SO this week was crazy just like the rest, so what new?! HAHA!!
This
week was filled with parties, food and a lot of love once again from
the members!! I won't give you a day-to day account, just the highlights of this week!!
To start off we have an investigator that is
getting baptized this Saturday!! His name is João (John in English) and
he is GOLDEN!! He was prepared before hand to receive the gospel. We
give him reading assignments in the Book Of Mormon and he reads more them we
assign!! He comes to church and loves it!! He is 18 and has an interest in
serving a mission after he does one year in the Army. Finally the Lord
is blessing us with the success we have been looking for, here in
Cáceres!!! We will continue to help him and just be his friend. We
are all excited for his baptism date on Saturday!!
OK, now on to another
topic. So we are and will be in a Trio for the next 2 weeks because an
Elder here got sent home for something he did early on in his mission
and kept it a secret. He had 3 months left. And that's all i will say
about that.
I don't remember what day of the week it was but we deep
cleaned our house because it was just GROSS!! I mean deep cleaned!! Now
it is SUPER clean and enjoyable to live in!! That was a little random
but some people would like to know that little tid-bit.
Now let go to
the New Year and the stories that I have. New Years Eve we spent the
day at Elton's and and messed around with him. He just loves us and I
think we are more of friends to him than "just the missionaries that just come
over," which is a good thing. He loves messing with me and my Portuguese/English. We had a BBQ and I ate until I literally
threw up. But i am okay now. We stayed over there until 1 am watching
fireworks and let me tell you, that was a scary experience I have had so far on my mission. It was a lot of drunk people with fireworks and I am pretty
sure the police had the night off as well. But I am alive and that's all
that matters, right? Anyways, around 1 am we headed to the bus station to
catch the 2am bus to Cuiabá. It was a long night/morning on a 4 hour bus
ride. Once we arrived to Cuiabá around 6am New Years Day morning we took a
quick little nap at he Zone Leader's house. Around 9am, we headed to the Church to
have our New Years Day P-Day. Let me just tell you that it was one of
the funnest days I have had on the mission. It was just our zone, but
our zone includes the assistants, the secretaries and President and
Sister Oliveira!! WE played cards, Uno, Volleyball and had yet another
BBQ. It was such a great time that I will never forget. And yes, President and Sister Oliveira played with us in all activities.
President Oliveira is a such a kid and that made it more fun. After the
games and activities we headed back home while everyone else went
bowling. I was a little mad but all is well.
Well that's about it here in
my life. Sorry that this email was a lot of randomness but I hope you
all enjoyed it. I also hope all of you made some goals for the New Year. I will tell you one of mine. My goal is to read the Book Of Mormon in Portuguese
everyday. If any of you want to join me in reading the Book of Mormon in Portuguese
feel free. haha. Anyways, love you all and grateful for the love and
support. I am finally understanding the why serving a mission can be 2 of the best years of your life. Until we meet again...Me and
Love Elder Browning
Me and Jorge the Horse
