Well I'm bummed the Suns got knocked out but they for sure could not have won without their biggest fan! This week was pretty crazy it was the last conference of President and Hermana Wade. Its was extremely sad and we watched this PowerPoint of the new President. None of the missionaries are excited to see him but no matter what he will be our President so there is nothing we can do. After the conference Hermana Wade gave all the elders hugs and I told Hermana Wade I couldn't because we had rules haha it was pretty funny but I eventually mustard up the courage to hug a girl after a year haha it was pretty difficult haha. Any who I still have my last interview with him so I am really excited about that. They have been like parents to me and I cant believe they are leaving! A

lso with my trainer Elder Brown. This week is the baptism of Carlos, please be praying that everything turns out well and that he will have the courage and desires to go through with it. I'm really glad you got the nativity set haha sorry it broke a little I tried to pack it as well as I could with all the Liahona magazines haha also tomorrow I will send yours Mom. Thanks for everything and for the support time is flying and I am working like crazy as an instrument in the hands of the Lord. Love ya boy Elder Burr ps Thanks for getting me the ab roller I'm pretty excited about that haha I feel like I'm getting a little chubby

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The Wades and I at Zone Conference

Soccer Confederation

My Zone!

WHATS SHAKIN BACON! hahahe Oh I kill myself with my jokes I'll just quit while im ahead. Well this week was fantastic! We had the baptism of a Joven named Victor. It was great and it was awesome to bring our inv and show them what a baptism looks like and feels like. Right now we are teaching a kid named Carlos,or Bicho as we call him haha. Heres a little background on him, he is a 13 year old kid who was living in a parking lot bathroom for a year and a half. Then he got kicked out and started living on the street, after that one of our members found him and he is living with him working with him all day. He doesnt speak alot of spanish but speaks alot more Guarni. Also he has no idea where his parents are or his brothers and sisters. We have been teaching him lately but its been difficult because we have to teach him slow and simple. That was when my primary days came in hand and we started teaching with pictures and actions of how it was when Christ came to the Americas haha he ended up going to church which was awesome as well. We have had alot of support from the members this week and they have gone out and worked with us everyday this past week. Also this week I taught piano and wanted to kill myself haha we had some inv go though which was alot of success! Not much else going on here in Paraguay besides its raining like crazy and I have no idea when its planning on letting up. Also I sent the other nativity set with a cd of pics like I did that one time. One of the cds is nothing and the other is of the pics I didnt know which was which so I sent them both haha hope all is well enjoy the heat because I AM FREEZING HAHA ps if you would like to send me something I wouldnt mind an ab roller haha no I'm not kidding. toodles Elder Burr

Dumb Duncan!!

Of course the spurs couldn't lose without throwing Nash into the scores table or giving him a black eye. They should have started playing start spreading the news like the dbacks did when they beat the Yankees. Well not to much news going on yes we got changes and Elder Sperry and I are staying and again I am the district leader over Elder Villalon and his new comp Elder Shirk from UT. This week was pretty insane with all of the rain and drunks out for Mothers Day because here Mothers day is the 15 of May. I loved the pics you all sent it was great seeing everyone and Mason is so tall! haha This last change and going into this change has been tough. I feel like every time we find someone to teach they are gold and incredible and then the next day they have moved or dont want to talk to us or whatever other Paraguayan reason they have. I know the Lord has people out there for us and it depends on our willingness and diligence to go out working in the rain and having a good attitude. I know maybe right now it seems like the area is dead but I know this is a growing experience for me and I just need to give it 10 more percent of the 100 I'm giving. I hope everyone is doing great at home and that they are always looking for opportunities to help the missionaries or talk to a neighbor like mom and the Mexican guy hahaha I love you all please pray for the people here and especially for the members in Salados and pray that they will have inspiration on people that we can go visit and bring to church. Love ya´ll alot deuces! Elder Burr

Wow what a wonderful day!!!

Why is it when I'm not home the suns sweep the spurs?? Any who it was awesome talking to everyone as well yesterday! Its been a while haha but it is flying by super fast its insane! Not much else to say haha changes are this week and I will keep you posted for next week on what happens. I'm going to send a bunch of pics because there is not much to say. love ya all!!

ps The prayer was really awesome you did but I had to laugh because it reminded me of when Ben Ty and I used to call the prayer line haha
Elder Burr

Me in front of a Paraguayin Jungle.

Elder Villalon and I with our

ward mission leader.

