Training

Elder Savastano, mi hijo! haha

The Zone 10 yeahhhh

Wilson



So Paraguay is great. Ha I love it so much! Been working so hard this week, it's been a blast. The training is good, although way tough. It's getting to the point where Elder Savstano wants to help out in the lessons, but there is jsut a bit of a language barrier, so it's kinda tough on him. 4 hours of study every day is a bit difficult tooooooo ha But we had a baptism this week! His name is Wilson, he is 18 years old, and such a great guy. He has been waiting to turn 18 to get baptised, because his parents wouldn't let him. He turned 18 this last Friday, and got baptised Sunday before church! He is one of those people that you could just talk with for hours. He is SO smart, and knows so much about the church, and the bible, and jsut everything ha He has super interesting questions and ideas, it's a blast teaching him! He is super excited to go on a mission too, and is going to get the priesthood this week in church. So awesome! ha He lives superrrrr far away, in the part of our area we call "Egypt" because you just walk forever in the sand to get there hahaha Tomorrow we get to go to the temple, and I am SO excited! This will be my first time in the temple here in Paraguay, and I only get to go twice in my mission, so I can't wait!! Been studying a lot this week about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Never before have I done an in-depth study of it before, but it really helped me understand more about his sacrifice, it was a really neat and humbling experience. Ah, man I love the Jesus The Christ point of view on it! Well, got to head out! Love you guys so much, thanks for the love and support! 

Elder Horton

Training

The District

Flooded the church... oops!

Baptism of Favian!



So great to Skype the fam this week! I love themmmmmm ha So I've got a new comp! Elder Savastano Aaaaandddd my comp is well... new haha New here to Paraguay! I'm training him ha He is from Arizona, and is 20 years old! He got baptised a year and a half ago, and is already out which is way cool. BUttttttt as you would imagine he doesn't speak much spanish, so I have really had teach a lot ha It's really fun to see him react to all the weird things that happen here in Parguay, it's like re-living how it was when I first got here haha Like things that are normal for me, are WAY weird for him! Like he is so scared of all the stray dogs, like it's kinda funny hahaha BUtttttttt That's about it gotta run! Love you guyyyssssss

Elder Horton

Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye!

Cynthia y su bautismo!

You have no idea how hard it is to get Pizza Hut delivered to Paraguay!

Moto Taxi!  A motorcycle pulled wagon is the mode of transportation

Man tough CrOWd!



Saying goodbye to my comp this week! (Elder Cronin) He takes off this Wednesday back to Utah.... Ahhhh man it's tough being his last comp! I mean, I love it because I get all of his stuff, but he is jsut thinking and talking about home all the time, so it's tough to not miss home like crazy! haha And it didn't help for nothing that I was in my bed sick for the first few days of this week either. Buttttttt I'¡m better now! haha Being sick on the mission is the worst, because you just wanna be out working so bad! Although I have found out it is not the best thing to tell the members that you are sick, because then they want to help you out hahaha Like it's great because they do it because they love you, but their medicine practice is a bit.... tribal ha Like I have tried some weird remedies this week! One family made me like a weird tea from this plant that made my throat tingle. Another member gave me a back massage with a bottle, and put some leaf that looked an awfully lot like Marijuana down my shirt hahaha I feel like I was just missing a healing man dance to get em feeling 100% again! hahaha But hey, I'm not about to complain, it worked!


This week, we had a baptism of a 17 year old girl named Cynthia, who is way awesome! A member invited her to church, and she already has a ton of friends, and goes to seminary. WE have another baptism this Tuesday for someone named Fabian! HE is one of my favorite people I have met in Paraguay hahaha He speaks nothing of Spanish, so his family helps us translate, bet he is super humble and way willing to follow God! After we taught him the Word of Wisdom, he threw away all of his cigarettes and alcohol, and hasn't touched them since! haha He is so awesome. Way stoked for his baptism this Tuesday! This Wednesday are changes.... dun dun dun! I am nervoussssss I have No idea what's gonna happen, or who is gonna be my next comp! Butttttt whatever it may be, it's the Lords will :) haha Today, we are going to the temple for my first time here in Paraguay!..... to clean! haha Yeahhhhh I'm way excited. And I get to Skype this week too, way stoked to see the fam :) Love you guys! Thanks for all the support!


Elder Kyle Horton

Jaha 30

Changes for a day with Elder Cutera from Bolivia!

Hitchhikinggggg

Baptism of Jazmin and her sister Kamila! 

My man Fabio

Everybody!

Well, so Augusto who was going to get baptised this week smoked, so he will have to wait till next Saturday which was kind of a bummer.... but we did find 3 miracles baptisms to replace him! ha It's amazing what the Lord will do when you work with all your efforts and have the enough sufficient faith. I gave it my all this week... and I may have over done it because Saturday night after our baptisms, I got SUPER sick, and had a fever all that night, and all Sunday.... and right now too ha I was in bed all day yesterday, which KILLS me! I honestly hate it so much. I was able to go to church though, which was good. But after, I went home and crashed until 8 o'clock that night. I am hoping and praying that it's not Dengue... But I don't think so! If you could send a few prayers my way, it would be greatly appreciated! ha But yeah. We have seen so many miracles in our district this month, it's been so amazing. We have baptised 22 people, as a district of 4 companionships, which is the most a district has baptised in all the mission this month, and very well could be close to an all time record in the Mission Paraguay Asuncion! Yeahhhhh! haha It's been such a blast too. Lots of work, and even more faith! We get a new mission president here in about a month and a half, which I am really stoked for. He is from Uruguay, the President Wilson. Anyways, that's all I've got for now ha Love you guys!


Elder Horton

Rain Rain Go Away

Jello Pudding Yeahhh!

