White Christmas

YES it was fantastic to hear from everyone! I'm glad that I was able to talk with most everyone, except for two people I wont mention that sold my call for a CHRISTMAS PLAY! haha its all good I probably would have done the same if someone offered me basketball tickets but Ryan come on man a play?! Any who it ended up being a terrific week with the white Christmas that we had, we were able to baptized Blas, Liz, and then Janette on Sunday so I cant complain! I hope that everyone was able to do something nice for someone this month. The elders from Zeballos all delivered a few things to some people who don't have much in the ward. It was great seeing the facial expressions of those that received their gifts. I'm so grateful for what the Savior has done in my life. I hope all is well! not much to say I pretty much said it all over the phone. I will talk to you guys next week! love ya Elder Burr. PS I will try and find a way to send the sleeping bag home.

HOLY INFIERNO ITS SO DANG HOT HERE! its getting pretty toasty here so as you all no its beginning to look alot like Christmas sweating from head to toe. Its so crazy you take a shower and write when the water is turned off you are sweating haha kind of insane but hey it beats being cold so I cant complain. My comp and I just got done playing a mean march madness tournament with the zone it was sick! My comp and I were the phoenix mercury I was Diana Turasi. It was pretty dang hot playing but it was worth it. Every Monday wed. and Friday we go running to our church and then we play two on two basketball against Elder Roeller and Anderson its a great time. I am having a blast with my comp and he for sure is one of my favorite comps! He is teaching me how to do the Hakka haha its pretty nuts. This week was pretty good for us, so I cant complain, we were able to take 7 to church and tomorrow we are planning on have a hay down or a hootenanny as I like to call them. Blas and Liz are planning on getting baptized and married tomorrow afternoon. Please pray for them and pray that Blas doesn't relapse with his cigarettes. They are doing so dang well though!! I love visiting them they are sooooooooooo poor but they are the humblest people. The other day I took some winter clothes that I don't use over to their house. They collect plastic for a living and all the stuff that they wear is what they have found on the street its crazy. But yesterday they totally caught us by surprise! We are so used to them going to church in basketball shorts and with sandals but yesterday Liz went with a dress and Blas went with a white shirt and tie! What a blessing! I am so happy with them! Its so crazy because after so much time in my mission I have finally realized how to have alot of success. If you can get you investigators to realize of the blessings that they receive for keep their commitments they will agree to any commit like baptism. All is well with Elder Burr said my love to everyone! haha funny story at church. So yesterday we brought good old Nini again to church haha its always super hectic trying to get her to church because she cant walk at all haha but she was telling us about how her water line got cut and how she hasn't showered in 2 weeks haha its was pretty....... interesting I guess would be the only word I could say. but then when I got to church the president of the branch gave me the gospel doctrine manual to teach out of no where haha it went well but the funny part is before that my comp and i were helping nini get to relief society and I was kind of pushing her to make her go faster and she yells at me and says I cant walk you need to be patient hahaha in front of all the women. I felt pretty dumb but oh well. She is an extremely grumpy lady but she loves when we visit so its a little weird. So a note of advice before I bounce be patient. I love you all have a great Christmas everyone and don't forget the true meaning. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT1 later! Elder Burr

