves away from beating him and ....... he hit all the pieces off hahahaha!! I won Gané I flippin beat him the first haha. It was so sick he told me good job, but he wants to play me again. Still havnt... but hey I'm the boss now. This has nothing to do with the gospel but I thought it was funny haha.
Second story I call this one the Easter Miracle...
So the Limpio ward had an Easter party last week on Friday. They had a bunch of food and invited us over to have lunch with them. They had a bunch of chipa, soda, bread, and chorizo ( sausage) haha. Well there was just a bunch of food and everyone was eating hard core. Well we ended up leaving early to work. we stopped by the Orregos home later the next day. They told us that for some reason the ward never ran out of chorizo. Everyone just ate and ate and yet there remained a giant bowl of chorizo. The bishopric took it outside where more people were playing soccer and it still didnt run out haha. They had to split it up between members to take home. They say it was an Easter miracle (jokingly), just like when Jesus fed all the people fish and bread and it fed everyone. No matter what they tried for like 5 hours it never ran out.
Well this week was nice. nothing too crazy happened. I feel super comfortable with the language now. I still have a long way to go but it feels nice to be at this level right now.
We got to go to the Temple on Tuesday! The Paraguay temple is amazing. It only has one endowment room so pretty small. Almost all the workers are from the states. It was sweet though. We got there by 8 am and I got to do confirmations of the Holy Ghost for the dead while others did baptisms. It was really cool confirming people in Spanish. Then we finished up doing endowments. I did everything in Spanish. It was so cool. It was so spiritual. I lovd the Celestial room. It was like I was at home. I just loved it. I felt so close to my Heavenly Father and my Savior. I have such a strong testimony of the Temple. I love being in the Lords House. It is so peaceful and pure. I feel so uplifted when I am inside. There is no stress no bad feelings. When I get back one of my priorities will be regular temple attendance. I would love to work there again if I have the time. The blessings are just to great to miss out on. If you havnt been to the temple recently and you have a recommend please go. You cannot miss out on the blessing we recieve in the Lords house. If you dont have a recommend please get one, do what ever it takes and go. I promise you all that there are blessings of pure happiness peace and joy that await you in the Temple. Mom and Dad, I am so thankful for your examples of temple attendance. I remember all those times you both headed out the door to make it to the temple. Sometimes we didnt want you to go, but now i understand why it was so important to you. I remember your example by making it to the temple once a month. You both are amazing! I love you both.
SHOUT OUTS:
Koford Family.... WELL WHOOPS bahahaha. I was laughing so hard I figured it out in less than 30 sec by the way , I mean come on what else would it have been. You rock Sis. Koford! I think about you guys alot. Your family too has been such a great example to me. I will always look up to you all. Love Elder Carpenter
The weeks are flying by here. Next week we have changes again. Crazy right.
Well I love you all and hope you all are having a great time. Now I will send pictures whoo hoo.
Con Mucho Amor,
Elder Carpenter
