Week 47

There are a lot of Brasilians that come over from the border to buy american stuff at the shopping malls here in Paraguay. I bet you didnt see that coming! But really. Theres almost more Portuguese spoken here than anything else. And its Paraguay, so everyone speaks Guarani. theres almost no Spanish. Just kiddint. Theres still a lot of Spanish.

If you dont remember, i am studying guarani, and Elder Hutchison is studying Portugesse. So that way, we know all 3 languages, and can communicate with EVERYONE as a companionship.

Well, I said something like ``the other elders have been stealing our miracles`` last week. And then a lot of cool things started happening.  A Few appointments we had fell through. So we decided to bury our feelings in food and went to buy burgers from this place that one of our investigators works at. We saw him there, talked with him for a little bit, then a bunch of brasillians walked in and sat down. One of them turned to us and asked ``so where are you guys from?``

Well, turns out last year he moved back to Brazil. He lived in Lexington, Kentucky, for 12 years working at a gas station iwth a bunch of other Brazillians. So we just talked in Englsih because he doesnt speak spanish, and we dont speak portugese.. Turns out one of his best friends in the states is a returned missionary, and he has listened to the charlas before. We talked a little about the church, and that. We talked for a while. He bought our burgers and he bought uys a  coke! it was the greatest. As we were going to leave, Elder Hutchison reached into his baag and pulled out a restoration pamphlet.... in PORTUGUESE!! haha it was the greattest. We NEVER carry around Portuguese stuff. He said that he put it in that day `just incase he had a portugeuse question`` so that was cool.

WE also contacted this one house, and the husband was out back, working, and pointed us to go up front. We turned around, and his wife was getting out of a hammock, ready to listen to us. Pretty much the first thing out of her mouth was ``im just looking for the perfect church. I keep going to a bunch of different ones, but i dont really like them...``` wow. Thats terrific. We invited her to church the next day, and she said ``oh! my daughter is friends with one of the members there, and has gone a few times. She says she likes it!``

Well she came to church, and LOVED it. Plus, one of the members here works with her husband, and she siad that she was very happy to ``finally have gone to this hermano`s chruch`` and she said that she fels very comfortable.

Well it was a great week. Im in Posadas right now, and wont be back until thurshday, but ill tell you how it goes with her,

Have a wonderful day

Elder Emil

One is of us in a taxi coming back to salto from Puente Kyjha

and the other is me waiting for my delectible Lomito sandwich. You can see the delicious meat spinning around on the tasty skewer in the yummy background.