3 more emails!
Hey All!
This week was super good. I had a leadrship training in Natal this week. While there I got to meet up with some old friends; Elder Ferreira, and a few others. At the end of the training President invited me to share my last testimony in the mission. It's getting really real now. I'm starting to realize that my mission is really going to end, and I'm going to come home. I feel like the mission has gone by so fast, and I'm going to really miss the work I do here.
I feel like I've fulfilled the goals and expectations I had before I came on the mission. I imagined a lot of people slamming the door in my face, and throwing water and spitting, but none of that happened here in Brazil. The people her are way nicer than that. People told me I'd get assaulted, and would probably get sick with the water, maybe I'd get bit by dogs. Up until this week, I just hadn't been bit by a dog yet, but I finally got my chance on Saturday. When we visted an investigator, she had a big dog that bit my leg :P He didn't break my skin, but I had some teeth shaped bruises for a few days. the dog bit another member on the stomach, and he bled a little bit. I guess I should be a little more careful from now on when I enter peoples houses who have guard dogs that arent chained up.. I'm fine now though :)
I'm glad to hear that Mom Tammy found a place to live now, and that Benjamin survived the MTC. I can't wait to hear how Boston is. I bet the missionaries there have cars and cell phones and bikes. A mission isn't a mission when you don't have to walk to your appointments.. Amber should know.
Tomorrow we'll have a training with the area 70, Elder Masagardi. I don't know how to spell his name.. but I'm pretty excited.
I finally got Mom Tammy's package :) thank you :)
I can't think of anything else thats going on. Elder Dantas and I are getting along great. I'll try to take some pictures with him soon and send them to you guys.
I love you, and miss you a lot. Just 32 more days!
Love, Elder Forsyth
Friday, June 29, 2012
5/21/12
4 more emails!
Hi All!
:) I`m super happy with my new companion. He´s a lot like me and we get along really well. He helps me clean the house, and we go running together, and we eat breakfast together. His name is Elder Dantas, and he´s from a state nearby in the north of Brazil. He´s been on the mission for 3 months now and this is his second area.
When I got back from Mossoró this week, the my area in Assu was a mess. The house was stinky, because we hadn´t taken out the trash, and all the food in the fridge went bad. There was garbage everywhere. Elder Dantas and I went to work immediatly. We cleaned the whole house, and took a huge box of garbage out to the street. There were a lot of things broken in the bathroom, like the shower and the toilet, so we bought some parts and fixed everything there. Now we have 2 working showers and a toilet that flushes. now the only problems are that one bathroom doesn´t have a door, and one of the toilets is still broken, but that toilet is beyond repair, so I´m not going to worry about it.
We don´t have many investigators anymore, so we´re basically opening the area again. In the last 4 days, we taught 26 lessons, and found over 20 new investigators, but none of this investigators went to church on Sunday. We´ll have to go back and visit all these people next week to see who will progress.
With my new comp, I´m really feeling a lot better now. Running in the mornings is helping a lot too. It´s a stress reliever. I´m sleeping great at night, and I´m pretty optimistic about the area. We´re just going to have to work a lot to get a strong teaching pool. I´m hoping we find some people to baptize this transfer.
I love you guys a lot! I can´t believe that in just 39 days I´ll be back with you guys. keep choosing the right. The church is true. I´m certain of that, because I´ve already seen the blessings that the gosple has brought into my life. Have a great week, and I´ll try to send some photos next week. Elder Dantas has a good camera that we can use.
Love you all!
Love, Elder Forsyth
Hi All!
:) I`m super happy with my new companion. He´s a lot like me and we get along really well. He helps me clean the house, and we go running together, and we eat breakfast together. His name is Elder Dantas, and he´s from a state nearby in the north of Brazil. He´s been on the mission for 3 months now and this is his second area.
