This past Sunday was my one year mark from returning 

from serving in the Paraguay Asuncion mission. 

It's crazy how fast time goes by and what has happened this past year....

an internship, a move to Utah, first real job, new friends,

dating, vacations, family time....lots of learning experiences.

Although I've been home for over a year now and am often caught up in 

the day-to-day tasks and activities, there isn't a day that goes by where

I don't think of something or someone related to my mission.

Those are 18 months I will always remember. 

I cherish my friendships and memories with the sweet paraguayan people.

I am grateful for the experiences I had in the middle of South America

that strengthened my personal testimony of the gospel. 

(Renato, on the left, was baptized in August 2010 and is now serving a mission in Argentina!)