Querida Família,
Oí, tudo bem? Como voces estâo? Eu espero tudo e bom com a casamento tudo assim. (i hope all is well with the wedding) so what else is new? I can’t believe that you went off the road in your car mom! Is everything okay, i mean, obviously your guys aren’t d ead but everyone is alright?
So this week was good. Kinda long and our baptism fell through but all is good. It’s pretty cool, i am finally at the point to where i can talk to people and carry on a conversation. It’s really cool. Oh yeah, i received a book from the bishopric the other day, please tell them thank you. It was kinda funny, on the package of the book it said, “your package was miss sent to Borok Papua New Guinea”. Funny huh, it went to new gunea first. I don’t know why though cause the address is right. But tell them thank you very much!
So mikey did you receive your present yet? Let me know when you do. And sorry about your job! That sucks. Are things really bad at home, i mean everyone is losing their jobs and such, whats going on? So i am glad that you and dallin have all your papers in for your eagle! That’s cool! And dallin finally got a new bed huh! Hahaha. Hey congratulations you two for your battle of the bands thing!!!! That is so awesome!!!! I am really sad i missed it!!! But i’m very happy for you guys! So what is the name of this band?
Dallin, dude, so you and ashley are hanging out again. Thats cool! Hey congrats on the battle of the bands! Thats pretty cool that you guys will record a song! Crap man, i wanna here it. I know, post it on u tube and i will go to a members house and tell her to go there and i can here it okay! good luck with cross country! Don’t get hurt okay!
So we moved houses this past week. We were about 25 min away from the chapel but now we are across the street so thats good. And this house is a whole lot better then the other. So i will explain carnival real quick. It is almost like the marty graw except its not a holiday just for one type of people. This is a holiday of sin basically. Everything closes down and people go to huge parties and drink and do all kinds of crap. Its really sad actually, but, yeah, and a little dangerous cause everyone is drunk, but all is good. We work as normal to because we are in more of a relaxed town and they don’t really have any big parties around here.
Man, nothing really happened this week. Sorry, i don’t have a lot to write about. Oh so dad, really, what did you do to learn or write in português so fast. And is it portugal portugues or brazililan portugues, bacause there is a difference. The reason i ask is because some of the things in your letter were weird. But honestly it is better then my portugues! I don’t talk or write any where near that so parábens!
Chanae- holy crap ! You have a freakin rock on your finger! Wow! That is a really pretty ring! Congratulations on finding a dress também! That is really exciting! I am really excited that you will go through the temple soon! That is so freakin cool! WoW!!!! I love the temple!!!! Go as often as you can!!!! It is one of the best places on the earth! So you guys will get an apartment in st. George or do you not know yet.
Hey family, send me some pics of you guys and of the snow and all that good stuff! You can send them over the e-mail and then i will transfer them to my camera to print or something. But send me some pics of you guys and all that is going on okay! Hey I love you all!!! Thanks for all of your love and support and for all that you do for me!! I love you all so much!!! I know that this is the true church and that Jesus Cristo really guides this church through a living profet today!! The book of mormon is true!!! Be sure and read it everyday!!!! I love you all so much and pray for you all daily!!!! I love you!!!!!!!!
Love your son, bro and Elder
Elder WIlson
He went sailing right out there... just sailing right out there!
These things happen because these things happen, and thats why they happen!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
If you think 3 hours of church is long.............February 16, 2009
Oi família!
Thanks for all the e-mails! So this week was pretty good! We baptized a young man named edgar on Saturday! And no, I didn´t realize that it was valentines day until we arrived in the house that night and I looked at the calendar but happy valentines day!!!!!! I hope everyone had a good valentines day and that all went well!
No I haven´t received the package yet but I probably will soon. It depends when the zl´s go to João Pessoa. But all is good and about the shoes. All is good. I never got my other pair from the guy because I got transferred, but elder Hyatt lives with Elder matos, and Elder matos is in my zone and I see him every week. So Elder Hyatt said he´d get them and send them to me. So, other than that all is good.
Oh Michael, I finally sent your present last week on Tuesday. So you should get it in a little bit. Probably a month ish. Maybe sooner, I dunno. I hope that you like it. Let me know when you get ok. Hey and parabéns on your band thing! For you and dallin!! You guys are awesome!!! Good luck in enterprise!!! You’ll win for sure!!!
