¡Hola familia y amigos!
On Tuesday we were able to go to the temple and it was
amazing. I love the temple so much! I feel the closest to my Heavenly Father in
the temple and I am so grateful for these sacred places we have all over the
world. It was a great spiritual experience to be able to attend again and after
I felt ready to go share the gospel and invite people to have the same
experiences I've had.
Sadly, Thursday my companion came down with a bad cough and
lost her voice, so we've been in trying to help her recover for the last few
days. As missionaries it's a little different on sick days - instead of staying
in and having a "Netflix" day, we just stay in, study and maybe watch
Meet the Mormons. Thankfully I've got the scriptures, Jesus the Christ and a
book about the history of the church in Paraguay to read. The more I learn about
Paraguay the more I love this country.
Cool story about the temple and our chapel: The chapel in
Moroni was if not the first, one of the very first chapels built in Paraguay.
It was built by the members and the missionaries in a central part of Asunción,
calling a lot of local attention. Once built, it was used as a meeting house
for the neighboring areas/cities as well as those who were here in Asunción.
Though the members were few, the Paraguayan pioneers were strong. As the church
grew the Moroni chapel was chosen as the grounds for the temple. There was a
mansion next door that the church bought as well and instead of tearing down
the mansion they incorporated it into the new chapel that sits next to the
temple. In 2002, Gordon B. Hinckley and a couple of the Apostles came and
dedicated the temple and were impressed by the unique chapel as well as the
temple.
I am so lucky I get to serve in an area so deeply tied to
the roots of the church here in Paraguay. It's a privilege to add my little bit
of service to the countless missionaries that have come through here since the
1950s.
I love you all and hope all is well. We're coming up on
Easter and General Conference!!! With regards to the Book of Mormon challenge:
Endure to the end! We can do it! Two more weeks!!
With love sent from Paraguay,
Hermana Carr
