How's everyone doing? It appears that you had a great week. Brooke, I did sing you Happy Birthday, so know I was thinking about you.
I was happy to see Michael and Josh chillin at the house with you guys.
Shout outs:
Michael and Josh you studs I'm happy to see you guys were chillin at the house with my fam. I got your email Josh and I wrote you a letter. Michael, I wrote you a letter too. So both of you should get them hopefully soon!
Grandpa and Grandma Hansen! I got your package this week! WHOOO HOOO. It was opened though :/ Everything was still inside I think...so I got Cadbury Eggs... which rocked!! Already ate em! I got the chocolate bunny and a letter and also the poptarts which are eatin and the froot roll ups!!! I hope that was all there was. I think it looked fiine it just was retaped by Paraguay mail service. I love you guys so much. I loved your letter. I hope you know you are forgiven haha and please forgive me...I stink at writing letters, but I got one out to you last week!
Last week I sent the letters Mom!!!
Don't worry about packages being opened just make sure anything that looks valuable is hidden somehow.
Dallan, I got your letter! I love you Bro! Thanks for the super sick scripture! Expect a letter soon.
Also quick favor. Mom can you send me a package sometime with used ties maybe from a DI or something. They would be nice to have so I can give them to members when I leave my areas. They don't have to be too nice, the ugly ones are usually the cooler ones haha.
So changes are this week. I am thinking I'm out sí o sí. I have been here for 6 months now and that is usually the most people stay in an area. I love Limpio. I don't want to leave my converts or the members but my time has come. We will find out tonight though, so I am really excited to know what changes. New comps, areas, etc.
Ok paraguay facts / legends ... so there are a lot of Germans here in Paraguay. How they got here...I am not really sure, but they all speak German, Spanish, Guarani, and a few english and portuguese. Really smart people actually blond hair blue eyes blah blah blah. Well I've heard that they are descendants of ........ Nazi run aways. In WW2 apparantly a group of nazis and their families fled to the promised land of hiding becuase they were told by their leader that their city was about to be destroyed, so they got ready to flee and realized there was no way out so they had to return to there homes to retrieve ships and sailed to the promised land of safety. I forgot to mention they brought all their precious gold and silver and all other posesions with them. They arrived to the land and headed to the land inward (Paraguay) where they established there homes and families. They lived amoung a people of a similar story who are descendants of ... the Lamanites, but luckily they did not get destroyed by the "Lamanite" people. They then began to change their Nazi ways (I'm sure) and were blessed in the promised land with super nice houses and things. I am sure there are german members i just have yet to meet one haha.
Well that is my version of how the Germans got here hahaha.
So this week was good. We have been working really hard. I enjoy sharing and teaching the gospel to these people. I am starting to find a teaching method, it isnt the best yet but it works. I still have a lot to learn. My view on working changed a little bit. I realized I am here to warn everyone to share this message with everyone I can. I am here so they can have the chance in this life to accept the gospel. So i have been trying to talk to everyone i can. I am trying to improve my teaching so when i present them the message, so when i warn them, that they might understand and accept it. What is sad is some people will reject it and already have. We have had investigators disappear off the face of the earth, call us and tell us they aren't convinced, literally run away from us, you name it its happened. My favorite is when they hide behing the open window. We can clearly see them, they just think windows are not see through though really weird right haha. Even though some reject it...others accept it. The feelings that come from this are so sweet. I love it. People like Virgilio, where a complete change is just visable. The gospel is true, it changes lives, it blesses lives, it gives life. I love this work it is the greatest work there is ;).
Well I would love to go on... but I got to go.
Dad, I am super proud of you. You are so cool! You really are. The ward is blessed to have you as a leader.
I am so happy we have such a wonderful plan of happiness. I know our ward is strengthened by this plan.
Family you all are awesome I will let you know what happens next week with changes. Time is just so fast haha. 6 months in Paraguay already.
Mom, Mother's Day is coming up:)
Stay sweet and have a great week.
Love,
Elder Carpenter
