Monday we had awesome Pday plans, but it rained. So OPA (finished, ended, done, etc in guarani) to our plans. Tuesday we had the same problem. One thing that was really interesting though was we contacted some Iranians and they invited us into their house. Their names are HooShanq and Foruogh Ahktad Howadi (very difficult to pronounce). They believe in a religion called Bahà`ì. Their religion accepts all the other religions in the world because they all worship the same God.
They "believe" in Christianity, but their knowledge of Christianity is very little or they would realize that it contradicts what they believe. They also believe that Jesus wasn`t the Christ, just a prophet, and that thier "Prophet" was Christ. So it was really hard to teach, because as we were trying to teach them they were trying to convince us of their religion. I don`t know if it was because of custom or they didn`t really want to listen, but they wouldn`t cooperate.
Wednesday we went back to try and teach Dispensations, to HooShanq, but that didn`t work out. There was a lot of "fighting" to show who was right. Several times he said "If you prove to me what you say is true then I will believe". So we said, "Ok read the Book of Mormon and ask God, he will tell you". Then he said "why would I pray about something I don`t believe is true?" I guess it makes sense in his mind, but the Baha`i claim to be seekers of truth, so I don`t know why he wouldn`t do it. Plus a couple of times he said "I want to know if it`s true", but apparently not by praying.
Thursday... Thanksgiving. Well they don`t celebrate Thanksgiving, but I did eat like a pig for lunch with Flia Gomez. Chicken, Milanesa, Potatoe salad, Normal Salad, Bread, Juice, Watermelon, Desert, etc. It was great.
Friday was English class. Less and less people are coming. Is it even worth it? I hate teaching... besides the Gospel.
Saturday was fun. We did service for an old lady in the morning before lunch because we can`t be alone with women we brought an 18yr old member named Jonathan with us and he helped out. We mowed her lawn, cut her weeds, burned her garbage, etc. Paraguay only has an electric motor, so I had to plug it in from the inside to reach one side of the house. I went out the back and ran up the 4 steps to get to the backyard. The fun part was I didn`t see the wooden beam at the top of the steps.
Bam! I hit my head. I learned a little about equal and opposite reactions when it forced me to fall backwards, I learned about gravity when my foot slipped and I couldn`t catch myself, then I learned about how good of a stunt man I will be in two years when I landed on my back unscathed. My head didn`t even hurt, my butt did a little though.
Well later that day we went to a family who was preparing for a wedding, so we got to eat wedding food. Then we ate cake at an investigators house who owns a bakery. Then we ate more when we went to watch "Joseph Smith Prophet of the Restauracion" with an investigator family. I`m glad we got fed so much cuz I gots no moneys. Only enough to pay for internet and travel to Oviedo for exchanges.
Sunday was depressing because it didn`t rain, so there was no excuse for people not to come. There was 40 people, but no investigators, and a ton of them promised they would come. What makes it worse is I got a terrible sun burn on my neck from service yesterday.
That`s my week. Love Ya¡
Elder Zachary James Singson
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