Last P-day it was raining really hard and I didn´t have an opportunity to wash my clothes... So I´ve been living this week on a day to day basis... ;)

Dear Family,

Its amazing how when we show our willingness to do what the Lord wants us to do, how he will bless us. Yesterday was Sunday, and I rained all morning.  Normally I like the rain, but Sunday is not a good time for it.  (Because for some reason when it rains everyone stays at home or goes home, at anytime of the day, when there is rain.) (Maybe they melt in the rain? idk) (So basically when it rains Caaguazu shuts down... But its a good time to go tracting...) but Sunday morning is not when we want rain, because we would like people to show up to church. 

That morning we went all the way out to the farthest part of the city of Constitucion to look for an investigator... (About 2-3 kilometers away from the church)  And got totally and completely soaked.  But we were doing what the Lord wanted us to do, bring his children to his church.  Well, she was not there and we got all the more wet on the way back to the church :) 

When we got there it was time for church to start and we had all of 7 members there, no investigators, and neither of our 2 baptisms planned were there either.  Needless to say that wasn´t good.  But halfway through the meeting an investigator showed up, and both of our baptism candidates as well.  We had a really nice little babtipmal service and confirmations after in the sacrament meeting.  But I believe because we did what the lord wanted us to do first, he was willing to bless us in a time when we did not expect to receive a blessing like that.

Oh and I pulled out a bunch of money today a little for me now and a little to save for the future, and a little to help richard and norma with their wedding.  (I´m pretty sure I can get most of it back from the mission, about $20).  We are really busy preparing for and planning their wedding.  We´re doing pretty much everything with a little help from our branch president. (I didn´t think I´d have to plan a wedding for at least another 2 years... :) ) They have almost nothing, but they have fantastic spirits and testimonies growing like wild fire!  We are really excited for them.  The wedding is this Friday, I´ll try and send you some pictures next week.

Elder McShinsky