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WHAT UP! ANOTHER CRRRRRRRRRRRAZY WEEK! You will never guess who I got to do a two day division with! My boy Elder Brown! It was sick, he is out in an area called Salto de Guaira its kind of like Pedro Juan the place next to Brazil. There is a huge river and then on the other side of it is Brazil. It was really fun though, I went with the other AP again Elder Levos because Lucas still cant work with his knee all messed up. It was alot of fun speaking in Portuguese all over again haha we left Asuncion Tuesday night and we took a bus out to Browns area for about 7 hours and then we stayed there until Thursday night. Then we got on another bus and we made our way on the worst bus in man kind making our way out to an area called Curuguaty which is about 4 hours from Saltos. The bus had no air and it was a small little sucker. We went out there to do a division with Elder Collura and Elder Argyle. After that we made our way back to Asuncion on a bus that was even worse than the other bus haha it was quite the adventure and that bus ride was 8 lovely hours long. So as you can tell its been a fun busy week with no sleep. Tonight after pday we are going to make our way over to a city called San Lorenzo to do divisions until wed, and then not this Monday but next the area president is coming. Elder Arnold so we have to get everything ship shape. I'm glad all is well in the hood and that everyone is happy! STAY THAT WAY! OK I'M OUT I LOVE YOU ALL HABLAMOS! ELDER BURR

What a GREAT Saturday!

Don't make Elder Burr to trunky! ha ha What am I speaking on? I think I'll just speak all in Spanish because this week we had our zone conferences and the old missionaries always have to give their last testimony and ya I could barely say my name in English, I gave my testimony in Spanglish. You can let brother Springer know that we are getting her daughters info all ready to go and that yes I will be picking her up with Elder Lucas or with one of the other two assistants. This week I got stuck doing office work and then late at night I would go out and work in downtown Asuncion helping out the office elders. This week was one of the most exhausting weeks of the mission though. We had 4 conferences that we had to plan and teach at. Elder Lucas and I taught on how to find and baptize more men so that there can be more priesthood in Paraguay. No priesthood no future for the church.

Any who we were waking up really early and going to bed super late. Then I had to take all of the elders that are in far areas to the terminal where they get on their buses and head back to their areas, yes I drove the shagon wagon and I am an official expert at driving stick ha ha. Not to much else going on. I got my flight plans that you guys sent me and then I saw my certificate that I get when I am released as a missionary ha ha HOLY TRUNKY!!! Man the office is a killer! I will send a few more pics with the ones from Fili. I hope all is well! Tell Aunt G she is in my prayers! love ya guys! DON'T GET TRUNKY! Elder Burr

I'm Shrinking!! :)

Elder Burr, Elder Decker, Elder Lisonbee, and Elder Brown!

Crazy Week!

Man where to begin, this week was insane haha last Saturday night I had the opportunity to go back to Zeballos and baptize Liliams little girl Monse. It was a great baptism. I was able to go back and visit a few members and converts so that was a big surprise for everyone. Then later that night President and hermana Madariaga invited everyone from the office over to their house to have cake for my birthday! It was awesome!! Then Monday night Elder Levos another one of the other three assistants that there is and my self went out to do a 5 day division in this crazy place out super far called Filadelfi. It was the craziest place I have ever been. It's like way far out in the desert where all of the Amish, German, Brazilian, and this other Indian tribe called the Nivacleg tribe! I cant even explain what it is like out there. It is like 20 times hotter than Asuncion, and like 20 times harder to learn the language Nivacleg than Guarani. I learned a couple of phrases haha. I guess I will just have to show you the pictures and explain it because its impossible to describe haha. Today we didn't do to much for pday, Elder Levos who is from Texas and I got back from Fili at 3 in the morning so we pretty much just slept all morning and then we went to a big Chinese resterant in Asuncion. Not to much else went down this week. We are just really busy here trying to get all of these conferences planned for the zones in the mission. The end of this month Elder Arnold from the seventy is going to come!! woo! He's the one who gave the talk about the cow who ate the wheat and died in the last general conference. Any who all is well and I am doing great!!! Thanks for all the support and love! I love you guys! LIVE THE DREAM! Elder Burr

GREATEST BIRTHDAY EVER!! oh man where to begin! this week was burning hot but super awesome!! i had the opportunity to do a few divisions out in one o

GREATEST BIRTHDAY EVER!! oh man where to begin! This week was burning hot but super awesome!! I had the opportunity to do a few divisions out in one of my old areas "Salado" I was able to see old converts and old members! It was a hot week, I guess I forgot how hot it really is with out air conditioning haha this coming week it looks like I will stay in the office and travel with President while he does interviews and while I check the good old area books. Life is good and I'm super happy. Today like I said was one of the funnest days ever for me because E Lucas and I got permission to go to Zeballos our old area, and eat lunch with a member family for my birthday! It was sick though because I got my fake drivers license haha I watched a short video on driving and then Lucas and I took the van tozeballos. Lucas drove in about 1st gear all the way to zeballos haha he said he knew how to drive but really he didn't haha. Then on the way home I drove the shaggon wagon. I was pretty impressed with myself because I only killed the car twice ha. It was crazy though I thought we were going to die, I felt like Tony Stewart flying down the road. After I get done writing I'm going to go back to Zeballos to do a division with my old comp E Manu and his comp. Liliams daughter the lady we baptized is getting baptized tonight and she wants me to baptize her so I'm way pumped!! Everything is going great and I'm trying not to get to trunky. We just got done watching this movie called UP? It was pretty funny, I think its a pixar movie or something. Any who I will send a few pictures. Courtney's baby is super cute, how many nieces and nephews does that make now? haha thank you for all the birthday wishes! Love Elder Burr!

Holy Cow!

