Question time!
1. How did your transfer go?
It went well! I learned a lot about the Gospel and lots of Spanish! And Guaraní!
It went well! I learned a lot about the Gospel and lots of Spanish! And Guaraní!
2. How do you like you companion?
He´s cool, definitely not a weirdo so thats good!
He´s cool, definitely not a weirdo so thats good!
3. How long has he been out? Where is he from? Give us some details about him!!
He´s from... Eagle, Idaho! We both graduated last year, but he´s been in Paraguay for 8 months! He went to BYU-I before the mission too and he knows a few of the same people I do.
He´s from... Eagle, Idaho! We both graduated last year, but he´s been in Paraguay for 8 months! He went to BYU-I before the mission too and he knows a few of the same people I do.
4. Are you still the Junior Companion?
Yes.. I think I´ll be junior companion for a while, not sure how long though!
Yes.. I think I´ll be junior companion for a while, not sure how long though!
5. How is the weather? Are you staying warm?
It was HOT! But now its cold again.. But I´m staying warm, I didn´t buy a new coat because the one I have is working fine.
It was HOT! But now its cold again.. But I´m staying warm, I didn´t buy a new coat because the one I have is working fine.
6. What kinds of food do you buy at the store?
I can pretty much buy anything at the store, except for the food I´m used to.. Like peanut butter, normal bread, normal milk and other dairy products.. but they sell meats and stuff like that. Its really different here though, it doesnt taste the same. The store we buy from is like a Paraguayo Paul´s.
I can pretty much buy anything at the store, except for the food I´m used to.. Like peanut butter, normal bread, normal milk and other dairy products.. but they sell meats and stuff like that. Its really different here though, it doesnt taste the same. The store we buy from is like a Paraguayo Paul´s.
7. Besides eating lunch with members, Do you and your companion cook at all?
We make breakfast, like eggs and french toast and stuff.. OH! I need Mapoline for syrup.. They only sell vanilla extract here..
We make breakfast, like eggs and french toast and stuff.. OH! I need Mapoline for syrup.. They only sell vanilla extract here..
8. Do you have enough money for what you need?
Yeah I do. I had to use my personal card a few times, so I dont know how much is on it.
Yeah I do. I had to use my personal card a few times, so I dont know how much is on it.
9. Is it true that in Paraguay "Elder" means like old man? When I send your package today do I write "Elder" or "E" on it?
Anciano means old man, or elderly person, but Elder means missionary, kind of. Its not a Spanish word so they dont really understand the meaning of it.. Everyone knows who we are! I love it.
I was looking through my pictures the other day and I realized that I olny have 1 picture with Elder Patterson! Poop. But I´ll be sure to take more with Elder Shaw! We´re playing soccer today with the other Elders in our district. Its rainy and muddy outside right now, and kind of cold.. Its yucky.
Lets see.. This week we WORKED! I thought Elder Patterson and I worked a lot, but not even close to how hard we work now.. I´ve already learned a ton from Elder Shaw and he´s only been my companion for a week! I´ve been teaching a lot more in our lessons so its been really good. Rumilda said she doesnt want to get married anymore, but she is. Like, she wants to, but doesnt want to go through the process.. which isnt even that hard here. Isidro wants to get married still. I asked him if he wants his daughters to come back and visit after they move out, he obviously said yes.. I taught him how its the same with our Heavenly Father, but he doesnt want us to come back alone, he wants us to come back with our families. Thats another reason why Temples are so important!! I would go to the Temple every day if I could! So go do work for those who cant dang it! Familes are soooo important. Friends come and go, but you´re with your family forever.. theyre the most important people in our lives. So follow Christ´s teachings with your families so you can be with them forever! That just came into my mind, I didnt say that to Isidro.. We also started teaching Rumilda´s aunt and her husband, who live right next door to them, and they really liked the Restoration.. thats what we taught. So they´re excited for us to come back! I´m excited to go back and teach them! We have a lot of new investigators we´ve been teaching. We were teaching a lady and her nephew, but they refused to go to church.. they want to get baptized and follow Christ and say they have faith, but theyre not doing anything about it. Faith without works is dead. We´re not blessed through our faith alone.. we need to ACT on our faith to recieve the blessings!
