Great to hear from you this week. I remember a while back I had made the
comment that in every letter Dad writes something about golf and Mom writes
something about Scouts. Wow, definitely true this time. Mom had a good page long
letter all about scouts. Love it! Haha
Anyway, some news. We had transfers this past week and I ended up being
transferred for my last change. I wasn´t really expecting a change and was a
little surprised. But I´ve learned in the mission that the Lord always knows
best and that it is best to follow His will.
My new area is called Minga Guazú. I am back in Zone 9, Ciudad del Este. I
was in this same zone last year when I was in Santa Rita. Minga Guazú is the
closest area to Santa Rita actually. We are about an hour and a little more
away. Since Santa Rita is still just a group and it pertains to the Minga Guazú
branch.
Minga Guazú is a lot like Santa Rita. It has the super red dirt, the
empedrado. There are even lots of Brazilians here, but not as many as there are
in Santa Rita. Minga Guazú is a branch that is growing a lot. About a year and a
half ago the missionaries were removed from Minga. But several months ago they
put missionaries here again and the branch is doing well. There are two
companionships here in Minga Guazú and we live in the same pension. My new
companion´s name is Elder Barrios. He is Paraguayan, kind of interesting having
a Paraguayan comp. Elder Barrios is only here temporarily. His was called to a
mission in Mexico, but is serving here while waiting for his Visa. He speaks
Guaraní, which is really nice when we are teaching people that don´t speak much
Spanish. He just finished being trained and is in his third change. He is still
pretty green, but has lots of really great desires to have success.
The other two missionaries that live in Minga with us are named Elder
Bulkley and Elder Marecos. Elder Bulkley is from Montana. Elder Marecos is also
Paraguayan and waiting on his Visa to Mexico. Elder Barrios and Elder Marecos
started the mission at the same time and both came to Minga Guazú to be trained.
They are here until their Visa goes through and then the plan is to combine the
two areas in Minga Guazú into one area like it was before. So I´m not sure how
long I will be with Elder Barrios.
I am serving as a senior companion now. It´s kind of wierd not being a zone
leader. It´s nice to just worry about my companion and myself.
Dad had asked a little bit about the change in Mission President. President
Callan is still here. President Agazzani comes this Friday so we still haven´t
had the transition yet. After the new Mission President arrives I think the plan
is that he does interviews with all of the missionaries within the first few
weeks so that he can get to know all of them. I will let you know a little bit
more next week.
Elder Barrios and I are teaching some really great people. When I got here
there was one family that was progressing pretty well. We are hoping that they
can be baptized within the next couple of weeks. The problem is that they live
realllllly far away. Like an hour by bus (Our area is gigantic). They had a
baptismal date for this past week but weren´t quite prepared. We want to prepare
them a little more for their baptism. Their name is the Lesme Family. They are
really great and will be baptized pretty soon.
Apart from the Lesme family, we didn´t have a whole lot of investigators
when I got here. We´ve been finding a lot of new investigators and seeing lots
of miracles. We have found some really prepared people that are progressing
well.
Welp I think that´s about all for this week. Thanks for all of your
support. I can feel your love and prayers. I know that this is the true church
and that Jesus Christ lives and loves us.
Love you all!
Elder Snow
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