I seem to get a lot less time to write now.  This was a mixed week.  At the beginning all of our appointments dropped, so it was slow.  The next few days, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, were a tad packed.  We had a district meeting so I got to meet a bunch of other missionaries in the mission.

We went to José Suares’s house.  His wife prayed about the Church and the Book of Mormon, to know if they are true.  That night she dreamt that her friend was inviting her to church.  That is a pretty awesome answer, isn’t it?  Unfortunately, she still will not go to church.  Que, horror.  Good news is that Cicero is still strong.  He accepted tithing easily and readily.  We just need help to take care of his grandma.

Friday we had a big church party that was fun with music, dancing and food.  I didn’t go dancing, but I got to play musical chairs.  The food was also amazing.  We helped make the food, and organized a game or two.  Saturday was more of a typical day, but nothing dropped or fell through, so it was a good day.  Sunday was a bunch of walking.  Before church we invited some kids to go, so we had to go pick them up.  Then after church we showed the Primary Presidency the homes of all the new kids, so that took 4 hours or so.  I had fun, but I was feeling a tad dead after that, but we still had weekly planning.  All in all, it’s pretty good out here.  It is really hilly, and I still don’t know Portuguese, but I like it.

In the Field, and out of the CTM!

In the field now, but I'll still be updating this by mail. All is well, and Im in Rio Largo if anyone wants to find it. It supposed to be a poor town, but I think it is decently well off. The people are really laid back, and nice. More info is on the way.

P.S. Someone tell me what has been happening in League. Its been 2-3 months and I still know nothing about what has changed and not.

It’s been a long time since writing.  Well, I’m in Rio Largo.  It’s a poor place, but living conditions are nice.  The roads range from well paved, to rocky blocks, which is most common, to dirt paths.  We don’t have a dryer for our clothes, or a warm water shower, but we have everything else we need.  Most other houses don’t have doors, just curtains.  The weather has been good here.  Rainy, cloudy, and not too hot.  That could just be because it is winter.  The sun does burn, so I’ll probably come back with a tan.  A lot of the guys around here don’t wear shirts, which I find odd.  The culture around here is very laid back.  It is not hard to always hear music anywhere.  One car even had a trailer just for giant speakers, the kind at dances.  As for the work now that I’m in the field.  For the first half of the day we study or practice.  That is a good part of the day, and I like it.  Then we have lunch, which is always rice, beans, noodles, and meat.  Not too bad, but I think it is going to get old.  After that we relax for a bit, then get to work.  That consists of dropping by our investigators and talking with them, as well as the recent converts.  One investigator we have is a simple minded 55 year old man.  He used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day, and after 2-3 weeks he is down to none.  He just doesn’t go to church.  He wants to, but is busy taking care of his grandma who is 105 years old.  Another is Jose Suares.  He seems interested, but again we can’t get him to church.  He got in a motorcycle accident and is paralyzed from the waist down.

My companion or trainer is pretty cool.  He is tall, lanky, confident, and a redhead.  He has been out for a year and five months.  That means he is really excited for the work, but he also hasn’t been dating for the last year and five months.  Lucky me, I have a girlfriend.  His family sounds awesome.  Both his Mom and Dad like games.  His Dad is a graphic artist.  Hopefully we will remain good friends and have opportunities to talk after the mission.  That should be it for now.

Talk to you all later.

Just one more week then I’m free! ish.  It has been an interesting week though.  The beginning was typical, but fun.  The last 2-3 days have had all the action-ish though.  On Saturday we had the Manaus Temple celebration.  I had a terrible headache during it, but it was still fun.  There was a lot of dancing and music which was entertaining.

On Sunday we had the dedication that was mainly in Portuguese though.  One of the best parts though was waking up from a short nap 5 minutes before they closed the doors and trying to get there on time.  Yea for getting dressed in a suit and tie in 3 minutes.  That was exciting.  Other than that we had a district meeting about the Holy Ghost.  We got some great discussion going, and it was awesome.

Other than that I got to go proselytizing on Monday.  I managed to hand out two Books of Mormon.  Starting to talk to someone in a foreign language is terrifying, but I have to get used to it eventually.  I got rejected 2-3 times though, but it wasn’t that bad.  I’m eager to finally leave the CTM [it is the MTC in English].  Only one week left.  Oh, on Saturday I was also in TRC teaching some natives.  I actually understood a lot of what they said.  I think I’m about ready.

Tchao.

    Sorry for no update last week. I realized I forgot this after P-day. I've got two new companions in my district. Elder Graf and Elder cook. I don't know much about Graf, as he seems to like computers, but hates video games and loves partying. I think. Elder cook is one of those really confident, in an awkward way, types. He did play league, but ran Fizz mid and did a good deal of Dominion and TT.

    As for my teachers, my companions are liking Alkmin even more. Cant remember if i mentioned this last time, But our teachers have made some fake investigators for us to teach. We have William baptized, But Lydia is odd. I think she should be baptized, but Menezas has had issues with sugar and her stroke. I think she is O.K. though.


     Other then that not much. We are still learning Portuguese in a weird way. We still have some classes that hang out the rest of the day. I hope you guys comment on this, or email me, at Vincent.malmrose@myLdsmail.net. We don't get Google or much of anything over here. It is still, fun at times though.

  P.S. My district is pretending to be Velociraptors. I think we might go insane here.