Gustavo

Gustavo

Elder Brown and I before leaving the zone.

"Its raining men!"

Well I pretty much just got molested. Elder Betancor and I went next door to get our hairs cut haha that sounds weird. anyway I went first and he kept calling me mi amor and then after he cut my hair he was like rubbing my head and shampooing my head haha it was the most awkward thing in my entire life I was trying so hard not to laugh dont worryI've got pics of good old Gustavo the perv. trying not to get jealous of Gustavo Tracie. Anywho this week has been freakin awesome!!! We had eight people in church and we are planning on 2 baptisms this week! My comp is the man we are working like crazy andI come home every night dead tired. Life is great and I am loving my mission and everything about it! Anywho this week we had our primary program and I played for it haha it was horrible they dont know how to count so they were a good 2 measures ahead of me throughout the song oh well. Also we found a guy named Nestor who was a missionary and he had done something and got sent home. Anyway he knows english perfectly and I was able to talk to him and resolve his fears of coming back to church. He came and brought his brother sister and best friend who arent members to church haha its so awesome! He's the man though we are going to bring him back into the church for good. But I am slowly forgetting how to speak enlish because when I talked to him I could barely speak. Not much else going on I am doing great and loving life! Hey what part is Camerno in right now in Chile my comp is from the capital. He loves karate but its like break dancing karate its so funny the other night he was trying to teach me. Ya that was a nightmare never again. Also yes motherest I get all your letters and I love getting them. Also I wrote Pearl and Nana the other day. Not much else going on here are a few pics enjoy! Also ask Jenny what the guys name is in her ward that served here I think he was comps with one of the missionaries that lives with me Elder Betancor. Also Elder Timmy as everyone calls him here is from Idaho. Love ya"ll lots, talk to ya next week. Every ones favorite person Elder Burr Para siempre dios este con vos. salmons 37 5

Suns made a block buster trade!

Elder Alarcon from Chile 

Out contacting 

My Roommates.

Grocery Shopping

Well we had changes and the suns made a huge trade sending the shooting guard from Piribebuy Elder Burr to Yspay where he will open this area with Elder Alarcon from CHILE. Probaby the greatest trade in suns history. Anyways yes I am a gonner from the che piri piri and Elder Rivera is still there with Elder Allred who came with me from the MTC. It was the worst thing having to leave members and my converts. Primitiva bawled her eyes out and ya I had no idea what to say haha I get to go through with her in the temple in April!! I"m so pumped for that. Anywho about the new area. ELder Alarcon and I opened it up and this week we were running around trying to meet new members and we did a million contacts finding new people and stuff. We had our first church meeting and the ward has their new piano player me haha next week I am playing for their primary day that should be good. Also right nowI live with two other missionaries which is pretty fun Elder Betancor from Ecuador and a greenie sraight from the MTC Elder Tiemann haha but ya my comp is the man he loves working out so now I"ve got a work out buddy ha also he is a super hard worker which is the most important thing. We found 2 or 3 families and have returned dates with them so we will see what happens! Anyway santa is sending a package home tomorrow so im not sure when you will get it. Not much else going on I made a cd of all 300 of my pics so I will be sending that so you can watch it on the tv. not much else I love you guys take care and stay beautiful! para siempre dios este con vos elder burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr--

What it is!

What up fam and whoever else might be tuning into the 100th annual emailathon I actually dont know how many its been but 100 works.well cambios changes are tomorrow so we will see if the phoenix suns want to release Elder Burr to the Boston Celtics or if they want to sign him to another 1 month contract. I've got no idea what is going to happen tomorrow but whatever happens I'm going to be happy so its all good. Anyway really nothing else going on we arent having any success what so ever and I"m not surprised we do absolutely nothing. All I can do is be his friend and try and help him out but it doesnt go so great. He does not like to be told what to do so that usually ends up in a nice long arguement which is always fun. He's a good guy he just needs to figure out why he is here. If you are curious when he leaves back to El Salvador, it will be 120 days tomorrow. Don't worry he lets me know everyday. Anyway I can really think of much else. I love it out here though its crazy how the Lord works placing you in sittuations and different places to talk to certain people and certain times. I've almost got this sweet Christmas package finish I"ve got a surprise for each marriage couple in the fam haha. Anywho I'm going to try and send pics but most likely it wont work because this guy next to me is like screaming at someone on the computer camera things so its tying up the line. Anyway love you all one love! Our super market is the size of Circle K with half as many things it sucks but piribebuy is a poor little city gotta love it. peace! elder burro para siempre dios este con vos

