Hi,
So I just finished General Conference and it was pretty awesome. We actually were able to watch them in English, but I chose to watch 3 sessions in Spanish. So our stake center is about a 45 minute bus ride in total to get there! But it was pretty awesome as always. The only complaint I have about watching it in Spanish is that I would always miss the voices I became so accustomed to! But I was able to get out the main message in all the talks. It was really neat, but always hard to pick a favorite one.
I saw the blog post, that was cool they made alfajores. There are a couple different kinds too, but yeah, I think they are really good and that was nice of Sister Halliday to make them!
Ah, I also have been forgetting to say in the emails but I already got my package! I was super happy and my companion was impressed because it was in a pretty good sized box haha. But it was really awesome. Everyone was asking me what was inside it haha.
Yeah, I am glad I stayed in Piquete Cue because I really like the area and the people. The ward is super awesome and I liked that I stayed. We will be in that house for just 4 weeks now. Elder Fernandez will have surgery tomorrow on his knee. The house is super nice, it just has the front room with a table, the kitchen, the bathroom is pretty good sized, and there are two rooms to sleep in. We haven't been making any other foods lately, this last week has been pretty tranquil.
So the baptisms are actually are THIS Saturday because of general conference. We are having the baptisms for Dionicio Ortiz and Jessica Miño. Dionicio's baptism was super awesome to hear about because for a year he didn't want to get baptized, at first not even hear the missionaries. Now, just this last Sunday, he told us he wanted to get baptized. It is super awesome to hear things like that and see the difference we made in someone's life that the Lord could open his heart. We also want to have the baptism for a 9-year old the same day, we just need to go over and teach him. But this week has been super quiet because we have been going to the doctor and doing stuff for Elder Fernandez before his surgery.
So on Thursday I went on splits with another Elder, but he only had 6 weeks in Paraguay longer than I had and he did not know Spanish very well. So I lead the whole day and made all the decisions on everything on what to do. I had to lead the lessons and everything and find all the houses. I was a bit afraid at first, but it actually turned out really well. The Lord really does bless those with the gift of tongues. I was a bit nervous I wouldn't understand, but the Lord helped me use my talent to understand once I started talking. I was super glad that I was able to have conversations with them and teach without any problems. It is great to know that he will always bless me once I put in an effort and do my part. I loved that day because we were able to visit an inactive that we haven't seen for a while and she told us that she wanted to come back to church now!
It actually barely ever rains, like once every few weeks. That is actually a lot compared to how it was before I came. But when it rains it is super crazy, that is why everyone always talks about it. And yup! I found my camera cord, it was hiding under some things on my companion's desk, which I saw right away after I got home at night.
Ah, so something I have been needing to say, but forgot is that I have a nickname on the mission already that everyone calls me. It is el mago (the magician or wizard). It is funny because some people have a hard time pronouncing my name, so they just call me mago instead. But a lot of the members and the missionaries call me that haha. It came from Crandalfo the picture that I showed you guys earlier.
Well, hope everything is good at home. I can't believe that I have more than 4 months out on the mission! Time flies when you have fun...
Love,
Elder Crandall
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