Oi Família!!!!!
wow one more week has passed! so this week was pretty good! we had a baptism yesterday. a 13 yr old named Luciana. we are really excited for her! and we also had three other investigators go to church that are excited to be baptized and are really firm! we will baptize them next week! this week will be exciting, we have 7 people we can baptize this week. that family, we just need the dad, erivaldo, to follow his answer and decide to be baptized. we have been praying for him for a while becuse, like everyone, he needs to be baptized, and he knows its true, i think he is just scarred of change. but also his wife and son want to get baptize but the wife wants them both to wait for the husband. so we have been praying like crazing and hoping for a miracle these past two weeks. and we also have this young man named claudio and we need to talk to his mom about letting him be baptized. so i pray the lord will soften her heart.
oh yeah, i haven't been able to get any money out of my account yet because they don't have an atm that will read my card, like they don't have a international atm where we go to get money. so i will probably have to wait until i get transfered to get any out. but it's not a problem. i ended up with 40 reis left over this week and we got money today. so it's all good. and no i didn't buy shoes becase i will get mine back before i leave this area.
so chanae, why don't you have a job at tuacahn. did you quit or they don't need you because of the off season or something. I'm praying for you, and that you'll find a job.
hey, thank aunt lynette and dawna for the letters. i will write them back today but probably won't send it for another week because i already mailed my letters for this week. and also thank sister holmes. she has sent me a couple of cards!
oh, so on friday we are at this lady's house, and everytime we get ready to leave she always offers us stuff. ( side note.. i had just started to get regular again) so she asks about some milk or something. once again i can't understand. and so we say we will try it. but she brings a whole mug full! basically it is expired milk. they buy it, put it in the fridge for a day and then leave it out for a day! disgusting huh. yeah i was trying so hard not to throw up!!!! and of course, i am even worse then i was before! it sucks!!!! but other than that i am good!!!! i love you all!!! hey mike and dall, try not to get to mad and the refs okay:) jk. love ya!!!!!!!!!
elder wilson
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Did you say BILLY GOAT!?................. January 19, 2009
oh família!!!
Como voces estão? i am very good, well better than yesterday:) i was a little sick yesterday. it was like the flu symptoms where i was just weak and had a headache, and diarrea:) but hoje i am better. so diarrea:) a little:) anyways, Mom, thanks for sending baking powder because they don't have baking soda here or cream of tartor. so thank you so much!! and thanks so much for sending a package! I feel bad because it costs a lot to send packages and i just want you guys to know that i am so gratefull for all you do for me!!!
so yesterday we didn't really have any one lined up for a baptism and we were praying like crazy that the lord would bless us with one, we even had the font filled up (the other elders had a baptism on saturday:)). but sadly we didn't have one. but the good news is that next week, we have 7 baptism for sure and possibly 8! we have that one family and then 2 young men way firm and then 2 primary kids and then a young woman that said if she received an answer today then she will be baptized! so the lord is truly blessing us! I am way excited!!
Billy Goat.. did you say Billy goat.... yup sure enough, it was billy goat! on saturday for our lunch a member prepared buchada for us. basically it is heart and liver and other stuff of a billy goat wrapped up in the stomach of the billy goat and she prepared the feet (hoofs) to. so apparently if you cook the hoofs long enough you can eat them, cause i did. i was blessed with not being able to understand her so i didn't find out what we ate till after when i asked my comp. but i must say.. it wasn't as bad as you would expect. yeah, the stomach was pretty gross but she had the heart and liver seasoned pretty good. but the feet were disgusting! but i made it through:)so yeah, probably one of the wierdest things i will eat here. it was a first for my comp to.
thanks so much for the poptarts! i have bun munching on them and they are sooo good!!! and also, hot wheels are a good thing to send for xmas because here it is 5 reis for one. so 2.50! crappy huh. and the kids love them.. so just a little side note:)
and dad asked how much money i get a week and stuff... i get 100 reis for 2 weeks. depending on what i buy and eat, i either spend it all or i end up with anywhere from 10-20 reis left over. just depends on what we do.
so i mentioned that i was trying to cut out english. yeah, its hard:) but i am learning faster and able to speak better now. and i am slowly forgetting english if you can believe it. sometimes i ask my comp, hey how do you say this in english, and he's like, i don't remember. :) it's pretty funny. yeah my comp just asked me how to spell something and after he said.. English is wierd! its pretty funny! and i found out why none of my fotos have been loading. they are all to big. so i changed the setting on my camera and i will try to send two fotos to see if it will work. one of my comp and then one of elder vieirra (on the bed) and elder matos ( the other 2 elders in our house)
well family, I love you all so much!!! the church is true!!! I know it with all my heart!!! through the atonement of our savior Jesus Cristo we have the oppurtunity to repent and we can all live together after this life with him! how great is this gospel!! ilove it!!!! I love you all so much!!! i hope you all in good health and alive!!!! micheal and dallin goodluck with your ward ball game this week!!!! I love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love your son, brother and elder!
