Monday, February 06, 2012 7:44 AM
Hi Mom!
Sorry I couldn´t send you a picture last week; we were running around like crazy and it really irritated me. I don´t like being unorganized, and like it even less when people make me unorganized and I can´t do anything to control it. Oh well though, the important thing is that we´re here and that an entire family was baptized together!!! We baptized three people on saturday after getting them married and a whole host of other things I won´t even go into. It was so cool and even though I wasn´t the missionary that started teaching them, it was really great to be a part of that experience. I´ll attach a photo of them; they´re really great. They´re both going to have callings soon for sure.
Things are busy as always here, too; transfers are next week and I´m not sure (as always) what´s going to happen. I´m 99.99% positive I´m staying, but I don´t know if I´ll be getting a new companion or not. I´m not really worried about that though, we´ve got a ton of people to teach and are really going to go after finding some new people this week. I gained a testimony of diligence after what we went through last week, mostly because we didn´t have it. We need to plan better so that these people can receive the restored gospel, and I´m really going to focus on that this week. It´ll be good too, because we have a leadership training and our interviews with President Cordon tomorrow. I´m really excited to see what they bring to the table.
So the report we sent to the apostles was about the member lists in Ala 2, and it was well-received, I guess. They didn´t say anything to us about it, but it talked about how a lot of member records that should have been transferred weren´t, and now they´re just taking up space on the records of Ala 2. Some of the addresses are so old that they don´t exist anymore, or never existed in the first place, and it´s causing a lot of problems for home teachers and other people too. They talked about the problems that the whole stake is having and all that too, and it was really well done. I´ve got it here on my email and I can forward it to you later if you want. It was really interesting, and I think it´ll make a big difference in the future if they really decide to take action; whole stakes could be reorganized. I think we´ve got the same problem here in Paranaguá, but I´m going to work on that a little later on. Right now there´s too many people to teach!
It´s really really REALLY hot here, you would love it. We´ll see how long it keeps up, but I think we´re headed into the fiercest part of summer. Elder Medeiros was here last summer and said this one´s a lot worse, so there´s something for us to look forward to. You´d be sitting pretty in your Mustang here, that´s for sure!
That´s a tough thing at times to see people stop coming. We really need to work on home and visiting teaching as a whole. I made a goal to never miss my home teaching ever after I get back. I´m going to stick to it, too.
Love you Mom, and hope you´re doing well! Love you!!!!!!
Love, Eric
Sorry I couldn´t send you a picture last week; we were running around like crazy and it really irritated me. I don´t like being unorganized, and like it even less when people make me unorganized and I can´t do anything to control it. Oh well though, the important thing is that we´re here and that an entire family was baptized together!!! We baptized three people on saturday after getting them married and a whole host of other things I won´t even go into. It was so cool and even though I wasn´t the missionary that started teaching them, it was really great to be a part of that experience. I´ll attach a photo of them; they´re really great. They´re both going to have callings soon for sure.
Things are busy as always here, too; transfers are next week and I´m not sure (as always) what´s going to happen. I´m 99.99% positive I´m staying, but I don´t know if I´ll be getting a new companion or not. I´m not really worried about that though, we´ve got a ton of people to teach and are really going to go after finding some new people this week. I gained a testimony of diligence after what we went through last week, mostly because we didn´t have it. We need to plan better so that these people can receive the restored gospel, and I´m really going to focus on that this week. It´ll be good too, because we have a leadership training and our interviews with President Cordon tomorrow. I´m really excited to see what they bring to the table.
So the report we sent to the apostles was about the member lists in Ala 2, and it was well-received, I guess. They didn´t say anything to us about it, but it talked about how a lot of member records that should have been transferred weren´t, and now they´re just taking up space on the records of Ala 2. Some of the addresses are so old that they don´t exist anymore, or never existed in the first place, and it´s causing a lot of problems for home teachers and other people too. They talked about the problems that the whole stake is having and all that too, and it was really well done. I´ve got it here on my email and I can forward it to you later if you want. It was really interesting, and I think it´ll make a big difference in the future if they really decide to take action; whole stakes could be reorganized. I think we´ve got the same problem here in Paranaguá, but I´m going to work on that a little later on. Right now there´s too many people to teach!
