Week Twenty Three

Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:01 AM


Hey mom,


How have you guys been? It seems like it was yesterday that we talked; I think this mission is starting to pick up speed.


This week has been good already; President Cordon came to Prudentópolis Sunday to interview us and look at our apartment, with Sister Cordon and two of their kids! Lucky for us, we cleaned and have been keeping it that way. It was really great to see him, and the next day we went to Ponta Grossa for a leadership meeting for Elder V. Almeida and I saw them all again. And Elder Stevenson! It was really awesome to see them, especially because usually it´s with a bunch of missionaries. This time it was just us. They have four kids, but one just got back from a mission and is studying already, and the other´s a little older, so only their daughter and youngest son are here in Brasil. But she´s 17 and graduating, so she´ll be headed to college soon too. I actually went with them to their area, which was interesting.


But other than that, it´s work as always. We´re finding some really great people to teach, and it´s really been good to get to know the area again. Having a new companion makes you see the area with different eyes. Anything new happening? I hope things are good. I love you !!!!!







Hi Dad!


It sounds like you guys are back to the old routine, which I´m sure you appreciate. Congratulations on the calling, I´m sure it´ll be really great for you! Changes changes, but that´s what happens when you´re out of the loop for a while.


We´re still prepping for the couple missionary, but they called and said it´ll probably be next week. Again. So we´ll wait. Again. Patience is sometimes an issue for me, which I´m sure is a shocker. We´re getting three missionaries who´ve been serving in the US this week! So great! And hopefully more, because more than 10 areas would close if we lost missionaries without gaining any. But it´s great because we´re already receiving blessings!


It´s awesome that you´re still getting orders and stuff, and that you have a project if it slows down! I´m so grateful for all that the Lord is giving you guys. Now I know for sure I´m not the only one getting blessed. This mission is so much different than what I thought, but I´m already so much different than I thought that I can understand that the Lord changes you here, if you let him. Some days it´s work, but I`m just letting God take me where He will. I love you!!!!