So I saw a monkey the other day! He was on the wall next to our house. He is really small! I took pics and I will send them if this comp lets me. I have been trying to but it has problems.
So dad, that was pretty cool that you were writing in português! What is this “crash course” of yours because your portugues is better than mine already! Or did Tim help you out. Anyways, it was pretty good. You only had a few errors I can’t believe you have to sell the boat! That sucks! Just go way cheap on the wedding. Just kidding chanae but that does suck. So it sounds like chanae and bryce are staying busy with wedding stuff. Are you going to have the reception at home like you always talked about?
So Michael, Dallin, you guys have your eagles yet? You better! Especially because all you had was paper work to do! keep working on it, you’ll be happy you have it in the future when you are pushing your own kids to get it.
So the church put on a dance Saturday night and guess what song they were playing.. just guess.. Hesston likes it and you would never hear it at a church dance at home… the song that says “I kissed a g irl and I liked it”. ! serious! It’s really funny, because here a lot of people like American music but they don’t understand what it is saying, and that was proven Saturday night. I started laughing so hard when I heard it! And they played a couple of other songs that weren’t very good either. It was kinda funy
Hey chanae, guess what, bro Anderson from efy is in the book “teachings of the presidentes of the church, Joseph Smith” I saw his pic on Sunday and thought it was cool. Chpter 28.
So on Sunday I go to both wards! 6 hrs of church! Crazy huh! And yesterday I had to give a talk in sacrament meeting! They asked me Saturday night! Man I was freaking out, if you think a talk in English is hard, think again! My talk was on commitments to the lord and change. So I talked about callings in the ward, because the ward will be split here in a little while. But it went well. I had 15 min. and I finished my talk in about 10 min. so for the last five I just bore my testimony and kinda rambled but it was good.
So this week we are moving houses. Because our house is about 20 min from the church and our area, so that will be fun. Kinda. Well, that’s about all for me. I love you all so much!!! The church is true!!!! Read the bom everyday!!!! I love you all!!! good luck with the wedding plans!!:)
Elder Wilson
Thanks for all the e-mails! So this week was pretty good! We baptized a young man named edgar on Saturday! And no, I didn´t realize that it was valentines day until we arrived in the house that night and I looked at the calendar but happy valentines day!!!!!! I hope everyone had a good valentines day and that all went well!
No I haven´t received the package yet but I probably will soon. It depends when the zl´s go to João Pessoa. But all is good and about the shoes. All is good. I never got my other pair from the guy because I got transferred, but elder Hyatt lives with Elder matos, and Elder matos is in my zone and I see him every week. So Elder Hyatt said he´d get them and send them to me. So, other than that all is good.
Oh Michael, I finally sent your present last week on Tuesday. So you should get it in a little bit. Probably a month ish. Maybe sooner, I dunno. I hope that you like it. Let me know when you get ok. Hey and parabéns on your band thing! For you and dallin!! You guys are awesome!!! Good luck in enterprise!!! You’ll win for sure!!!
So I saw a monkey the other day! He was on the wall next to our house. He is really small! I took pics and I will send them if this comp lets me. I have been trying to but it has problems.
So dad, that was pretty cool that you were writing in português! What is this “crash course” of yours because your portugues is better than mine already! Or did Tim help you out. Anyways, it was pretty good. You only had a few errors I can’t believe you have to sell the boat! That sucks! Just go way cheap on the wedding. Just kidding chanae but that does suck. So it sounds like chanae and bryce are staying busy with wedding stuff. Are you going to have the reception at home like you always talked about?
So Michael, Dallin, you guys have your eagles yet? You better! Especially because all you had was paper work to do! keep working on it, you’ll be happy you have it in the future when you are pushing your own kids to get it.
So the church put on a dance Saturday night and guess what song they were playing.. just guess.. Hesston likes it and you would never hear it at a church dance at home… the song that says “I kissed a g irl and I liked it”. ! serious! It’s really funny, because here a lot of people like American music but they don’t understand what it is saying, and that was proven Saturday night. I started laughing so hard when I heard it! And they played a couple of other songs that weren’t very good either. It was kinda funy
Hey chanae, guess what, bro Anderson from efy is in the book “teachings of the presidentes of the church, Joseph Smith” I saw his pic on Sunday and thought it was cool. Chpter 28.
