Well another week doing with a lot of change but here we go!!!!.....
Lunes:
Today we hit up som ehouses.... like all members but it was good, my
copm started saing good bye and we also went around with elder billings
and elder merro (elder merro went home this week end of mission) it was
good. after that at night my comp did some packing and i switched beds
and sides of study desks and where my stuff is at.. to organize a little
bit and because its a little more convientent. then we hit the hay.
Martes: we played pica volley for exercises its like
volleyball but you cant use your hands all the people play it here its
awesome!! and hard, then we had our district meeting, in remansito.. the
photo is in our chapel where we have sacrament meeting.. little
different eh? then we went and had a little bit of cyber time, and after
lunch. WE went home and my comp kept packing and i finished changing my
stuff overthen we went out and did a visit, and within 10 minutes the
rain just strted pouring!!, we semi ran home, i was completetly soaked, a
picture of my water filled shoes is included, you can see the puddles
that formed after i dumped it out once. It also only took 5 minutes to
get home so it took five minutes to be wet head from toe.. crazy!! at
the house my comp finished packing and a made a new wallet that is a
little more water proof, and is totally missionary approved. then the
rain slowed down so we tried to go visit a couple more people so my comp
could say good bye, but alot of them were already sleeping or there was
a huge river infront of there house and we oculdnt pass, so that had to
have been tough that my comp coulnt say bye to every one. Then when we
got back to the home i got a call saying that i had to wear my suit
tomorrow because i had to go to the meeting about how to learn how to
train people.. so life got a little more real just like that haha.
Miércoles: Headed into Asunción at 6 in the morning
and then had my training meeting.i learned some good stuff that
hopefully i can apply here pretty soon. Then since my comp wasnt brand
new they told me i didnt have to be there for lunch and we could go..
but since the other two missionaries that would be in remansito new
nothing about remansito, and one of them was brand new, we had to go get
lunch in asuncion and wait. it was good. Elder WOrsham is tall, ikupu
in guarani. He is from utah and a good guy, he had some rough blows and a
companion who is close to going home, and didnt work to hard so he
asked for a change of trainers and got me. sO we gonna do some work here
in remansito... aslong as the people understand us haha. We got into
remansito that night, and after the three new people got settled in i
took them to meet the president. It was good and pres is super excited
for 4 in remansito, so am i i just nw ill miss some people from the
other side too.
Jueves: We had our branch ward mission leader
meeting.. kind of a rariety here but a good start with the 4
missionaiers. That went well after we all went toi the sosa house for
lunch. It was a good time, then i took the 2 newelders around there
srea, that was a little tiring and long but a good start for them and
just give them a little bit of traction before they really get going.
AFter i had my first training session from the 12 week program book, it
went well, we should be fine... hopefully for the next six weeks, i also
found out that in the next two changes we will have more than 60
missionaies coming in so after this change i may ahve to train again..
our mission is incredibily young right now!! hah. toinight we had
consejo or ward counsel, which was the best ione we have ever had to and
after that we got a little work in, but basically set our selves up to
work this weekend.
Viernes: GOt a good weekly planing session in, it
was two hours but my comp said he never had weekly planning before and
it wa never that long, it was the shortest one ive had i think haha.
after that we had lunch and i got to see how good his spanish his.. its
pretty good and i think we will be able to handle ourselves here. I did
realize that ive had a little shift of focus, becuase im working a
little more with bringing people back to church, then trying to find
tons of new investigators, but for me if a member finds there way back
to activity im just as happy as if i get a baptism. Our first real
lesson today was super awesome!! and the truth i didnt understand evrey
word, but we taught a less active lady, and she started crying and
saying she needs to change and go back to church and the spirit was
super strong, its was a great start to this era of remansito elders..
pretty excited for the next 6 weeks.
Sabado: Taught the saminiego family, not the one
whose dad died but his brothe.. each time ive gone there the dad or
brother has never been there but today he was, it was super good! we
also met the husband of an investigator with a baptism dates husband..
he was super drunk and told us he wanted to change, but he wanted to
keep smoking, it was really really sad, it would be tough to live like
that, it was super hot today!!! but we were able to teach 7 lessons. and
aught a lot of less active members. Tonight i was exhuasted and went to
bed not feelinf the best.. my stomach hurt a little and i had chevivi
(diarihai i dont even know how to spell that.. the runs). I went to bed
after a while but then woke up at 1:30
to releave the bowels again, i couldnt sleep, until 2 when i through up
twice.. after conqouring the double headed dragon within, i finnally
got some sleep.
DOmingo: I woke up feeling way better, but super
tired, nonethelss i made the decison last change if im ever sick to just
work through it, so the dsay went on but i dint feel bad at all by the
end. Church was full today and for the second week in a row we had 48
people in the sacrtament meeting. 6 Less actives from our side including
all of the samenigeo family weve been teaching, and 2 investigators,
one of which we were not expecting to be there!!! i taguht the gospels
principles class about the scriptures.. it was super good, and one
investigator was participating aton!! super awesome. after church, we
went and found the urquart family and gonzalez family that we were
hoping would see at church, and i really do think that next week at
least one of those familes will be there.. we will see. Then we had
lunch and taught victor, the guy i baptized it was real good. after that
my comp got a little home sick, we had a good pep talk and talked about
why we are in the mission and why we have to do what we are doing. we
got out and taught a little more and met the dad of a nine year old
investigator that wprks in argentina, he was drunk at the time but i
think that he couyld change and come to church too.. that would be super
awesome!!!
Lunes: today we got up and started the day like
normal. then we went mariano to play soccer with 8 other elders, that
was super fun but it was also really hot!! then we went and ate some lo
mito... again because its just so dang good!! and after we came here..
to the place im writing you now..
Thats my week pretty exciting my confidence in
spanish has shot through the roof these last couple days as ive been
forced to talñk more and really listen so that i can converse with the
people. Pretty cool and really pretty awesome blessing from the lord to
be able to do so much with the language this fast.
Hope all is well with you guys and that you all keep choosing the right!! (deportapoña) in guarani!! teheheheh
CIao Ciao love ya tons!!!!
Elder Jace Gummersall
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