Tuesday, June 19, 2012
6/18/2012
A part from our letter:
But this week we had transfers and Im still here, but Elder Hartley left. I now am with Elder Costa. A brazillian. He is way cool. He isnt the most obidient missionary in the world, but what can i do? Hopefully my portuese gets better now. I get discouraged because Im lacking a lot. I want to be more effective. Man, nobody told me the mission would be easy, but nobody said it would be this hard! I think we will have a baptism on Sunday. Keep your fingers crossed. I think I will have the honors of getting in the water. I sure hope so. Its been 3.5 months since I had a baptism!! Things are coming along though. I just keep getting fatter and fatter...But whatever.. We saw a lot of miracles this past week. I had a ton of fun with some members. The members like me, which is cool I guess!! Its been rainy, then hot, then rainy, then hot. Ta ficando louco!! Not sure if I have anything else to say...Except....I FINISHED THE BOOK OF MORMON!!!! Man, that Book is one heck of a book and contains power!!
But this week we had transfers and Im still here, but Elder Hartley left. I now am with Elder Costa. A brazillian. He is way cool. He isnt the most obidient missionary in the world, but what can i do? Hopefully my portuese gets better now. I get discouraged because Im lacking a lot. I want to be more effective. Man, nobody told me the mission would be easy, but nobody said it would be this hard! I think we will have a baptism on Sunday. Keep your fingers crossed. I think I will have the honors of getting in the water. I sure hope so. Its been 3.5 months since I had a baptism!! Things are coming along though. I just keep getting fatter and fatter...But whatever.. We saw a lot of miracles this past week. I had a ton of fun with some members. The members like me, which is cool I guess!! Its been rainy, then hot, then rainy, then hot. Ta ficando louco!! Not sure if I have anything else to say...Except....I FINISHED THE BOOK OF MORMON!!!! Man, that Book is one heck of a book and contains power!!
Monday, June 11, 2012
6/11/2012
Hello world!
This week was pretty good. I have stories and we are finding success. Right now, we have a lot of good FAMILIES we are teaching. Im loving it more than ever! Just to help someone on the street bring SO much joy! In fact, let me tell you a little story. A true story, that happened to me this past week. We saw a man, VERY drunk, he could barely stand. This man probably had 70+ years of age. We wanted to help him, so we asked is we could carry him home. So we did of course! Jesus Christ would have. When we got there, we knocked and a man came to the door. We made a contact and told him who we are. Then a lady came to the door. She was out of her mind. SCREAMING her guts out. She pushed the old man down and he cut him self up pretty good. So blood was involved. And then...she grabbed a knife. And a HUGE knife. I think I was peeing my pants at about this time, but then she started coming toward us...and STABBING things in the house. The wall. The couch. The table. She was going nuts. So we grabbed the old man and fled. Moral of the story...I have know clue. I was too scared to think of a moral.
One more quick story: Today we went to some gardens. We wanted pictures, but not just any ol pictures, but jumping pictures. I jumped up, and tried to do a meditation look....it didnt work. I ripped my pants right directly in the bum. And a HUGE hole. Good thing we were there with the sisters as well. And tons of people around. Yeah, Im a representative of Jesus Christ!!
Well, its super cold. Not really, but just the house. They dont have heaters so everything is FREEZING! In fact, Im sleeping with two sweatpants, sweatshirt, and two blankets.
The work is coming along. I love it here! The Lord lives. And this is His work. I love you all! And may God be with you till we meet again!
Love,
Elder Lakey
This week was pretty good. I have stories and we are finding success. Right now, we have a lot of good FAMILIES we are teaching. Im loving it more than ever! Just to help someone on the street bring SO much joy! In fact, let me tell you a little story. A true story, that happened to me this past week. We saw a man, VERY drunk, he could barely stand. This man probably had 70+ years of age. We wanted to help him, so we asked is we could carry him home. So we did of course! Jesus Christ would have. When we got there, we knocked and a man came to the door. We made a contact and told him who we are. Then a lady came to the door. She was out of her mind. SCREAMING her guts out. She pushed the old man down and he cut him self up pretty good. So blood was involved. And then...she grabbed a knife. And a HUGE knife. I think I was peeing my pants at about this time, but then she started coming toward us...and STABBING things in the house. The wall. The couch. The table. She was going nuts. So we grabbed the old man and fled. Moral of the story...I have know clue. I was too scared to think of a moral.
One more quick story: Today we went to some gardens. We wanted pictures, but not just any ol pictures, but jumping pictures. I jumped up, and tried to do a meditation look....it didnt work. I ripped my pants right directly in the bum. And a HUGE hole. Good thing we were there with the sisters as well. And tons of people around. Yeah, Im a representative of Jesus Christ!!
Well, its super cold. Not really, but just the house. They dont have heaters so everything is FREEZING! In fact, Im sleeping with two sweatpants, sweatshirt, and two blankets.
The work is coming along. I love it here! The Lord lives. And this is His work. I love you all! And may God be with you till we meet again!
Love,
Elder Lakey
Monday, June 4, 2012
6/4/2012
Its me, that one kid in Brazil!!
How is everyone doing?! I know I havent written in a while and I apologize. This area is awesome! Its hard, just like any area, but we are finding some really awesome people! This past week, we found a really humble family of 5. They came to church 45 minutes early!!! Good thing we made it there 30 minutes late! I really wish you all could eat this nut here. No, its not a brazillian nut, but its SO good! This week we marked 4 baptism dates! This next week, we have plans to mark a few more (and any others that come along) Its getting cold. Its been raining for a few days now. SUPER muddy, but hey, thats an essential to missionary work! We talked to this one guy on the street the other day..it was at a fork in the road. He asked if we were men of God and we said ´´Claro que sim!´´ and then he told us to follow him one way, but we were going the other way. He told us if we wanted to see God, then to follow him, but if we wanted to see Satan, continue down the path we were going. Crazy people! What else..? Oh, I taught a few lessons on my own this week. We went on divisions so I went with a youth. We taught a sweet family of 4! Im hoping they will accept the invitation to be baptized!! This past week, I built a table out of bamboo and scrap wood. I was told I was going to be a bad husband (crazy people again...) And today... I ATE CEREAL!!! I was tired of beans and rice, so I bought a box of cereal. It was an itty bitty box..and it was 8 reais (money) Hey, Im running low on time. But I just wanted to let you know that this past week passed my 7th month mark. HOLY SMOKES! Its going waaaay to fast! I love you all! I cant wait to hug you all. And you are more than welcome to write me...
Love,
Elder Lakey
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