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Modi Ki Nhos Sta?

Well this week pretty much flew past and we were gone for most of it. We went to Mindelo for the week to do divisions with the missionaries there so we were super busy all week. We had a really good week though and it was cool to spend some time with the other missionaries. I really realized how much I’ve learned and grown since the start of my mission. I was with the younger missionaries all week and I just saw some of the little things that I used to do that I’ve changed or improved as time has gone on. I still don’t know very much but I saw how much I really do have to teach the newer missionaries in the mission. I really hope I get to train before I finish my mission but my chances seem to be going down with every transfer that passes. 

Not a whole lot happened here this week though. Our plane ride home from Mindelo was delayed three hours Friday night so we didn’t get home until 3:00 in the morning Saturday. We were pretty tired but it was good to be back in our area again. We’ve got a lot of work to do this week because unfortunately, being away from your area for so long makes things difficult. We’ve got to find some of our investigators and get things going again but we should be good. President Oliveira has been travelling all month so we’ve got some stuff to get organized for when he gets back. You never seem to have enough time to get everything done but the Lord always provides a way. 

I can’t believe that Shane is leaving so fast! He’s going to love his mission, even if he has so much stuff to pack. I’m not really all that surprised that there was a blizzard. It seems to be normal about this time of year. It’s starting to get hotter here in Praia and the clouds are disappearing. We are getting into the super hot part of the year so that is going to be fun. We’ve still got a couple weeks before the transfer ends and I don’t know if I will stay with Brodie or not. Whatever happens though I know that it will be the Lord’s will. I think that’s about it though. I love you all and hope you have a good week! 

P.S. No you can’t use sunglasses as a missionary. At the moment I can’t really think of anything specific that I need. If you send anything, maybe just treats or something like that. Food is always good but I have everything else I need here. Thank you so much! 

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HELLO!

So sounds like your week off was busy, as normal. It seems rare that a week long vacation goes by with nothing to do but relax. I guess it’s better that way though. General Conference was awesome, as always. We did watch it in Portuguese and NOTHING weird happened!!! It’s a lot harder to pay attention when it’s in Portuguese though, even though I understand everything that they say. That’s another weird thought... I listened to 5 sessions of Conference entirely in Portuguese and I understood everything. It still seems weird to me at times but still pretty awesome. 

This week was new missionary week and we got 11 new missionaries!!! YES! I am not gonna lie, that has probably been the best part about being assistant so far. I wonder how weird I was when I first got here because they were funny! I forget that some things that happen here aren’t normal in other parts of the world, like a cow grazing on the side of the road in the middle of the city, but it was a lot of fun and they are really excited to be here. Our mission is growing fast and we now have 94 missionaries! The work here continues to grow like crazy and it’s really exciting to be working so close with the missionaries. 

So this week we had two baptisms, and one was a complete surprise! M, our investigator who was going to be baptized a few weeks ago but needs to get married first, decided after church last Sunday that she was not going to wait for her boyfriend. He works late all month and after that she decided that he is going to just have to live in his parents house so that she could get baptized. She was the most determined investigator I have ever had and it was really cool to see her get baptized. Our other baptism was V, a friend of C who got baptized last week. We were really blessed this week and there are so many awesome people here right now!! 

That’s about it for now. We’re going to Mindelo tomorrow to do divisions for a week. Dad, as for your MTC activity, I don’t really know. The biggest things that people have to adjust with are kind of hard to do in a youth activity. Some of them were: following a strict schedule, keeping the rules, managing your time, going everywhere with a companion... speaking Portuguese. I don’t know if that’s helpful but that’s all I got. Have a good week!

                                          

Feliz Páscoa

Happy Easter everyone! Easter here quite honestly wasn´t that big of a deal in Praia. There didn´t seem to be any more parties than normal over the weekend and a lot of people didn´t even seem to realize that it was Easter. Even in sacrament meeting we only had one talk on Christ, and it was incredible. The other talks were about primary. We had a really good week and transfers are pretty much over right now, we just have a few more missionaries that need to travel tomorrow morning and then the new missionaries come on Wednesday. I´m pretty excited for that! I am still with Elder Hill for at least another 6 weeks and it is looking possible that we serve together until the end of his mission. That would be kind of weird and yet sweet at the same time. We´re gonna have a good transfer though.

This week we had a baptism, a guy named He´s got an incredible testimony and he´s is already working with his friends, one of which will be baptized this week. The Lord really prepared this guy and once the Spirit told him what to do, he never looked back.

Today was pretty crazy and I am super tired. We had to make trips to the airport at  midnight, 4:30 AM and 7:30 AM. Needless to say, we haven´t slept very much. But I am still super happy and I am really excited for this transfer. Quite a few changes were made in the mission and with all the new missionaries coming in this mission is going to grow even faster. I don´t really have much else to write but we´re looking at another busy week. Next week we are travelling to Mindelo so with baptismal preparations, new missionaries and preparing our area for us to be gone for a week we are going to be pretty busy. I wouldn´t have it any other way though. I love you all and I hope you enjoy your Easter holidays!

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