When I got back from Mossoró this week, the my area in Assu was a mess. The house was stinky, because we hadn´t taken out the trash, and all the food in the fridge went bad. There was garbage everywhere. Elder Dantas and I went to work immediatly. We cleaned the whole house, and took a huge box of garbage out to the street. There were a lot of things broken in the bathroom, like the shower and the toilet, so we bought some parts and fixed everything there. Now we have 2 working showers and a toilet that flushes. now the only problems are that one bathroom doesn´t have a door, and one of the toilets is still broken, but that toilet is beyond repair, so I´m not going to worry about it.
We don´t have many investigators anymore, so we´re basically opening the area again. In the last 4 days, we taught 26 lessons, and found over 20 new investigators, but none of this investigators went to church on Sunday. We´ll have to go back and visit all these people next week to see who will progress.
With my new comp, I´m really feeling a lot better now. Running in the mornings is helping a lot too. It´s a stress reliever. I´m sleeping great at night, and I´m pretty optimistic about the area. We´re just going to have to work a lot to get a strong teaching pool. I´m hoping we find some people to baptize this transfer.
I love you guys a lot! I can´t believe that in just 39 days I´ll be back with you guys. keep choosing the right. The church is true. I´m certain of that, because I´ve already seen the blessings that the gosple has brought into my life. Have a great week, and I´ll try to send some photos next week. Elder Dantas has a good camera that we can use.
Love you all!
Love, Elder Forsyth
Thursday, June 28, 2012
5/16/12
Well it´s only been 3 days since I last talked to you on the phone:) All is well. This week went great with Elder Fonseca. We worked a lot and got a lot done. Now we´ve received the transfer, and I´ll be going back to Assu.
My new companion is Elder Dantas. He´s a Brazilian that has about 3 months out on the mission. He seems kind of shy, but he said he likes to work, so I think we´ll get along great.
I really don´t have much else to tell you guys. I´m doing fine and I´m happy. The church is true.
I´m glad to hear that Ben is having such a great time. Everything for him is so new, and now I´m already used to everything. I'm excited to work hard this transfer, but then afterward, I´m excited to come home :P you guys made me super trunky in the phone call.... just talking about movies and cars and school and vacations....
I´ll email you guys again in just a few days, on Monday. I´ll tell you all about my new investigators, and my new companion, and my area, but until then, I´ll just send you this short email.
I love you guys so much! thanks for your love and support.
Love, Elder Forsyth
My new companion is Elder Dantas. He´s a Brazilian that has about 3 months out on the mission. He seems kind of shy, but he said he likes to work, so I think we´ll get along great.
I really don´t have much else to tell you guys. I´m doing fine and I´m happy. The church is true.
I´m glad to hear that Ben is having such a great time. Everything for him is so new, and now I´m already used to everything. I'm excited to work hard this transfer, but then afterward, I´m excited to come home :P you guys made me super trunky in the phone call.... just talking about movies and cars and school and vacations....
I´ll email you guys again in just a few days, on Monday. I´ll tell you all about my new investigators, and my new companion, and my area, but until then, I´ll just send you this short email.
I love you guys so much! thanks for your love and support.
Love, Elder Forsyth
5/7/12
6 more emails!
What a crazy week!
After talking with you guys Monday I went to district meeting on
Tuesday, but instead of going to district meeting, I went to the
doctor because Elder Silva was still sick (for almost 3 weeks
straight....) they did some blood tests, but we didn´t get the results that day. When we got home we didn´t get to work.
For the past 2 weeks I´ve been calling Sister Hall almost every day because of Elder Silva's illness. She told us to buy medicines, and told Silva to drink a lot, and eat ever few minutes, but he didn´t really obey anything she said. On Wednesday he wasn´t able to work again, so that night Sister Hall and President started calling us a lot and asking about the situation. President told me to take Silva to a hospital the next day in Mossoro, an hour away. He told me to bring clothes to stay there for a few days.
