2/23/2011

oi familia!!!

I was transferred today!!! Everything has changed. Elder Cook went to another state, and I came down to Joao Pessoa. Now I´m in the middle of a big city, with cars and buses, and my companion is Elder Fisi. He is Tongan. He speaks the language of Tonga, English, and Portuguese, and is learning Italian. He speaks well, and will teach me a lot of stuff. I´m super excited to be in a new area. Time was starting to drag on a little bit in Mamanguape.

Elder Cook and I both left our area, and it closed. All of our investigators were dropped, or will be picked up by the zone leaders there. It´s a little sad, but I think we left a few people there who will stay firm in the church. Our baptism from last week started going to seminary by himself, and he is really enjoying all of the things in the church. He´ll probably receive the priesthood this month.

A lot of elders went home this transfer, and only a few arrived. That´s why 5 areas closed. It's super crazy because there really aren´t any Americans arriving in Brazil any more. I was one of the last. In the whole Brazil MTC, there are only 4 Americans. They´re calling missionaries from other Spanish speaking countries now.

That´s super crazy that Amber will come home so soon! I´ve got to go now, but I´ll tell you all about my area and my companion next week. He seems super cool.

I love you all a lot, and I hope you all have a great week.

Love, Elder Forsyth