WOW WOW WOW WOW. TOTALLY UNEXPECTED!! So you are probably wondering why I am writing on Saturday and not Monday. Well let me explain no I'm not being punished but yet I kind of feel like it. I got a delightful call Monday night from President Madariaga informing me that I will be the new assistant. I feel super weird being here because it is something I would have never imagined. Its crazy being in here. We travel a ton and ya its insane. We have alot of privileges though haha such as. I will be getting my Paraguayan license so that I can start driving the van and Presidents car haha however the van is stick drive and ya Ill have to learn on the streets of Paraguay haha it should feel alot like need for speed or grand theft auto I feel like. Also our house is a mansion, and in every room we have AC let me put that again AC!! Also we live all together in the same mansion so there are now 8 of us the assistants and the office elders. haha I feel so spoiled but however I'm not done yet.We also have our own washer and drier and also a lady that cleans our house and that cooks our lunch and I'm talking gecko grill kind of food!! The only bummer is that we don't work very much in our own area because we are always traveling, across Paraguay to check on missionary's and to help them out. Its cool though because president and his wife have alot of trust in me and ya that's comforting because I don't feel that I am capable of being here. As I've said before I was never even adeacons quorum secretary. All I know is that I am going to work hard and just try and keep up with what all is going on. All I know is that when I was a ZL I thought I was tired, now I am dead tired but hey what can you do. I was super bummed to leave Elder Manu though we had a great time and I was ableto leave there with a bang. we baptized Juan Carlos Tuesday night so that was great! Also another crazy thing! So my comp was supposed to be an Elder from Argentina named Elder Lombardo. I was with him for a day and then out of know where President tells him he will be leaving and that Elder Lucas my old comp will be with me haha its insane! Elder Lucas ended up hurting his knee so he had to stay in the office and do like paper work for a few weeks but now we will be comps as assistants haha not much else going on, yes mother dear I got your calender and I loved it haha also I got Rush and Carley's family picture hahaha it was hilarious! Also one more thing I really wanted to fly to Miami and Brazil when I came home so I suggested it and ya I think theyagreed but the flight agent lady said that I wouldn't be able to because the rest of my group goes to Argentina and then Texas. I'm not sure if you got those flight plans or not haha you will have to let me know. If its the flight plans to Brazil and Miami its not correct haha. I just wanted to go to Miami so that I could sing will smith " welcome to Miami" I hope all is well at home. I love you guys,and I'm praying for you! take it easy and be happy! LATER! ELDER BURR! MY PDAYS ARE NOW ON SATURDAYS SO DON'T FORGET TO WRITE BEFORE! PS Elder Roeller is a way cool missionary he was in my last zone. tell his mom she has a great son!

My early birthday party!

Birthday Cake!

Living the "office life!"

Don't get trunky!

ANOTHER GREAT WEEK! Elder Manu and I are tearing it up out here in zeballos! We were able to baptize Lili and it was terrific! The members were there with her supporting her all the way. Also Juan her ex bf showed up haha I swear the dude is a stalker its a little bit creepy but whatever. Please tell me you got my flight plans haha if you have them you should for sure mail them to me! I cant believe how fast the time is going! Tomorrow we should have another baptism and all the news that come into the mission will be at our baptism tomorrow with Pres Madariaga and his wife so that will be tight. Tomorrow we find out about the changes and then it will be official will only have two transfers left haha insane! I don't know what I am feeling about changes. I really want to finish my mission inPiribebuy where I started but I don't want a new comp. Elder Manu by far is my favorite comp. The secret to having success in the mission is being best friends with your comp. We are havinga blast! The Lord knows whats best for me and he knows where I should go so we will see what happens. I am doing great though! Not much else going on. Next week I will have more to write.I love you all! don't get to trunkey haha just kidding its all good WE ALL DO! PS Ask Rush what hes thinking about doing. Later everyone! 87 days elder burr

Happy New Year!

WHAT UP!! Well not to much going on here haha there has been alot of rain and ya new years was INSANE!! everyone and there grandma was drunk but hey that's the cool thing to do here get drunk with your grandma. I cant believe how 2010 just absolutely flew by and how I didn't even realize it, it seems like the days are going by and I am not noticing it. I cant believe how short the time really is out here and how I have to really take advantage of it before its all over. This year I was able to make a sweet new years resolution that consists of a 3 month work out plan to get in shape so I can kick Jared's trash in the Burr 10k haha I'M COMING! LIONE the "TSUNAMI" MANU is going to get me back in shape haha. I'm going to look like Toni perkis when i get home. Any who, not much else happened this week, we are working with an incredible lady named Lili who Elder Lucas and I worked with back in the day. This lady was absolutely golden along with her 5 kids but her boyfriend that lived with her was a huge drunk. We would visit her and then her boyfriend would come home threatening to kill us so we ended up dropping her after she was so close to being baptized. Last week my comp and I were walking and we found her boyfriend sober so we went and talked to him and asked how him and lili were doing. the dude had a huge black eye and a cut down his face. He told us that him and Lili got into a fight and that she moved away with all of the kids. As I sat there talking to him I was shouting in my head ITS ABOUT TIME SHE PUNCHED THIS DUDE haha. I asked him where she was living but he said he didn't know so that day I told my comp that somewhere in Paraguay there was a woman with her kids who would get baptized if the missionaries find her. We went back to the house and said a prayer to possibly find her, Within 15 min we found her and all of her kids! It was an absolute miracle!!! We were able to be reacquainted and we put the baptismal date for the 14 of this month. She excepted it in a heart beat. As of right now she is living with her brother and sister in law and she is doing terrific! Please keep praying for her so that she can be baptized. Not much else going on I'm glad everyone is doing great. I will talk with you all next week! Love Elder Burr!