My apologies for not keeping Kevin's Blog up-to-date! We have been "blessed" with many life-changing events in our family since July!! Kevin's sister Kim was married and his dad was offered a new job at BYU-I a. We had to pack up him up and he had to leave the same day school started for me in Vegas (I am a teacher.). Kevin's younger sister Shelly is a senior in HS and she made the Varsity Volleyball team...and recently Honor Choir. We decided to let Shelly finish her senior year in Vegas. Then there is the matter of selling the house and a business....and I even missed writing Kevin one week! Kevin has also been sending us recordings - which I will attempt to include portions of them in future blog entries! All in all - life is good - and we appreciate your prayers and support as Kevin fulfills his mission for the Lord at this time in his life. Things have begun to settle down and I hope to be able to update this blog on a weekly basis! So here is the most recent letter from Elder Allen. Following this entry are the missing weeks....if you are interested in taking the time to read them...... :o) Enjoy! Denise - Kevin's Mom
Oct 13, 2010
1 -Tell me about your companion.
Elder Nascimento is from Fortaleza. He has almost 6 months on the field. He is a musician and can play just about anything. He has a bro that went on a misison and his whole family are converts. hes a tight dude. haha
2 - It sounds like you are going to leave this area next transfer. What are you
going to rememberŠ.or take with you from this area? Who has touched you and
helped you to be a better missionaryŠ..a better person?
Im going to take Alot!! i turned senior and then LD here, so i have alot of experiance to take with me. I´ll take alot of memories and have friends here i will never forget, like Caló, Emerson, Pelegrini, and many more.
3 - Are you training someone to take your place as District Leader when you
leave? Or is that not how it works?
no, who ever takes my place just becomes LD
4 - I was reading in one of the Missionary Blogs I follow that Elder Jones is in
your area? I know he helped you through some tough times. Have you gotten
to see or work with him again?
Elder Jones is really tight. He and Elder Purcell (my LZs) are pushing me to do better then how i am doing. Sometimes it annoys me but im trying to be humble and take their help. Which im doing. I havent gotten to do a real division with Jones yet, but im sure i will soon. I will miss Purcell when he goes home in two weeks.
So not much else is new just working with Nascimento these last two weeks of the transfere. He is doing super good and we are really enjoying ourselves.
i added another recording. remember if u want me to say anything in portugues or what not. do tell me!!!
Well, im gonna work my butt of these next two weeks and try to leave the next person lots of people to work with, since we wont be able to have more baptisms. But its gonna be good. whens my next package?!?! haha love ya
until next week!!
Kevin sent one additional email:
oh also Sydni is demanding blog updates. haha so your gonna have to catch up or something so people dont start complaining. :D love ya
**** Thank you - Sydni - for the extra little “push” to update Kevin’s Blog!!! Sometimes I wonder if anyone really reads it! Good to know you do!!! ;D ****
Friday, October 15, 2010
Oct 6, 2010
Questions:
1 - Are you able to get protein besides beans in your diet? i.e. beef,
cheese
Yes, people make meat, and sometimes i buy cheese. ive been having ramen alot lately as a night snack. haha
2 ¬ The email group I follow has been discussing the water situation in some
of the Brazil missions. Do you drink filtered water? I have noticed in some
of your pictures that you have a big jug of water. Are you drinking that
while tracting, too? You are avoiding the parasites issues ¬ aren’t you?
Thinking about that gives me the willies!!
Yes, i use the filtered water in a water bottle and crarry it arround. im looking for a really good water bottle to buy though, im bored of just buying plastic ones every few weeks. haha but no parasites so far!!!
3 ¬ You mentioned that you were almost transferred to the LZ’s area. Why?
I thought transfers just happened a couple weeks ago?
Because a short time missionary sister was set to come last week, and president wanted to put the sisters in our area and move us to help the LZs in their huge area. But the part time sister couldnt come so im still in centro.
4 Did you receive the Mission Ties letter/s I sent a couple weeks ago?
yep i got it. thank you!!!
5 - Have you written to Sister Lovely yet? You mentioned that you were
going to write her a thank you note for the packages and money collected
from the ward. Just wondering.
yep sent her a letter, should arrive in a bit.
I hope your trip with dad was good. haha i laughed when i heard about his freezer selection. (The freezer was filled with Marie Callanders frozen dinners!!) something dad would do. Tell him to take pictures of the apartment and work and put it on dropshots.
