hey everyone. how´s it going on that side of the equator? i bet it is
great. we have broken 100s. it was 43 celsius the other day which is
like 110. yeah. hot. sunscreen is great, but it isn´t a shield against
heat. vamos...
scripture: Ezekiel 3: 17 - 21 yeah, old testament. but it is bomb.
so let´s start with the good news! thanksgiving was...not completely
american. but it was way better than last year! i love talking with
bia and guy! especially guy. he has the best american portuguese i
have ever heard. he probably says the word "reais" just like all of
you, with the exception of blake :) it is spectacular. but they made a
chicken for us because bia didn´t find any good turkey. but we still
have mashed potatoes! and gravy! and...lasagne? and we ended with ice
cream and fruit...instead of pie and pie. but like i said...it was way
good. i loved it.
i am so jealous of your thanksgiving. and of the harry potter movie.
yes, i am 200% jealous of you guys going to harry potter. there is no
hiding it. and that is spectacular that Lauren got to fly down and
participate. maybe i can fly in real quick and participate for
christmas? what do you guys think? haha
that is crazy that zack is already home. i have already met a couple
of his comps here. a dude from ourinhos and marília knew him way well
and we talked about it all the time.
that is awesome that jackson got his blessing. i am sure stuart did
great. it is crazy how old everyone looks in the picture morgan sent
me. chelsea and tyler look like...old. haha
i can´t believe that 2010 is already coming into the last month.
unfortunately, that means that the most difficult month as a
missionary has arrived. december until february (christmas until
carnaval) is ridiculous. but i am going to do my best to stay focused
and stuff.
i really hope chuck buckhannon gets better. i will keep him in my prayers.
thank you for your testimonies. they strengthen me. especially in
difficult moments.
and this would be a difficult moment. i really don´t understand
certain things that happen. i mean all this crap with my comp was
annoying, but i kept going and teaching and things started picking up.
this last week, the number in church went up again. we had 78 people
there and 8 investigators. Of these investigators, Sérgio will be
getting married and baptized this Friday. Then there is Guilherme and
Barbara, two siblings that came to church as a member reference. we
have them completely prepared and this saturday, they will be
baptized. then there is Wanda, who can´t hardly wait to be married and
baptized. then there are all the other people that we have found and
taught and prepared and the Lord has used us as his instruments. We
have literally been his hands in this work. As for the part that i
don´t understand? This transfer ends on the 14th of December. but some
other missionary in cascavél was fighting with his comp and is being
transferred. and he is being emergency transferred to presidente
prudente. and elder ghormley is being transferred out. i have worked
my butt off to get people perpared and now that they are prepared, i
am leaving. i am getting transferred out tonight. so i won´t be here
for...anything. none of the baptisms or the weddings. is this
seriously happening again? is that the purpose or something? i get
people completely ready and then i don´t get to see them take a huge
step in their lives? i have been here with Sérgio for over 3 months
and now that they did everything to get married and he asked me to
baptize him, i have to say sorry i am leaving tonight? i don´t know. i
am going to ask president to let me stay here for the baptism and
wedding. and then i will leave. i will ask today.
i hate saying goodbye. i hate it. i love the people here. i haven´t
seen this many tears since...i left marília.
i know that the important thing is them taking the step. it doesn´t
matter who takes credit to me. i just want to be here WITH them.
i gotta go. i will be headed to cascavél it looks like. i am going
back to paraná. close to foz do iguaçu. i will let you know what is
going on. i love you guys. i love the support that you give me. i need
it. thank you for your examples and your faith. always stay strong.
love you all! be careful and have an awesome week! tchau para
vocês...e talvez para Presidente Prudente.
elder scott ghormley
great. we have broken 100s. it was 43 celsius the other day which is
like 110. yeah. hot. sunscreen is great, but it isn´t a shield against
heat. vamos...
scripture: Ezekiel 3: 17 - 21 yeah, old testament. but it is bomb.
so let´s start with the good news! thanksgiving was...not completely
american. but it was way better than last year! i love talking with
bia and guy! especially guy. he has the best american portuguese i
have ever heard. he probably says the word "reais" just like all of
you, with the exception of blake :) it is spectacular. but they made a
chicken for us because bia didn´t find any good turkey. but we still
have mashed potatoes! and gravy! and...lasagne? and we ended with ice
cream and fruit...instead of pie and pie. but like i said...it was way
good. i loved it.
i am so jealous of your thanksgiving. and of the harry potter movie.
yes, i am 200% jealous of you guys going to harry potter. there is no
hiding it. and that is spectacular that Lauren got to fly down and
participate. maybe i can fly in real quick and participate for
christmas? what do you guys think? haha
that is crazy that zack is already home. i have already met a couple
of his comps here. a dude from ourinhos and marília knew him way well
and we talked about it all the time.
that is awesome that jackson got his blessing. i am sure stuart did
great. it is crazy how old everyone looks in the picture morgan sent
me. chelsea and tyler look like...old. haha
i can´t believe that 2010 is already coming into the last month.
unfortunately, that means that the most difficult month as a
missionary has arrived. december until february (christmas until
carnaval) is ridiculous. but i am going to do my best to stay focused
and stuff.
i really hope chuck buckhannon gets better. i will keep him in my prayers.
thank you for your testimonies. they strengthen me. especially in
difficult moments.
and this would be a difficult moment. i really don´t understand
certain things that happen. i mean all this crap with my comp was
annoying, but i kept going and teaching and things started picking up.
this last week, the number in church went up again. we had 78 people
there and 8 investigators. Of these investigators, Sérgio will be
getting married and baptized this Friday. Then there is Guilherme and
Barbara, two siblings that came to church as a member reference. we
have them completely prepared and this saturday, they will be
baptized. then there is Wanda, who can´t hardly wait to be married and
baptized. then there are all the other people that we have found and
taught and prepared and the Lord has used us as his instruments. We
have literally been his hands in this work. As for the part that i
don´t understand? This transfer ends on the 14th of December. but some
other missionary in cascavél was fighting with his comp and is being
transferred. and he is being emergency transferred to presidente
prudente. and elder ghormley is being transferred out. i have worked
my butt off to get people perpared and now that they are prepared, i
am leaving. i am getting transferred out tonight. so i won´t be here
for...anything. none of the baptisms or the weddings. is this
seriously happening again? is that the purpose or something? i get
people completely ready and then i don´t get to see them take a huge
step in their lives? i have been here with Sérgio for over 3 months
and now that they did everything to get married and he asked me to
baptize him, i have to say sorry i am leaving tonight? i don´t know. i
am going to ask president to let me stay here for the baptism and
wedding. and then i will leave. i will ask today.
i hate saying goodbye. i hate it. i love the people here. i haven´t
seen this many tears since...i left marília.
i know that the important thing is them taking the step. it doesn´t
matter who takes credit to me. i just want to be here WITH them.
i gotta go. i will be headed to cascavél it looks like. i am going
back to paraná. close to foz do iguaçu. i will let you know what is
going on. i love you guys. i love the support that you give me. i need
it. thank you for your examples and your faith. always stay strong.
love you all! be careful and have an awesome week! tchau para
vocês...e talvez para Presidente Prudente.
elder scott ghormley
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