This week was kinda different cuz in the mission here in Paraguay Asuncion North... We are no longer have to say our numbers to the district and zone leaders. In our mission now... We are only focusing on baptisms, percentage of retention of members and reactivation. So.. That is a pretty big change. But, it is pretty nice to not have to stress out about getting good numbers and stuff. It actually gives you an opportunity to think about the people and what we need to do with them. So, officially we are doing it like this now. And... We had great results!!
First of all.... We are having a baptism on Saturday!! Malena is going to get baptized and she is SOOOO excited. She is like just counting the days down and it´s now official!! She will be baptized on the 10th of January 2015!! So, that is exciting. Also, a few weeks ago, we found a less active family and we were able to visit them this week.. Familia Caceres. And they came to church!! So that is cool. They are totally returning and it is so great to see it. Also, they have a daughter that is like 10 that still needs to get baptized!! So, that will be awesome. ALSO... We are working with the family of a recent convert from like a year and a half ago that is in our area. They are investigators and they all came to church this week! It was so exciting. They also have a baptismal date for the 24th of January, so we will see how that goes!
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| Hermana Whittaker & Elder Laura |
Anyways... It was actually a super good week for us. We had to do mini divisions with two hermanas in the ward so that we would be able to pass by to pick up the two families that came and it worked out perfect! We even got to church on time cuz everyone was ready to go when we got there! So that was good. Anyways... It was a good p-day. It is a little bit weird now cuz Elder Laura isn´t with us anymore. And we were so used to him. We had the coolest district, but he got special changes. But, we did see him today, though, in the office, so that was cool! Also, I got a package from the grandparents! So, that was cool and exciting.
Also, this week was New Year´s! It was pretty fun. We just spent it with hermana Betty and her family again. We did like the same thing. Set off a few small fireworks and stuff. Also, we had a dinner with one of the recent converts here, hermano Hugo. He is cool and invited us to eat with his family for New Year´s! It was cool cuz his family are not members and they have never really ´´had the time´´ to talk with us. But, we finally got to meet them and have a dinner! It was cool! I also made this crown that says 2015 and so that is pretty cool. But, that is all we did for New Year´s. And now we are in 2015.....
This p-day, we didn´t do like anything cool. We just went to the office to pick up new shoes for my companion. It was cool cuz there were like a ton of people there that we saw and I got to talk with a lot of cool missionaries... But, it wasn´t anything too special. Also... Changes are coming up this week. And, to be honest, this week will probably be my last week in this area. I have like 6 months here and who knows where I will go next. But, we will see. I won´t know until next Tuesday. But, I am guessing that I am leaving... :( Which is crappy because we finally have some cool investigators that are progressing and have baptismal date, but also... I have been here for a while... Haha we will see.
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| Hermana Whittaker & Sanchez |
So, that is what happened this week. I can´t believe that this change is like up! This is the last week of the change. So weird. Also.. I can´t believe I have been here for a year! That is crazy and it has just FLOWN!!
LOVE YOU TONS!!
Love, Hermana Whittaker
Picture is Hermana Whittaker and Sanchez from El Salvador; a cute and awesome Hermana - will be finished with her mission in a week!
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