Mar 9, 2009

Hey there folks, how’s life?

So this week went pretty good, but it was still hot. Yesterday it rained though, so today there wasn’t that much humidity, and so I’m doing alright. This week we had one baptism, of Raquel, so that was cool. She’s really smart, and she’s pretty solid. I also baptized a young kid named Alejandro at the same time for some other Elders, because they didn’t want to have to get in the water and change and all that stuff if I was already going to be doing that. But I’m sorry, I don’t have any photos this time, because the computers we’re using don’t except usb connections, cause we’re in Paraguay... But all is going well for the plans for baptisms this week, we have Jaun and Angelica and her sister Lidia, and then a lady named Ramona and her daughter Liz who are all getting ready for their baptisms. We’re praying hard that they all make it. There’s also a lady named Zunilda, but we’re pretty sure she’s lying to us about not having a boyfriend that lives with her, so its still up in the air if she’s going to make it to the water this week. As for Eddy, I got to talk to him over the phone once cause I called up Elder Spencer to see how things were going and he was there helping them do visits, but thats about it, I’m going to be writing him a letter though to send out this week. Apparently he’s just a stud though and just giving references like crazy and helping translate portuguese in the lessons.

We also had zone conference this week, so that was pretty cool too. It was actually an amazing conference, one of the best I’ve been to so far in my mission. Its a little bit different though being there as a zone leader, because we have to help out by doing demonstrations and introducing new topics or ideas in the mission and stuff like that. I also played a special musical number with two other Elders from my zone, Elders Rebilas and Maddux of a song which I’m not sure what its called in English, but in spanish its ‘Accompáñame.’ I played guitar while Elder Rebilas sang and Elder Maddux played the flute. It turned out alright I guess, but definitely wasn’t anything special, so it was in reality just a musical number.

But I liked the time change last Saturday night, I got to sleep an extra hour haha. Sucks to be you! But now we’re on the same time schedule here as Eastern time, so you can look up at the clock at 6.30 and be like ‘Oh, my little Elder Dennis is rolling out of bed right now.’ Exciting stuff right there. But another special thing with the time change: I only have one more time change left in my mission! Wow, that’s a scary thought. To think that one day this amazing adventure ends... right now we just look at it as the goal line, like yes! I made it! But really its quite sad to reach the end, to know that you have to take the plaque off and not be able to put it on again... I’m definitely not looking forward to that. The name on my plaque is starting to turn yellow by the way, does that happen to the Elders up there or is that just because we actually go to work down here? Hahaha Just kidding, I’m sure they work pretty hard every once in awhile. But I ordered a new plaque last week, so it should get here in a week or two, cause I don’t like the rag-tag look some of the Elders go for, I like to be all nice and clean and stuff.

I’m glad it sounds like you guys are having fun and stuff though, with sniff sniff, skiing and snowboarding. Oh man, do I miss that more than just about anything! That and my electric guitar. The accoustic is fun but I’m not gonna lie, it gets boring after awhile if thats all there is to play. I’m definitely feeling the lack of um... good music. But, it’ll be there again before I know it... this week I’m already hitting 13 months in the mission! Wow the time really does fly! As for a care package, some of those sauce packets for marinera (not sure if thats how its spelled, work with me here) sauce. Um, and some Skittles. And maybe if you could include another pair of those Dockers pants, I love my brown ones, size 30x30, but try and compare it to other pants and find one thats like, bigger haha of grey or black or whatever. Oh, and maybe like one of my bottles of Ibuprofin, its kind of hard to come by reliable medicine down here, and its like really expensive. Other than that, I’m good to go. But just remember, Skittles and starburts... not swedish fish. Haha.

Love you lots,

Elder Dennis