A week of Service and Miracles

This week was very interesting. It wasn't filled with alot of success or anything to incredible but this week my comp and I decided to do service. We went to a less active member who doesn't really like us or anything in the church because of something that had happened a few years back. We showed up at her house with normal clothes and with our machetes to cut her lawn.She said she didn't want service but that she wanted to help another member out so we went and planted and fixed her garden, out door toilet haha and cut her lawn. That less active ended up being really grateful for what we had done and is now helping us out with references so we will see what happens. I got the idea from in the book of Mormon with Ammon and how he only wanted to do service and love the people. Then something else that was amazing was we have an inv named Mariana who when we first started teaching her she had no work. We told her that if she had faith and went to the g conference that she would receive work. Anyway she ended up going and she found work however it was on Sundays as well so this past 3 weeks we have been teaching to her and telling her if she gave up her work the Lord would bless her but she was scared because she had found good work. On Saturday night we went to her house and told her we had nothing else to teach her but that she needed to pray and ask god if she had to keep her work or to not do it anymore and go to church. Long story short is we went to her house early Sunday morning to get her and she came out already to go and that she had called her boss and said SHE QUIT!! It was the coolest thing ever haha she went to church and she loved it. This week we are trying to get her ready to be baptized for this Sunday so pray that everything will work out!! also I got the email about call home for mothers day but you guys have to call me again. It will be for the 9th may on Sunday and it has to be in between like 1pm to 5pm we are going to go to a members house again after church but I will get the number of them this week and then I will send it to you guys this coming Monday. We cant call the day before to verify but its all good. Please figure out the time change of Paraguay and the u.s when you will call me between the time of 1 to 5 Paraguay time. I will get the number and send it to you and how to call and everything. I love you guys thanks for everything ps I loved the pics haha Ill send a few more chauuuuu! Elder Burr

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Me with my blood chicken soup!

My comp and I studying with a

million fans because it is SO hot!!

I'm doing fine!

Yes I am doing perfectly fine mother deary. the test came back splendid and I've got no more headaches or anything and I wont be turning into an elephant. This week was pretty eh as you might call it. My comp and I like usual have been working hard teaching, finding and listening to the drunks say annoying stuff and ya its a war out here, having to teach the people to repent and to come unto Christ giving up the things of the world and being baptized. This Sunday I was pretty down not in the efforts of my comp and I but just in the people and how wicked the world is getting. Compared to the u.s its like May berry from Andy Griffith, but here in Paraguay its like the war in Iraq. Wow horrible analogy but you get what I'm trying to say. Yesterday night we were talking with a member outside just about when Christ will come and save his children. while talking to him all I could here was drunks singing and yelling and girls screaming and ya just a nightmare. Sundays are now a joke in the world but its just insane to really see what the heck is going on in the world and its really depressing. I know there are people who are thinking the same stuff that I am thinking but aren't members and that they are praying for my comp and I to come looking for them. We have a few inv getting ready to be baptized but they have to give up a few things so that they can progress but its all good they will progress. We should have had a baptism on Sunday but our inv who didn't have work when we first taught her now has work and is working on Sundays so now we are trying to teach her that God will bless her with work for other days just like how he blessed her with work on Sundays haha it kinda sucks but its a blessing at the same time. I love what I am doing here and I am working like crazy because I know I've only got a year left and I want no regrets.I know this church is true and that its through the book of Mormon that we can know it! I know that this book is often kept under our beds or balances a table so that its sturdy or thrown places we don't know where, but we must be reading and praying and going to church so that we can fight against Satan and his temptations. Not to much else going on please pray for this area and our inv. Gerald and his 3 kids, Mariana, and Elizabeth and her 2 girls. Thank you for the love and support hugs and kisses from Paraguay Salado. love ya boy Elder Burr ps Pres Wade and Hermana Wade are going to our house tomorrow like they did that one time to see if our house is clean haha it sucks but I'm excited. any who CHAUU!

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Beautiful Paraguay!

Here I am lifting 450 on our homemade

workout bench!

Thanks for your prayers!

Hello family! well I'm glad everyone is nice and worried about me haha I'll have to remember never to say when I get sick or held up by guns or knives haha I am doing alot better and I kinda just worked it off so I am doing good and ya I'm doing great now thanks for the prayers. Everything is going great here in Salados I love my area and my comp and I just got back from tgi fridays in Asuncion with our zone. This past week I also went to the temple which was GREAT!! I love the temple so much. my comp and I are working like crazy and we are having success bringing people to church. This area was dead and hasnt baptized in some times but we have the faith and desires so we know we will baptize as long as we keep working hard and praying. I love it out here and I still can not believe I have one year, It went way to fast, I feel like I just barely left the air port haha. Also this next month I will be calling home but I dont have the info yet. I send anymore! I love you guys I hope all is well and hope you know I am working my hardest and I am feeling the spirit and really loving being a missionary and messenger from God. I love you all and I will talk to you all next week! chauuu

One Year mark!

Getting ready to burn my shirt...

"Don't Worry Mom! Its an old ripped shirt!"