Well, i cant think of anything else at the moment, ill finish my other emails and if i remember anything else ill add more. haha sorry
Questions:
1 - Are you able to get protein besides beans in your diet? i.e. beef,
cheese
Yes, people make meat, and sometimes i buy cheese. ive been having ramen alot lately as a night snack. haha
2 ¬ The email group I follow has been discussing the water situation in some
of the Brazil missions. Do you drink filtered water? I have noticed in some
of your pictures that you have a big jug of water. Are you drinking that
while tracting, too? You are avoiding the parasites issues ¬ aren’t you?
Thinking about that gives me the willies!!
Yes, i use the filtered water in a water bottle and crarry it arround. im looking for a really good water bottle to buy though, im bored of just buying plastic ones every few weeks. haha but no parasites so far!!!
3 ¬ You mentioned that you were almost transferred to the LZ’s area. Why?
I thought transfers just happened a couple weeks ago?
Because a short time missionary sister was set to come last week, and president wanted to put the sisters in our area and move us to help the LZs in their huge area. But the part time sister couldnt come so im still in centro.
4 Did you receive the Mission Ties letter/s I sent a couple weeks ago?
yep i got it. thank you!!!
5 - Have you written to Sister Lovely yet? You mentioned that you were
going to write her a thank you note for the packages and money collected
from the ward. Just wondering.
yep sent her a letter, should arrive in a bit.
I hope your trip with dad was good. haha i laughed when i heard about his freezer selection. (The freezer was filled with Marie Callanders frozen dinners!!) something dad would do. Tell him to take pictures of the apartment and work and put it on dropshots.
Well, i cant think of anything else at the moment, ill finish my other emails and if i remember anything else ill add more. haha sorry
Sept 27, 2010
What was the funniest thing that happened to you this past week?
yesterday, we were chillin in one of the malls in salvador, elder kinney was needing a new suit, and we wanted to go check out the bookstore. so we go up to the main floor of it and find out they are holding a fashion show...in the bookstore....i was like what the heck. Elder Sloan accidently ran into one of the models, Kinney saw some stuff he didnt want to see, and i got yelled at by an old large lady since my laugage bag was in her way. haha i would get left with the lame experiance. haha jk, we then left the bookstore since there were too many super models there and we couldnt look at the books. thinking back on what happened, i never thought i would leave a bookstore angry because there were too many supermodels there. so that was the highlight of the week.
Most spiritual?
the most spiritual part of the week, was when president was concluding the training and he bared his testimony about the work and how he wouldnt trade any of us for anyone else, then he cried a little. it was a powerful testimony.
What did you learn this week?
learned a bit more how to be a better missionary at the leadership.
i didnt get a chance to do a recording, sorry, i was in salvador till this morning and i took a nap cause i have a cold and im dead tired.
we just had a Leadership training in Salvador. i was supposed to be transfered to the ZL area here in ilheus and sisters be put into my old area, but the part time sister didnt come. so im stuck in my area after getting all ready to transfer. stinks but not much i can do about it. the only change is that im getting a new companion, Elder do Nasimento. so that will be a change up a bit. other then that, everythings the same.
What was the funniest thing that happened to you this past week?
yesterday, we were chillin in one of the malls in salvador, elder kinney was needing a new suit, and we wanted to go check out the bookstore. so we go up to the main floor of it and find out they are holding a fashion show...in the bookstore....i was like what the heck. Elder Sloan accidently ran into one of the models, Kinney saw some stuff he didnt want to see, and i got yelled at by an old large lady since my laugage bag was in her way. haha i would get left with the lame experiance. haha jk, we then left the bookstore since there were too many super models there and we couldnt look at the books. thinking back on what happened, i never thought i would leave a bookstore angry because there were too many supermodels there. so that was the highlight of the week.
Most spiritual?
the most spiritual part of the week, was when president was concluding the training and he bared his testimony about the work and how he wouldnt trade any of us for anyone else, then he cried a little. it was a powerful testimony.
What did you learn this week?
learned a bit more how to be a better missionary at the leadership.
i didnt get a chance to do a recording, sorry, i was in salvador till this morning and i took a nap cause i have a cold and im dead tired.
we just had a Leadership training in Salvador. i was supposed to be transfered to the ZL area here in ilheus and sisters be put into my old area, but the part time sister didnt come. so im stuck in my area after getting all ready to transfer. stinks but not much i can do about it. the only change is that im getting a new companion, Elder do Nasimento. so that will be a change up a bit. other then that, everythings the same.
