9-16-22

PARAGUAY VS NOAH!?! HYPE VIDEO!!

Paraguay isn't ready for the beast that is about to enter there country. A bare minimum of 1,000 baptism, 100 lessons each day, 500 handshakes each day and 0 rejections. Number one recruit.


Hola my fellow soliders. You guys like that Spanish there. If you couldn't tell, I'm basically fulent now. I have 3 days left here in Mexico. Let me tell you, it has been a journey. But, now it is time to embark on the next journey... the jungle.

I have been told that the way they speak Spanish in Paraguay, is completely different than traditional Spanish. I'm super excited...

This week has gone by super fast and I am ready to get out of here and start. Here are just a couple things from the week:

Spanish has slowly but surely been improving. It is a process, but when I am completely immerse in the cultural I bet I will start picking it up faster.

At the tienda, they have something called mantecadas. It is this super soft vanilla bread. It is so good. Everything is dirt cheap here. So I bought every single one. I bought 11 packs for 11 dollars. Everyone was really upset at me because they still haven't restocked them and it has been now 4 days. Don't worry, I gave some packs to others.

Today is Mexico's indepence day, so lots of good food has been served to us. Tons of fireworks have been set off throughout the week... at least I think they are fireworks.

Tomorrow I get to take our final test to see if we have learnt enough Spanish here at the CCM. Don't worry about it. Did you guys see the Spanish I used at the start of this email. Like I said, I am basically fulent.

One topic I have been focusing on this week is charity. Charity is the perfect love. It is the perfect love of Christ. I will be loving the people of Paraguay and trying to share the love and light of our Heavenly Father. John 13:34, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."

I encourage you all to try and love everyone, even when it seems hard. You will be blessed when trying to show kindness to others.

Is life borning without me? Nahhh I'm playing. I know you guys are having a blast without me. By the way...how about those chiefs. I also heard the lakers got Patrick Belverly like weeks ago and I just found out. The life of a missionary am I right.

Love you all and miss you guys
From your favorite,
Elder Ressel

4 moods at the CCM:
1) Happeiness 
2) confusion
3) Hunger
4) Nature







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