How´s it going familia? How is everything going at home? Well I got your email Mom, thanks for keeping me updated on everything that is going on. Sounds like it is pretty crazy at home. Dad how is the Deer Crest house coming? How is all the other work going? Well hearing about the other Elder Olsen´s snow storm is hard to imagine, I’m sitting in a little shop that is 15x15 feet called Kumõra´s sweating threw two layers dying of heat!! It is so hot here!!!! I can´t even stand it ha-ha, since I have been hear I have never slept with any sort of blanket or sheet, you just lay there and sweat while you sleep... Brasil is a little different in the way when you going to sleep it is just as hot as it was during the day. For some odd reason it stays the same temperature 24 hours a day. As I am typing right now, the sweat is pouring down my face. Ha-ha.
Well this week has been great, we had allot of success in our street contracts. I have the special gift of my district to be able to understand portuguese really well... I cannot speak it very well, but I can understand even the locals when they are talking full speed, which is like usually impossible for missionaries to pick up for awhile, but for some reason I am able to already understand about 90-95 percent of what is being said, so that was a huge help to me on our street contacts, cause I could understand what they were asking then turn to my companion tell him what they asked, and have him answer the question. My companion is half genius it is crazy, he is able to just memorize verb after verb after verb in one day, he memorizes like 50 verbs a day, he is a machine.. It is pretty funny because he has this slight o.c.d. thing where everything is a race to him... so we will be working on a assignment or working on reading a chapter from p.m.e (pregar meu evangelho) and he has to be the first one done. So some days I like to stress him out, by beating him in everything that I possibly can; it is funny. Our companionship is very strong though we get along great.
Well I have set a new goal that every Thursday, Friday and Saturday I will speak nothing but portuguse. I did it for two days this past week, And I saw a huge improvement, it really helped out, but it could be frustrating, because every time I wanted to tell a story I couldn´t tell it because I couldn´t speak English, and we all know how much I love telling stories, so it was a major burden all day, but it really really helped. I talked my district into doing it on Thursday with me, so we will be the mute district for a day.
Well things here are going great, I love it here so much, My teacher´s are amazing, and it is amazing having so many locals here at the CTM, they help allot with the language, and they are all like converts of under 4 years which shows so much dedication I love it...
But anyways, things here are great.
But what is up with the letters? I have yet to receive one since I have been here? Where is the love? By the way I sent a bundle of letters 14 days ago. Have you got them? I have been waiting to hear from someone. But no letters come, show me love family ha-ha.
Well I have to go; I am going to a local burger joint here that makes "American burgers" apparently... So for 2 reals (A buck) I am going to get a burger and fries with a fruit smoothie, what I steal I know. I love you all. I am serving the Lord, I love being a missionary, the lord answers prayers, and answers are deepest desires. I love the gospel. WITH FAITH WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS!! If we but have a seed, we can accomplish anything we want; I need to put my trust more in the faith of the lord, and everyone that reads this should put faith in the Lord. I love you family once again.
Até Logo,
Elder Olsen
My scripture this week is D&C84:21-24
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