Sept 15, 2010
I am still in Ilheus centro. my last transfer here since usually people dont stay in an area for more then 6 months. So my main focus is to leave this area better then it was before i came in. So im gonna work at getting a good system in with working with the members and help this ward grow, since we cant really baptise thru people we find. all the people i have baptised here have been through the members. so thats my main goal. get this ward more excited and animated for missionary work. it will be interesting, but fun. i want to try to help plan some ward activities too, talent showww!!! it will be fun.
Sounds like home is suppperr busy. who all got baptised? i want to know? anyone else that i may know of? how is JR and Jacob? let them know i miss them. I cant beleive how much its changing back at home, but not like i can do much about it haha. so im not too worried about it. did you tell scott to email me? if not, do it!! haha im not gonna by the game WAR since im still in ilheus and sloan (another american here) didnt get transfered and he has it. so no worries there.
I sent a picture of a bug i found that looks like a leaf. i saw it and couldnt believe it wasnt a leaf, so i took a picture of it haha.
so not much else is new. just another transfer in ilheus center. haha and workin hard. i didnt have time to send a recording since my ZLs companion finished his mission and he stayed with us yesterday and last night. we totally cleared out our other really messy room that had a bazillion mattresses haha its was crazy.
I am still in Ilheus centro. my last transfer here since usually people dont stay in an area for more then 6 months. So my main focus is to leave this area better then it was before i came in. So im gonna work at getting a good system in with working with the members and help this ward grow, since we cant really baptise thru people we find. all the people i have baptised here have been through the members. so thats my main goal. get this ward more excited and animated for missionary work. it will be interesting, but fun. i want to try to help plan some ward activities too, talent showww!!! it will be fun.
Sounds like home is suppperr busy. who all got baptised? i want to know? anyone else that i may know of? how is JR and Jacob? let them know i miss them. I cant beleive how much its changing back at home, but not like i can do much about it haha. so im not too worried about it. did you tell scott to email me? if not, do it!! haha im not gonna by the game WAR since im still in ilheus and sloan (another american here) didnt get transfered and he has it. so no worries there.
I sent a picture of a bug i found that looks like a leaf. i saw it and couldnt believe it wasnt a leaf, so i took a picture of it haha.
so not much else is new. just another transfer in ilheus center. haha and workin hard. i didnt have time to send a recording since my ZLs companion finished his mission and he stayed with us yesterday and last night. we totally cleared out our other really messy room that had a bazillion mattresses haha its was crazy.
Sept 7, 2010
first off, im sorry but i didnt get a chance to do a recording, sorryyy!!!!
Second, well, we had a baptism sat, which pretty much everything that day went wrong. haha it was a rediculous day. i went to clean and fill the fount in the morning. i broke the key opening the door. so we had to wait till after lunch to open the door. then after lunch took an hour and 5 people to finally get the door open. we cleaned and filled the font in about 2.5 hours. so we missed the first half of our appointments and the rest of them fell. so we just did a bunch of contacts, that got us no news, till the baptism. we had to wait till like an hour after the schedualed time, since none of the presidency of the branch showed up and the relief society got stuck waiting for a bus. so we did it with jsut the 2nd counsiler in the relief society. we got her baptised though, so thats all that counts. man, it was such a long day. (yes, this is what i sent you dad, but i didnt feel like retyping it all over again)
Also, yesterday was interviews with president. went well, even though we didnt end up being able to work much that day, since he said he would be in town 2 or 3 ish, but didnt get there till like 5 and we were the last pair interviewed. it was good though, still dont know if i will be transfered or not, so next pday u guys will find out.
(I asked him how much was the board game.) Its Risk, and its like 60 dollars here , kinda expensive, but if i need to ill wait. its just an idea, and its a fun game. im not rushing or freaking out to buy, just a cool idea to play with elders when we have time.
so not much else is new though. sounds like you all are doing well. ill have to write a thank you letter to the ward for the package and a letter back to president davie since i got it last week too. so i got to remember to do that. should i send the letter to sister lovely or what? her address is on the package so thats probably what i will do.
first off, im sorry but i didnt get a chance to do a recording, sorryyy!!!!