Paraguay

Paraguay the land where knowing one word in english means you can speak english. Well this week was pretty crazy we went to the temple which was awesome! It's tiny but incredible inside! Also we had conference this week did you know that Pres. Monson and all the other men know spanish? Actually they had people speaking in Spanish. Pres Monson sounded like he was about 120 years old and Elder Bednar sounded like he was 14 years old. Pretty funny haha but the tab choir was incredible they played that one song you used to play all the time on the organ haha I almost started singing a loud because I was the only American. also the memories of conference I will never forget haha get ready they are pretty funny . Throwing pillows at mom, mom sitting 2 ft from the tv when the nephews and nieces came because she couldnt hear haha and me falling asleep and Tracie and mom waking me up every 2 sec. Hope you know I was awake for every one of them but we didnt get to watch the Priesthood session which was a bummer. Also you know when the prophet always says drive safely home. We also crashed into a car on the colectivo because it was parked in the middle of the rode with out lights one of our members almost broke her ankle it was insane! Only in Paraguy I guess. This week has been another tough one we still arent doing much and still arent seeing success because we do nothing. We have changes next week but I dont wanna get my hopes up so what ever happens happens. This week I worked on my Christlike attribute of patience and boy was it tested. Elder Rivera is a good guy im just trying to be friends with him. The other day I taught him thats what she said hahahaha probably one of the funniest things in my life. He has no idea how it works but thats alright. Anyway I'm getting a little package to send home . Do you want me to send you the table clothe? I'm scared it will get lost or something but just let me know what you want me to do. Also I'm making a disc of all my pics to send home paraguay is being lame and wont let me send pics today. Well gotta bounce love you guys one love. ps God gave us memories so that we might have June roses in the December of our lives. That quote is pretty tight haha Love ya´ll toodles. Elder Bdizzle

Goodness, Badnews!

Well I've got good news and bad news bad news is Elder Rvera has to give Pres. Wade his dvd player so no more movie nights inPiribebuy sorry guys.Good news Elder Rivera still has his ipod so you can all rock out to 50 cent no worries. Well this week has been another adventure we had inverviews and I was planning on tellingPres. Wade all about the elc. stuff but my zone leader beat me to it. It was super good talking to President Wade hes the man he told me that he had alot of latin coms in Columbia and that they acted like they were 13 and all you can do is love them and be a good example to them. It's super hard but I am doing my best and I feel that we are some what of friends now last pday we got to play real football and we ate a bunch of meat which was super good however later that nightI threw it all up,everyone can catch my drift on that one. Anyway I woke up the sleeping beast Elder Rivera bad idea . He wasnt to happy but I asked him if he would give me a blessing and it was one of the most amazing blessings I"d ever recieved he is a good guy hes just had alot of comps that let him do what he wants and he needs to be bossed around a little bit. Not much else to exciting we should have had another baptism with a man name marino but he decided not to show up so that was a disappointment. Also I found about the whole calling for chrstmas they give us a paper with a number to call and you guys call me but ya i wont get that for a few months.Also im going to the temple tomorrow!!!!!!!!!! also most likely ill be listening to conference in only spanish haha itll be alright though. PS thank you for sending all the dearelder.com I know you always say you are repeating yourself but i dont care its just nice to get a letter and they always come when I am most down so thank you it means alot. Aso I can buy the table cloth thing dont worry about it its beigh also not sure how to spell that. also saturday we had service and our Pres. said that everyone around the world was doing service so i wanted to know if you guys did it to. well not much else going on also to ry jen and sarah thank you for the emails today has been a tough day and it was good hearing from you guys also i cant freakin believe Lyvi is standing haha crazy! peace everybody one love. Elder Burr para siempre dios este con vos.

