Last letter of 2010

Dear Family,

It was great to hear you all for Christmas! Thanks for all the love from all of you. It's been wonderful to be able to feel that love all the time and to be able to receive blessings from your prayers. Thankyou.

Service?... The biggest service that we do is invite others to come unto Christ! And after that we do a little bit of everything, from painting, to moving, to eating food for people. =)

Needs?... Brown sugar... With clothing, um well I'll take a look at everything and let you know.
Experiences teaching the gospel. Well clapping doors, we try not to, our president wants us to work with the members rather then clap. He'd rather have us helping the members to become a strong support system for the new converts. With that we teach and teach and the lessons are always getting better and better. Especially if there is a member there to share their testimony and offer to look for them on Sunday. Then the people feel really really comfortable with us and in the church.

To tell you the truth it's been awhile since I've clapped a house. Instead we talk to about a million people in the street every day, and that's a lot of fun! We love working with the people here in Paraguay. They are a wonderful loving people and are willing and ready to hear the gospel.

Elder McShinsky

P.S. Thank you so much for the package!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think the happiest missionary in the whole world is right here writing to you!!!!!!!!!! It was wonderful!
Love you much

Feliz Navidad! Navidad Blanco?

Dear Family,

Have a Merry Merry Christmas! 

About the phone call:


1.  We have permission to use Skype.

2.  I will be waiting for your appearance on Skype at 3:00 my time (I think that is 11:00 you time, but it would be a good idea to double check that.)

3.  We have 40 miniutes to talk (So come ready with questions)


4.  If you can´t get a hold of me, we should be at the house of Hno Irala, In case of an imergency, you can call his house phone is ...

5.  Love you.

Happy Birthday George (P.S. You not aloud to be 4 yet!  Not till I get back home!)

Wow, I think this is about the fastest Christmas season that I've ever lived through!  Time just flies by without stopping for even a moment.  But it's wonderful the blessings that we receive during that time as well.  Right now we just started working with a new family here in Presidente Franco.  They are Merciales and Cintia.  They are such a strong testimony to me that the Lord in preparing people all the time to come into his fold and partake of his goodness.  Her family is all members, and in his he will be the first.  The missionaries passed by their house before, but they just weren't quite ready so they stopped.  But from that experience, and those seeds planted, we can come and reap in the Lord's vineyard.  And thats really how it is.  The Lord is always preparing people for us and our job is to find them and guide them in their jouney to the kingdom of god.  I thank you all for your love and prayers.  Keep it up.  We love the success that comes to us from God on behalf of your prayers. 

Elder McShinsky

Merry CHRISTmas

Dear Family,

Oh ya, I almost forgot that you are in winter vacation.  Here school's out, and everyone is enjoying their summer vacation.  Elder McShinsky is still waiting for Santa to come by with his box.  The problem is that Santa only comes out to deliver gifts during zone conference and changes.  Other than that he leaves his gifts in the office.  Maybe he's got mine there...  I don't know, Good thing you can call Santa.... ;)

Shoo hoo!!! Elder McShinsky Wins ¨McShinsky idol¨!  I´d like to thank my family for all the help that they've given me in my quest to win McShinsky idol, especially my little brother Bob.  Thankyou.

Wow 40 below!  If it got that cold here,... idk I think we would all be really cold.  The funny thing about Paraguay is when they predict rain in Argentina the Paraguayans already feel the cold :)  It´s great, cuz they're all cold, and that means that they're all in their houses ready to be found and taught the gospel ;)

Merry CHRISTmas

Elder McShinsky

Serve More This Season! Christmas Message From Pres. Monson

Dear Family,

First: ¿Have you talked to Lee Wakefield about coming back to BYU in a year from now for Winter Semester?

 

Second:  I love you

Third:  Paraguay is wonderful, But really hot :) 

Forth:  Still Love You

Firth:  Merry Christmas!!!!

Sixth:  This week was a good one.  We worked hard and we've been able to see the hand of the Lord everywhere.  Right now we just started working with a kid named Francisco.  He's great, and he's progressing all the time.  The gospel is true, the gospel changes lives.  It doesn't matter who we are, the Lord loves us all and shows us what we need to know right when we need it.

Elder McShinsky