Tuesday July 1, 2008

hello family!!! can you believe that we are already in july!! before you
know it, it will be 2009 then 2010...thats generally how things work....9
comes before 10 and so on. anyway things are great here...you want to know
about transferss.....dun dun dun dun..... i am in.....GAMA CENTRO STILL can
you believe it....i can. and my new companion is..... ELDER LEITE
STILL....nothing changed for me. elder leite and me both thought he would be
transfered cuz he has 3 transfers here and this is his fourth. but nope the
lord needs him here with me....there must be a fmaily here that needs to
hear the gospel from us....so i need to get going here so to get out there
and find them! well things are good here though. our district changed up
abit we finally have more then one american! its not just me anymore! but
its not like we speak english anyway. so last transfer was not so good, we
worked hard but we didnt do as well as we wanted to, so this transfer we are
kickin it into high gear and getting things moving along here in good ole
gama. i feel more and more comfortable here everyweek, cuz the lanauge is
getting alot better and i understand alot more. i can actually respond to
people now...its crazy right. i think so. well other then the big transfer
news, everything seems pretty normal here. i finally got the pics workin so
i added some new pics to the site. you can see me in my first all brazilian
wear....sweet uh? ya i know. i had to get a jersey i mean i am in brazil.
come on. and there are some other goodpics on there. some brazilian food
that i ate...called cush cush, i dont konw how to spell it but thats how it
sounds...not to bad. and i cant remember all the pics i added so i wont
explain them all but ya you can check those out. well we got the new
president now....he is ofically in. but i wont have an interview with him
till zone conf. so that will be in like a couple of weeks. well we did a
changed last week with elder j. lima that was difficult, i wont lie, it was
one of those companions that you just love.....because if you dont love him
you are going to kill him. ha ha but all was good. it was only for the week
so not to bad but i will have one more transfer with elder leite! so
ya....one more with my father. oh and i dont really want to let this info
out cuz it is top secret....but....i have gained like 16 pounds...crap. oh
and the weather....its alot better then its sounds like up there. its only
about maybe 80 to 85 down here and thats in the middle of the day, the
nights are cold for the brazilians, they all wear coats, but i love it! its
perfect. the weather is actaully really nice. so i am gratefull for that.
and we are in the dry season right now so i havent seen rain for like a
month which is cool i guess. oh and guess what...i told you last week but
there is a surprise coming for you guys, should be there soon!!! you
exciited cuz i am! well things are great here, i´m safe and e]healthy and
working hard. i love you guys so much. thanks for your support and love, it
really helps me.i am so gratefull for such an awesome fmaily. alot of people
dont have them or they are just not that great, so to have a family that is
so close together is such a blessing for me. i love you guys tons. hope
everyone has a great week and everything is going well. dont forget to help
mom with the yard work everyone!!! and i am being serious ha ha

i will leave you with my favorite quote... in d & c 128 i think
brethen shall we not go on in so great a cause, go forward not backward,
courage brethen, onward, onward to victory!!!!

GO ONWARD EVERYONE!
i love ya tons, have great week!!!