Three more days!

Just three more days and Elder Burr will be home. What an amazing two years this has been. I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for protecting him. His feelings for the people in Paraguay are very tender. He will truely miss them. He wants to return one day. I hope he can. We have loved the tender mercies that have come into our lives because of his service. I will miss his weekly e-mails, but it is time for him to come home. Thanks to all of you that have written him and have been a huge part of his life. His maturity and testimony have grown so much as he has sacrificed everything to bring the gospel into the lives of these wonderful people. I too, like Elder Burr know that my Heavenly Father lives and the gospel has been restored in these latter days. I rejoice knowing that my Savior lived and died for me. I pray that I can do all that I can in serving him while I am here upon the earth. Thanks again for your support Love Sylvia Burr

The Greatest week of my Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man I don't even know what to say, words I don't think would be able to describe what is going through my head right now! I have nothing but gratitude in my heart. This past week was the most incredible week of my life, I was able to first go through the temple on Thursday with Sully and her husband. I was able to see them be sealed for time and all eternity!! TALK ABOUT BEING TRUNKY, I WAS THE WITNESS HAHA! I got to go with elder Petersen, and we couldn't help but smile and cry. I have never felt so much joy in my life! Then on Saturday I was able to go with Primitiva and her kids to the temple for the first time!! Again i balled my eyes out like a school girl. IT WAS INCREDIBLE THE SPIRIT WAS SO STRONG!!! I am so grateful for them and for their sacrifices to be able to enter into the temple!! Today i also had my final interview to help me not be weird and to not be scared of girls so that was a little weird but it was an interview that i will never forget. Man I don't know what else to say I am just shocked that its all coming to an end, tonight mariela will be baptized and not only will she be baptized but she will be married to her old boyfriend Edgar who is a less active that we reactivated!!!!! WHAT A BLESSING! I have so much joy and love for these people here, and i cant believe that I'm going to have to say goodbye to it all. I will never forget the people of Paraguay and for all of their sacrifices that they have made to come into this church. I know that this is the only true church, the one that holds the keys to the priesthood of GOD, which makes it possible for families to be together FOREVER! Like Ty said, its time to hang up tie and come home,i just cant believe it went by so fast. i have no regrets, just gratitude for every person that i have met out here and come to love. Thanks to everyone for the support and love, for the packages and letters that you have all written through out my mission. especially Jared and his letters every week NOT haha. Before i close i want to share some of my favorite scriptures. 2 Timothy 4:6-9
6.For i am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand,
7. I have fought a good fight, i have finished my course, i have kept the faith.
8. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the lord , the righteous judge shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 9. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me.
I love you all!!! SEE YOU ALL ON FRIDAY MORNING!! PS Have a cold Gatorade in the fridge for me haha also the time in Paraguay changed it is 2:16 right now and in AZ it is 11:16, i don't know what time you guys are all going to be at the airport but i hope to see you all there! For the last time yours truly
ELDER JACOB J.BURR(O)

Pres.

YA BOiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii PRESIDENT WADE GOT CALLED TO BE IN THE AREA SEVENTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another fantastic week!! we were able to baptize Tamarra this week!! The conference was excellent even though in the morning session on Sunday we didn't get to watch it because Paraguay couldn't pick up signal so we had to watch a replay of Saturday morning haha i don't think anyone even realized it haha. Also i got the word that primitiva and Sully both got their recommendations to go to the temple!! Sully is planned for going in with her husband on Wednesday and primitiva is planned for Saturday!! they just need one more interview with president madariaga and they are good to go!!!!!! Not much else going out here in cañada garay, the members are making me a little bummed because they keep talking about me leaving and how i will forget them. I have truly come to love the people out here and they have completely became a second family to me. I hope that one day I will be able to come back and see them. By the way mom way to go with Jim!!! When I get home i will personally invite them to my homecoming! Everything starts with an invitation DON'T STOP! Man i don't know what else to say this is my last full week in the mission. please be praying for Mariela and Angelica, they are two ladies we are working with who are so close to being baptize!!!!! Also I don't know if it was just me but I really felt pressure by some of these marriage talks in the conference haha President Monson in the priesthood talk put it pretty clear that we serve a full time mission and then we get married, not just hang out haha. I guess we will see what the future has for me. I hope all is well and that everyone is doing splendid! Enjoy your last full week away from me! Love Elder Burr PS Pray that everything will go well with the interviews and traveling for Sully and Primitiva. they have to travel very far! One more thing did the suns make it to the playoffs? CHAUU!