Dear Family and Friends,
Last
Saturday we had a fun evening out with the north mission president and
his wife (Madariagas ), our area seventy and wife (Digiovannis) and
Elder Foster of the our area presidency. We were able to enjoy a nice
evening of conversation and good food!
Sunday
we attended church in Lucerito where we have four missionaries. We
visited primary and also attended a ward council meeting after sacrament
meeting. One of the things that we are really encouraging is the
importance of ward councils. They are so vital in helping the
missionaries be able to work effectively with the members.
Monday all of the zone leaders and assistants gathered in Asuncion for our monthly zone leaders’ council.
We were especially impressed with the preparations the missionaries had
made personally for the meeting. This is a great group of leaders who
love their fellow missionaries and are working well together in their
zones to raise the teaching levels of our missionaries.
Tuesday we attended a district meeting in Obrero. Elder Wilson did a great job leading the district there in their meeting and the
practices they did. Wednesday we were invited to attend a ceremony with
the first lady of Paraguay where the church presented 250 wheel chairs
through her foundation to various hospitals and clinics here in
Paraguay. That night Mark went out teaching with
the elders from Lucerito where we had attended church on Sunday. We met a
man named Jose that was preparing for baptism and the elders wanted
Mark to help teach him. He is planning to be baptized today!
Thursday
morning Mark went to a weekly planning session with Elders Sievers and
Schone. He said they are doing great and they lead are leading their
zone well. In the afternoon we took the office elders to lunch for a
thankyou/ welcome /goodbye for the changes that
will be taking place there as two elders are in training to replace
Elders Stewart and Gleason. They have done such an amazing job in their
responsibilities there. Elders Cannon and Clark are busy filling their
heads with lots of information as they are being trained. We
love the way these young men work so hard to serve their fellow
missionaries and do so much to keep the business end of the mission
taken care of.
Friday
Mark had interviews at the office and I stayed home to work around the
house with Lidu. We are sorting through closets and book shelves to de-clutter the mission home so there will be room for the new family that will be coming to replace us in July.
It
is Saturday now and we just returned from the baptism of Jose Avila. He
is such a good man and well prepared for baptism. That is why we
missionaries are here, to help these people who have been prepared by
the Lord to receive the gospel message. Jose’s family is preparing to be baptized also
with the exception of his wife who at this point is not ready to
listen. He is confident that with time she will be ready to listen and
learn. He is a man of great faith and he was so excited to become a
member of the church. The ward is ready to reach out to her with visits
and try to help her along also. The bishop’s wife is great and she will
be a big help. I have been impressed with Sister Franco from the first
time I met her. I just kind of felt like we connected and today I
learned her first name is Sandra..maybe that’s why we connected!! Have a great week! Love, Mark and Sandy
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