Concepcion, Paraguay (April 6, 2009)

Hola Familia. How are you all doing? Right now it's really, really hot but it's all good, like I'm just chillin' like a villin' cause we have air conditioning.
This Thursday we got back to Concepcion at 5:30 in the morning and slept in cause the travel was the worst I have ever taken. The 20 hour trip I took to get here was not as bad.
We had to work hard to get everything ready for a baptism that we were going to have and everything went really good. He is such a good convert.
I have seen about 25 people converted and all of them are still going to church that I know of except for one, so that's good.
Then Saturday we had a wedding planned and that was the most stress I have ever had, cause I have never planned a wedding. We called the judge and he told us we could have the wedding at 6:30 and we had already invited all the people for 7:00 so we ran to his house to make it happen at 7:00. Then we went to Conference and in the middle we had to run over to the judge's house again to fill out papers, so we took some bikes that did not have brakes so it was kinda scary. The wedding came and it all went smooth. We were planning for about 45 people but about 100 came.

Then all of them came to the baptism after. I gave a talk at the baptism. The mom of the lady we baptized said the prayer and was crying the whole time. Our other convert, who is the lady's nephew, baptized her. It was one of the best things in Paraguay that I have seen. After 3 weeks of fighting with the papers we got her in the waters of baptism. I felt like it was a huge accomplishment.
But yeah, that is all. I hope you're all doing good. Love you. Chan

Questions....
Q: When is it going to start getting cold?
A: I think in 2 months.
Q: Did you get to watch General Conference?
A: Yeah I did. It was amazing.
Q: What's your favorite food right now?
A: A thing called a Lomito. It's a steak sandwich that is way good.
Q: Have you been to the temple lately?
A: About a week ago.
Q: Do you think you'll be in Concepcion much longer?
A: I think I will have 2 more months.
Q: Do you and your companion get along good?
A: Yeah we really do.
Q: How's the Spanish?
A: It's weird that I am fluent at a different language.
Q: Have you learned any Guarani?
A: A lil. It's hard.
Q: What's your favorite thing about your mission.
A: Working. I feel weird if I don't.
Q: What's your favorite thing about Paraguay?
A: The people.
Q: Any baptisms lately?
A: 2 last week.
Q: Any cool spiritual experiences this week?
A: Interviews with converts before the baptism are the most spiritual I think.
Q: Are you teaching any serious investigators right now?
A: Yeah, like 5.
Q: Are you happy.
A: Yeah I really am.
Q: Is the time still flying by?
A: Faster and faster.
Q: Do you want me to send you anything?
A: Whatever you want.
Q: Do members have you over for meals?
A: Yeah.
Q: What's the hardest thing about being in Paraguay?
A: The heat.
Q: Do you like being a missionary?
A: I love it.