Well I have been here for officially 2 weeks now. WOWOWOWOW its crazy to think that I've still got a whole lot of time to still get some of my groove going down here in the good ol area of East Paraguay.
Everything went pretty well this past week. There was even less rain which is kind of a confort and a discomfort because that means that it is going to start to get hot. Really, really, really hot. Oh man, It wouldn´t be much of a worry except they have yet to install an airconditioning unit inside our house. hehehe oh well. This past week was pretty much the same. The two baptisms that we were planning for the 2 girls fell through. The other girl decided to go to the other church instead and her sister doesn´t want to get baptized alone. Its so crushing because they are so close to being baptized but now they are so far away. I guess now all we can do is rely on the strength and spirit of the Lord to do its job in bringing those people back into the fold and arms of God. We are in good spirits and still pressing forward in the work and word. Even though it was a setback we can only do so much. We were kinda crushed but we are doing alot better now.
We found a TON of new investigators this last week. We found 2 families and a bunch of other people to total up to 13 people. Its awesome because that was one of our hardcore goals that we had as a district was to find lots and lots of other people to teach. We were just walking down this street and this guard called us over to talk and he said that one women across the street was super super sick and so we ran over there to see what was up and we waltzed down stairs and there was this super old and sick lady. We gave her a blessing and said a prayer. We have gone back a couple times to see how she was doing and now we have started to teach the family so everything is starting to fall into place. We also got an awesome reference to a family that lives clear and the wahzoo out there. We started teaching about our purpose and teaching that we are here to be tested and by being tested we are growing to come closer to God. They really liked it and hopefully we can go back and get some more lesson time in.
The only problem that we are having is with the people. They are SOOOOO laid back. Think of the most laidback person you can think of and times him-her by 222222222222 and thats how much more laidback these people are. They aren´t willing to take the chance to change their lives because they have accepted what their life is comprised of and have gone with it. Things like going to church, stopping drinking and smoking and stuff all associated with the gospel is really hard for these people to accept because they don´t want to change. But that's where we come in and help them to see that they aren´t just changing for themselves. They are changing for their families, and for God. Its awesome to see the motiviation that can bring. But its still hard because you can´t teach these people each and every single concept of the gospel. Its a step by step process and I´m loving it because it has really returned me to the basics of the gospel and why they are sooooo important in our lives.
Everything else is going well. We are living off Gods greatest creations. Eggs and Popcorn YES............. hahaha but really even though things are rough sometimes I feel that love of the Lord in my life because he is helping me become the person that I need to become to teach the people and to be the person I need to become when I am done with my mission.
I´m sorry this email is so short I have just had so many other things on my mind that I didn´t know what to say. I hope the Spirit of the Lord is in your life that you can come closer to the person who loves you most.
Yo amo a mi familia, para siempre.
Elder Beatty
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