So on Sunday I go to both wards! 6 hrs of church! Crazy huh! And yesterday I had to give a talk in sacrament meeting! They asked me Saturday night! Man I was freaking out, if you think a talk in English is hard, think again! My talk was on commitments to the lord and change. So I talked about callings in the ward, because the ward will be split here in a little while. But it went well. I had 15 min. and I finished my talk in about 10 min. so for the last five I just bore my testimony and kinda rambled but it was good.
So this week we are moving houses. Because our house is about 20 min from the church and our area, so that will be fun. Kinda. Well, that’s about all for me. I love you all so much!!! The church is true!!!! Read the bom everyday!!!! I love you all!!! good luck with the wedding plans!!:)
Elder Wilson
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Baptisms and Tranfers.....February 9, 2009
Family,
Nossa!! Eu não acredito!! 3 mezes! that is so freakin close!!!! hahahaha, i knew you would get married while i was gone! and i knew it would be byrce!!! i have been praying for this for a while!!! Parabéns!!!!!! congratulations!!!!!!! that is so cool!!!! man, this week just keeps getting better and better!!!!!
wow!!, that is really cool! and i can totally see dad acting the same way as the dad on father of the bride! hahaha, man, this is so funny and awesome!!! when will you go through the temple? let me know everyhting! and be sure and send me a wedding invitation. all though i cant be there i would like to see it and pretend!:) ( and yes bryce, i know who dan jones is:))
so this week was so awesome!!!!!!! we finally baptized our family, Erivaldo, Neide, and Erik!!!! it was the best baptism meeting i have had yet! Man I love that family! they are so cool! and they have a goal to be sealed in the temple! awesome huh!! conserteza he will be a stake pres some day! we baptized them on saturday and then on sunday we baptized a young man named João! that was exciting to! 4 baptisms this week! it was so cool! the lord truly blessed us!!! so transfers were today. we got the phone call last night at 9:45 ish. and Elder hyatt thought he was going to leave for sure! so he said good bye to everyone! and guess what, i got transfered! i am so sad to leave my area! I love the people there, it was so depressing to pack my bags last night. but i hope i will like my new area. my new comp is elder maxfield. i will kill him this transfer( missionary slang for this is his last transfer in the mission, i'm not really kil ling him:)) in my new area i will be working with two wards! crazy huh! he said there is alot of work to do so that is good. so iam excited to work in a new area. a chance to change and be a different person! a better missionary! because nobody knows me, i can be who ever i want to be! that is the good thing with transfers:)
Parabéns michael and dallin! and good luck! i am way excited for you guys! that is so cool!!! you guys will win for sure! i am praying for you! so do you have a band name yet?
dad, about retention. yes they do do stuff. they need to do more but they do somethings. that is a big thing we are trying to push in the wards. because we baptize alot, but alot are falling away at the same time. in the ward i was in, they had a family home evening for all the new members in a members home. and depending on the mission, the missionaries plan activities to help but we aren't allowed to in this mission. so we depend on the ward to help. but that parable is exactly correct for here. you have to help the seed or they will die when the sun comes out.
well family, i want to send pics but this comp. doesn't have a jack so i might have to wait for next week. sorry. but i am doing good and i am really excited for all of you back home. good luck with the wedding plans and with everything! I love you all!! oh yeah, i am now in the city of ciudade do sol or city of sun:) sun city? it is in Natal still. actually really close to my other area. so it wont be to big of a change. I love you all!!!! I hope the lord will bless you!!!!!!! much love!!!
your son , brother, and elder
Elder wilson!
dallin ... get well soon!!!:) love ya!!