On Thursday I took Elder Silva back to the doctor. He said that the blood tests didn´t show anything, but it would be good for Silva to go to the hospital because he was super dehydrated. We went to the hospital and they looked at his blood tests again. They said he had an intestinal infection and didn´t need to stay in the hospital. They gave him some stronger drugs and we went to the zone leaders house in Mossoro. I worked the rest of the day with another Elder in my district while Silva stayed in bed.
In our zone there was another Elder who was having serious feet
problems, so this Elder came and stayed with Elder Silva on Saturday and I went to this Elder's area to work with his companion, Elder Fonseca. We worked all day together, and on Sunday we went to church in his ward. After church we got a call from the zone leaders saying that our companions were going to Joao Pessoa and we´d have to work together for another week until transfers on the 15th. I don´t know what will happen with Elder Silva now. Maybe he´ll go back home to Sao Paulo, or maybe he´ll just be transfered to an area in Joao Pessoa. Right now he´s eating lunch with the President.
Now I´m going to spend this next week with another district leader, Elder Fonseca, so I don´t have a lot of details for you guys about my Mothers Day call. Elder Fonseca said I should be able to use skype in his area. I´ll try to call you guys in the afternoon, 4pm your time if i can. If I can't, I´ll try to let you guys know somehow... send me your skype names so that I can add you guys on Sunday. President wanted me to send you these rules.
Encaminhem esta parte a seus familiares: Send this part to your families
· A ligação deve durar 30-40 minutos (Manual missionário pág. 39);
The call should last 30-40 minutes (Missionary Handbook pg. 39);
· Não pode haver amigos ou familiares que não sejam os imediatos;
There can be no friends or relatives other than immediate family;
· “Cuidado com esses telefonemas para que seus pensamentos não
se distanciem do trabalho nem causem problemas financeiros a sua
família.” (Manual missionário pág. 39);
“Beware of these phone calls so your thoughts do not distance
themselves from work or cause financial problems to your family."
(Missionary Handbook pg. 39);
· Caso ultrapasse os 30-40 minutos ou não se cumpram tais
diretrizes, haverá perda de direitos do uso do e-mail. (Como na
ligação passada)
If you exceed 30-40 minutes or do not meet these guidelines, you will
lose the privilege to use e-mail. (As we’ve seen with the last phone
call).
Como ligar dos Estados Unidos para o Brasil (para os pais e
missionários americanos):
· Calling from Brazil to USA: 00 (to leave from Brazil area) +
(Brazilian operator caller such as 21) + 1 (USA intl code) + (USA
State code - like 801 for Utah) + local Utah's phone number. For
example: If I had to call to Utah I would dial: 00-21-1-801- and the
local Utah's phone number.
· Calling from USA to Brazil: 011 (to leave from USA area) +
55 (to enter in Brazil - intl. code for Brazil) + 83 (Paraiba area
code or 84 for Rio Grande do Norte area code) + local’s phone number.
For example: If I had to call João Pessoa Mission office from USA I
would dial 011-55-83-3225-2979.
I love you guys and I miss you. I´m doing fine here in my new area
and with my new companion. I´ll probably returnto my area next week,
and I´ll go back to my real work!
Love, Elder Forsyth
The church is true!
What a crazy week!
After talking with you guys Monday I went to district meeting on
Tuesday, but instead of going to district meeting, I went to the
doctor because Elder Silva was still sick (for almost 3 weeks
straight....) they did some blood tests, but we didn´t get the results that day. When we got home we didn´t get to work.
For the past 2 weeks I´ve been calling Sister Hall almost every day because of Elder Silva's illness. She told us to buy medicines, and told Silva to drink a lot, and eat ever few minutes, but he didn´t really obey anything she said. On Wednesday he wasn´t able to work again, so that night Sister Hall and President started calling us a lot and asking about the situation. President told me to take Silva to a hospital the next day in Mossoro, an hour away. He told me to bring clothes to stay there for a few days.
