Week 71

Ahh I want to scream!! This computer does not want to cooperate! I´m
ready to pull out what little hair I have left! Just kidding, I still
have my hair.. But this computer is frustrating me!

1. Did you get to teach Juan and his family last week?
We couldnt find his house! But we found him again.. For the 3rd time,
he said they´re moving! Which is good because we´re going to be
neighbors! He told us last night that he has 4 brothers and 5
sisters... WOW! We´re gonna go teach them this week :D The kid´s a
stud. We´re excited to teach him and his family.

2. What types of service have you been doing for your brother's and
sister's in Coronel Oviedo?
Not a whole lot.. I think they think we´re a couple of wimps or
something. All we do is ask if we can serve them, and they say, "No
Elder, its ok! We don´t want you to get your clothes dirty..." So what
we decided to do is just show up with a machete to their houses and
start cutting limbs and grass(if they have any) and just start doing
work.. They do everything with machete´s here! So yeah, that´s the
plan for now. I´m sick of being turned down!

3. How many people came to church Sunday?
We had like 28 people yesterday! It was almost a full house. Ramón
came!! The shoe repairman! Our investigator! We were so excited to see
him there!!! He´s the first of our investigators to come to church in
like 2 months. Well, since I´ve been here.. He´s a stud though, he
said he wants to go to church again next week. I think he´ll get
baptized :D He realized that he needs to find the church with the
authourity.. He´s just found it!

4. Is it warming up? I heard one of the boys say it is Fall there
now. Is that true even in your area or are you still feeling very
cold?
Yeah its hot.. We had like 3 weeks of cold here, and they were split
up. Its the worst right before it rains because its like 110 degrees
outside with 100% humidity and its miserable. I´m always hot and
sweaty, and if I´m not paying attention, I walk through a cloud of
gnats.. That´s the icing on the cake right there.

5. What was your most memorable experience this past week. (Funny,
Happy, Sad, Spiritual)
I feel like we´re in a slump right now.. I don´t know what it is, but
we have not been able to find people to teach. It´s been really
stressful. I don´t know if we´re not planning well enough or if the
Lord´s just trying to teach us some humility and longsuffering.. I
don´t know still. But we´ll work through it, something will turn out.

We have Zone Conference on Friday!! Elder Jorge F. Zaballos of the
Seventy is coming to speak to us! I´ll be going back out to Ciudad del
Este to hear him speak!! I hope Elder Salinas is there too! I heard
he´s out that way.. I hope he is!

I´ve been doing this thing this last week before I start my studies..
something I´ve never done before.. But its cool! Elder Whaley and I
were in the MTC at the same time, but I had 1 more change (transfer)
than him. The last devotional I had there in the MTC was when Elder
Yoshihiko Kichuchi came and spoke to us. He talked about creating our
own sacred grove so we can receive the revelation we need and know
what the Lord´s will is for that day, week, future, etc. I´ve felt a
big difference and seen good changes from doing it. President Callan
always talked about how obedience leads to sacrifice, then sacrifice
leads to consecration. This past week I feel like I´ve been focusing
on the consecration part, I´m trying to consecrate myself more to the
mission and to do what my Heavenly Father wants me to do. I was
prompted to read a few scriptures from the Book of Mormon and from the
Doctrine and Covenants, and what I was guided to has helped me to
receive answers and strength. I love the scriptures and revelation! I
feel like the work is really going to start to roll here soon.

Thanks for the pictures! They were awesome! I´ve been trying to send
some but this computer isnt letting me! It´s the same computer I used
last week..

Also, something I remembered from last week that I didnt answer.. You
asked about Christmas. I think that would be good to just send money,
I was thinking about it and there´s not a whole lot of bang for your
buck when you send packages down here. That, and I can buy souveniers
to bring home with me.. :D

Thanks for all the love and support! I love you all. I hope everyone
has a great week!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner