Last night we recieved
the phonecall from the assistents! I will stay in Jardim Catanduva and my
companion will too! My companion was assigned District Leader! So i will have
to accompany him to the trainings and baptismal interviews. This is so
exciting. I didnt want to leave this area anyway, i love the members here!
Not much crazy
happened this week. The weather was wierd... freezing in the beginning of the
week and in the upper 80s in the end of the week. I was talking to Brother Rinaldo
in the bishopric and he said in the south of brasil it can get up to 55C (131F)
during the summer and then super cold in the winter! But not in sao paulo, i
think he said generally the heat stays a little over 100F here during the
summer. Cant wait for the heat! I have my bug spray and my water bottle and ...
pronto (ready).
I dont have a lot of
time left today to write. I love all you guys back home. Especially you mom and
dad and david too. Happy Birthday big boy! 20 years. for the next two weeks you
will be two years older than me... parabens... but its only two weeks. Little
brother always catches up! remember that! My spiritual thought of the week is
the importance of expressing love too your family and those you live with (in
my case, my companion). It is amazing what a difference there is in the days
when we respect eachother as much as we can and joke around and work hard
together. Its all in the little things like saying good morning! Jesus Christ
said in the Sermon on the Mount "Blessed are all the peacemakers, for they
shall be called the Children of God". Love all you guys! I love Brasil
too. Happy Birthday to my brother, best friend, example, fellow missionary, and
fellow Jedi Master, Elder David Sanchez!
Com Amor,
Elder Sanchez
Even though graffiti isn't illegal, I guess this is because it's a gang sign. I have no idea what it says.
Cars drive around with loud speakers on them selling things out the back like eggs. I have a lot of the recorded advertisements memorized.
Concrete is everywhere and these fenced in playing area's are all around. It is very common to have a soccer ball come out into the street because the fences are broken.
homemade flower pot, three old tires filled with dirt :)
my apartment building