Second, well, we had a baptism sat, which pretty much everything that day went wrong. haha it was a rediculous day. i went to clean and fill the fount in the morning. i broke the key opening the door. so we had to wait till after lunch to open the door. then after lunch took an hour and 5 people to finally get the door open. we cleaned and filled the font in about 2.5 hours. so we missed the first half of our appointments and the rest of them fell. so we just did a bunch of contacts, that got us no news, till the baptism. we had to wait till like an hour after the schedualed time, since none of the presidency of the branch showed up and the relief society got stuck waiting for a bus. so we did it with jsut the 2nd counsiler in the relief society. we got her baptised though, so thats all that counts. man, it was such a long day. (yes, this is what i sent you dad, but i didnt feel like retyping it all over again)
Also, yesterday was interviews with president. went well, even though we didnt end up being able to work much that day, since he said he would be in town 2 or 3 ish, but didnt get there till like 5 and we were the last pair interviewed. it was good though, still dont know if i will be transfered or not, so next pday u guys will find out.
(I asked him how much was the board game.) Its Risk, and its like 60 dollars here , kinda expensive, but if i need to ill wait. its just an idea, and its a fun game. im not rushing or freaking out to buy, just a cool idea to play with elders when we have time.
so not much else is new though. sounds like you all are doing well. ill have to write a thank you letter to the ward for the package and a letter back to president davie since i got it last week too. so i got to remember to do that. should i send the letter to sister lovely or what? her address is on the package so thats probably what i will do.
Sept 1, 2010
Not alot of success, but we have at least a baptism lined up for sat, so we will see if its in the bag tommorow after the interview, pray that it does for me. Members are tiny bit getting better, this baptism is a reference, but only one person is giving us references, so the branch has a long way to go. we still dont have a mission leader.
Well, sounds like its getting busy at home. hope your all having fun here. not too much is new here, just working and such. ill include my recording. nothing special, but its something. haha
ill work on letting the money last. i was thinking about buying a Risk board game. but if i shouldnt them i wont since u mentioned i should make the money last.
well, cant think of anything else to add, but i will add more if i think of anything.
Not alot of success, but we have at least a baptism lined up for sat, so we will see if its in the bag tommorow after the interview, pray that it does for me. Members are tiny bit getting better, this baptism is a reference, but only one person is giving us references, so the branch has a long way to go. we still dont have a mission leader.
Well, sounds like its getting busy at home. hope your all having fun here. not too much is new here, just working and such. ill include my recording. nothing special, but its something. haha
ill work on letting the money last. i was thinking about buying a Risk board game. but if i shouldnt them i wont since u mentioned i should make the money last.
well, cant think of anything else to add, but i will add more if i think of anything.
August 22, 2010
when i opened up your email (Spencer announced his job move to Idaho as a “transfer”) i thought it was something i wrote. haha pretty funny how u made it seem like a missionary email. i forgive you though, since u are getting transfered. where are u gonna live though? how is that working? not much is going on here. we did a clean up of the house including washing walls. haha it feels good to have the house that much cleaner. i think u are rubbing off on me a bit, cause i was always making sure ferreira was cleaning right and some times i just redid his work. haha
well, im doing well. just working but not getting much success. yesterday i did 25 contacts and got one new out of it. so its been hard lately. we arent getting much help from the members either. so im trying to figure it out.
Im doing good, just a bit tired from cleaning today, i have some of it in the audio file.
our neighbors are cool. there are 5 houses next to us. one under us, the family is really cool, two to the front of us, they are some of the owners and family of the family under us, and the land lady behind us.
it is hard to believe i am over a year out now. that this time last year i was in the CTM. i havent really thought about that since last week though, haha we beenworking. Its crazy too that dad has a new job out of las vegas. in idaho of all places. man, i dont want to leave vegas yet, haha. well atleast kim is still there and ill have a room to stay in when i go visit vegas. well its a good needed change though. so im not too worried or bumbed.
well, not much is going on here, just working like usually, haha i made a nother recording, so i hope u like it. Haha
when i opened up your email (Spencer announced his job move to Idaho as a “transfer”) i thought it was something i wrote. haha pretty funny how u made it seem like a missionary email. i forgive you though, since u are getting transfered. where are u gonna live though? how is that working? not much is going on here. we did a clean up of the house including washing walls. haha it feels good to have the house that much cleaner. i think u are rubbing off on me a bit, cause i was always making sure ferreira was cleaning right and some times i just redid his work. haha
well, im doing well. just working but not getting much success. yesterday i did 25 contacts and got one new out of it. so its been hard lately. we arent getting much help from the members either. so im trying to figure it out.
