Andy the Elder's Big Adventure

Monday, June 11, 2012

Andy as happy as ever...great stories!

OLÀ Dana!!! Im very happy to hear that you guys are having a party there!!! how exciting! Im happy too that the packages made it safely home...and NO WAY that you guys customized those soccer jerseys!!! thats gnarly! Elder Ricardo is going to flip! I´ll be very excited to recieve Elder Olive trees hymn book, he is anxiously waiting and I´ll be very happy to recieve the extra white shirts! I do have one request though with my soccer jersey...becuase i was planning on taking an awesome special picture with elder ricardo with us two dressed the soccer jerseys...if you guys think it is too much of a risk thats ok...who knows in a year or two i will see elder ricardo again... we were kind of planning watching the world cup together!!! he invited me to watch it in his house!!! Thats a dream of mine...we will see if it is realized...I will be stocked to get the caricatures and really start practicing to draw! Im dying to learn how to draw well so i can take up my fathers ``business``...I pray that everything arrives here safely with problems this time...Love you tons Dana, Ive recieved your letters and a couple from grandma and grandpa...I´ll be writing to you today! There is so much to tell it is hard to decide what to write to you...

This week was amazing because we baptized a girl named Adjanara....Truly it is a miracle she decided to be baptized. She was first taught by the missionaries over a year and a half ago, but never managed to get herself motivated we could say becuase of various problems, a stinky boyfriend and a serious coffe addicton...Really i have gained a huge testimoney that everything has its right time...until recently she wasnt open to talk to the missionaries or go to church becuase of her boyfriend, but she finally got the nerve to dump him for somebody better!!! She has been recieving divine help to stop drinking cofee...imagine someone with a coffe problem...Adjanara has been drinking coffee since she was like 5 years old...can you believe that...and she doesnt like to drink anything else but coffee, seriously she doesnt like milk or any kind of juice which is unbelieveable becuase the juice here is incredible! ANyways we didnt know what to do to help her to stop becuase normally we tell people to have a substitute...We ended up promissing her if she prayed fervently for help she would be able to stop...The past week she hasnt drunk a single cup...the first couple of days she had a severe headache and she wanted to give in but we told her is a cup of coffee worth losing enornmous health related blessings...im amazed at her faith and she suprised herself as well...I thank Heavenly Father deeply for giving her the forces to stop and her baptism was very special as the youth participated and welcomed her as a new family member...miracles happen everyday...we just have to recognize them...

Things are great here, we are working with a bunch of young people and the english class is bringing in a new crowd...Yesterday was very special as we watched the dedication of the temple in Manuas and the spirit was so strong i felt like i was in the temple...i got really trunky im not going to lie! haha i remembered the mornings with you...I hope you guys continue to have a party....You guys should watch the dedication if it is on the internet... I love you and give everyone a hug for me...

Com Grande AMor, Elder ANdy

Division with Elder Machado!

My fourth division with him!!!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Busy week...cute pics!

Andy wrote us a quick note to tell us that he couldn't write a lot and mostly had to focus

on his report to President Hall...but he had time to send us some cute pics!!

Elder Galvez (from the MTC)

Elder Moreira

He is going home this transfer! Seems like just yesterday

I was living with him in Mossoro, a year and a half ago!

Elder States, my first companion!

Some of my MTC group!

Arrrgh!

I love parrots, they are one of the most beautiful birds that you can

actually hold, this guy doesn't talk but he is super chill...

Elder Cicero

Cute animal, Guachini

This creature is one of the funkiest animals I have ever held...

he climbs all over you and has hands and feet!

Like five fingers and five toes!

Monday, May 28, 2012

"Having a blast!"

Olà minha amada Famìlia e o restante...kkk
Uma brincadeira só, eu amo todo mundo e escreveria pra todos pessoalmente se tivesse o tempo...

How is everybody doing. As i wrote to my mission Presidente the question mark buttton is working pssh...but whatever im doing super! and a little sad because more than two thirds of my misson is over now...I cant believe how fast time is flying! Thursday i had to travel to Natal to receive a little Leadership training with President Hall and the Zone leader and district leaders of four different zones. We spent from 8 to 4 o clock learning how to be examples and to improve technical things to improve district meetings. We practiced lessons for more than 3 hours straight! It was fun to practice in front of Presidente Hall and Sister Hall and with the Assistants as our pesquisadores. Also it was super great to see some old buddies of my group! I also saw Elder Morreira who i lived with back in Mossoro when i started my mission and he
is going home this transfer. Just made me think how fast time flies! One thing im learning is to really cherish
the moments with the people you love becuase they dont last very long. We had to travel to Goianinha to help out Rodrigo and Magnolia clear up some Wedding documents. That was a fun trip, i love spending time with recent converts in different enviorments, péople we have become real close with. I got another batch of letters!!! You guys are becoming quite the cyclists. That seemed to be a crazy tuplip field!!! I loved to see those photos! Congrats to Madison for her new job!!! Im really happy for you Madison and that you can be in such an awesome environment! I hope you get my letter soon! Im having a blast here with Elder Cicero and Elder Broad and Elder Franco and with the great young members here! They help us out a lot, intruducing us to new people and helping us do divisions to accompany people on Sunday. Im super excited for the dedication of the temple of Manaus!!! We get to watch it! I recently watched to really touching movies with some pesquisadores that i recommend to you guys. One is Called the 17 miracles and i seriously just was full of such gratitude for what the pioneers sacrificed for the church. Made me think of how much more worth i need to give to the gospel in my life. Also the movie Emma Smith. Both are just truly isnpiring and testimony builders. I love you all and always wishing you the best! Thank Grandma and Grandpa for writing me. I know you say not to write but im going to write you!!! haha

Monday, May 21, 2012

Another great week and lots of pics!!

I seem to have the worst luck uploading photos...grrr Im sorry this week I dont have to time to report another one of the best weeks of my mission, i hope from the photos you guys can get a sense of the happiness and joy this week brought to us with the Wedding and Baptisms!!! Im super great! I´ll be writing some letters to you today and to Madison and to Grandma and Grandpa and to Morgan! To as many
people as possible! I'm so very grateful for you guys and for the patience in preparing things for me...I have some other requests if it is not to much to ask...What ever happened to the Caricatures my dad was going to send me???haha ask him that for me plz :P Also there is this girl named Esterfania who fell in love with my Ctr ring...not with me! just to make that clear...I have seen this kind of Rubber Ctr rings from some americans and I know even a rubber ctr ring would make her happy. I know a real steel ring is to much of a hassle...I dont how to get measurements and stuff so a rubber ring would be awesome! Also Thats pretty much it... I promise i will tell all about the wedding and baptisms next week. Also with more details in your letters! Love you lots! Have a great week! Give a hug to my dad for me! I cant believe how much he is going to work! Its like a missionary schedule hehe!
Love elder Andy