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By this title for this email that is how I feel. This week has been an absolute nightmare. our numbers for this week have been pathetic. This week we did about a days work for a full week!!! We get nothing done and we should have had a baptism with Alipio the guy that prayed for two messenger's to visit him when me and Brown were together I don't blame him for not wanting to be baptized we never visit him because Elder Rivera doesn't want to. Elder Rivera is pissed than ever at me and I have no idea, he just usually decides to be mad at me randomly and I usually just toon him out and listen to a different station 94.5.In other news if no one has seen batman xmen pursuit of happiness or saw 3 come on over to our house Elder Rivera will be up watching movies until 12 30 while I study my scriptures because I am scared he is going to leave our house. Right now he is using a different computer but we are supposed to watch each other to make sure we aren't on a different site. Most likey he is looking at play stations and hes saving up his money to buy one here. We have interviews with Pres. Wade Thurs so I'm pretty excited for that. Well other than that this week we killed and ate a rabbit it was really good haha also Miguel the guy Brown and I baptized is the new secretary and Gospel doctrine teacher!! How awesome is that! He recieved melchezdek priesthood Sunday as well I'm so dang happy for him he's the man! Also friday at 2 in the morning we got a call from one of our members that his wife was having her baby and he wanted us to bring milk so at 2 in the morning we walked forever to the hospital and brought the milk. She had a little boy that makes 3 more crazy kids. Other that that not to much happened this week it sure has been a good one! During the week I thought of two funny stories thatI remembered haha remember when Jared hit Karen in the head with my lacrosse ball and then after he bought her jeans haha sorry Karen it wasnt funny. All is well I love you guys and hope everything is going great dont worry about me ill be fine.PS Miguels mom is making your table clothe thing croching it I hope thats what you wanted its so pretty also I have a little book of pictures of everyone in the fam that the members and other people like to look at and they say everyone is beautiful haha you are all beautiful. also everyone wants to know if Courtney and I are twins haha.Para siempre dios este con vos!

Miguel's mom crocheting a table cloth

Piri

Elder Riveras and Elder Burr

in front of the Paraguay Temple

Elder Burr riding "Lady Action!"

What up fam greetings from Paraguay the land of no rules. How is everyone doing? I am doing great the comp is still a little grumpy especially right now because he wants to use computers together but we aren't allowed so hes a little mad. You'd think he'd know the rules after being out 1 year and 7 months. He lets me know everyday about how long I have before I go home its very uplifting. Whatever though its cool I am doing great so don't worry about anything I am just trying to be a good example. I talked with Pres Wade at zone conference and he said he put me with him for a reason I guess we will find out what that is later in life? About the conference talks just magazines are great because I don't have anything to listen to , magazines are great. Also for Christmas and everything just put money in my account so I can buy you guys stuff. This week was one of the funniest in my mission we took bikes all the way out to one of our areas Cordillera 2 hour bike ride. We are supposed to have another group of missionaries out here but its just us two. Anyway my tire ended up popping and Elder Riveras chain snapped and the member we went with rode a pink bike that said lady action hahaha it ended up being the best one! He would fly by me and say lady action haha good times. Also this week I bought my temple clothes we are going the end of this month I'm so excited! Oh ya and this week we are buying a rabbit from one of our members this next week and going to eat it with another family in our ward haha the rabbit is huge! Also if you can send me a calender for Christmas that would be great because I dont have one. A crappy one is fine. Also today I bought a fanny pack haha yes that's right I'm bringing back the 90s its the new style in Paraguay. I put my camera in it and then put my shirt over it they say it is the most safe thing to do. Well gotta run I'm going to try and send a few pics. Love you all! Keep smiling because that's all I can do! Para siempre dios este con vos! Elder Big Burr