Im doing good, just a bit tired from cleaning today, i have some of it in the audio file.
our neighbors are cool. there are 5 houses next to us. one under us, the family is really cool, two to the front of us, they are some of the owners and family of the family under us, and the land lady behind us.
it is hard to believe i am over a year out now. that this time last year i was in the CTM. i havent really thought about that since last week though, haha we beenworking. Its crazy too that dad has a new job out of las vegas. in idaho of all places. man, i dont want to leave vegas yet, haha. well atleast kim is still there and ill have a room to stay in when i go visit vegas. well its a good needed change though. so im not too worried or bumbed.
well, not much is going on here, just working like usually, haha i made a nother recording, so i hope u like it. Haha
August 18, 2010
I didnt really think you (Dad) would get the offer so quickly. im not upset or anything, because i knew this day would come, but its kinda wierd to think that i dont know exactly where home really will be haha. its good that you got this job. yes, it may be a pay cut and such, but we know u like the college atmosphere more (VT). it may not be a university as cool as VT or BYU, but BYUI is still good, haha. jk. well, i am glad that u got this job. how long are u staying up there for? how is that working for the next year? just curious.
well, not much is new here. I did 110 contacts last week. The minimum is 70 a week. so im slightly tired, but i know now that i can do more, and i will. other then that, we are just working and doing our best.
We did a crazy amount of contacts loast week and have a handfull of people with dates, but we will see how they progress, we have a few that a super close to being baptized, but stuff is happeneing and they are either dissappearing or something happens. its quite frustrating.
I have to admit i love my cardboard cut out. (We had a life-size figure of Kevin at Kim’s wedding. “He” is in all the pictures and stood in his a “special” spot during the reception!) haha its awesome!! haha i literally laughed out loud looking at it. haha i wish i was there, but not much i can do about it now. oh well. hope it went well. u should tell me some of the comments about my recording. haha
Its hard to believe that dad got the job at BYU I (Brigham Young University – Idaho). its good though cause he needs some stable work. ill be sad that home wont be vegas. but kim, in her email last week, said i can stay at there house while im at byu and i got to vegas for the weekend. so ill probably take her up on that to visit friends. we will see. So tell me more about how thats working out, the moving and such.
I didnt do a recording this week since u didnt make a request last week, that i remember of. so...yea...haha
Well, gotta run. love ya and talk to ya next week.
I didnt really think you (Dad) would get the offer so quickly. im not upset or anything, because i knew this day would come, but its kinda wierd to think that i dont know exactly where home really will be haha. its good that you got this job. yes, it may be a pay cut and such, but we know u like the college atmosphere more (VT). it may not be a university as cool as VT or BYU, but BYUI is still good, haha. jk. well, i am glad that u got this job. how long are u staying up there for? how is that working for the next year? just curious.
well, not much is new here. I did 110 contacts last week. The minimum is 70 a week. so im slightly tired, but i know now that i can do more, and i will. other then that, we are just working and doing our best.
We did a crazy amount of contacts loast week and have a handfull of people with dates, but we will see how they progress, we have a few that a super close to being baptized, but stuff is happeneing and they are either dissappearing or something happens. its quite frustrating.
I have to admit i love my cardboard cut out. (We had a life-size figure of Kevin at Kim’s wedding. “He” is in all the pictures and stood in his a “special” spot during the reception!) haha its awesome!! haha i literally laughed out loud looking at it. haha i wish i was there, but not much i can do about it now. oh well. hope it went well. u should tell me some of the comments about my recording. haha
Its hard to believe that dad got the job at BYU I (Brigham Young University – Idaho). its good though cause he needs some stable work. ill be sad that home wont be vegas. but kim, in her email last week, said i can stay at there house while im at byu and i got to vegas for the weekend. so ill probably take her up on that to visit friends. we will see. So tell me more about how thats working out, the moving and such.
I didnt do a recording this week since u didnt make a request last week, that i remember of. so...yea...haha
Well, gotta run. love ya and talk to ya next week.
