Hapoicito! Week 11

Hapoicito!

Paraguay is killing it. I cannot believe I have reached 2 months on the mish! I am also so excited football starts this weekend! Lets go cougs and roll tide! 

Happy Things!

1. Sick week. Now, that doesn't sound super exciting and it wasn't, but it was a fun experience! My poor mom, Hermana Taylor, got so super sick Monday night and we stayed in until Thursday...I did a lot of reading, dancing to church music, and figured out how to make bread from scratch! I also felt so motherly taking care of my mom and happy news is she so much better now! We are ready to go to work this week! 

2. 100 degrees in winter. Cannot believe it. That is a new thing in my record book. It is only winter here and we hit 100 degrees. and its humid here. It was fun to hear all the people tell me that this is not the worst of it and that i still have to survive summer...i think i am siked? 

3. So sad news is that ALL our investigators dropped US this week. it was so backwards! it was also super hard, but then we turned around this weekend and found a purrete family. Paola, Gustavo, Jonathon, and Jocelyn. We taught the first lesson with just Paola and the whole time we taught she agreed with everything we said! She is so prepared and when we extended the baptism invitation and put a date SHE ASKED WHAT TIME! lol. we were shocked. 

4. NYOKIS. Paraguay has got to be the best place ever because every 29th of the month there is an incredible tradition. There are these incredible little pastas called nyokis. and i am obsessed. I have never loved such a little carb so much. Blanca, one of our amazing converts, works at a restaurant and knows i love them so much and shared this tradition with me last night. And tonight. Shes making nyokis. I just about cried when she told me. Food is really my love language. I feel so loved. 

Quick thought: "If you haven't chosen the kingdom of God first, it will make  no difference in the end what you have chosen instead." We cannot be neutral here in this life! We have to make that choice. When we choose the kingdom of God we choose to love the commandments and be obedient even when its hard. It is so important and our salvation depends on it. I know that the Lord is waiting for us and will always accept us, but we cannot procrastinate. Make the choice today! 

All my amor,

Hermana Vergara

3 Nephi 5:13 

PS. sweet cichikins had his first birthday monday! 2 alfajors for 2 months!