Year One, Letter Thirty Seven

heyyyyyyy...yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy everyone. long time, no see. BUT at
least i got to talk to you guys :) i mean it is the second best thing
right? mother´s day was spectacular. i loved talking with everyone. i
wish i had several hours, but unfortunately i don´t. but don´t worry,
when i get home, you guys won´t even want to talk to me for more than
5 minutes. lol. oh and i do NOT have an accent. i speak normal.

so favorite scripture...

1 Nephi 13: 22

alright so that is not true. but i enjoy that scripture. the book of
mormon has an answer for everything.

1 Peter 3: 12 - 18 that is the real one. i like it. a lot.

so i dunno what i have to report here. the SUNS swept the
SPURS!!!!!!!!! that is one of the greatest things in the world of
sports. finally the talent and not the acting won. oh and mom...i am
glad that my happiness doesn´t depend on the outcome of the game, too.
mainly because one update per week really isn´t enough to make me so
involved lol. but i hope that the suns destroy the lakers...

um news here? today is elder da silva´s last p-day. i made pancakes.
maybe to celebrate that he made it to the end of his mission...or
maybe to celebrate that i made it to the the last p-day of the
transfer without seriously hurting him. we will never know. but the
pancakes were delicious. i still got that touch with my cooking skills
;) but overall, we had some good moments. it was tough sometimes, but
it was good. we are going to end the transfer as...friends. and we are
probably going to baptize regina this saturday and her son, mateus, on
sunday. we really turned this area around. that is the important part.
we worked together and we worked our butts off. that is what i will
remember in the end. and please...hope with me that i will not train
lol

um it is officially cold. like...freezing. it was raining and the wind
was blowing last night for the last 3 hours of work. and we didn´t
bring sweaters...or umbrellas. it.was.cold. i saw my breath for the
first time in brazil. i didn´t even think that would happen. but
yeah...cold! at night, i wear sweats and socks to sleep. what
happened?! last week was hot!!! i am sure this is just a teaser. it
will get hot again...and then the real cold will arrive. yikes. lol.

i suggest that everyone do what dad is doing...read the scriptures
every day and write in a journal every day. i don´t know who is, but
he is the only one who told me that he is. haha so if you already are,
congratulations :) if not, start now :) thanks to the mission, i
started doing both. and it is something that i hope i will never stop.
i am way psyched to get the new liahona (ensign?) with the conference
talks. i hope i get one in english...it makes the reading more
enjoyable. lol

i am way psyched to see the changes that you guys have made in the
house. i mean, i am sure when i get home the house will still be a
constant project, but one day, you guys won´t have any more projects.
and that will be....an interesting day for us all. :) the "normal"
life - as mom calls it - will end one day haha

well sorry that this letter wasn´t incredibly interesting. we are
still working with ana paula, juliano, eduarda, regina, mateus, and
michael. we will see where this leads. next week should be very
interesting. and should include a LOT of changes. just pray that i
will be able to deal with...whatever the Lord throws my way. i love
you guys! thank you all so much for everything. the emails and letters
and such are always so great. you really can´t understand how
important they are and how important the advice and such is. i love
you all so much!

tchau!

elder scott ghormley