The Streets of San Antonio
Hey Dad, Everything is going well here. I'm still in San Antonio, and I'm still with Elder Richards for one more change. I'm glad I get to stay here because we have the familia Arana to spend Christmas with. They are super great. They are my Paraguayan family. They are recentish converts. They are almost at the year mark which technically means recent converts. You're classified as a recent convert until the year mark, but they are such a great family. They are always so happy to see us.

This week we made quite a bit of progress with a few of our investigators. Junior, our recent convert's, mom is starting to get a
testimony, and his brother is starting to open up to us. Dina, Hermana Arana´s sister, is really showing a lot of interest. One of our old investigators who we had to drop because her work didn't let her go to church quit so we are starting up with her again. So lots is going really well now.

Dad I wanted to thank you for all that you did for me. I was listening to conference talks from October 2008. Elder Holland's talk "The Ministry of Angels" about angels around us got me thinking, and when he shared the story I started to cry as I realized how much you've done for me and how much you would be willing to do. Really you are an angel in my life, I'm grateful for you and I would like to have a much stronger relationship with you when I get back. I love you dad.

Love Elder Brown

Hey Mom,

I miss snow mama. I miss it a lot, and I miss Christmas lights too. Can you send a picture of snow, or maybe our house covered with snow. (I'd say our house with Christmas lights but surely we don't have lights. haha;) Does that box have sheet music in it as well? Because I need songs to sing. I won't be sending a Christmas package this year because I don't know what to send.... but next Christmas, when I get the country, language and all that figured out, there will be a ginormous package with Christmas´s birthdays and everything. It will be the Super Package Of Paraguay. (SPOP) and I´ll put that on the outside so that you know that SPOP has arrived.

As you read in Dad's letter everything is the same here, no changes. Yahoo. I'm super excited to spend Christmas with my Paraguayan Madre y Padre. They are such a great family. I've been thinking about the whole come pick your child up thing and I'm pretty sure at the end of my mission I will just want to come home, but we will see how it is when we get closer to the end.

I'm sure by this time you've already read Dad's letter, and you've probably read the Holland talk I alluded to, if not you should it's a great talk, but I want to let you know how much I'm grateful for you. You have always been there for me. You've been my best friend for all of my life. You've always been the one I talked to and you've helped me through so much. You've been the biggest angel in my life and I'm so grateful for you and love you so much.

Love Elder Brown

p.s. Is there sheet music in my package? I need music.
p.p.s. sorry I can't send pictures. my computer really doesn't have usb.

QUESTIONS:
1. I got your credit card bills this week and saw McDonald's and Burger King on them. How was it?
Yeah sorry ´bout that, I saw Burger King and really wanted it. It's not nearly as good as the states, but a burger is a burger, same with McD´s I'm glad I did it and if i go to Asuncion I'll do it again ;)
2. Are there restaurants/stores in your area or do you have to go to a bigger city to shop and go to McDonald's & BK?
We have to go to ñemby which is about 15 minutes away.
3. Are there paved roads in this area? 1 main paved road and then dirt? Any addresses or street signs?
We have 1 paved road and then empedrau i think its called, rocks with dirt mixed in, and a few dirt roads.
4. Do you know what you will be doing for Thanksgiving? Will there by any dinners or celebrations? I know Thanksgiving is an American Holiday so I wondered if you would be doing anything. Thanksgiving here is next Thursday.
I honestly have no idea what we will do for Thanksgiving.