On Thursday I took Elder Silva back to the doctor. He said that the blood tests didn´t show anything, but it would be good for Silva to go to the hospital because he was super dehydrated. We went to the hospital and they looked at his blood tests again. They said he had an intestinal infection and didn´t need to stay in the hospital. They gave him some stronger drugs and we went to the zone leaders house in Mossoro. I worked the rest of the day with another Elder in my district while Silva stayed in bed.
In our zone there was another Elder who was having serious feet
problems, so this Elder came and stayed with Elder Silva on Saturday and I went to this Elder's area to work with his companion, Elder Fonseca. We worked all day together, and on Sunday we went to church in his ward. After church we got a call from the zone leaders saying that our companions were going to Joao Pessoa and we´d have to work together for another week until transfers on the 15th. I don´t know what will happen with Elder Silva now. Maybe he´ll go back home to Sao Paulo, or maybe he´ll just be transfered to an area in Joao Pessoa. Right now he´s eating lunch with the President.
Now I´m going to spend this next week with another district leader, Elder Fonseca, so I don´t have a lot of details for you guys about my Mothers Day call. Elder Fonseca said I should be able to use skype in his area. I´ll try to call you guys in the afternoon, 4pm your time if i can. If I can't, I´ll try to let you guys know somehow... send me your skype names so that I can add you guys on Sunday. President wanted me to send you these rules.
Encaminhem esta parte a seus familiares: Send this part to your families
· A ligação deve durar 30-40 minutos (Manual missionário pág. 39);
The call should last 30-40 minutes (Missionary Handbook pg. 39);
· Não pode haver amigos ou familiares que não sejam os imediatos;
There can be no friends or relatives other than immediate family;
· “Cuidado com esses telefonemas para que seus pensamentos não
se distanciem do trabalho nem causem problemas financeiros a sua
família.” (Manual missionário pág. 39);
“Beware of these phone calls so your thoughts do not distance
themselves from work or cause financial problems to your family."
(Missionary Handbook pg. 39);
· Caso ultrapasse os 30-40 minutos ou não se cumpram tais
diretrizes, haverá perda de direitos do uso do e-mail. (Como na
ligação passada)
If you exceed 30-40 minutes or do not meet these guidelines, you will
lose the privilege to use e-mail. (As we’ve seen with the last phone
call).
Como ligar dos Estados Unidos para o Brasil (para os pais e
missionários americanos):
· Calling from Brazil to USA: 00 (to leave from Brazil area) +
(Brazilian operator caller such as 21) + 1 (USA intl code) + (USA
State code - like 801 for Utah) + local Utah's phone number. For
example: If I had to call to Utah I would dial: 00-21-1-801- and the
local Utah's phone number.
· Calling from USA to Brazil: 011 (to leave from USA area) +
55 (to enter in Brazil - intl. code for Brazil) + 83 (Paraiba area
code or 84 for Rio Grande do Norte area code) + local’s phone number.
For example: If I had to call João Pessoa Mission office from USA I
would dial 011-55-83-3225-2979.
I love you guys and I miss you. I´m doing fine here in my new area
and with my new companion. I´ll probably returnto my area next week,
and I´ll go back to my real work!
Love, Elder Forsyth
The church is true!
4/30/12
7 more emails!
Hi All!
Well, I don´t have a lot to report.... I pretty much didn´t do anything this week :P Elder Silva has been sick almost everyday. I think I´ll need to take him to the hospital today. I don´t know what his problem is. I gave him a blessing, but I told him that the blessing would depend on him being faithful and obedient, and so far he hasn´t been either one. Sister Hall has been giving him instructions on what he should eat, and what medicines he should take, but he hasn´t been following her instructions very well. He´s still waking up at 10:30 every day too.
We had interviews with President this week. My interview was short as usual. He just explained to me that he gives me tough companions because he trusts me. He said that this transfer might be one of the hardest in my mission, but right now I´m not really stressing out at all. I feel like I´ve had harder transfers, like when I was training.