Nossa!! Eu não acredito!! 3 mezes! that is so freakin close!!!! hahahaha, i knew you would get married while i was gone! and i knew it would be byrce!!! i have been praying for this for a while!!! Parabéns!!!!!! congratulations!!!!!!! that is so cool!!!! man, this week just keeps getting better and better!!!!!
wow!!, that is really cool! and i can totally see dad acting the same way as the dad on father of the bride! hahaha, man, this is so funny and awesome!!! when will you go through the temple? let me know everyhting! and be sure and send me a wedding invitation. all though i cant be there i would like to see it and pretend!:) ( and yes bryce, i know who dan jones is:))
so this week was so awesome!!!!!!! we finally baptized our family, Erivaldo, Neide, and Erik!!!! it was the best baptism meeting i have had yet! Man I love that family! they are so cool! and they have a goal to be sealed in the temple! awesome huh!! conserteza he will be a stake pres some day! we baptized them on saturday and then on sunday we baptized a young man named João! that was exciting to! 4 baptisms this week! it was so cool! the lord truly blessed us!!! so transfers were today. we got the phone call last night at 9:45 ish. and Elder hyatt thought he was going to leave for sure! so he said good bye to everyone! and guess what, i got transfered! i am so sad to leave my area! I love the people there, it was so depressing to pack my bags last night. but i hope i will like my new area. my new comp is elder maxfield. i will kill him this transfer( missionary slang for this is his last transfer in the mission, i'm not really kil ling him:)) in my new area i will be working with two wards! crazy huh! he said there is alot of work to do so that is good. so iam excited to work in a new area. a chance to change and be a different person! a better missionary! because nobody knows me, i can be who ever i want to be! that is the good thing with transfers:)
Parabéns michael and dallin! and good luck! i am way excited for you guys! that is so cool!!! you guys will win for sure! i am praying for you! so do you have a band name yet?
dad, about retention. yes they do do stuff. they need to do more but they do somethings. that is a big thing we are trying to push in the wards. because we baptize alot, but alot are falling away at the same time. in the ward i was in, they had a family home evening for all the new members in a members home. and depending on the mission, the missionaries plan activities to help but we aren't allowed to in this mission. so we depend on the ward to help. but that parable is exactly correct for here. you have to help the seed or they will die when the sun comes out.
well family, i want to send pics but this comp. doesn't have a jack so i might have to wait for next week. sorry. but i am doing good and i am really excited for all of you back home. good luck with the wedding plans and with everything! I love you all!! oh yeah, i am now in the city of ciudade do sol or city of sun:) sun city? it is in Natal still. actually really close to my other area. so it wont be to big of a change. I love you all!!!! I hope the lord will bless you!!!!!!! much love!!!
your son , brother, and elder
Elder wilson!
dallin ... get well soon!!!:) love ya!!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
SUNSCREEN? WHAT IS THIS WORD? :) ........February 2, 2009
okay, I wear sunscreen when i think about it. so not everyday, but when i remember i do. and i have been trying to remember:)
Hello Family!!!!
I hope you are ótimo! (awesome) i am doing really good! yesterday we had two baptisms! one man named João maria and a boy with 11yrs. named Ricardo. It was totally awesome! I am way excited for them! Elder Hyatt baptized João Maria and i baptized Ricardo. it took me three times to baptize him! his foot kept floating up. so finally the last time i stepped on his foot and baptized. it was kinda funny but the important thing is he was baptized!
we finally marked a baptismal date for erivaldo to. the family we are teaching! we will baptize them on saturday and then on sunday we have two more baptisms marked to and they are all firm ( can you say that?). so i am way escited for this week! 5 baptisms! i really hope the lord will help us and that they will all make it!
and yes mom, had i known it was expired milk i wouldn't have dranken it and gave the excuse of my sick stomach. and with the other, that was like the main dish so i would have eaten it anyways.