The Comp. Elder Cronin

Breakfast Burrito

Another great week here in Paraguay :) haha It rained a whole lot! Almost every day. It's gettin ginto the winter season here in Parguay, which is a bit different that back home. Turns out, it actually does is cold ha It's supposed to his (The Cold) this month and next month! This week, we spent a few days 100% soaked, walking around for miles, knocking, well clapping, at peoples houses. Even with the members, it's hard to get in and teach them when it rains! ha We had a few miracles this week in church. Two people were brought to church by a few members, and we didn't know either of them before Sunday in church haha And they both want to get baptised too! Which. Is. So. Awesome. Especially after walking around in the rain for a few days! ha We have one investigator, Augusto, who is gonna get baptised this Saturday. He seperated from his girlfriend, who he was living with, to do it! HE is like 40 years old, and sells "Chipa", a paraguayan donut thing (Made with corn and pìg fat) for a living on his motorcycle. He is way cool haha And he quit smoking too! Way cool to see the changes he has made in his life, because of Jesus, and his Atonement for us. My comp is so awesome too. I seriously feel so blessed that I get to be with him! haha HE is not afraid to lay down the law either. We went to help some people attend church on Sunday, and they didn't want to leave their house and come with us. He shared a few powerful scriptures with them.... haha Check out Heleman 13, the last for verses haha Anyways sorry for the unorganized letter. A thought to finish: Had interviews with the mission president this week! I asked him what it means to be a successful missionary, and he told me that " A successful missionary is someone who, after his mission, always puts God above everything else in his life" Really made me think differently on everything, and all the habits I make here on the mission. Anyways, love you guys! Thanks for the awesome support and encouragement!

Elder Horton

Namongarari

Welllllll so this week. Was something special. ha! It was all going good, up until about Friday. We had 5 baptisms planned fro this Saturday, they had their Baptismal Interview, their papers filled out, their lessons, and everything ready for their baptisms. As we made our rounds Friday, to double check that everything was good for their baptisms, problems started popping up with every. single. one of them. ha! A few of them got surprise visits by their pastors from their menonite church, and changed their minds, the other had second thoughts, and didn't want to attend church every Sunday, and the other had an aunt come in and stop a baptism.... ha! Satan work just as hard as we do for every baptism! Every soul is such a fight. SO we ended up having just one baptism this week, which I am still extremely grateful. It was for Cristofer, a 9 year old boy, whos parents are menus active. Not to mention it was one of the coolest baptsims we have had. We assigned one of my converts, his name is Carlos, to give a talk, ( He is 11 years old) And he KILLED it! He is the only member in his family, and walks to church by himself every week. In the middle of his talk, he walked over to Cristofer, (the kid getting baptised) And gave him a huge hug, and just started crying because he was so happy that he decided to get baptised! haha I got hit with the spirit so hard, and seriously couldn't stop crying! ha Everybody was super touched by it, it was so awesome. He is a future missionary for sure! haha Butttt yeah. Lots of work! haha My comp was sick yesterday, so we had to stay in. It was so weird to just sit there. It has been a while since I have had time to just sit and relax haha He goes home in three weeks, so I think the stres of it all is getting to him! I have been learning a lot of Guarani with him. If you speak Guarani, it automatically gains trust from members and investigators, and I really do enjoy learning and speaking it too so its perfect haha Butttttttt other than that not much else out of the ordinary happened this week. I got to play Lord of the Rings on an acordeon! hahaha The guys acordeon literrally costs more than his house, so I felt pretty honored. Anywayyyyysssss so thanks for the love and support! Until next week!

Elder Horton

Baptism of Christopher

Acordeon

Bienvenidos a la Conferencia General....

Bautismos... Everybody...

Not the prettiest thing to wake up to in the morning!

Okay, so this week has been NOTHING but work. ha We havent done anything these past 7 days but walk, teach, eat, and plan. Ahhhh man it's so awesome too. I'm finally starting to feel the spirit of the mission. Before it was just like yeahhhh I will work, and help and teach, but my heart wasn't in it. Something has just clicked here in this last change, that has helped me truly give it my all. We had 5 baptisms this week, which was a huge blessing, of which I am truly grateful. We had it on Sunday and baptised them right after the first session of conference. I was able to watch/listen to conference in English for  most of the time, but Spanish for the priesthood session. I even got to listen to a bit in Guarani! ha We were able to bring with us to general conference a total of 11 investigators, which is HUGE (The most I have ever had at church). Especially considering the fact that we had to travel an hour in a bus to get to the nearest stake center. We then treated ourselves to a bit of pizza and a chocolate milkshake after YUMMMMM (First of either of those in 7 months) ha Elder Cronin goes home after this change, which is a bummer! Imma miss him a bunch. We have a few baptisms planned for this week. Would you please pray for Esteven, so that he can quit breaking the word of wisdom, and Augusto, so that he can get married! I really have learned so much from my comp. Especially about Faith! With faith, we can really do anything, even move mountains like the scriptures explain. And if so, why not use our Faith to help others come unto christ? My comp is constantly asking me, "Elder, que tal su Fe?" or "Elder, how's your faith?" haha At times, after getting rejected by crazy catholics, or losing a golden investigator, it's easy to lose the hope of finding that miracle of a person, who is chosen and prepared to be baptised. But the truth is, is that person is out there. You just have to maintain the faith that you can, and will find the people chosen specifically for you. ha The mission is the best. Ah, I just feel like I'm on some sort of spiritual high, especially after that awesome general conference. ha! Anyways, I hope you guys have enjoyed the easter season there in good old SLC! haha It's a bit different down here as one would imagine. LOTS of drunk people and obnoxious music! haha Anyways, have a great week everyone! Thanks for the emails of support and encouragement. 

Love you guys!

Elder Horton