It´s really really REALLY hot here, you would love it. We´ll see how long it keeps up, but I think we´re headed into the fiercest part of summer. Elder Medeiros was here last summer and said this one´s a lot worse, so there´s something for us to look forward to. You´d be sitting pretty in your Mustang here, that´s for sure!
That´s a tough thing at times to see people stop coming. We really need to work on home and visiting teaching as a whole. I made a goal to never miss my home teaching ever after I get back. I´m going to stick to it, too.
Love you Mom, and hope you´re doing well! Love you!!!!!!
Love, Eric
Hey Dad!
This last week was a pretty big scramble, but it all worked out because we baptized a family! A mom, a dad and their son were baptized and confirmed this weekend, and the parents are now temple recommend holders, too! It was such a cool experience, and even though I wasn´t the one who started teaching them, it was really great to see how much they grew in the little time that I was here. We had a few challenges to overcome, like getting them married and getting them to authorize their son´s baptism, but now they´re all really happy, and helping others to get to know the gospel, as well: this weekend we´re going to baptize a reference that they gave us! It´s so cool to see how things can change in peoples´ lives through simple choices, and I know that they´ve made the right decision. The mom´s parents don´t really accept it yet, but I know that one day they will. We just need to be patient and work with them any way we can. There are so many people for us to teach here, it´s crazy! We´re going to work really hard to find more people this week and I know that there are people ready to hear our message.
It is HOT HOT HOT; yesterday we couldn´t go out on the street because we were getting headaches just from walking, and Elder Medeiros almost passed out. Things are a lot different than in Curitiba, but there´s a saying they have here: I was sweating so bad yesterday that it was dripping from my nose and eyebrows, so that might give you an idea. Not really sure but it´s gotta be up there in the 90s-100s. Now I don´t know because there´s air conditioning in the LAN house. The warmer the climate, the warmer the people. I really believe that, so it can stay as hot as it wants. I´ll just get tanner either way!
The youth in our ward are doing a bunch of fundraisers, and the young women are going to do a spaghetti feed. Guess who´s cooking? Haha it´ll be really fun, I´ll take pictures and stuff and send them to you. I´ll send some pictures right now, too, so you can see where I went last week. I hope everything´s going well Dad, and don´t forget to be diligent in all things, especially the little things. That´s something I´m really going to work on this week, because I felt like we relaxed a little too much this week. But it´s going to be great! Love you Dad!!!!!!!!!
Love, Eric
This last week was a pretty big scramble, but it all worked out because we baptized a family! A mom, a dad and their son were baptized and confirmed this weekend, and the parents are now temple recommend holders, too! It was such a cool experience, and even though I wasn´t the one who started teaching them, it was really great to see how much they grew in the little time that I was here. We had a few challenges to overcome, like getting them married and getting them to authorize their son´s baptism, but now they´re all really happy, and helping others to get to know the gospel, as well: this weekend we´re going to baptize a reference that they gave us! It´s so cool to see how things can change in peoples´ lives through simple choices, and I know that they´ve made the right decision. The mom´s parents don´t really accept it yet, but I know that one day they will. We just need to be patient and work with them any way we can. There are so many people for us to teach here, it´s crazy! We´re going to work really hard to find more people this week and I know that there are people ready to hear our message.
It is HOT HOT HOT; yesterday we couldn´t go out on the street because we were getting headaches just from walking, and Elder Medeiros almost passed out. Things are a lot different than in Curitiba, but there´s a saying they have here: I was sweating so bad yesterday that it was dripping from my nose and eyebrows, so that might give you an idea. Not really sure but it´s gotta be up there in the 90s-100s. Now I don´t know because there´s air conditioning in the LAN house. The warmer the climate, the warmer the people. I really believe that, so it can stay as hot as it wants. I´ll just get tanner either way!
The youth in our ward are doing a bunch of fundraisers, and the young women are going to do a spaghetti feed. Guess who´s cooking? Haha it´ll be really fun, I´ll take pictures and stuff and send them to you. I´ll send some pictures right now, too, so you can see where I went last week. I hope everything´s going well Dad, and don´t forget to be diligent in all things, especially the little things. That´s something I´m really going to work on this week, because I felt like we relaxed a little too much this week. But it´s going to be great! Love you Dad!!!!!!!!!
Love, Eric
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