Transfers are this coming monday. My comp has almost 6 months in this area so he will probably be transfered. and i will stay here. which is good. i have been with my comp. for almost 3 months now. you could say i am ready for a change, but it will be sad at the same time. i really hope i get a brazilian comp. because my portugues will get a lot better. oh, there is a rm in my ward that served with elder hurd. cool huh.
and mikey, i forgot last week to answer your question. no, they don't have any cool candy down here. candy at home is a million times better! we have better sugar!!!!! and i have your present ready and i will probably send it on the 10 ish. thats when we get payed and we go to the correios. (post office)
and bryce, thanks so much for the advice! i love to receive advice from other missionaries to help me be better cause i am still learning alot of things. and thanks for your support!
so i will attach two photos today. either with this e-mail or the next but one of the baptism and one of the elders that came with me to the mission. we all met at a conference with elder cook. ( i remembered just barely:))
so that conference with Elder Cook was awesome!!!! i got to shake his hand to! i love to listen to the apostles! they speak with so much power! it is so cool! he talked on how we can be better missionaries, he talked about 4 things. loving the people, loving your comp. loving the mission pres. and loving the savior. it was really cool! and pres. talked to us for quiet a while to ! it was a really good conf. and Sister gave us some de worming pills:) that was fun! i have one more to take on wednesday. those things flush you out like crazy! the first day i took one i went to the bathroom 7 times i think. crappy huh:) but i am feeling better.
well, thanks for all of the letters! it was pretty funny, last week i received more letters and they were all from christmas.:) thanks for all!!! I love you all so much! can you believe we only have 3 1/2 months until the next phone call! crazy huh! man the time is passing fast! i almost have 5 months in the mission! crazy huh! Hey, I love you all!! give my love to all the family! I know this church is true! Jesus Cristo is our savior and redeemer! and we can all live together after this life!!! I am so grateful for the knowledge I have of the gospel!!! I love you all!!!!!!!! your son brother and elder,
Elder Wilson
Hello Family!!!!
I hope you are ótimo! (awesome) i am doing really good! yesterday we had two baptisms! one man named João maria and a boy with 11yrs. named Ricardo. It was totally awesome! I am way excited for them! Elder Hyatt baptized João Maria and i baptized Ricardo. it took me three times to baptize him! his foot kept floating up. so finally the last time i stepped on his foot and baptized. it was kinda funny but the important thing is he was baptized!
we finally marked a baptismal date for erivaldo to. the family we are teaching! we will baptize them on saturday and then on sunday we have two more baptisms marked to and they are all firm ( can you say that?). so i am way escited for this week! 5 baptisms! i really hope the lord will help us and that they will all make it!
and yes mom, had i known it was expired milk i wouldn't have dranken it and gave the excuse of my sick stomach. and with the other, that was like the main dish so i would have eaten it anyways.
Transfers are this coming monday. My comp has almost 6 months in this area so he will probably be transfered. and i will stay here. which is good. i have been with my comp. for almost 3 months now. you could say i am ready for a change, but it will be sad at the same time. i really hope i get a brazilian comp. because my portugues will get a lot better. oh, there is a rm in my ward that served with elder hurd. cool huh.
and mikey, i forgot last week to answer your question. no, they don't have any cool candy down here. candy at home is a million times better! we have better sugar!!!!! and i have your present ready and i will probably send it on the 10 ish. thats when we get payed and we go to the correios. (post office)
and bryce, thanks so much for the advice! i love to receive advice from other missionaries to help me be better cause i am still learning alot of things. and thanks for your support!
so i will attach two photos today. either with this e-mail or the next but one of the baptism and one of the elders that came with me to the mission. we all met at a conference with elder cook. ( i remembered just barely:))
so that conference with Elder Cook was awesome!!!! i got to shake his hand to! i love to listen to the apostles! they speak with so much power! it is so cool! he talked on how we can be better missionaries, he talked about 4 things. loving the people, loving your comp. loving the mission pres. and loving the savior. it was really cool! and pres. talked to us for quiet a while to ! it was a really good conf. and Sister gave us some de worming pills:) that was fun! i have one more to take on wednesday. those things flush you out like crazy! the first day i took one i went to the bathroom 7 times i think. crappy huh:) but i am feeling better.
well, thanks for all of the letters! it was pretty funny, last week i received more letters and they were all from christmas.:) thanks for all!!! I love you all so much! can you believe we only have 3 1/2 months until the next phone call! crazy huh! man the time is passing fast! i almost have 5 months in the mission! crazy huh! Hey, I love you all!! give my love to all the family! I know this church is true! Jesus Cristo is our savior and redeemer! and we can all live together after this life!!! I am so grateful for the knowledge I have of the gospel!!! I love you all!!!!!!!! your son brother and elder,
Elder Wilson
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