March 7th

So Tuesday of last week (the day after we wrote you) they told us we were going to the temple and we would not have p-day on Monday. So Tuesday we went to the temple. They said that we should be in the bus terminal at 11:30pm. Elder Ayola, Elder Edwards, Elder Kesler and I arrived a little early, and waited. The zone leaders ended up getting there about midnight and told us that now we had to buy the tickets so we went to the window of the line the mission always has us take. The next bus was leaving at three in the morning. So we ended up looking for a line that would leave sooner. We found one and bought the tickets. Elder Edwards bought my ticket. He's great. We got on the bus and traveled to Asuncion todo tranquilo. Got to the terminal and then the zone leaders didn't know how we were going to get to the temple. We went looking for intercity buses at 6 in the morning, the busiest, time of the day. Hoping to get more than 20 missionaries on the same bus. Elder Edwards, Elder Kesler, Elder Ayola and I went and got a taxi instead. We got to the temple and went through our session which was great and I absolutely loved it it was great. I love the temple. (cont. in next paragraph) On with the story. After the temple, we went to go get lunch cause it was now noon and last time we had eaten was noon the day before. So rolls around 1 o´clock and the phone rings, I answer it and the zone leaders say "Why aren't you in the mission office. You have to be here now." We knew nothing of this. We start looking for a colectivo (bus) to get to the mission office. We finally get to the office 2 o´clock they give us 2 boxes of Books of Mormon and say "Your collectivo leaves at 2:30 or 3." So we go to get on the collectivo headed to the terminal that they told us. We get to the terminal. I knew which collectivo we were suposed to take home, so I pulled out 300,000 guaraniis of personal money (sorry) and go to the window to buy the tickets for me, my comp, and Elder Edwards and his comp. I get there and buy the tickets, get on the buss and off to Ciudad del Este again.

I love the temple. I absolutely love it. After the mission when I'm at college this is going to be my schedule. 7 wake up 7:30 study the scripture for an hour 8:30 look for family history for an hour 9:30 go to class. 2:30 or something like that go home eat etc. 3:30 go to the temple for like 3 hours 6:30 eat dinner and do homework 8:30 play video games 10:30 sleep. It's going to be awesome. I absolutely love the temple. I'm so excited to be able to go more when I get back.

But I got to go work but I love ya tons and I miss you. I'll write more next week.

Love Elder Brown.