Elder Wilson
Como voces estão? i am very good, well better than yesterday:) i was a little sick yesterday. it was like the flu symptoms where i was just weak and had a headache, and diarrea:) but hoje i am better. so diarrea:) a little:) anyways, Mom, thanks for sending baking powder because they don't have baking soda here or cream of tartor. so thank you so much!! and thanks so much for sending a package! I feel bad because it costs a lot to send packages and i just want you guys to know that i am so gratefull for all you do for me!!!
so yesterday we didn't really have any one lined up for a baptism and we were praying like crazy that the lord would bless us with one, we even had the font filled up (the other elders had a baptism on saturday:)). but sadly we didn't have one. but the good news is that next week, we have 7 baptism for sure and possibly 8! we have that one family and then 2 young men way firm and then 2 primary kids and then a young woman that said if she received an answer today then she will be baptized! so the lord is truly blessing us! I am way excited!!
Billy Goat.. did you say Billy goat.... yup sure enough, it was billy goat! on saturday for our lunch a member prepared buchada for us. basically it is heart and liver and other stuff of a billy goat wrapped up in the stomach of the billy goat and she prepared the feet (hoofs) to. so apparently if you cook the hoofs long enough you can eat them, cause i did. i was blessed with not being able to understand her so i didn't find out what we ate till after when i asked my comp. but i must say.. it wasn't as bad as you would expect. yeah, the stomach was pretty gross but she had the heart and liver seasoned pretty good. but the feet were disgusting! but i made it through:)so yeah, probably one of the wierdest things i will eat here. it was a first for my comp to.
thanks so much for the poptarts! i have bun munching on them and they are sooo good!!! and also, hot wheels are a good thing to send for xmas because here it is 5 reis for one. so 2.50! crappy huh. and the kids love them.. so just a little side note:)
and dad asked how much money i get a week and stuff... i get 100 reis for 2 weeks. depending on what i buy and eat, i either spend it all or i end up with anywhere from 10-20 reis left over. just depends on what we do.
so i mentioned that i was trying to cut out english. yeah, its hard:) but i am learning faster and able to speak better now. and i am slowly forgetting english if you can believe it. sometimes i ask my comp, hey how do you say this in english, and he's like, i don't remember. :) it's pretty funny. yeah my comp just asked me how to spell something and after he said.. English is wierd! its pretty funny! and i found out why none of my fotos have been loading. they are all to big. so i changed the setting on my camera and i will try to send two fotos to see if it will work. one of my comp and then one of elder vieirra (on the bed) and elder matos ( the other 2 elders in our house)
well family, I love you all so much!!! the church is true!!! I know it with all my heart!!! through the atonement of our savior Jesus Cristo we have the oppurtunity to repent and we can all live together after this life with him! how great is this gospel!! ilove it!!!! I love you all so much!!! i hope you all in good health and alive!!!! micheal and dallin goodluck with your ward ball game this week!!!! I love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love your son, brother and elder!
Elder Wilson
Sunday, January 18, 2009
January 12, 2009 email
okay, i haven't read all the e-mails yet because this comp is slower than crap and it is making me mad. we are at this crappy little comp. place and there are way better ones but the other elders district leader likes to come here because it is close to his house and we have to have a district leader to use internet. it is extremely annoying. but oh well. sorry, i had to vent a little. oh, and this comp wont load my pics so i wont be able to send any unless we go somewhere else. but okay:)...
so this week was pretty good. we had a baptism last week and i told you but then it erased my letter.but that was really exciting. his name is lukas and he is 14 yrs old. we are also workng with a really cool family and they will be baptized for sure! probably not this sunday but hopefully the next. this sunday we are planning on baptizing a named raquel. yes the same from way back when:) we were going to baptize her but then she went out and drank, and then after christmas she left and nobody knew where (her mom was traveling at the time and she was living with her step dad who basically doesn't care about her). but her mom is back and she is to. so we are going to talk to her today. and when me and my comp heard they were back we both knew immediately that we would baptize her this sunday!
