before i start, let me tell you that this week was probably one of the strangest weeks i'll have so far on the mission. especailly yesterday. get ready for some stories cuz here they come haha
so they have some sweets here called alfajores. they are heaven sent haha they're like cookies drizzled in something called dulce de leche. sweet milk. they only cost 1.5 guarani, which is like 20 cents in america. i buy about 5 a day, i better clean my act up real soon or i'll come back to the states having added on an extra 150 pounds haha
the culture here in paraguay is so different. we teach alot of lessons to girls that are 17 and already have 2 children. hardly are they ever married. and these little kids absolutely adore their parents and thats great but i dont understand how its possible becasue if they ever do something they shouldnt, out somes a flip flop or belt or wet towel and they get whipped soooo hard. this week a lady used a phone charger. pretty brutal but the kid only cries for two seconds and then loves his mom again. strange right?
so yesterday was a doozy of a day. i kind of hate sunday dinner because the member that feeds us that day is a terrible cook. i know she tries and im greatful for that but she really is terrible. and she fed us flan on sunday. its a dessert here made of dulce de leche, milk, and eggs. its like cinnamon yogurt. sounds great but its the worst thing ive ever eaten. nastyyy
after lunch we taught these 3 teenagers who contacted us and said they had been members once. that happens all the time but this one was different because one of the girls.... was really a dude. he was wearing make up, had a weave, shaved his legs, pretty sure he was crushing on me super hard too.
so thats how my day went yesterday. haha but this week was pretty amazing, our goal for new investigators is normally 10 every week. this week we found 16! haha we normally fall short about 3 or 4 but i dont know what happened. we had 4 different occasions that people contacted us on the street - THEY contacted US - and asked us for lessons haha how strange right? so we have 6 investigators with dates right now, and they're all looking pretty promising. gabriel is doing good, we found his cousin and a friend as well, her name is Fabiana and the friend is Pamela. they also accepted dates for the 4th of Feb. exciting things to come, i think this week was great. we found 16 new investigators so im really hoping they'll be able to be baptized soon. found some really cool people this week, some really cool families as well. we'll see how it all goes
sounds like the fam vacation was a success haha tell crew to either get a haircut or do something with his hair at least haha speaking of which im just about to get a haircut. im in luque today, to buy a camera and print some pictures. luque is like the black market around here. you can find just about anything. right now im sitting in a cyber to write you. its like a room full of gaming computers that you pay to use. so im surrounded by a bunch of 12 year olds playing call of duty anmd world of warcraft right now haha
man i miss the family dinner mashed potatoes. you sent me some food like that in the christmas package but my house doesnt have any gas to cook... nor glass bowls to warm things in the microwave haha i dont know what im gonna do. i was lucky to find cream cheese in the supermarket last week!! so i've been having bagels the past week. its a lot better than cereal haha
im sorry to hear about grandma. she'll definitely be in my prayers this week. tell her i said hi, and that im thinking of her.
thanks for the letters. i sure love you. have a good week, stay safe.
-elder glasgow
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