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WHAT UP! MAN THIS WEEK WAS PRETTY INSANE! I have my comp and I think it just might be one of my favorite comps. His name is elder manu, he is from California but he is originally from AZ! He even went to Gilbert high and we had the same seminary teacher!! haha we know the exact same people so everyday we will talk about how this person did this back in the day or we will be walking and be like hey do you know this person haha its hilarious. He was in the val vista ward, also he is a huge Samoan haha hes teaching me some Samoan haha. Today we played American football and it was way fun playing! This week was pretty insane without Lucas we had been together for who knows how long. On Sunday it was really hard getting people to church because we usually do a division with people in the ward to get investigators but elder manu doesn't know the area yet so its kind of hard but i am teaching him the area the best that I can. We brought probably the oldest person on earth to church Sunday haha her name is Nini and she can barely walk, but she is a sweet heart. Also we are working with a couple named Blas and Liz who are looking really good for the 23 of December to be baptized and married, please pray for them. Blas is still smoking but he doesn't smoke to bad. We are trying to visit them everyday because I know Satan will be really working with them so that they don't get baptized. Everything is getting well here we are working super hard and we are having fun. Please keep praying for my area and for my zone its kind of struggling but we have good elders in our zone. Also about Christmas here in Paraguay AZ is 4 hours behind Paraguay and Paraguay is 4 hours ahead. Right now it is 240 so in AZ its 1040. Please if you can let me know when you guys want to call on Christmas i will set it all up with my comp. Just please let me know by tonight what time you are going to call. I think the cell phone is alot better than a land line because everyone will be trying to call their families in Paraguay. Ill email you guys a little bit later in the day. I love you guys alot also dad let me know if you want a scripture case I want to get you one they are way cool! I hope all is well! Peace and love from the dirty south. Love Elder Burr

Elder Lucas and I saying our goodbyes

My zone made Dear John shirts!

My zone with Elder and Sister Foster

My new companion Elder Manu

Corner Pocket

How goes it! Well well crazy news down here in the dirty south. We had our zone leader meeting in the morning and I was told that I will be a zone leader still in Zeballos but I will be training a greenie at the same time haha it is going to be tough because there are all Americans coming in and I am going to be doing all of the teaching and giving all of the meetings in my zone and getting every ones numbers every night haha it will be a little bit of a hassle but I'm up for the challenge. I know that the Lord will hear and answer my prayers if I come to him, and boy will I need my prayers answered haha. Any who other than that good stuff I'm doing well and I'm feeling fatter which is pretty cool, I've always been a twig so now I'm getting some meat to back up my guns just kidding but seriously ha. This week was pretty nuts, on wed night I went to a place called San Jorge to do a division with an elder named Elder Chatalein. While doing contacts I felt impressed to contact a certain house. As we arrived to the door a younger lady came out and welcomed us in her home. While preparing to sing her a Christmas song she called her grandma and her aunt to listen to us. We ended up finding out that the aunt had Parkinson disease. During the song and the prayer this lady was yelling and calling us liars haha it was pretty spiritual as you can imagine. Then we began teaching about the book of Mormon and again she began yelling. The girl then asked us if there was anything we could do for her aunt. We then asked her what exactly was wrong with her. She then began to tell me the craziest story about how her and a few other ladies were doing like an open casket thing and they were dancing around the baby chanting stuff . She then went on to tell us that the ladies then left and that the aunt of this girl sat there staring at the baby, and while she was staring at the baby, the baby smiled and she fell down as if she were dead.! After explaining about the priesthood and about giving blessing we gave her a blessing and I began to say that if there was a devil it had to leave her alone. It was insane! the next day Elder Chatalein said that she had been doing alot better and that she had been recuperating ! what a miracle! It was so incredible to be able to have an experience like that and to be able to see the faith of this family and for them to believe that their family member would do better. then later that night when I got back to my area I was telling my comp about the story and while I was telling the story our lights started to flicker on and off and then out of no where the lights went out hahaha I ALMOST PEEPED MY PANTS! Any who that night we had to sleep on our ruff because it was an oven in our house. We got bit by like a million mosquitoes that night. Other than that it was a pretty great week! about the whole Christmas call, I still haven't got any info but they should give it to us in a week or two. Also about the scriptures I wanted you to take the pics of them because I want to make you a scripture case like I did. Dad do you want one as well? They are pretty cheap and I want to get you guys something for Christmas, but I'm not sure if I will send them home because its a little expensive. Just let me know what is both of your guys favorite pictures of anything of the church and like a favorite scripture or something. The guy that does the cases can carve pictures of like the second coming and stuff like that. Just let me know by next week so that he can get started! PS I got the testaments and I wanted to send it to you guys for Christmas. Do we own it? I hope all is well I loved the pictures! It looks like everyone is looking beautiful. Stay happy and please keeping praying for my area! Love you guys peace! Elder Burr