So we have had transfers! I'm sure you are all very curious for what I wrote as the subject of this letter. Lets just say that I'm living in the jungle/country. Ha ha I'm not in Asuncion anymore, that's for sure. I'm in an area that is called Piribebuy. Before it was in the north mission and now it has been moved to the south mission when I came to Paraguay. We went to the terminal to meet my new companion. She is from Guatemala. All of my mission I have gone in taxi to the terminal but when we had found our new companions and needed to leave to go to our new areas. I went in BUS! And not just any bus, PUBLIC BUS. We were in the bus for 2 and a half hours with all of my bags and a ton of people. I couldn't even breath. It was crazy. And when it was time that we needed to get off the bus. We pushed the button that was above the door and asked three men on the bus if they could help me get my bags off. It was crazy! after that we walked 3 blocks to get to our house on the cobble stone. There aren't side walks here. I really truly was in shock when i got here. Ive gone ´campo´as they say here in Paraguay.
The area has a LOT OF WORK!!!!!!! Its a branch with the normal assistance( attendance) of about 25. Yesterday I found myself teaching the primary for half of the day and after going to the relief society room to see if we were going to be teaching that class too. I about died when my companion told me that there are no families in our are that are active members of the church. There haven't been baptisms here for quite a while. My companion has yet to have a baptism and she has 6 months in the mission. I'm actually starting off where my companion from the MTC, left off. I'm with the companion that she trained. Well what are we going to do. We have so much work here it is crazy. The first day that i got here we had to walk to a part of our area that was about 2 hours walking. My first two nights here in the mission I was so sore. My whole body aches from using muscles that I have yet to use in the mission. It was a lot of walking, but its so beautiful. So green and the palm trees. The area is huge. and there are tons of less actives to work with. I'm using my language study to learn Guarani. Its the main language in this area. The only way that I can think to explain this area is to tell you is like the church house would be in Manti, Utah, and my area includes Manti, Ephraim, and Mountain Green, and Moroni. We get to these areas walking. There are members that are in the far out areas that have been to the temple but don't have the means to get to church. Almost everyone receives us. If we get hungry we eat oranges that we pick off the trees in the walking distance.
I think my eyes have been opened to the real Paraguay. Its incredible. President has told us that we are going to be the start of this branch. We have a church house but not much of the member support. Its hard to find investigators and invite them to the church when you don't know if there will be members in the church Sunday. Our district leader is branch president in his area which is a different area. Almost nobody has heard of the church here. We gave more than 10 Books of Mormon in the last 4 days. There are tons of people here who are so interested and so humbled and ready, they just fault the church support. Its just crazy.
The good thing is that I don't have time to think about anything. I'm working my tail off and and I'm learning how to cook, and I have lost weight for walking miles a day. God wanted to humble me a little bit. I'm humbled.
Pray for me,
Love you all so much,
Hermana Ross
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