Holy cow the time flies! I got my scripture cases today!! They look awesome! I´ll have to take pictures to send in my email next week.. The guy that made them is a really good artist. I´m still waiting on my case for my hymn book! Ok, question and answer time.. By the way, I feel like I can´t spell in English anymore. ;P
1. What was your most favorite experience this week?
Zone Conference! It was really fun.. President Arnold from the Seventy came and spoke to us. It was AWESOME!
Zone Conference! It was really fun.. President Arnold from the Seventy came and spoke to us. It was AWESOME!
2. Has the weather warmed up? Last Monday you were freezing when you were typing.
It is SO hot! And humid! Like, you sweat just sitting here and it doesnt leave..
It is SO hot! And humid! Like, you sweat just sitting here and it doesnt leave..
3. How was Zone Conference?
It was awesome! I got to see like 6 of the guys from my MTC group, it was really fun to catch up with them and hear their crazy stories! And.. I didnt know this, but President Callan got a letter from the missionary department saying I was being transferred to Billings, Montana! But he told them that I´m staying here.. Good thing!
It was awesome! I got to see like 6 of the guys from my MTC group, it was really fun to catch up with them and hear their crazy stories! And.. I didnt know this, but President Callan got a letter from the missionary department saying I was being transferred to Billings, Montana! But he told them that I´m staying here.. Good thing!
4. Did you eat any interesting food this week?
Paraguayo churrizo and Paraguayo tortilla with bits of churrizo in it.. Bleh! Its really really greasy and no matter how little or much you eat, you feel like dying.
Paraguayo churrizo and Paraguayo tortilla with bits of churrizo in it.. Bleh! Its really really greasy and no matter how little or much you eat, you feel like dying.
What a week! A really hard week, not much success, but I still learned a lot.. Bernarda came back to Felipe (the story from last week) and their friends, Roberto and Nilsa bought a scooter so they can get to church! I think its next week, but they´re getting married and baptized! I´m really excited for them. This last Sunday we brought with us to church a family of 6 people! It was fun walking to church with them because everyone was staring at us, these two 6´3 white boys walking to church with a lady and her 5 kids.. We´re still working with the lady and her husband to stop smoking, they still havent come to church, but they will! I heard of a Paraguayo remedy to help you stop smoking, so we´re going to try it with them! We´re also helping a guy stop drinking so he can join his family and they can live together forever. Its hard to teach him because he doesnt speak a lot of Spanish, mostly Guaraní.
I had to speak in church yesterday! My first time.. It was fun, the Branch President told me I only had to speak for 7 minutes, but when they called me up, there was still 15 minutes to fill! I was a little nervous! But I did it, and I bore my testimony in Guaraní at the end. Everyone came up to me after that, thinking I was fluent in Guaraní! They told me I did really well and it was a nice message. I spoke on Charity and shared scriptures from Mosiah 2 and Moroni 7. So if you get the chance, read those chapters!
Last P-day we made tacos and all the fixins! Paraguayo avacado´s are huge! I made guacamole :) Bobby came and helped us, he´s the one teaching us Guaraní. His real name is Elias Martinez, but everyone calls him Bobby.. So if he adds you on facebook, add him! He´s awesome and he has really funny stories. Today, he drove us to a Brazilian restaurant that is in our area, but its like 30 miles down the road! Its way better than Tucanos and way cheaper! Plus its authentic.. We didnt do a whole lot today, its too hot to play soccer, so we´ve just been hanging out.
I´m kind of excited for the preparation part of P-day to be over because we get to go teach people! And it cools down a little bit. Its going to be a great week this week and I´m really excited for it! My Spanish is getting a lot better, I could have probably written this letter in Spanish, but it wouldnt do any good because you wouldnt be able to understand it.
Tell Colton and Josh congrats! Tell Blake to enjoy the MTC food while he can! He´ll be eating his own cooking for the next 2 years...
Last week, I wrote Shaunie a letter.. It took me about 3 hours to complete it because I tried to put some good advice in there, so hopefully she´ll get it sometime this week! :)
I love you all and hope you´re doing great! Have an awesome week!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner
I had to speak in church yesterday! My first time.. It was fun, the Branch President told me I only had to speak for 7 minutes, but when they called me up, there was still 15 minutes to fill! I was a little nervous! But I did it, and I bore my testimony in Guaraní at the end. Everyone came up to me after that, thinking I was fluent in Guaraní! They told me I did really well and it was a nice message. I spoke on Charity and shared scriptures from Mosiah 2 and Moroni 7. So if you get the chance, read those chapters!
Last P-day we made tacos and all the fixins! Paraguayo avacado´s are huge! I made guacamole :) Bobby came and helped us, he´s the one teaching us Guaraní. His real name is Elias Martinez, but everyone calls him Bobby.. So if he adds you on facebook, add him! He´s awesome and he has really funny stories. Today, he drove us to a Brazilian restaurant that is in our area, but its like 30 miles down the road! Its way better than Tucanos and way cheaper! Plus its authentic.. We didnt do a whole lot today, its too hot to play soccer, so we´ve just been hanging out.
I´m kind of excited for the preparation part of P-day to be over because we get to go teach people! And it cools down a little bit. Its going to be a great week this week and I´m really excited for it! My Spanish is getting a lot better, I could have probably written this letter in Spanish, but it wouldnt do any good because you wouldnt be able to understand it.
Tell Colton and Josh congrats! Tell Blake to enjoy the MTC food while he can! He´ll be eating his own cooking for the next 2 years...
Last week, I wrote Shaunie a letter.. It took me about 3 hours to complete it because I tried to put some good advice in there, so hopefully she´ll get it sometime this week! :)
I love you all and hope you´re doing great! Have an awesome week!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner
