Questions and Answers

Questions:  November 10, 2014

How is the language coming?  People ask me how you are doing all the time and most ask how the language is coming.  Chris Kohler asked a couple weeks ago and he said that around the 5 month mark is where it finally clicks.

The language is coming really well. I can talk to people pretty much about whatever.

Did you get the package with your new sandals (for the shower) and backpack?  Its your birthday box so I hope it gets there in time.  : )  I sent your Christmas box yesterday (Sat).  : )  Sis Singh said she’s sending another package for Christmas.  Please let me know when you get it and don’t forget to email her a thank-you!

I haven’t got the package yet but if I do I will probably get it this week with zone conference coming up

How is the teaching going?  Do you spend a lot of time re-activating those who have forgotten or teaching new people? 

Teaching, we spend a lot of time visiting less actives as well as teaching new investigators

Food…other than empanadas and cow liver, how is it?  Can you get milk and eggs?  I thought about sending some cereal but didn’t know if you can get milk.  I hope you can get eggs because you’ll need them for your birthday cake : )

Food, we eat a lot of meat.  They have super markets here where you can pretty much buy anything. I can buy eggs, milks, cereal and lots of other good stuff.  I’m learning how to make a lot of Paraguayan specialties too.

Money…have you been budgeting?  Are things fairly cheap there?  It might help if, when you get your $$ each month, divide that by how many weeks in the month ($400 divided by 4 weeks = $100 a week).  Maybe you’re already doing this but if not, it might help make it easier. 

Money, I hate to break it to you but this mission doesn’t give out 400$ a month. haha we get about two hundred but it’s going good.  If you could, we have been told to buy hats to wear in the sun so if you could put some money on my card so that I could do that, that would be great.

How is your new area?  You said the people are more humble and nicer then the other place.  Elder Fielding’s mom sent me some photos of you guys before the transfer.  You were with a cute little family, lifting a darling little girl off the ground.  It was beautiful.  Her face was pure joy!  So was yours!!  

New area, eh. . .it’s good.  We need to connect with and teach people better and not just teach the lessons.