Eusebio Ayala

Hello everyone!

November is just cruising on by! First off, thanks mom for the package! It arrived and I´ve eaten a lot of peanut butter things :D Yay!

As for 11:11 on 11/11/11, we could have used that wish...we were actually on a bus going to Asunción and what we thought was the office. As it turns out we took the wrong version of the right bus and ended up really really far away which was pretty unfortunate. It was a fun 6 hour adventure though! Yeah! We ended up getting the right bus, and I got us to Asunción without further incident. I´ve been far away from the city for a little too long I suppose, and I´ve already forgotten how to take the right bus. Dang it.

It´s been super rainy this past week which is always annoying when it comes to the work. It rained nonstop starting early Sunday morning until about 6 in the evening, so church took a hit. The magical part is that President Madariaga of the mission called on Saturday and said that he was coming to Eusebio Ayala for church for the first time. Yay! He still came even though it rained, and some members actually showed up so everyone was happy! I´m just glad somebody came to church to hear President speak. It was good. He gave his talk on how we need to focus on the simple things, and always keep doing them even though they´re so easy. Like the serpent thing that Moses made. All they had to do was look and they didn´t, and lots of people died. All we have to do nowadays is read the scriptures, pray, and go to church. Sometimes we don´t because it just seems sooo easy so that wouldn´t work for us, but it´s always the key. If we come to find that we´re having issues and troubles in our lives, we need to stop and think if we´re truly doing these simple things that God has asked us to do. I´ve also come to find that there is no substitute for the scriptures. They have everything! I´ll get off my soap box now, but keep reading, praying, and going to church!

Other than that, it was a normal week full of rain. We have zone conference this Wednesday so I get to try my luck again with the buses of San Lorenzo. We´ll see if I can get it right the first time on Wednesday.

That´s all I´ve got for this week everyone. I love you all, and I testify that this is the true church. The Book of Mormon is true and Joseph Smith was a true prophet. I´m really thankful for the opportunity that I have to be here in Paraguay to watch the church change people´s lives. The Gospel can always help us and make us better, but only if we allow it to help. Keep on keepin on family! I´ll try to leave the soap box home next time. :)

Love,
Elder Morris