So ya this is changes week, but of course we wont find out til tomorrow, which means you guys wont find out until the next week. Sorry about that. And also, I really dont think there will be changes for me. I think that I will stay here with my companion for atleast another change.
So it has been a good week. We did 2 day long divisions on thursday til saturday. That was definently an experience and a half. My comp stayed in this area, and our district leader came here. I went to Villa Ellisa con Elder Whaley. Elder Whaley is from Colarado, and he has a total of 5 and a half weeks in Paraguay. So that was definently a hoot. I got to go into an unfamiliar area and had to speak 95 percent of the time because Elder Whaley is a nuevito and still doesnt speak or understand very well. But it will come, just like it did for me and for all the Americanos.
I finally got back to my area at noon on saturday. And we prepared the whole day getting ready for our 1 baptism. But heres the news, we didnt have 1 baptism, WE HAD 4!!!!!!! The familia Ibarra (well atleast their kids got baptized). So we had the baptism of Patricia (18), Laura (13), Nestor(9) and Pedro(11). I got to baptize Pedro. But it was sweet. Right now we are working with their mom. She is living with her boyfriend right now, so she cant be baptized YET. But she said she is only with him because he is the dad of her kids, but she doesnt really like him. Yesterday she gave us some news, she said that she was seperating with him tomorrow. So we put a baptismal date with her, she wants to be baptized, and knows that this church is true.
The baptismal service was amazing. Usually we have 20 to 30 people at church, and for the baptism we had like 50 or so. It was amazing to see the support of the members, investigators and friends. It was awesome. It was something very very special for Patricia because all of her family is catholic, and she keeps saying now. I am a member, I am a mormon now. So she is awesome, and has lots of support in the church (ALOT, almost all of her friends are members). So that is great.
But ya, changes are this week, so we will see what happens. I dont think anything will happen. But you never know, my last 2 changes were crazy, so we never know. But it was a great week. I am so excited for the future.
Sorry the Email was short
Con Amor de Paraguay
Elder Chase Coy Stewart
P.s. PHOTOS
1 my companion me and the 4 that were baptized2 Patricia and I3 NEstor Pedro Laura and I4 Us and almost all of the Ibarra Family5 we tried to put on a babys shirt but it didnt fit to well, so we ripped it a little (they didnt like the shirt anyways, it was like a Lakers jersey for a Miami Heat fan hahaha)
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