Hello all,
Questions:
- Yes, zach and i have regular
correspondence. - My investigators survived their family. We have about 8 that we are teaching right now. We get most of our investigators by member references or by talking to random people on the street.
- I can and do teach in Portuguese, actually that is when i am at my best with Portuguese (I'm sure that there's a reason for that, the spirit or something like that). It's just with normal conversation that i have a hard time with.
- There are a few normal things- like pringles, club crackers, peanut m&ms and then things like rice,eggs,fruit. I found chocolate pudding last week. So yeah, I bought that. Other than what i have named, there are only Brazilian brands which some of them are similar but they aren't the same, like not even close. They have cereal but it is really expensive so i haven't tried it yet.
- Yes, the members have pets, mostly dogs or birds. But for those families that don't have pets, there is always a stray dog within a few blocks.
- The members are willing to help us. The problem is that our area is spread out so it is sometimes difficult to get a member who is in the area that we are teaching in. But if we ask, then they will almost always help.
This week was difficult for the work. We
had 8 commitments for church and none of them showed up, and our baptism
commitment backed out because of her husband's doubts. sigh. But I am well and
the sun is shining. Maybe with all of the cold weather, we will actually get some
fruit this year.
Congrats with your missionary work. It is truly amazing the way
that the Lord opens doors and hearts when we are looking to share the gospel
with others.
This week we had mission conference with a member of the area 70
presidency. It was good and there was one talk that struck me about how no
matter where we are or what we do we are always leaving a legacy. So, the
question is "what is yours?" Something to think about. The conference was also
good because i got to catch up with my friends from the MTC. It is truly a great
feeling to see how well they are progressing and growing on their mission and to
know that they see the same growth in me.
But despite the bad, we did have
a baptism this week from a companionship of sisters in my district. It was the
last son in a family of recent converts. I baptized them all so it was really
cool. It's funny when the youth found out that I am American they often come up
to me and ask me the meanings of song names or of the lyrics. I have to
explain the figurative language of music in my broken Portuguese...kind of
frustrating but funny at the same time.
I hope that you are well. Remember with
this work it's not about the money its about sending a message, "also i can do
all things through Christ who strengtheneth me."
love
elder Brett Wilson
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