Week 17

Hey momma!!!! I am getting transferred!!! È muito stranho quando eu sai aqui. Eu sou acostumo com mues membros aqui in Grajaú e eu amo cada muito!! Mas eu tambem estou muito animado por algum coisa nova. Vou sair amanha por Santo Amoro e la eu vou encontrar onde eu vou estar.

But this week has been really difficult for me. On thrusday I asked elder severiche just to clean his dish and he literally threw a fit about it. So I just told him I´d do them for him and he can just go to sleep. He didn't really like that but I was just so frustrated that he still acts like a child and can't even clean his dishes. But i'm being transferred and I'm pretty stoked.

Um Saturday we had another activity!! It was so awesome!! A ton more people showed up for it and we actually started on timeish. We had a good hour of fun and our investigators that came loved it!!! WE had such a good time and I took a ton of pics and a whole 30 minutes video of the activity. At the place we are using today it wont let me upload pictures. So next week I will send them all to you.

Marocs yeah. He was my first baptism and I will have a come to Jesus meeting with him today before I leave.

I wont find anything out about my new area until tomorrow.

The activity was just for our investigators to feel more relaxed about church and to show people that we are normalish. But the EQP shared a short message from President Monson. And then we just played some games afterward. DO you love your neighbor and some other game I´ve never played before.

 

I am so STOKED about MARK!! That kid is amazing and I'm so happy for him!! He is going to change even more on the MissioN!! ANd In Pocetella he will get fat! lol''

 

But yeah after this I will be heading home to pack. It sohuldn't be too difficult I didn't unpack too much.

 

No I definetly have pics of the apartment but I'll show them too you later.

But there are 4 of us and it should only have 2. I dont know how President thinks this is ok. The other guys study in the kitchen with their dishes piled around them.

But no I dont think I've gained anything back I keep having to make new holes for my belts. All of them so far. But I've also started excersing in the mormning too. I love it i feel so much better throughout the day.

The language is going really well. I can pretty much understand and have a normal conversation with people. When I dont know something they can explain it and Ill understand it. Its pretty cool to see the Gift of Tounges at work.

 

I love you too momma!! And yea there are a few of the women down here that are snakes and are really bad... One of the sister does the whole prayer circle and holds hands. She was like rubbing the hand as she held it. It was offal. I can't believe we eat there with her. We did again this week I think. I made Elder Oliveira hold her hand this time. She's a weirdo.

 

Love you Momma!!!

 

 

Week 16

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Hey Momma!!!

Its been a really good week. I feel like we got a lot done!! 

They do live and breathe futbol down here. Generally the first question they ask after where are you from is what is your team. Here in São Paulo there are 3 major teams. The São Paulo, Corinthians, and the Palmeiras. Depending on who I talk to I´m a Corinthiano. I love they´re symbol. But The Palmeiras have a sick color. Not too imprtant. But anyway.

This Saturday we were supposed to have a baptism. But he flaked out and has been avoiding us for the past few days. We finally found him yesterday night. We stopped trying to find him but he just kind of showed up. So we talked with him really quick. He said he found another church and he was just curious about the Church. I told him you don´t go to and then ask to be baptized and ask what kind of clothes you need to wear if you´re just curious. But its your choice choi!! 

So that was pretty discouraging. But that´s just the thing about agency. The good and the bad thing sometimes... Its just frustrating but here in Grajaú there are tons of people to find and lots of opportunitities to teach!!!

Sounds like a pretty good week to me up there. Wish I could be helping Dad out with the yard. 

I know the food at that restaurant was good but nothing beats authentic. Not to boast. But anyway

Yeah me and Elder Oliveira are still getting along really well. This will probably be one of the last weeks with him.

But I really hope for a transfer this next week. Elder Severiche is driving me nuts. He has no concept of respect. For just about anything. But I´m really trying to be better about that kinda stuff.

Let me know what else you want to know.

 

Yea with the world cup coming up pretty soon things are goingto get really crazy!!

 

I dont know if we will be able to go out and proselyte during it. The Brazilians get pretty riled up about futbol. So we´ll just have to wait and see. 

 

So you know we live with members and the bishop. Well of the the sisters we live with came and gave each of us a Giant easter egg. Here those are pretty expensive. I just felt so loved. She is pretty awesome.sunday was really good. /Another investigator came. But I dont how much longer we will teach him. The entire time through church he just wanted to leave. Also at church they gave us some small chicilate eggs. And he ate mine and all the ones he got. So he´s a punk. But no he´s just 15 so...

But I feel good today and this past week was a better week too

Love you mom

 

Week 14

Its been another crazy week like normal. TO be honest i think of home all the time I then after I do I feel guilty cuz Im not focused on work.

Everyday has its ups and downs. This week was no different. During the day most of appointments fall through and we end up contacting and visiting members. ?And then at night we have most of our actual inverstigator visits. 

But this weekend was awesome with Conference. I loved all of the talks and I think this was my first timew ever actually watching the whole thing!! I learned a lot. I really loved some of the foreign people´s talks. 

One investigator came for conference and that was really awesome. 

Don´t know what more about this week. I love you Mommma and thanks for the birthday wishes.

Rex

Week 13

Hey momma.

Sorry Its taken so long to email you back. The place we usually go wasn't opened when we went to try it. But Its open now.

I woke up around 4 this morning with a fever and I´m not better yet. I feel numb. And everything just hurts. If it countinues tomorrow I´ll call President. But Its been a preetty good week. we tallked with all our families and they all came to church yesterday!!! I was so stoked about that!!

But for my packeage maybe some popcorn and some M&MS lol that would be great!!! And yes some Excerdrin would be outstanding!!! The family that had a rat in the pot was lunch. Lol mispell. 

