On my first day, I had a pretty wild experience! It was my FIRST DAY in the field (Tuesday doesn´t count because we were at the mission office and didn´t get to my area until like 10pm since it´s forever far away. I´m in Lorena right now. You should google maps it. it´s a good place). Anyway, we were on the bus on the way home from district meeting and I sit next to this guy whose first few questions were if I had a boyfriend or any kids and how old I was. And then he told me I was beautiful and asked if I wanted to marry him. All in part English and part Portuguese and my companion (Sister Waite, who is awesome. I love her) was on the phone and couldn´t help me in my time of need. It was all very terrifying. Welcome to Brazil!
My first night, I killed a cockroach in our apartment. We actually don´t have tons of bugs here though. I thought we would, but we don´t. Everything is open and there aren´t any screens. As long as I put on bug spray before i sleep, i´m golden!
Everyone says I have a Spanish accent. whoops. Sometimes I want a Brazilian accent, but then i wouldn´t be able to roll my Rs anymore and that´s just wrong. So it is what it is. also everyone has a different accent, so whatever.
We´re teaching a family!!! They´re really great and have loads of potential and they´re married too which is awesome. Two of the kids went to church yesterday and are progressing quickly. The parents are struggling with catholic traditions, so hopefully we can teach them about how no, we don´t worship Virgin Mary. The kids are great though, so open and willing and excited about church and the things that they learned and everything. It´s great. We´re very excited for them!
The work here in Brazil is so much easier than in AZ. Everyone is willing to at least listen to the restoration. But we´re not allowed to call people on our cell phone or text anyone or have any money. I get like the equivalent of 20 american dollars every two weeks. And things are expensive here. But we´re teaching at least one family, maybe two, and I´m getting better in Portuguese every day! Some people say I´m really good, but I´m not. There´s always room for improvement! One day soon though!
I love you all. Keep being awesomely awesome and keep me posted. Good luck on your game today James! And any games any of you may have this week. know that I´m cheering for you in my heart every time. And Benjamin, yes college is suuuper hard, but if everything in life were easy, then we wouldn´t be special if we accomplished something. You can do it. thanks for keeping up your ´one job´
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