How are things up there in the snow? No one here seems to believe me that we have snow at all in Idaho. I’ve tried to explain to them that when there is so much snow that the buses can’t move, the schools close. This is an absurd notion to them. Buses are how they travel EVERYWHERE. Neighborhood to neighborhood, city to city, state to state, it’s ALL by bus. Oh well. As I’ve already learned, something can still be true even when half the world doesn’t believe it.
Success, kind of. I did a division/split in Laguna last week. Elder Brough came here to work with Elder Candia and I went to Laguna to work with Elder da Rocha (Elder from the rock OR of the rock). We were sitting at lunch talking with an older sister and a lady who might have been her daughter. The younger lady started to talk about a couple she knew that was one american and one brazilian. She talked about how it was so cool that they did like missionaries do, and sometimes talk in English so that no one understands them. After a few minutes she mentioned that she couldn’t remember where “she” was from in the United States. I told her that it would be cool if she could remember, becuase maybe I’m familiar with the area she’s from. She closed her eyes and started thinking really hard. I heard her whisper “Where is Jennifer from?”. I quickly responded: Jennifer Crandall is from Idaho Falls, Idaho”. The entire family looked at me like I was crazy... or a prophet. Luckily I’m used to people staring at me. Before they managed to grab the torches and pitchforks I told them that I met Jenny before the mission and that she had lived with my sister before she got married. It was fun. The problem is that the lady that knows Jenny, who lives in another city, is inactive and has no other information about her or where she lives except that she is an American in Tubarao. Success, kind of.
I haven’t recieved letters ofr a package yet but I have my hopes up for Wednesday. This week is transfers. Elder Candia is getting shipped to Curitibanos. He is SO excited to get out of this little city. He’s gotten his hopes up that he will find a mall in Curitibanos. Besides family and friends, the wordly thing he misses most is malls. Personally, I don’t understand it, luckily, I don’t have to. For the next 6 weeks I will be roaming the city of Imbituba with Elder Silva. I know nothing about him yet but I’ll be sure to drop you some information next week. Unfortunately Elder Brough is getting transfered to Sao Jose so I’ll have a new district leader down here. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
Happy Birthday Moose! The big 2-5? Feel old? The pictures I got from Jenny make you look as if you aged 5 years taking care of the puppies. You’ve got to relax bro. Kick back, take it easy, and watch the monstrous TV you just got. I think that TV might be bigger that come of the houses I’ve seen here.
If you happen to send the maple syrup, send maple concentrate. It is way easy to make (we made some at an FHE with the member who still has a little left in the bottle), must be easier to ship and probably has a longer shelf life. If it doesn’t work out, don’t worry about it. Life will continue as it should.
Give Derek a hug for me. I think I might have a buddy in that mission. I’ll check in my list at home tonight. I might have to send out a letter so that the mission can start getting ready for the next Elder Toone.
That’s probably not everything I wanted to write, and without a doubt you guys want more, but it’s Elder Candia’s last P-Day in Imbituba and he wants to get moving.
The weather is great, the work is coming along, and I’m fine so stop worrying about me.
Coveting Spencer’s TV,
Elder Haws(mo)
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