This first picture is of us today on P-Day exploring an American Mall. I think I found my Dad's Kryptonite (sorry only my family will understand). I found my Kryptonite as I used some Christmas money to buy myself a HUGE jar of peanut butter. :) I am so happy!
In
Katuete, we basically have two areas. One is Katuete. The other one is
called Agua Blanca, or White Water. There are members (as well as 3
investigators that should be baptized in February) who live there. They
normally come to church in Katuete, but when there is rain (and there
has been rain every day for almost 70 straight days and I am not exaggerating) it is literally impossible to make it to church. The trail
that they take to make it to church becomes a "slow" quick sand and
only the strongest 4x4 trucks can make it with out getting stuck. So we
have the awesome opportunity to go out there 2 times a week to preach to
them. I will tell you one thing however, visiting those good
people is not without sacrifice! We ride our bikes (I always dreamed of
being a missionary on a bike!!) 25 miles in total on the days we go out
there. It is quite tiring, because we have to do it during the heat of
the day. When we get there, we are always welcomed with lots of water
and food by the members there. They are incredible.
This is what happens when it rains while we are out on our bikes in
Agua Blanca (white water). Lets just say, in reality... the agua isn't all that blanca.
This is us with Adolfo and Yaqueline. They are Brazilians living here
in Paraguay, and luckily speak Spanish well enough (although my companion and I can almost fluently understand Portuguese now) and are
learning so much about the gospel. This was a Family Home Evening that
we had that was a huge success, that helped inspire them to be baptized
on the 30th of January.
As
I mentioned before, this group is small, and when there is rain, it is
smaller. We arrived to church about 15 minutes early and no one was there
still this Sunday.
At 8:30 (when church should start) one car pulled up. It was Adolfo and
Yaqueline. In the first hour of church, they were the only ones there
(besides my companion and I). My companion taught the first hour of
church. Then, 4 more investigators showed up for the second hour!
Shortly after, we had our first members of the church show up. I taught
the second hour of class (because the teacher never came) and then gave a
spur of the moment talk in sacrament meeting. Although this might sound
like it should have been a very stressful experience, it was probably
the most peaceful and most wonderful Sabbath Day I have experienced in
my life. After pondering a lot, I figured out why. I stopped thinking
about myself, and constantly thought about how others were feeling
during the meeting, hoping that they could have a spiritual experience,
and in doing so, had incredible spiritual experiences myself as well.
I love this gospel. I say that every day at the end of my journal entry, and it's true.
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2. Send letters through the Church Pouch Mail Only postcards or one-page correspondences (no envelopes).
Fold the letter in thirds, secure the long side with tape about one inch in from each end. Do not seal the ends. Stamp and address the blank side as you would an envelope. Use the following mailing address:
Elder Taylor Graves
Argentina Posadas Mission
POB 30150
Salt Lake City, UT
84130-0150
2. Send letters through the Church Pouch Mail Only postcards or one-page correspondences (no envelopes).
Fold the letter in thirds, secure the long side with tape about one inch in from each end. Do not seal the ends. Stamp and address the blank side as you would an envelope. Use the following mailing address:
Elder Taylor Graves
Argentina Posadas Mission
POB 30150
Salt Lake City, UT
84130-0150
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3. Physical Mailing Address:
Elder Taylor Graves
Córdoba 1243
Posadas, Misiones 3300
Casilla 12
Argentina
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