Monday, December 28, 2009

Children

Hello children yes yes we are coming close to christmas with our 125 degree weather and 100 percent humidity. Not much going on here in PJC just working like usual verdad, anywho life is going well and I am looking forward to the call on thurs and fri.Thurs. I am planning on calling at 10 30 or 11 00 in the morning i'M pretty sure its 3 hours behind paraguay so i will call thurs at like 10 30 in the morning so it should be like 7 30 or something in the morning but ya we will find all that out when we chat thurs morning also I've got a new number for you all to call because we are calling at another members house the number is 11-595-0336-274604 and if it doesnt work put a zero in front of the number. I hope all is well and everyone is excited for papa noel! Also we arent doing anything for christmas as a zone because we are to far from everone so for what we have heard is that we are only working but thats fine! love you all and I will talk to ya soon! Love Elder Burr para siempre dios este con vos

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Tudo bem

My companion and I contacting like the
U.S. missionaries!! ;)
Brazil on the left and Paraguay on the right
of the street!

Hello family! Wellllllp its another day in the PJC! This place is great haha the people are extremely weird and I see more and more Amish if only I had the song Amish Paradice by Coolio. You wanted to know about my comp, well he is a pretty funny guy and ya he likes to work so thats good. We are working super hard out here, its a little bit more of a tougher area but thats fine. I love it out here because President Wade has sent all the obedient missionaries out here because we are so dang close to Brazil in other words no Elder Riveras in our zone! Miguel the guy Brown and I baptized said that he finally got transferred out of Piribebuy haha he always emails me every monday and says that he is sick of Rivera eating his food hahaha anyone not much else going on I found out more about the Christmas call and I will send you the info that Pres.Wade sent. I still have to find a place to get your call. Yes that is correct you have to call me haha hope thats not a problem. I should have all the info and everything ready to go by next week but I'll send the email Pres Wade sent us. Love you all hit me up with questions or emails or whatever stay beautiful Gilbert. Here are a few pics. chauuuuuuuuu! love Elder Burr

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Well Iv got alittle rittle. Whats 8 hours from Asuncion speaks portugues and lives a street away from Brazil. give up. MY NEW AREA! BIENVENIDIOS A PEDRO JUAN CABALLERO!! haha this place is insane! I am now teaching in portugues haha its so crazy! This tues night at 1030 we are driving in a huge bus to asuncion for our conference and we will get there wed at like 5. I have seen just about everything here blacks paraguayos mexicans amish americans indians cowboys a gothic person haha its so insane. Its super rich but poor at the same time here. We are walking everywhere and we only have 40 members that go to church. Its a pretty tough area but thats fine. My comp is a really funny kid his name is elder ormeƱo from peru. Not much else going on here I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving I completely frogot it was thanksgiving. I love you all stay beautiful! para siempre dios este con vos elder burr
I was a man forgotten he didnt know my name, I offered him forgiveness. wow Im going to miss Doug singing that for christmas. Anywho its beggining to look alot like christmas sweating at night rocking your two liter bottle fool of ice because its so hot. Its incredible how hot it gets here and Ihavent even felt the hottest it gets yet haha. Anywho not much happened this week, we are getting ready for a HUGE THANKSGIVING DINNER! Not haha we will be doing what we do everyday because thanksgiving does not exist anymore. Anyway tell Ruthann thank you for the package I loved the stickers especially the barbie ones I had to fight this little 5 yr girl to give them back to meat church. Life is going great and my comp and I are doing peachykine. Elder Betancourt our roomie finished his mission today so we got to go to Asuncionand send him off it was insane haha I like saw my future! Also Im still mad you opened the christmas package haha. yaaaaaaaaa not much else goin onin the ysssssssssssssssssssypooooooooooooooo we are getting changes today ortomorrow and the suns are talking about trading elder burr to the THUNDER(the office) haha no Im not kidding I was not excited to here that news but if it happens I will except and I will be me and serve like I do. not much else going on I love you all and have a great Thanksgiving! Eat lots ofturkey while I eat lots of mandioka and empanadas! para siempre dios estecon vos! elder B