La Iglesia Mormona...

So I know that missionaries always talk about how quick the time is going but this week was absolutely ridiculous. I'm pretty sure Tuesday and Wednesday didn't even exist. But what're we gonna do. 

This week some cool stuff happen but first and foremost our friend Lana. We were contacting and found Lana and asked her why she thinks there are so many churches. And in her classic Paraguayan response she said "there's only one God so all of the churches that worship are good" but then she continued a little off script and said "but the people have told me that there is one church that's not good called "la iglesia Mormona"" so we explained that we are not the mormón church in fact we don't know who they are but we're from the church if Jesus Christ and she was good with that. 

We contacted a lot of people this week in search for the next person ready for baptism and we found some people that were chatting in their front yard and we went to talk to them. They complained complained us about the husband's for like 15 minutes and then said that the stuff we are teaching us really great and they are genuinely interested. So we continued sharing and passed by their house later in the week as well. So we did and it was super great they said they were gonna come to church this week but then their mom had a surgery so they had to help out with that but next week they're gonna go.

We also ran into another lady named Carolina and she is super dope. She absolutely loves everything we teach and wants to go to church a lot but said that her husband is the problem he "doesn't like your church" so we asked why and she said that we'll just have to talk to him. So we planned to come back another day when he would be there in order to figure out what's the issue. So we went back and the conversation went a little like this. 

Him: I don't like your church
Us: why don't you like it, is there any questions we can answer?
Him: I don't want to offend anyone 
Us: Just be straight up you can't hurt our feelings
Him: it's just... you have a different style of life
Us: what in particular changes our style
Him: I can't say but I know I don't like it
Us: if you could let us know the specifics we could maybe answer a couple questions 
Him: I already told you the specifics 
Us: Alright, no worries 
Him: I just don't like your church but I don't know why.

Basically we're sick and tired of husbands stopping their wives and kids from going to church just because, "they don't like it" but nothing a little bit of the gospel can't fix. 

But really it was a great week full of miracles and funny stories, good times and a bunch of people accepting us. We're finding the people God wants us to find and when doing that it's pretty amazing the things that happen. 

Love you guys 
Easton 



On Divisions

Proselyting in my Vans

Shoes re-soled.  Good as new


Chocolate milk in a bag

Random crackers given to us from a random kid

Members that went with us to teach
Everyone was out flying kites

New Sunday tradition

Hands free challenge

Justin Bieber
Cutest little girl 

Alan, a returned missionary who always helps us out. 


Teaching us how they fly their kites here.  It didn't work the first time, but the second time it did. It's all about avoiding the power lines.















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