October 14, 2009

Hey family, sorry about last week. I wrote you a big e-mail, I swear and sent it too. I don’t know what happened. The internet isn’t the best here. But I'm sorry I didn’t send one though. But anyways, things are going well. Kinda hard working with (name withheld) cause he doesn’t wanna work that hard right now because he is dying on the mission. But I think my zone leader, who is like me best friend and a really good missionary, said he asked Pres if he could be my companion for his last transfer (which is this next one) so hopefully we will be. I love him.

This week was a really good week for my Port(uguese). It really started to click this week. I could understand people when they talked to me. It was really nice. I hope it just gets better from here, still got a ways to go though.

Thanks for all the pictures. I loved them. I miss my monster man so much and all of you. So there is a kid here, 16 years old. He isn’t in my ward, but he is in the branch that meets with my ward and we have done a lot with him. Anyways he has been a member for about a year now, and he is the only one in his family that is a member. Well this week they had a big temple trip which cost them lots of money because it’s so far away. Well he wanted to go so bad, so he sold all of his nice clothes, sold his bike (which having a bike here is a big deal) sold everything he had to be able to go to the temple. He is still gone but the missionaries went to visit his house while he was gone, and the mom of the boy said “I want to surprise my son and get baptized the Saturday he comes home”. When we really show our faith and give everything to the gospel, miracles happen. Well I love you all take care!