Hahahahahahahaha remember this song???? Haha I don’t know
why, but it is in my head today!! Oh, hello everyone! I am glad for this chance
I have to write you once again!! Another hard week in the work, and it is
really hot right now, but it will be harder, and it could be hotter, so I am
doing well! I love you all!!
1. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ONOFRE CUBILLAS!!!!!! You all remember Notre
right? He is amazing!! He is my convert who drank his whole life!!! This week,
we talked with him tons!! His wife just had heart surgery, and she returned
home this week, he asked us to come over to teach her the gospel!! Haha he is a
missionary!! He is talking with all of his neighbors and friends about the
church!! Haha this week, he also wanted to visit members in their houses after
we had a lesson on home teaching. This program, home teaching, is practically
dead in our branch, and in Paraguay. He said "I want to visit people, but I
don’t know where they live." haha we took him with us, and we had a really
great visit with a new family in the branch!! Also, he asked us this week to
help him with his testimony, because he wanted to bear his testimony in the church.
We did so, and wrote down what he said. Yesterday, he stood up to speak, and
everyone was instantly silent. He went up to the pulpit, and started, and spoke
with power!! He bore testimony about how he has repented and has joined the
great church of god. He gave thanks for me and my two companions, and his wife,
and his family. No one talked for a good two minutes after him. The spirit was
strong!! AND.... he received the priesthood yesterday!! I stood in the circle,
and the president of the branch gave him the priesthood. In the blessing after,
he talked about how he would influence many, his family, friends, members, by
sharing the gospel. President talked about being sealed in the temple with his
wife (who is taking the lessons). It was amazing!!! So... that is him.
2. He was the highlight of our week. We had an investigator
practically run away from us. She doesn’t want to talk to us, and is hiding in
a different city. That is just great! Tis week was a little bit hard! One day
was so hot; I got a bloody nose out of the blue! My comp was sick and stuck in
his bed all day Saturday; all of these things together were hard. But I know
the lord is blessing me. I am strengthening my testimony every day, and I am
learning so much about me, our church, and our lord! This is the greatest opportunity
of my life!!
3. We had a zone training this week, and it was great! We
read something called the fourth missionary to prepare for i.e., and you should
all read it! It is a little big, be we can apply it to our lives. It is about
giving our all in the work of the lord, and not just doing what is required of
us! I can really improve that! Anyways, we received a new booklet for
missionaries, about adapting the mission life!! It is awesome! It talks about
everything from finding the motivation to do exercise in the morning, to controlling
sexual thoughts, to feeling more confident, to learning to repent! It is
amazing!! It has a phrase that I find great!! It says "God has a perfect
plan for his imperfect children; your responsibility to share this plan with
all of his children!" so great! I loved it!!
4. Halloween here was normal, something a little bit
strange!! Someone told me this week to say hi to Obama, and another started
singing Yankee doodle... haha something I laughed at!!
5. SO I have just finished my third transfer here in Coronel
Oviedo, and I have been thinking that I am going to leave, but yesterday, president
called, and my companion, elder Godoy, is going to be zone leader. This means
that there is a white wash, or I have more time here. I had just finished
saying "I don’t think there are more people here for me to find..."
when he called. That was a lesson for me! I am glad to be in the lord’s work,
and I am going to work my hardest if it is here in coronel Oviedo, Caaguazú, or
Asuncion!! (Three places that you all have no idea about!!)
6. Last Monday, after writing you all, I went to buy food. I
saw a New Zealand all blacks shirt... and two minutes later, an Alabama shirt,
and then TCU!! Haha I almost bought them all, but I didn’t!! (Shows how much
love I have for you all (;) I thought it was funnyª
7. I am so glad I have this chance to serve! The lord is
working on my heart lots! I am applying diligence this week in my work, and in
the next week... I am thinking about obedience!!
8. I received a letter this last week with a testimony of a
friend!! So great to receive it!! If you are reading my blog, thanks!! (Here is
your shootout!)
9. I love you all, and will work my hardest this week, and
will be safe, and will preach with love, and will do all I can to help the
lord!!
Giv`n um heaven!!
Elder Chelson... chepora
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