If my mission has taught me anything, it would be patience and temperance. Right now I´m not worrying about anything, and on the contrary, I feel like Heavenly Father already has everything planned out for me in my mission. I´m still learning, and I´m pretty sure that we´ll get back to work next week.
I´m glad to hear that Ben's farewell went well. Happy Birthday this week Ben!!! I love you, and I´m glad that we´ll be able to serve missions at the same time for a few weeks. You´ll be a great missionary, and you´ll learn so many things in the mission field!
Keep praying for me and Elder Silva, but don´t worry about me. Trust me, I´m doing great. I´m happy, and calm, and enduring until the end. (61 more days!)
I still don´t have my flight plans, or any information about Mothers Day. As soon as I know something I´ll let you guys know.
I know that this church is true. I know that sacrifice builds faith, and true faith changes lives and allows us to receive the blessings that God has in store for us. I know that the mission has blessed my life so much!
I love you guys. Keep up the good work. Keep serving one another and keep reading the Book of Mormon. I know that it´s true. I miss you guys!
Love, Elder Forsyth
Hi All!
Well, I don´t have a lot to report.... I pretty much didn´t do anything this week :P Elder Silva has been sick almost everyday. I think I´ll need to take him to the hospital today. I don´t know what his problem is. I gave him a blessing, but I told him that the blessing would depend on him being faithful and obedient, and so far he hasn´t been either one. Sister Hall has been giving him instructions on what he should eat, and what medicines he should take, but he hasn´t been following her instructions very well. He´s still waking up at 10:30 every day too.
We had interviews with President this week. My interview was short as usual. He just explained to me that he gives me tough companions because he trusts me. He said that this transfer might be one of the hardest in my mission, but right now I´m not really stressing out at all. I feel like I´ve had harder transfers, like when I was training.
If my mission has taught me anything, it would be patience and temperance. Right now I´m not worrying about anything, and on the contrary, I feel like Heavenly Father already has everything planned out for me in my mission. I´m still learning, and I´m pretty sure that we´ll get back to work next week.
I´m glad to hear that Ben's farewell went well. Happy Birthday this week Ben!!! I love you, and I´m glad that we´ll be able to serve missions at the same time for a few weeks. You´ll be a great missionary, and you´ll learn so many things in the mission field!
Keep praying for me and Elder Silva, but don´t worry about me. Trust me, I´m doing great. I´m happy, and calm, and enduring until the end. (61 more days!)
I still don´t have my flight plans, or any information about Mothers Day. As soon as I know something I´ll let you guys know.
I know that this church is true. I know that sacrifice builds faith, and true faith changes lives and allows us to receive the blessings that God has in store for us. I know that the mission has blessed my life so much!
I love you guys. Keep up the good work. Keep serving one another and keep reading the Book of Mormon. I know that it´s true. I miss you guys!
Love, Elder Forsyth
4/23/12
8 more emails!
Well, this week was pretty chill.
I´m still having a some problems with Elder Silva, but we don´t fight or anything, so thats good I guess. This week he was having trouble waking up on time. First, on Wednesday I let the alarm ring next to his head for a while, but he just got irritated and turned it off and went back to sleep. On Thursday I woke up and made french toast for us. I gave my maple syrup to Elder Ortega, so I made some special strawberry syrup instead. When it was all ready I went in and woke up Elder Silva with the breakfast, but he just got up, put it in the fridge, and went back to bed. He´s been waking up at about 10:30 everyday, which means that instead of doing an hour of personal study, and hour of comp study, then language study, I´ve just been doing three hours of personal study... I´m not sure of what else I can do to help...other than just continue trying to be an example.
President sent me an email this week, saying that Elder Silva is needing a lot of help, and that I could be the Elder that changes his mission. I´ll keep doing what I can, but until now, the progress has been kinda slow.