so the work is going. we have a small group right now and need more people to teach but i'm sure we will find them.:) oh mom, i need your professional cooking skills and possibly grandmas and lynnettes. they don't have baking powder here. so what can you use to substitute for it. because i decided to make cornbread and pancakes anyways, and needless to say... they did not turn out:) but it was better than nothing:) so if you can find out that would be awesome and if not, it's all good:) and i was wondering if you would send my crepe recipe along with the sauce recipe, thanks :)
so we were teaching this guy a couple of days ago, and i decided to use bryces advice and teach how god and cristo are two seperate beings. (usually we just say joseph saw two beings during the first vision part) and when i testified of it the spirit was so strong! it was really cool! I am going to do it every time now! thanks for the advice bryce. and I really hope that he gets baptized, his name his João, john.
and yesterday, during church, none of our investigators had shown up when we began. i was so depressed and started praying like crazy. then about 10 min. into the class a family showed up! I was so excited and glad that H.F. answered my prayer. i have a strong testimony of prayer! it is so powerful!!
so mikey, i know what i will send you for christmas, late, but it might take a while cause last time i tried to get money out of my account it wouldn't let me but i will try again to day. so sorry. and that sounds like fun that you are going on a date com chelsea.:)
well family, i love you all so much!!! and i will answer more of your questions in letters cause it is easier! i fill really rushed using the internet. sorry. but i love you all soo much!!!!! and i pray for you all alwys!!!! the Church is true!!!! I know it and i know i could never deny it!!!! rember to read the book of mormon everyday!!!! oh, and uma coisa cool, this week i have been working on cutting english completely and it is amazing how much the lord is helping me. my portugues is already better. set goals and ask the lord for his help and if you have Faith, anything is possible! and i know this is true!!!
I love you all so much!!!!!
Elder wilson
so this week was pretty good. we had a baptism last week and i told you but then it erased my letter.but that was really exciting. his name is lukas and he is 14 yrs old. we are also workng with a really cool family and they will be baptized for sure! probably not this sunday but hopefully the next. this sunday we are planning on baptizing a named raquel. yes the same from way back when:) we were going to baptize her but then she went out and drank, and then after christmas she left and nobody knew where (her mom was traveling at the time and she was living with her step dad who basically doesn't care about her). but her mom is back and she is to. so we are going to talk to her today. and when me and my comp heard they were back we both knew immediately that we would baptize her this sunday!
so the work is going. we have a small group right now and need more people to teach but i'm sure we will find them.:) oh mom, i need your professional cooking skills and possibly grandmas and lynnettes. they don't have baking powder here. so what can you use to substitute for it. because i decided to make cornbread and pancakes anyways, and needless to say... they did not turn out:) but it was better than nothing:) so if you can find out that would be awesome and if not, it's all good:) and i was wondering if you would send my crepe recipe along with the sauce recipe, thanks :)
so we were teaching this guy a couple of days ago, and i decided to use bryces advice and teach how god and cristo are two seperate beings. (usually we just say joseph saw two beings during the first vision part) and when i testified of it the spirit was so strong! it was really cool! I am going to do it every time now! thanks for the advice bryce. and I really hope that he gets baptized, his name his João, john.
and yesterday, during church, none of our investigators had shown up when we began. i was so depressed and started praying like crazy. then about 10 min. into the class a family showed up! I was so excited and glad that H.F. answered my prayer. i have a strong testimony of prayer! it is so powerful!!
so mikey, i know what i will send you for christmas, late, but it might take a while cause last time i tried to get money out of my account it wouldn't let me but i will try again to day. so sorry. and that sounds like fun that you are going on a date com chelsea.:)
well family, i love you all so much!!! and i will answer more of your questions in letters cause it is easier! i fill really rushed using the internet. sorry. but i love you all soo much!!!!! and i pray for you all alwys!!!! the Church is true!!!! I know it and i know i could never deny it!!!! rember to read the book of mormon everyday!!!! oh, and uma coisa cool, this week i have been working on cutting english completely and it is amazing how much the lord is helping me. my portugues is already better. set goals and ask the lord for his help and if you have Faith, anything is possible! and i know this is true!!!
I love you all so much!!!!!
Elder wilson
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