so a little i´ve learned about paraguay since i´ve got here
- the 2nd largest black market in the world
- during the rainy season, the streets flood up to your knees
- theres one side of food they eat with every meal that is rice with super nasty cheese and mayo
- the bugs and spiders there grow to be bigger than a human fist
elder lovelace told me we get machetes in the field. apparently we cut peoples lawns with them for service. imma bout to fruit ninja a coconut spider so hard. too excited
this week we had a senario in a lesson where we took on problematic investigators and then took turns teaching and testifying, so we drew stickers from our teacher that gave our identity. i got the part of a homosexual. i really dont know how many of those i´ll teach in paraguay but it was an interesting experience to say the least
so elder lovelace and i made up a fake calling for ourselves that we call stress management. basically we tell all the newbies we´re from stress management so whenever we goof off no one says anything about it. we go into their classrooms at night and talk to them about how to be not stressed. my zone leader thought it was a good idea and actually made the legit calling and gave it to us. so now we´re stress management slash zone motivational speakers. haha i love it here
earlier this week i learned to solve a rubiks cube and now im a total whiz. 3 minutes flat. i think im decent but the district leader can do it in like 45 seconds. he´s insanely smart. he´s gonna be on the mathlete team at byu when he gets home. the kids a genius.
this week i was called as the travel leader for all the buddies going to paraguay. its basically just playing babysitter, but im still super stoked! so i leave for paraguay monday morning at 5:30, we have a 3 hour flight to panama, a 2 hour delay and then a 6 hour flight straight to asuncion. all in all about 10 hours of flying. i´ll get into paraguay at about 11:30 that night.
dad! thanks for the pictures haha they're awesome!! i miss that tie on my mannequin, man... haha i thought i couldn't bring any of those with me and all the elders here have fancy floral ones! made me pretty sad i didnt bring any with me. but today we all traded ties in the district and i got some pretty sweet ones, not gonna lie.
the wedding sounded awesome. i love that mannequin. and cannon and annalee look so happy. give em a hug from me. thanks.
i dont have much more to say. im really sad to leave here. my teachers are amazing. hermano santiago is going to BYU idaho next year. first time for him to be in the states. he´s 24 and the coolest guy i´ve ever met. he has the hugest heart and i definitely am going to visit him when i get home. he´s the best.
glad to see the pic of those missionary plaques from the ward. i actually saw amberlee cox here on my second week. she left awhile ago though. it was nice to see someone from mesa. then again i get to see Drew and talon every once in a while, which is really nice. they´re both doing really good, and we´re all leaving for the field on Monday.
thanks for everything dad. i´ve written in my journal every night i´ve been here, but i dont know if that will change in the field. i got a letter from elias today. kids doing awesome. so proud of him. next time you see hunter chapman tell him i said whats up. im too excited for that kid. he will truly perform miracles for his father in heaven. do you know the bolivia santa cruz mission borders the asuncion north mission?? pretty cool right? we'll be neighbors!
thanks for all the letters, love you all. next time i email it´ll be from about 5,000 miles away.
-Elder Glasgow
Chase with some buddies. (he didn't say who they are, and I don't recognize them)
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