I´m doing a lot of contacting by myself and teaching a lot of lessons with new investigators. We had 5 people marked for baptism this week, and 8 people told us they´d go to church, but when we went to go pick them up on Sunday, all of them were sleeping :( No one went to church, so that means that we´ll have to re-mark all of their baptisms, and try again next week. Missionary work requires a lot of patience.
I´m still doing great though. I´m happy and healthy and still excited to do my work. Elder Silva got pretty sick this week. I hope he gets better soon. The members are helping a lot, and in 2 or 3 weeks we should have a few people to baptize.
I´m excited to hear about Elder Reid´s farewell. Send me pictures. I´m looking forward to talking to everyone on Mothers Day, and 9 or 10 more weeks I´ll be back home with you guys. I can't think of anything else cool to write so I´ll let you guys go until next week. I love you, the church is true!!
Love, Elder Forsyth
Well, this week was pretty chill.
I´m still having a some problems with Elder Silva, but we don´t fight or anything, so thats good I guess. This week he was having trouble waking up on time. First, on Wednesday I let the alarm ring next to his head for a while, but he just got irritated and turned it off and went back to sleep. On Thursday I woke up and made french toast for us. I gave my maple syrup to Elder Ortega, so I made some special strawberry syrup instead. When it was all ready I went in and woke up Elder Silva with the breakfast, but he just got up, put it in the fridge, and went back to bed. He´s been waking up at about 10:30 everyday, which means that instead of doing an hour of personal study, and hour of comp study, then language study, I´ve just been doing three hours of personal study... I´m not sure of what else I can do to help...other than just continue trying to be an example.
President sent me an email this week, saying that Elder Silva is needing a lot of help, and that I could be the Elder that changes his mission. I´ll keep doing what I can, but until now, the progress has been kinda slow.
I´m doing a lot of contacting by myself and teaching a lot of lessons with new investigators. We had 5 people marked for baptism this week, and 8 people told us they´d go to church, but when we went to go pick them up on Sunday, all of them were sleeping :( No one went to church, so that means that we´ll have to re-mark all of their baptisms, and try again next week. Missionary work requires a lot of patience.
I´m still doing great though. I´m happy and healthy and still excited to do my work. Elder Silva got pretty sick this week. I hope he gets better soon. The members are helping a lot, and in 2 or 3 weeks we should have a few people to baptize.
I´m excited to hear about Elder Reid´s farewell. Send me pictures. I´m looking forward to talking to everyone on Mothers Day, and 9 or 10 more weeks I´ll be back home with you guys. I can't think of anything else cool to write so I´ll let you guys go until next week. I love you, the church is true!!
Love, Elder Forsyth
4/16/12
9 more emails!
Hey Everyone!
It´s only been a few days since I last wrote, but these last few days have been pretty tough.
My new area is super hot, and I´m starting to sweat a lot more here. I´ve been taking 2 or 3 showers a day, but still I still have the feeling of sweat on my skin. The heat hasn´t been the hardest part of these last few days though.
My comp is a potato. He sleeps late, and just likes to eat and sleep in members' houses. The members area already used to him, and they let him stay after lunch until 5:00, and then have a dinner ready for him at 7:00. I´m basically going crazy this week because I just wanted to go to work and meet our invesitgators, and meet our goals, but he just wants to chat with the members the whole day long. When we finally got out to work I just started doing contacts like crazy. I found 17 new investigators by myself this week. When it comes time to teach Elder Silva gets super quiet and doesn´t talk until I glare at him. I don´t know what to do with this Elder. He´s aready well known in the mission for his lazy attitude.
Now that I´m getting to the end of my mission, the only thing I want to do is work work work. I want to feel the spirit like I did in my last area with Elder Ortega. I´ll have to see what I can do to turn this area around and see some progress here.
I´m trying to do everything I can to stay excited and happy. I feel like I still don´t have any friends here, so I´m just going to keep working hard and finding new people to teach so that my investigators can be my friends.
