So
yeah Elder Durfee is cool he is 6 foot 4 so we look kindof out of place
here among the short people. He is way cool and I like him so far.
Really helpful with the language. He is going to go run track for Weber
State when he gets back so I though that that was interesting and he
does not walk slow I can tell you that much.
The
trip over was fine. I have never had a hard time sleeping in
uncomfortable places and the plane proved to be no different. I do
still have the English BOM becuase I sat by a member on the first
flight, missionaries on the second, and then in England I was just never
very sucessful in picking people to talk to but it was fun. Then I
could not for the life of me talk to the Lady on the flight to Portugal
becuase she does not speak any language that I know.
The
language is tough. Everyone slurrs their words talks really fast and
it is always really quite too. So quiet that I do not think that I
would be able to understand them if they were speaking english. But it
is good becuase for the most part I just tell people hello, that I have
been here for a couple days, and then testify about prophets.
Conference
has been really interesting here. We have spent almost all my time
here trying to get everyone we can to go and watch it. And when we have
been sucessful and then have to watch it in portuguese that is quite
the expericnce. It is not quite the same when you are listening to the
prophets in a translation, it is similar to their words but not quite
the same becuase you cannot hear the passion and convition of their
testimony in their own voices. But when we were watching it with some
investigators one of our investigators named Oswaldo was getting
emotional so it was pretty cool. Even though I really didnt know what
they were saying it was still a really good time.
The
country here is beautiful. I love the old world Europe architecture.
And the food that I have been able to try has been really good too. We
cook our lunch usually and do not really eat dinner. So I havent have a
lot of different food yet. Also I do not really know any recipies so I
just give it my best trying to remember off of smell and look what goes
good on chicken and stuff. We have spent a lot of time teaching in an
area called the Terras and Segundo Terra which means the lands and the
second lands. They are like little african communitites which look like
total ghettos but inside of them they are acutally pretty nice in some
cases. The people are really cool and like talking about Jesus and are
cool with saying they will do stuff, but they just do not follow through
very well.
I
have not taken really hardly any pictures this far because I am been
kindof scrambling with other things so sorry about that but I will try
to do better next week. We have gotten a lot of help from members
already. One of the members is named Geraldo. He is this older guy
that reminds me a lot of Garret Andrew. It is pretty funny acutally.
He is always ready to help us out with whatever we need and he likes
coming and teaching with us even if we are just knocking doors. Also
there is this little boy from the Terras that is Jesses age that was
converted a couple years ago that helps us get in with his freinds which
is cool. We do a lot of walking on the cobblestones and on dirt. I
come home kindof tired and a little dirty most days. The humidity is
still going to take some getting used to. I do not like always feeling
sweaty and nothing drying very well but it is not too horrible.
We
talked to one guy on the street that we stopped as a funeral procession
was going by and talked to him about where we go after death. He
accepted everything that we had to say and then liked how we get
baptised like Jesus was baptized as well. He was baptised as a baby but
always thought that that was strange because he had not done anyting
wrong when at that point and did not have sins. Anyways it was cool to
see how much our message makes sence to people that are willing to
listen becuse it is simple and more true than anything else. As long as
we are willing to try to find out if it is right we can know becuase it
is not that difficult. It was nice to run into someone that wasent so
set in thier ways that they are unwilling to experiment on the word. We
have plans to see him and teach him again Wednesday. We also talked to
an old lady that is catholic and she was telling us about the feelings
that she gets in her when we are around. We explained to her that that
was the spirit and taught her how to pray. She still prayed like a
catholic with us and was telling us about how she is about to die be
cremated and thrown in the ocean but its all good. haha
So
I may be tired and confused but I love it here and am having a good
time. It is very humbling and I am greatful for the help that I get and
thank the Lord for all the broken portuguese that he has given me so
far. The church is true. I know it and I am seeing though other people
that it is not super difficult to know for yourself if you want to as
well. I am greatful to serve and realize that I am a very conservative
driver compared to even the grannys here. I love you all and miss you!
Love
Elder Hobson
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