August 10, 2010
it is hard to believe that hump day (the half way point of his mission) is litterally next week, gotta pick out which white shirt i will burn, haha. I have noticed how much i have changed in the past year and how much more i still have to do. haha i think the first year is the learning part and then the second year is your time to shine. atleast for us normal missionaries that arent ready on the first step, or us foreigners. Every week i am learning more and more about missionary work. i think it will be impossible for me to come to a point where i can be better, (duh) haha but in the missionary field sense. Even though missionary work is not easy, it is the best decision that a person can make in their lives. its the best way to become converted. it is my Alma the younger version of conversion.
I hope all is well at home. how is the job interview coming? anything new? well all is well here, just working and sweating a bit since its heated up a little bit. winter here is not the same as home. Haha
we helped one of the other pairs of missionaries move out of their house and into their new slick ocean view house. i am jealous, but it went well and they are pretty much moved.
last week had a conference in Itabuna with a Seventy, Elder ......i forgot his name, i wrote it in my notebook but forgot to write it in my planner. it was a good conference. then the week before, i gave a really short lesson on part of the Salvador training we got. the part was about the Doctrine of Christ (aka principles of the gospel) . Fé, Arrependimento, Batismo, Dom do Espirito Santo, e Persever até o fim. Try to figure that one out!!! haha it was good.
So, i didnt have time to make a recording for you kim. im sorry, but its been a super busy week. i want to still try to make one so ill try to before tomorrow. we will see. (Kevin did make and send a recording. We played during Kim’s wedding reception. We had a life-size cardboard figure created of
I got your last two packages mom, the ones u sent when u were in Utah. i already ate all the twizzlers. haha i missed them. i am reading the two books you sent too. they are very interseting.
So not much else is new just working alot and such, dont have any schedualed for sure baptisms yet, but people with date. but we are doing contacts like crazy. so we should have more soon.
it is hard to believe that hump day (the half way point of his mission) is litterally next week, gotta pick out which white shirt i will burn, haha. I have noticed how much i have changed in the past year and how much more i still have to do. haha i think the first year is the learning part and then the second year is your time to shine. atleast for us normal missionaries that arent ready on the first step, or us foreigners. Every week i am learning more and more about missionary work. i think it will be impossible for me to come to a point where i can be better, (duh) haha but in the missionary field sense. Even though missionary work is not easy, it is the best decision that a person can make in their lives. its the best way to become converted. it is my Alma the younger version of conversion.
I hope all is well at home. how is the job interview coming? anything new? well all is well here, just working and sweating a bit since its heated up a little bit. winter here is not the same as home. Haha
we helped one of the other pairs of missionaries move out of their house and into their new slick ocean view house. i am jealous, but it went well and they are pretty much moved.
last week had a conference in Itabuna with a Seventy, Elder ......i forgot his name, i wrote it in my notebook but forgot to write it in my planner. it was a good conference. then the week before, i gave a really short lesson on part of the Salvador training we got. the part was about the Doctrine of Christ (aka principles of the gospel) . Fé, Arrependimento, Batismo, Dom do Espirito Santo, e Persever até o fim. Try to figure that one out!!! haha it was good.
So, i didnt have time to make a recording for you kim. im sorry, but its been a super busy week. i want to still try to make one so ill try to before tomorrow. we will see. (Kevin did make and send a recording. We played during Kim’s wedding reception. We had a life-size cardboard figure created of
I got your last two packages mom, the ones u sent when u were in Utah. i already ate all the twizzlers. haha i missed them. i am reading the two books you sent too. they are very interseting.
So not much else is new just working alot and such, dont have any schedualed for sure baptisms yet, but people with date. but we are doing contacts like crazy. so we should have more soon.
August 3, 2010
Another transfer and a new companion. his name is Elder C. Ferreira. he his from Sao Paulo. he actually isnt here yet haha he doest get here for another hourish. i was at another duplos house helping them paint there house so im covered in dried paint and sweat. haha so it was fun. im really tired though.
Unfortunately our Zone was the lowest baptising zone by alot. we had 3 for four pairs and other zones had about 20 for more then four. so we got alot of work to do. we got a few people with date though, so we will for sure batize. im excited, just cant afford to start to doubt at all. im working hard though. im exc ited for this new change. will help alot.
Its hard being DL. since i still am learing how to really be a senior. haha but i have already seen a big difference in my teaching and self confidence, and i need to grow more to be better.