How crazy that Ben is almost leaving for his mission already!Tell him to send me a copy of his talk that he gives at his farewell.
Keep praying for me here. Even though my companion is kind of difficult, my area is actually really good. Assu is a pretty big city and we have the whole place to ourselves. The members like to help a lot, and they have a lot of goals to baptize more youth and fill up their semanary class. They´re needing a lot of new young women.
I´ll keep you guys updated on the progress here. I love you a lot, and I know this church is true. I know that everything I pass through on the mission will only make me stonger and more prepared for the rest of my life.
Only 9 more weeks left! I´ll probably get home on the 29th-30th of June. I should get some flight plans in a few weeks, but I think you can plan around these dates.
keep up the good work. keep choosing the right. I love you and miss you a ton!
Love, Elder Forsyth
Hey Everyone!
It´s only been a few days since I last wrote, but these last few days have been pretty tough.
My new area is super hot, and I´m starting to sweat a lot more here. I´ve been taking 2 or 3 showers a day, but still I still have the feeling of sweat on my skin. The heat hasn´t been the hardest part of these last few days though.
My comp is a potato. He sleeps late, and just likes to eat and sleep in members' houses. The members area already used to him, and they let him stay after lunch until 5:00, and then have a dinner ready for him at 7:00. I´m basically going crazy this week because I just wanted to go to work and meet our invesitgators, and meet our goals, but he just wants to chat with the members the whole day long. When we finally got out to work I just started doing contacts like crazy. I found 17 new investigators by myself this week. When it comes time to teach Elder Silva gets super quiet and doesn´t talk until I glare at him. I don´t know what to do with this Elder. He´s aready well known in the mission for his lazy attitude.
Now that I´m getting to the end of my mission, the only thing I want to do is work work work. I want to feel the spirit like I did in my last area with Elder Ortega. I´ll have to see what I can do to turn this area around and see some progress here.
I´m trying to do everything I can to stay excited and happy. I feel like I still don´t have any friends here, so I´m just going to keep working hard and finding new people to teach so that my investigators can be my friends.
How crazy that Ben is almost leaving for his mission already!Tell him to send me a copy of his talk that he gives at his farewell.
Keep praying for me here. Even though my companion is kind of difficult, my area is actually really good. Assu is a pretty big city and we have the whole place to ourselves. The members like to help a lot, and they have a lot of goals to baptize more youth and fill up their semanary class. They´re needing a lot of new young women.
I´ll keep you guys updated on the progress here. I love you a lot, and I know this church is true. I know that everything I pass through on the mission will only make me stonger and more prepared for the rest of my life.
Only 9 more weeks left! I´ll probably get home on the 29th-30th of June. I should get some flight plans in a few weeks, but I think you can plan around these dates.
keep up the good work. keep choosing the right. I love you and miss you a ton!
Love, Elder Forsyth
4/12/12
10 more emails!
Wow, I dont know where to start. A lot has happened since I last wrote.
I´m writing late to you guys because of transfers.
One of my investigators that went to conference last week got super sick with apendicitis. She went to the hospital, and took a ton of tests, and while she was waiting for the tests to come back, we went to her house and gave her a priesthood blessing. The next day she got the tests back, and they said she was super sick, and needed to run to the hospital for surgery, but when she got to the hospital, they took the tests again, and she didn´t have apendicitis anymore. :) I thought that was super cool. It's these kinds of things that really strengthen my testimony about the priesthood.
