September 26, 2011

The first picture is with my companion Elder Andrade. The last one is with

Elder Wilkinson who does gymnastics at the Air Force Academy and

everyone thinks we are blood brothers, like from the same parents.

He is a really good buddy of mine.

Well saying goodbye to Elder Galvão was quite the experience. I cried because I miss him so much. I use his pillow, his towel, his conditioner, his umbrella and many other things just because I want to feel close to him. My new companion's name is Elder Andrade. I am still in Santana and I am feeling very happy. I really, really love Elder Andrade. He is from Recife and he is really funny. He has( lost or gained?) 30 lbs since I last saw him, and I want you to get to know him a little bit. He likes longboarding, pyscology, languages, collects coins, lives by the beach, and is very laid back. We are laughing the whole day, and he is very good at conversations. We get a long very well and I am happy. He is very different from Elder Galvão and I thought it was going to be very hard, but my heart just seems to get bigger and bigger as I love more and more people. No one is replaced, my heart just grows.

We are going to work with a lot with members. I think about all of the doors I have knocked, and all of the contacts I have done. Many times I feel like I am searching for a needle in a hay stack. I know that the Lord can guide us to His elect, but I also know that the Lord gave us our intelligence to be used. Many times, we missionaries knock doors, because that is what missionaries do. We schedule time to do this, but all the while we hear that we have to work with members. I believe that it would be well worth my time to invest in the testimonies of the members, so that they can learn how to do missionary work according to Preach My Gospel. Please pray for me and these efforts. I don't want to give all I have to something that has such a high risk factor ( working and walking and knocking doors and contacts all day) and possibly not make a difference. I want to help here.

I bought new shoes that are awesome and are very strong. Thank you for putting money on the account. I also bought two new ties and two for my companion Elder Andrade.

All my love to you.