Its funny, so much happens during the week, lots of work, but when I come and sit down to write I cant remember anything to say. We had the wards first open house last saturday and it was a bust :( we worked all day to make sure everyone had their parts ready, cleaned up the chapel, asked all the memebrs to come and bring someone, plus the 100 people me and my companion were able to contact on the street and invite and no one came except for a few members. We were working with a few young men to get this all ready and they were really disapointed. I was sad too but I´m just calling it a practice round for next month; and bishop said he is going to get more involvement from the members for next time to so we will see. We have a transfer next tuesday and I wont be transfered probably but my companion might, which I hope he doesnt because I still dont know this area enough to teach someone else where everything is, plus I love Elder B. Costa and don´t want him to go. I got questions about letters and packages and I have answers. Everything can be sent to the address at the end of this email, letters and packages, and they are sent to the mission office (like an actual secure office) and they deliver them to the zone leader who brings all the packages to zone conferences (once a month) and I pick it up there.
As for the portuguese it is really picking up! We do splits with the young men everyweek and one time we had the opportunity to teach the restoration, and I did it! in portuguese! it was so satisfying being able to confidently teach something in the language. Also just speaking in general is way better, I do really well talking with members because I can understand them when they speak. But most poeple here have the Baiha accent which is very low, fast, and garbely. So I cant undertand that yet, so I suppose I´m working on it. Everything is good, trying new fruits as always, I tried jambo which grows on our chapel grounds and it looks and kinda tastes like a pear mixed with a cherry. When I first heard the name of the fruit I thought of jamba juice, but it guess its slightly different name. :) Have another good week everybody!
The picture attatched is of the table we set up for the open house, looks good right?!
Address:
Av. Antônio C. Magalhães, 3247
Ed. Empresarial Delta-Sala 402
Pituba
41830-355 Salvador - BA
Brazil
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Ed. Empresarial Delta-Sala 402
Pituba
41830-355 Salvador - BA
Brazil
Elder Benjamin Barton
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