We´ve gone back to the Casco family (the people with the monkey) and they said to come back during the day so we can see him better and feed him and what not. They´re an inactive family.. I think they´re inactive because someone offended them. To not go to church, it should be because of something God did to offend you.. Not because of someone else. Anyways, I´ll have more pictures of Moni! the monkey.. You can buy monkeys here for 100 mil guaranís. Thats like $25! I havent really had any crazy stories this week.. We had a couple people try to tell us that our church is just like everyone else´s.. Thats the thing though, its not our church.. we just worship in it. Its the Church of JESUS CHRIST, his church. Its the same today as it was when he first established it. Its been restored to its fulness through Joseph Smith, a Prophet of God.. Thats the difference between this church and everyone else´s.
Hermana Callan is awesome! Go see her if you can! I got to talk to her for like 30 minutes a few weeks ago while we were doing interviews. You will love her if you go meet her! I love the Callans! I wish President was going too, but he´s kind of a big deal here..
I´ll try and write letters today! Even P-Days are busy.. I have pictures to send too! And if you send anything, it doesnt matter how big or small.. If its a package, just put a picture of the Virgin Mary on it.. you could probably get those from a Mexican restaurant or something.
I love you all so much! I hope you have an awesome week!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner
Anciano means old man, or elderly person, but Elder means missionary, kind of. Its not a Spanish word so they dont really understand the meaning of it.. Everyone knows who we are! I love it.
I was looking through my pictures the other day and I realized that I olny have 1 picture with Elder Patterson! Poop. But I´ll be sure to take more with Elder Shaw! We´re playing soccer today with the other Elders in our district. Its rainy and muddy outside right now, and kind of cold.. Its yucky.
Lets see.. This week we WORKED! I thought Elder Patterson and I worked a lot, but not even close to how hard we work now.. I´ve already learned a ton from Elder Shaw and he´s only been my companion for a week! I´ve been teaching a lot more in our lessons so its been really good. Rumilda said she doesnt want to get married anymore, but she is. Like, she wants to, but doesnt want to go through the process.. which isnt even that hard here. Isidro wants to get married still. I asked him if he wants his daughters to come back and visit after they move out, he obviously said yes.. I taught him how its the same with our Heavenly Father, but he doesnt want us to come back alone, he wants us to come back with our families. Thats another reason why Temples are so important!! I would go to the Temple every day if I could! So go do work for those who cant dang it! Familes are soooo important. Friends come and go, but you´re with your family forever.. theyre the most important people in our lives. So follow Christ´s teachings with your families so you can be with them forever! That just came into my mind, I didnt say that to Isidro.. We also started teaching Rumilda´s aunt and her husband, who live right next door to them, and they really liked the Restoration.. thats what we taught. So they´re excited for us to come back! I´m excited to go back and teach them! We have a lot of new investigators we´ve been teaching. We were teaching a lady and her nephew, but they refused to go to church.. they want to get baptized and follow Christ and say they have faith, but theyre not doing anything about it. Faith without works is dead. We´re not blessed through our faith alone.. we need to ACT on our faith to recieve the blessings!
We´ve gone back to the Casco family (the people with the monkey) and they said to come back during the day so we can see him better and feed him and what not. They´re an inactive family.. I think they´re inactive because someone offended them. To not go to church, it should be because of something God did to offend you.. Not because of someone else. Anyways, I´ll have more pictures of Moni! the monkey.. You can buy monkeys here for 100 mil guaranís. Thats like $25! I havent really had any crazy stories this week.. We had a couple people try to tell us that our church is just like everyone else´s.. Thats the thing though, its not our church.. we just worship in it. Its the Church of JESUS CHRIST, his church. Its the same today as it was when he first established it. Its been restored to its fulness through Joseph Smith, a Prophet of God.. Thats the difference between this church and everyone else´s.
Hermana Callan is awesome! Go see her if you can! I got to talk to her for like 30 minutes a few weeks ago while we were doing interviews. You will love her if you go meet her! I love the Callans! I wish President was going too, but he´s kind of a big deal here..
I´ll try and write letters today! Even P-Days are busy.. I have pictures to send too! And if you send anything, it doesnt matter how big or small.. If its a package, just put a picture of the Virgin Mary on it.. you could probably get those from a Mexican restaurant or something.
I love you all so much! I hope you have an awesome week!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner
