WEEK 7!

 Hola Yall!!!

I am having such a hard time believing it has already been another week! Quite honestly Hermana Taylor and I cannot believe we have only been together for 3 weeks! Training does feel quite long, but we are having such a good time and the days literally fly by!

Happy things!

1. So this is a funny story... We had a baptism! My first ever! With my first investigator that I fully taught! We found and taught Eugenio in 10 days. He was so so ready what can we say! And he had already been attending church before I got here and the sisters had never taught him! It was such a crazy day of cleaning and filling the pila. He was also super late to his baptism BUT he got baptized and got confirmed sunday. And his big smile shows how full of the spirit he truly is. 

2. We found a family! I was told on my first day to find a family and help them be baptized to be able to go to their sealing while I am still on the mish and we contacted in to one! They are so prepared. Their dad, Javier, has been menos activos since he was a teenager! The rest of the family, Carol the mom, Karen, Javier, and Patricia (sweet sweet 6 month old) are so prepared for this gospel. They are seriously purrete. They also live in the most chuchi house here with guards and everything. So unheard of here in Mariano. Please pray for them! 

3. We are also working with another young soon to be Mom! Melissa was a reference and she is truly the sweetest. What is so great here in Mariano is that there are a lot of young girls like 18-20ish that we get to teach and get close with. She is definitely one of them! She came to church and loved it and wants to have her baby grow up in this environment, but change is hard for anyone! We are excited to work with her. 

4. Last week we went to the beach! Oh wait. Paraguay is land-locked. So not really, but there is a place here called Playas de Arregua! Super cute, super far away, and super worth it! It was fun to pretend I was at my favorite place in the world for a day!

It is getting super hot here already and energy runs low when you are walking in the hot sun every day. We were eating at the President of the District here (kind of like the Stake president) and we were noticeable tired and hot through lunch. He is an inspired man and shared with us his testimony of this work. He shared his gratitude for the work that we have been called to do in the hot sun, on our feet all day every day. I have never met anyone who expressed so beautifully how amazing and beautiful missionary work is. He lifted our hearts up that day and gave us more animo to go out and teach. I know that as we give our all to the Lord, he will put other people in our paths to answer our prayers, to lift us up, and to love us. I truly know that when we serve our friends and families we are directly serving our God! I am so incredibly blessed by this gospel and this opportunity I have to share it!

Ten una buena semana y disfruta cada dia! 

Hermana Vergara

3 Nephi 5:13 

Week 6!

Hola Yall! 

I hit my month mark this week, which I know is not something huge, but I honestly cannot believe I have been out for a month! I do not think I have ever been happier or worked harder. 

Happy things of this week! 

1. I got in to the Business School at BYU! I am so incredibly grateful and know this is a huge blessing. 

2. We have a shower! haha funny story. When I got here the shower was straight ice. So cold. Which will be nice in the summer, but right now its actually super cold! So we have been heating up water, pouring it in a bucket, and showering...haha #paraguay. But it is fixed now! Hot showers yay! 

3. We have so many progressing investigators. I did not think I could ever love strangers more. The work here in Mariano is crazy and each day there is so much to do, so many people to visit, but it is good work and keeps us busy! 

4.The Sociedad de Socorro put on a talent show this saturday which was so fun! There were so many people from the branch there, my comp and I did a musical number, and it was a lot of good company. I am so grateful for the branch here. They are so patient with me, truly are trying to get to know me, and they are so willing to help us out! We are fed every single day. Which is a huge blessing too. 

This past week my comp shared with me a quote from Our Search For Happiness. It said, Adversity becomes an adventure in the service of the Lord. This quote obviously applies to the mission and my life right now, but I know that it applies to every single one of you. As we forget ourselves and do the work of the Lord, we will be more blessed and be happier than we could be on our own. Lean on the Lord and he will lift you up. I am so grateful for my knowledge of his plan for us and that each hard thing is another learning experience. I am so humbled to be serving the Lord. I hope yall have another great week! Good luck with school starting back! 

xoxo, 

Hermana Vergara

3 Nephi 5:13 

PS food pics, comp pics, one month alfajor pics, talent show pics. just fun pics