Dear family. . .
This was a tough week here in Paraguay. We were getting things done, and then it was taken away. Nelson was doing so well. He was reading the Book of Mormon everyday, he was praying and he was so ready to be baptized...but Friday he tells us that he got a job offer in another city. So he told us that he wasn’t going to be able to listen anymore. . . he was sad to tell us. Then we had a great lesson with him. We talked about 3 Nephi 13 where it talks about looking for the kingdom of God first...and how man can only serve one master and then about the Lilies of the Field and how they never worried about stuff, that Heavenly Father always provides for them. When the spirit was strong in the lesson and Nelson could feel it, I promised him that he would find a job here in 3 bocas if he would come to church on Sunday, then I shared with him Ether 12:6 and told him that he would only find this work after the trial of his faith or after coming to church. We went by Saturday and he wasn’t there. . . we went by last night and he wasn’t there. His girlfriend said she had no clue where he went. He told us that he was going to call us and tell us when he would be leaving but still nothing from him.
Yesterday Alex the Brazilian came to church. OMG. . .it was so embarrassing to be a member yesterday. God has to be directing the church, if it weren’t so, it would not exist here in Paraguay. During Priesthood, the branch president just talked about things to do to be auto sufficient...like make cardboard bikes and sell them....not a good idea. So Alex was bored during that time....Sunday School was good, he was participating a little, but sacrament.....OH My Gosh. There were no testimonies yesterday, just thanking people for junk and telling stories....then the last 15 minutes just awkward silence....Alex was almost sleeping. If it’s like that, end the meeting, don’t just sit there and stare at people to make them feel bad about not sharing their testimonies. Then we leave, and Alex says he was going to wait for a bus, going the other direction, he went to the terminal and bought a bus ticket. He is going to Brazil until January. So now we have no good investigators to teach!!!!!
This is the last week of the change and it’s been a tough one. Ever since i got drug down with Elder Salas it’s been hard to climb out. It’s hard to get going and be excited to be a missionary. Elder Chavez and I were walking and we felt that we didn’t love our missions this week. I don’t know why, but it’s just tuff. Little things happen that make you feel bad, but you keep on doing them. That’s why I have been trying to study about testimonies. So I can get a stronger one, and change my mentality, and my heart, so that the Atonement will have more effect on me and I will be more faithful or a better missionary, well not a better missionary but to not die in these last 4 months and work hard till the last day!
The first 6 and the last 6 are the hardest mom!!!
Dad, de que parte viene abuelo? ¿Que parte? Todos me preguntan y no se que decirles.
It’s getting really hot too...wake up in the middle of the night swimming in your bed of sweat!
I think we will find out stuff for Skype next week, like on Tuesday.
Love you tons. . . .
Taylor
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