Dear mom and dad,
Can you believe it is already 2012? The world is going to
end soon according to some. But that is ok, I will die and go straight to the
celestial kingdom because I am a missionary :) can you believe that I have been
on my mission for 4 months already? It has gone by so quickly. I honestly do
not remember much of what happened in the MTC. But Porto Alegre now feels like
home. I was meant to be here.
So this week has been kind of a normal week. I am finally
getting into the rhythm of everything here. My companion is very trunkie (ready
to leave) and she still has 6 weeks left. So I have to keep on her about
working. However I did have my first baptism! It was so cool. He was very
excited and nervous about it. But I think he really felt the change when
it happened. Now we have 2 more kids to get and the family is good! Of course
he is not married to her any more... so that is kind of awkward. But
yea... at least they are receiving the gospel. Before the baptism I got
to play golf with a half dead cockroach. Mom, you would have loved to play
with me! It was on its back and dyeing from the poison they have in the
buildings. And when we wanted to get ready for the baptism, I found it. So I
grabbed a broom, made my companion open the front door, and I flung it out the
door. It was pretty gross. I hate those things so much. Yuck.
Question, do we have anybody in the ward or in Lebanon that
is serving a mission in Brasilica right now? We had a sister that came from the
states this week that met someone that knew me. It was really weird, cuz I do
not remember anyone in our wards going there. We got to have Sister Miller stay
a night with us. She has been on her mission since July and just now got her
visa. She was serving in the Eugene Oregon mission! whoo hoo! She was in Corvallis,
Eugene, and Medford. So we talked a lot about Eugene and how it is an awful
place for the church. No one there is open to religion and are hard on the
missionaries. But at least now she thinks brazil is way easy! So that is really
awesome. She is now in pelotas with two other sisters.
This Sunday we had my favorite old man Alberto come to
church. It was so sweet. He cried during the sacrament. He is the devote
catholic with a baptismal date. I am so excited to be able see him all the
time. I do not understand much, but I really like having lessons with him.
So the language is really hard now. Or at least I am getting
discouraged. We had the lesson in relief society about the creeds by George Albert
smith, but I did not understand a word. After church a member brings a new
investigator over and asks me when I could teach her. All I understood was
message, day, and this week. I was like ´sim! fala com minha companhiera!´
because I did not know what he was getting at. A lot of times people have to
slow down for me and then repeat it two or three times. It’s very frustrating
now. I just want to know already! ugh! But oh well. I will one day. I have only
been here for almost 4 weeks. So yea... at least I can teach my companion
phrases like ´hey there good lookin´ that’s always fun to do.
I am glad to hear the bishop wants to email me. I have not
gotten any letters or anything from anybody since being here. It’s kind of sad.
I feel unloved. So I am very glad that you give me updates on the world. I am
glad to know that you two are doing really good. Want to know a weird/sad fact?
I only have 2 more times to call you and I am coming home. ahh! Stop blinking
so much!
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