(Where is your favorite place to go in Illheus? What did/do you do there?) I like to go to the house of one of our members, its on a hill over looking the bay/ocean and it always has a really nice breeze. its my fav. spot to go to.
We found a hand ful of new investigators that are golden right now. so im super excited to teach them and baptize them. our zone is needing baptizms. Sunday i fasted for success and i think we are getting some now. i am getting alot better at my contacts too. so the work is just getting more natural. exciting, i know. haha
umm...lets see what else. hows dads interviewing coming along? good i hope, i wouldnt mind him having a new change up of things, even if it would mean moving. i dont want to really leave vegas, but since im in brazil for another year, i dont have much say. but i have been hoping he gets a good more solid job and i know he likes the university setting. so we will see what happens.
Another transfer and a new companion. his name is Elder C. Ferreira. he his from Sao Paulo. he actually isnt here yet haha he doest get here for another hourish. i was at another duplos house helping them paint there house so im covered in dried paint and sweat. haha so it was fun. im really tired though.
Unfortunately our Zone was the lowest baptising zone by alot. we had 3 for four pairs and other zones had about 20 for more then four. so we got alot of work to do. we got a few people with date though, so we will for sure batize. im excited, just cant afford to start to doubt at all. im working hard though. im exc ited for this new change. will help alot.
Its hard being DL. since i still am learing how to really be a senior. haha but i have already seen a big difference in my teaching and self confidence, and i need to grow more to be better.
(Where is your favorite place to go in Illheus? What did/do you do there?) I like to go to the house of one of our members, its on a hill over looking the bay/ocean and it always has a really nice breeze. its my fav. spot to go to.
We found a hand ful of new investigators that are golden right now. so im super excited to teach them and baptize them. our zone is needing baptizms. Sunday i fasted for success and i think we are getting some now. i am getting alot better at my contacts too. so the work is just getting more natural. exciting, i know. haha
umm...lets see what else. hows dads interviewing coming along? good i hope, i wouldnt mind him having a new change up of things, even if it would mean moving. i dont want to really leave vegas, but since im in brazil for another year, i dont have much say. but i have been hoping he gets a good more solid job and i know he likes the university setting. so we will see what happens.
July 27, 2010
Today, i am really tired cause this week we had a three day training conference in salvador and its like impossible to sleep well on the bus. They play movies though on the bus (we are allowed to watch them) they played Fireproof, which i highly recommend, and....you wouldnt believe it..... Twilight. Yes, they played Twilight. haha i was like, ah crap, im gonna have to watch this again. haha it reminded me of you guys haha. so i was slightly trunky after wards and it wants me to watch the second movie now. we will see what happens.
I was in Salvador for a 3 day leadership training, and boy are things changing for the mission. The missionary department has came out with new training material that they are going to imply in the MTCs next year and all the missions are getting them now to integrate it into our work. Its more focused on teaching with the spirit then just knowing the lessons and teaching lessons. They are working on having us learn to teach people. thats how it should be anyways, but its gonna be a change, esp since to be honest, i dont know how to really work with the spirit. Im glad i was made DL this transfere to go to this meeting, its gonna change me alot. it will be hard though since im not very great with change, but this is the oportunity i have been looking for, so ill do my best.
Today, i am really tired cause this week we had a three day training conference in salvador and its like impossible to sleep well on the bus. They play movies though on the bus (we are allowed to watch them) they played Fireproof, which i highly recommend, and....you wouldnt believe it..... Twilight. Yes, they played Twilight. haha i was like, ah crap, im gonna have to watch this again. haha it reminded me of you guys haha. so i was slightly trunky after wards and it wants me to watch the second movie now. we will see what happens.
I was in Salvador for a 3 day leadership training, and boy are things changing for the mission. The missionary department has came out with new training material that they are going to imply in the MTCs next year and all the missions are getting them now to integrate it into our work. Its more focused on teaching with the spirit then just knowing the lessons and teaching lessons. They are working on having us learn to teach people. thats how it should be anyways, but its gonna be a change, esp since to be honest, i dont know how to really work with the spirit. Im glad i was made DL this transfere to go to this meeting, its gonna change me alot. it will be hard though since im not very great with change, but this is the oportunity i have been looking for, so ill do my best.
