Things got a little chilly this week...
Lunes: Dont remeber where i left of last time but we went to TGIF (good thing i had to go all the way to paraguay to go there right hahah) it was super good after that we ran to the office swung by for a cyber part two, and thn headed out to teach we went and taught gloris which went well, its a young couple that just moved into the area and all of our other visits got cancelled so we went contacting until it was time to make our way home and goot the clothes from the family lopez.
Martes: Started today wth a good ol district meeting, that went well, and then i had a division with elder yauney, he will be home on june 17th so hes almost done. but it was a good day i found a sweet charolette hornets hat.. yeah i know that team doesnt exist.. i got it for 3 dollars.. a steal! We had a good lesson with my boy luis who needs to focus more on reading the book of mormon and going to church if he really wants an answer from god. He is doing well though,we also got to meet a super cool couple who are 24 and 25 and the man got in a huge accdient and is paralytical.. they arent married yet but are trying to find god in there life right now and said that they would come to church this weekend, it was super awesome. then we went and had good lesson with lorena and matias and ilsa, followed by a FHE with the familia prieto about the importance of doing missionary work as memebrs, it was really good and they promised to help us by bringing new faces to FHE and by inviting more people to church. So hopefully they are able to come through with that.
Miercoles: We made a switch-a-roo in the morning and then me and elder phippen hit the road running we went to visit lucy which went really well she is our next planned baptism, and then we visited sandra who is a less active making a really strong comeback, and then we had a good visit with the familia silvero who should be having a baptism in June if the family can make a comeback to church. after that we found some new people, Tobías and Edith... they were pretty cool, after that we went and had a really good lesson about the book of mormon with the familie arsadin.. a family that could be a great adition to the ward they just have to go to church a couple times and establish that habbit. that was the day though.
Jueves: Today started off with another division i went with Elder Molina from columbia to his area and we started it off with him having to go to another elders house because his house doesnt have water. so he showered and then we swung by the church where a guy from south africa helped him understand how to use the famliy search program because he has some converts he is trying to help use it more. It went well, then we went and studied. after that we went and hit lunch, and then the streets to contact and teach the world. It went well we had some good lessons and founf a couple new people. highlights from the day would be a family we visited with a girl who was in the middle of packing here bags to leave the house and run away and then she stopped listened to us and decided to just go hangout with grandma for 2 days because she had already packed. So that was intresting the other was that we found a memebr who went around with us for about 2 ours it was super awesome. We got some good work in with him, he is 19 has tw years left of highschool and then is going on a mission. Oh it also got pretty cold and chilly wand was sprinkling all day, it was windy too.. let paraguay winter beging.
Viernes: went back to laurelty and got some studying in and then some lunch and then we hit the cold streets of paraguay. We visited Luis who seems to be truggling a little bit with recieving an answer, but he will get one if he does the things we leave him to do. After that it seemed like a day of teaching pretty solid catholics although one lesson stood out in particular. We went by and she let us in but told us she loved her religion and she wouldnt change, but then by the end of the lesson she said that if god answers her prayers that she would totally change, it was super awesome. It just keeps getting colder over here, but we ranto one more visit with Lorena and Matías and Ilsa which went well an then called it a day.
Sabado: Today started with Zone meeting, which focused on planning and on using time wisely. We also had intrveiws with president. Mine went well he congradulated me on being a Zone leader and let me know that the weight of the zone was now on my shoulders and i need to do evrything in my power to help it grow. so that was good, next interview i have with president ill have over a year... crazy... then we went and visited Edgar and Marta the people that wanted to come to church this sunday from tuesday and that went really well. After we visited Sandra who has made the descion to talk to the bishop to help her through her repentance process. and then we went and met a new less active memebr who said that they would be at church tomorrow and after that we tried to go get a lesson with the family arsadin and they were sick and said on monday we could, but that they would go to church this sunday.. all except for the mom.. so that was good. AFter that we contacted some more and called it a day.
Domingo: well today we woke up to a freezing cold rainstorm outside.. luckly the last zone meeting we went ot on saturday they gave us heaters.. yeah who would have thought that heaters were necesary in paraguay... but it rained all morning and through church.. which destroyd our church attendance... there was a total of 43 people there with 1 les active and 0 investigadors. It was a struggle, we had the mornig class, where they tlaked about the word of wisdom and how amercans are all in good shape and that they should be more like them.. that was cool and then we had sacrament meeting.. so it got cut a little short. Me and elder phippen where in charge of giving the talks though so that was good, elder phippen spoke first about keeping the sabbath day holy and then i spoke about the need and the duty that memebr have to invite there friend to church.. it went well. after that we got to go work out in the rain.. it was good we taught a few new people manuel and the vera family whose dad was a little intoxicated but super nice, and then we went and visited lucy who didnt go to church for the weather but is doing super well and will be baptized for the 14th of june. After that we went and visited rafeal, the less active that came to church today and is having relationship problems with his wife. He asked us to help teach her and to help them get back together so watch out cupid is coming.. hahah.
Lunes: This morning sutdies were dedicating to trying to figure out how to have a more successful zone, and then we left the house and played soccer.. looksl ilke thing are warming up a little bit but the weather is pretty nice today. WE went and got some lunch and now im writting you guys...
Crazy how fast each week goes by right! well hope all is well and that everyone is doing good adjusting to the summer!
Love ya all!!!
Elder Jace Gummersall
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