So I think I know why President and
Hermana Mcmullin invited my companion and I over for lunch after church
yesterday... I´M LEAVING!!! We had changes, TODAY, and little,
I mean LITTLE, did I know or even expect I would be going out to
Horqueta. I am finally leaving the stake I have been in for over a year;
heart torn, but overwhelmed with excitement as well! Goodbye Asunción and
hello Concepción. It is 5 hours from here. Blistering hot in the
summer and CRAZY cold in the winter. I am going out lejos as eveyone says
in the mission. Guaraní, washing clothes by hand, ningún super or maybe
haven´t been there yet, so we´ll see. I am so excited though.
Hermana Gutierrez is going to be companions with Hermana... TOMCO!! Ya small
world right. I will miss Hermana Gutierrez so much. She is going to
Campo Grande with Hermana Tomco, and President is putting Elderes into our area
now. This will be good for Mburucuya.
Marcelo
is progressing like crazy and if he is not baptized soon, si o si, will be
baptized when he is 18. He told us the other day that he is
decided. On what? Oh on serving a MISSION!!!! Nate thanks for that
letter. He was SO pumped to get it and I think it had a great impact on
him, as well as a letter he received from an Elder Lopez in our mission who has
like the same story. He keeps reading them over and over, and is reading
the Book of Mormon a ton! He LOVES third Nephi. I am stoked for the
Elders to work with him. I will miss Mburucuya but excited at the same
time for the adventures awaiting in Horqueta. I will be comps with
Hermana Amado de Guatemala. She is one of the hardest workers in our mission,
has incredible numbers and works incredibly well with the members. I am going
to learn so much from her. We actually came together from the
CCM. Oh and yes I will continue being Sister Training Leader, as
well as Hermana Tomco and Hermana Gutierrez, but now Hermana Amado will be
joining the crew.
Also Jasmin! She is a young woman
(14) in the ward we are visiting. Her mom is semi active and her father
is not a member. She is precious, and since I arrived we have been trying
to get them to come to church and do personal progress. GUESS WHAT!
She is almost DONE with her personal progress. The other day she came to do
visits with us and bore the most wonderful testimony.
Had lots of adventures this week...
walking in the cold with mud filled shoes- they reeked the next day, swarms of
mosquitos, eating for 5 hours straight (for día de padre everyone was offering
us food), lunch at president´s house, hymns with my comp, living with Hermana
Fuller, CHANGES, and so much more. Just for kicks this is what was
offered to us yesterday: First fajidas at president´s, apple
dumplings and icecream, then a peach pie and pasta frojla at a members, sopa
paraguaya as well, hot chocolate (malta), galletitas (cookies), and to top it
off... ravioli filled with four cheeses. Talk about being stuffed.
Oh I didn´t mention the brownies with buttermilk syrup Hermana Fuller had
waiting for us when we got home. LLENA!! (that means full.) I have never
eaten so much in my life.
Overall a GREAT week. We had a
less active in church who is progressing and won´t put down her book of
mormon. Her name is Sandra Cañiza. She is darling. But gotta
run. Next time we talk, I´ll be in the Chaco... puede decir the
wild? Love you all so much!
xoxox
con cariño,
Hermana Owen
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