We had a youth conference in the stake this week. Only 2 girls from our ward went, but we invited 4 of the girls that we´re teaching, and they totally dominated the camp. They won all the awards, and made a ton of friends. I was so proud of them :) They´re all excited to get baptized now, but I wont be there to see the baptisms :(
On Sunday night, I got a call saying that Elder Ortega was being called as a trainer, and I was being transfered. On Monday I said goodbye to some people. Some of the investigators made cake, and everyone wanted to keep one of my photos from home. Some of them cried. It was really tough to say goodbye. On Monday night I went to another elder's house to stay the night, and on Tuesday I found out the details of the transfer. I got transfered to Assú. It's one of the hottest areas in the mission, and one of the farthest away areas too.. I was sad to leave Elder Ortega. He was definitely one of my favorite companions. On Wednesday I woke up early and started to travel. I got on a bus at 8:00 am and got to Mossoró at 7:00 pm, which is still an hour from my area. I had to stay the night at my zone leaders house, making 3 nights in a row living out of my suitcases. This morning we had a district meeting, and I had an hour long taxi ride to get to my area. Now I´m finally here, and writing to you guys.
My area is really isolated. My district lives an hour away from me. I´ll be able to call them every night, but I wont be able to interview any of their baptisms. my comp is elder silva. he´s been on the mission almost as much time as me, but is still a junior. i don´t know exactly why. i´m super tired, and want to sleep. we´ll see what happens this tranfer. i think this will be my last area.
to tell the truth, i feel like i got thrown from heaven to heck. campina grande had a good climate. i had a great comp. and my investigators were awesome. i left 6 people ready for baptism, but i know that the Lord has a plan for me in Assu. i´ll just have to discover what the Lord has in store. i´m still content, and excited to work here. i´ve only got 10 emails left, but i´m mon as trunky as you think...
i love you guys. have a great week, and i´ll write some more on monday.
love, elder forsyth
Wow, I dont know where to start. A lot has happened since I last wrote.
I´m writing late to you guys because of transfers.
One of my investigators that went to conference last week got super sick with apendicitis. She went to the hospital, and took a ton of tests, and while she was waiting for the tests to come back, we went to her house and gave her a priesthood blessing. The next day she got the tests back, and they said she was super sick, and needed to run to the hospital for surgery, but when she got to the hospital, they took the tests again, and she didn´t have apendicitis anymore. :) I thought that was super cool. It's these kinds of things that really strengthen my testimony about the priesthood.
We had a youth conference in the stake this week. Only 2 girls from our ward went, but we invited 4 of the girls that we´re teaching, and they totally dominated the camp. They won all the awards, and made a ton of friends. I was so proud of them :) They´re all excited to get baptized now, but I wont be there to see the baptisms :(
On Sunday night, I got a call saying that Elder Ortega was being called as a trainer, and I was being transfered. On Monday I said goodbye to some people. Some of the investigators made cake, and everyone wanted to keep one of my photos from home. Some of them cried. It was really tough to say goodbye. On Monday night I went to another elder's house to stay the night, and on Tuesday I found out the details of the transfer. I got transfered to Assú. It's one of the hottest areas in the mission, and one of the farthest away areas too.. I was sad to leave Elder Ortega. He was definitely one of my favorite companions. On Wednesday I woke up early and started to travel. I got on a bus at 8:00 am and got to Mossoró at 7:00 pm, which is still an hour from my area. I had to stay the night at my zone leaders house, making 3 nights in a row living out of my suitcases. This morning we had a district meeting, and I had an hour long taxi ride to get to my area. Now I´m finally here, and writing to you guys.
My area is really isolated. My district lives an hour away from me. I´ll be able to call them every night, but I wont be able to interview any of their baptisms. my comp is elder silva. he´s been on the mission almost as much time as me, but is still a junior. i don´t know exactly why. i´m super tired, and want to sleep. we´ll see what happens this tranfer. i think this will be my last area.
to tell the truth, i feel like i got thrown from heaven to heck. campina grande had a good climate. i had a great comp. and my investigators were awesome. i left 6 people ready for baptism, but i know that the Lord has a plan for me in Assu. i´ll just have to discover what the Lord has in store. i´m still content, and excited to work here. i´ve only got 10 emails left, but i´m mon as trunky as you think...
i love you guys. have a great week, and i´ll write some more on monday.
love, elder forsyth
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