July 19, 2010
Sounds like you are having fun having the house to yourself. (The rest of us were in Utah.) And sorry, you will have to wait another year for me to be able to help you with the lawn and the trash. haha i do at times miss that lawn mower. Just us tackling the grass and giving me time to think and ponder. but one more year. haha
I did know that Aaron was Moses´s brother (not to pop your bubble) since im studying the Bible. I just started Jonas yesterday. Im reading the institute manual while im reading the bible to help me understand what is going on and such. ITs been a really interesting read the past few weeks. Just seeing the rises and falls in the Jewish history, All the things the great leaders accomplish, only to make one mistake and loose it all. Its helped me analyze my life and notice where i need to be better.
Well, sounds like all is well with you dad. im doing well, last night we had a district sleep over. haha it was fun. Elder Sloan and i talked alot about random stuff. Its nice to have an american to talk with once in awhile. I love my brazillian companions, but its just much more natural and such talking with the americans. but its good though. Haha
we have three families currently that we are teaching, but the only problem is no one is going to church, so its kind of hard to have baptisms when no one goes to church. so thats our main obsticale right now.
My favorite brazillian food is....not sure, i like it in general. Some types of beans and rice they make that i really like. They also make Lassangias (forgot how to spell it) which is their version of caserols. haha but they are really good.
What are the Top 5 things you like about Brazil?
* these arent in any perticular order
1. Soccer!!!
2. the culture is so friendly and open
3. Everyone here believes in God and its allowed to be talked about anywhere, unlike in the states, so its nice to be able to talk about God any where and everywhere.
4. Food!!
5. uhh.....Not sure what else. just like it in general. haha
(Kevin’s cousin left for his mission.)
I didnt know there was an MTC in Peru. Tell andrew to look out for an Elder James Moor. i cant remember which mission he is in but i know he is in Peru. Hes my good friend from BYU. ITs crazy that he is finally in the field. Hopefully he can email, cause i would like to be able to talk directly with him, and help him during these next difficult months of the mission. i know he can do it, but ive already gotten thru it and i would like to hear about his experiances too.
Well, i gotta run we have lunch with a member that lives in New York and her family lives here. so she knows english and her daughters and son do too. its crazy haha.
Sounds like you are having fun having the house to yourself. (The rest of us were in Utah.) And sorry, you will have to wait another year for me to be able to help you with the lawn and the trash. haha i do at times miss that lawn mower. Just us tackling the grass and giving me time to think and ponder. but one more year. haha
I did know that Aaron was Moses´s brother (not to pop your bubble) since im studying the Bible. I just started Jonas yesterday. Im reading the institute manual while im reading the bible to help me understand what is going on and such. ITs been a really interesting read the past few weeks. Just seeing the rises and falls in the Jewish history, All the things the great leaders accomplish, only to make one mistake and loose it all. Its helped me analyze my life and notice where i need to be better.
Well, sounds like all is well with you dad. im doing well, last night we had a district sleep over. haha it was fun. Elder Sloan and i talked alot about random stuff. Its nice to have an american to talk with once in awhile. I love my brazillian companions, but its just much more natural and such talking with the americans. but its good though. Haha
we have three families currently that we are teaching, but the only problem is no one is going to church, so its kind of hard to have baptisms when no one goes to church. so thats our main obsticale right now.
My favorite brazillian food is....not sure, i like it in general. Some types of beans and rice they make that i really like. They also make Lassangias (forgot how to spell it) which is their version of caserols. haha but they are really good.
What are the Top 5 things you like about Brazil?
* these arent in any perticular order
1. Soccer!!!
2. the culture is so friendly and open
3. Everyone here believes in God and its allowed to be talked about anywhere, unlike in the states, so its nice to be able to talk about God any where and everywhere.
4. Food!!
5. uhh.....Not sure what else. just like it in general. haha
(Kevin’s cousin left for his mission.)
I didnt know there was an MTC in Peru. Tell andrew to look out for an Elder James Moor. i cant remember which mission he is in but i know he is in Peru. Hes my good friend from BYU. ITs crazy that he is finally in the field. Hopefully he can email, cause i would like to be able to talk directly with him, and help him during these next difficult months of the mission. i know he can do it, but ive already gotten thru it and i would like to hear about his experiances too.
Well, i gotta run we have lunch with a member that lives in New York and her family lives here. so she knows english and her daughters and son do too. its crazy haha.
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