With Elder Ross gone it is sad bad The new guy In the house is Elder Tomlinson. He´s a strange kid. He doesn´t use deoderant I think and he takes two minute showers. And he´s not normal he doesn´t have any common sense either. 

We just use a regular market. The open ar markets are usually only on Sundays so we can´t use them. 

I try to only speak Portuguese in the apartmen but every once in a while I dp with Elder Tomlinson

Week 12

Man it was a really good week this week. I honestly couldn´t tell you a single thing that I did Tuesday but I have it written down in my journal. So that's great.

Wednesday I had exchanges with the ZL's and went to his area to work. I loved his area. It really felt like Brazil. Because he actually has forest area in his mission. The only problem though is the area is HUGE!!!!! But it was so cool!!! Lunc was really sad that day though I seriously almost cried. They made us lunch which is super nice of them and I'm grateful for it but the meat she cooked was literally covered in salt and I gaged just from that. And their house is dirt floors, 7 people live there and its the size of maybe my old room. But as we were leaving I saw a rat climb into the pot of rice and start eating.

 

Thursday I had exchanges with my other set of missionaries living in the house. We were in my area and I was the leader. It was a pretty decent day. We talked to a referral from one of the members. This guy isn´t really all there and its super hard to teach him anything. When we asked him to pray he read the explanation to what a prayer was at the end of the pamphlets we gave him.

 

Friday had exchanges that night and we went out with our bishop as well. Elson is such a cool freaking guy!!! He lives in the same complex as us and he comes over all the time to talk to us at night. And he´ll buy us pizza every once in awhile. Anyway we went to talk to two of our investigators with him. Both went really, really well!! Both families need to be married and have problems with the word of wisdom. But they both said they would come to church on Sunday.

 

Sunday came around and our investigator José came. He´s the dad in one of our families we are teaching. One we talked to with the bishop. But he came for the last hour of sacrament. Our other family didn´t show up!!! So disappointed and sad about that. I hope it was because someone got sick or something and they didn't just blow us off. Because I really like them!!! 

That was about all my week. What else do you want to know??? I dunno haha I love you all and pray for you each everyday!!!

 

Okie dokie so my other companions.... Elder Ross he is from Jackson County Missouri!! He´s a super awesome guy and a really good friend. He just got a reassignment yesterday and is being transferred and is gonna be the new district leader somewhere else. I really really love Elder Ross. We´ve become really good friends. 

 

Then there is Elder Severiche. He is from Bolivia. I don't think he has ever done real work ever in his life. He doesn't help clean around the house which irks the crap outta me!! And Saturday morning we had a service project helping out a lady with her roof. He needed to be told to do every little thing. I asked him Elder what are you doing? DO you know? Cause I don't and you need to be doing something. He was like ok.

More or less this week my main goal is to gain more patience. In Preach My Gospel we have a niffty section just for patience to this week that's what I´m studying.

 

Because Elder Olviveira is DL it's not busier I usually just have more exchanges and I talk to the ZL at night because I´m technically senior companion. That's about it.

 

Yeah the language is still difficult but only because they have rules that they actually follow. Haha English has rules but no one really follows them. Also its just hard to remember all the conjagations for words. And all the irregular verbs. 

Oh yeah we walk everywhere pretty much. When we can we try to use the bus if we can. But more often than not we just walk.

Laundry I usually do it on Monday or if I need to wash my shirts or pants I just do it. And hang em out to dry. Pretty easy. 

 

Our area is pretty big. Oliveira hasn't been everywhere. He's been here for 3 transfers now. But we usually don't knock doors we just talk to everyone on the street. And if they give their address or come to church we go to them. We still get referrals but not many.

 

P-days after we email we go out and buy lunch at a restaurant. Usually a meat place with awesome food!!!! Which is my favorite part about P-day.  After that we come back after buying groceries we need and usually they all go to bed. I'll stay up and clean usually. Then after I finish, sleep for an hour or 2. I try to make eggs and toast everyday for breakfast. And dinner usually something small. NO biggy. That's about it.

 

Every two weeks we get 60 real. It is enough but I´m starting to eat again and I usually have to buy food every week. And we use the buses every once in a while. So thats usually 6 real. If not more. Because when we use the buses we go to another area and have to use money for two buses and then to come back too.

 

So honestly I could alwyas use more money. But I'm doing alright. I probably gained a couple pounds back but I'm not sure. I still have headaches and yesterday was reallly bad. But luckily the member we had lunch with had some asprin.

And right now its actually pretty cold, it's like 60 something. It so weird I feel like thats cold. lol

 

I love ya Momma!!! You´ll get some letters pretty soon!! Hope you have an awesome day!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Baptism Pictures

Week 10

Hey Hey!!!!

SO this past week was really good!!!! Monday had a great lunch at a cheap place with bomb foood. It made my stomach hurt afterward though. But that didn't stop us. Went back out after 6 and went to work.

Nothing really happened during the week until Friday. So I´m compainions with the District leader so that means that the Zone leader has to interview our investigators for baptism. Marcos passed with Flying colors!!! He will have difficulties with smoking but I have faith in him. When we were setting up the meeting with him he asked me to be the one to do the baptism. I was just honored to do it. It went really well. I said all the words right and he went all the way down on the first try!!!

So excited that I was able to be the one the Lord worked through and was able to baptise Marcos. 

It was stake conference yesterday so we anounced him a member before the whole stake and confirmed him a member in front of every one too!!! SO COOL!!

Something that was a bit differnt with stake conference here. They still pass the sacramnet..So that was pretty interesting.