Elder Acor: 2/20/23

 

¡Encarnación!

Cooper Acor <cooper.acor@missionary.org>

Mark Acor;Whitney Gubler;Calianne Skinner;Addy Pace;Ashley Edwards;Patti Mutchie

¡Hola mi familia y a mis amigos!

I have made it everyone! I am here in Encarnación and I am working and learning so many new things. This week I have learned so much about missionary work. How to push myself and just having a good time on the mission and smiling.

A week ago today I was traveling from Caaguazú to Asunción. It was a fun trip. I definitely was a bit bummed to be leaving Caaguazú because I did not feel like I had that much time in that area and there were still people progressing but I went with faith. I got to Asunción and it was really good! I got to see a bunch of missionaries I have not seen for awhile. That's how it always goes with transfers. Everyone goes to the mission offices first then we all leave from there. I spent the night there and talked with some Elders just about the mission and life and it was awesome. 

Tuesday I got to see more missionaries coming in and leaving. I was part of one of the last groups to leave because Encarnación is really far so we waited in the office until about one. It was a little crazy. We had to take Bolts, it's like Uber here, but I had to take one by myself because I had all the suitcases with me. It was weird being in a car with someone especially online for the first time in months. I also got on the bus alone after moving all of the suitcases in. Then finally the other missionaries caught up. We then had to travel about eight hours to get to Encarnación. 

With my little time here in Encarnación it is amazing. I love it here so much. It is so different compared to Caaguazú. There's a city, beaches, I live in a really nice building which is also a car dealership. It is a different world here for sure. 

Now to the missionary work. We have been working a lot these days so that I can meet all of our friends who are progressing and also all the members. Something unique about our area is that our branch is very spread out and there are some areas where we have to take a bus to get to them so that has been really fun and different to experience. We have some solid friends who are close to baptism and we are definitely going to have a baptism this transfer. The members here are also really awesome and help a ton with the work. We have some solid lunches set up and we can visit some of our friends with members. It is awesome. With more time as I learn the area more and more it will only get better. Also it got a little bit cold here on Saturday and that was one of the craziest blessings I had in heaven. Also I gave a talk in sacrament meeting and my companion and I taught Sunday school and that was just very interesting. 

I feel like I need to have a spot in my emails now for training and district leader stuff. This is where I have grown the most this week. I have learned so many things that I can work on and where I can improve and I am excited to start just being better and better everyday. My goal is to think about what I can do before I judge or think bad about others. I have started that a little bit and it has helped so much. I want to improve so much and when I do that I can help my trainee and my district. 

Thank you all so much for reading my email. Sorry it was a little everywhere but there was a lot to talk about this week. Hope you all have an amazing week!

¡Adios!

Love Elder Acor