June 2, 2014

Good morning:

Well, transfers are in and Elder A. is out of here. Bummer. But we both saw it coming, and he has been in this area for a long time, so there is nothing we can do about it. I really have enjoyed working with him though. He has been my favorite companion and, as he informed me last week, I have been his favorite as well. We got along perfectly, and we are already planning on visiting one another after the mission. 

We weren’t able to baptize anyone this week. The person we were preparing “fugiu” (fled). We were teaching a woman named M. and she has already gone to church and was excited about the baptism, but then this week she disappeared. She doesn’t pick up when we call and she is never at home when we swing by. Our theory is that a relative spoke badly about the church, so she doesn’t want to learn more. And what is super annoying about Brazilians is that instead of just telling you that they don’t want to be visited anymore, they hide and pretend like they died. But I’m used to that by now. Só vai.

I’m glad to hear that the grandparents are recovering. But as you said: “When your mother and I lose our parents, then she and I will take their place as the grandparents of the family. When did we get so old? It makes us sad, but it’s all part of the plan of salvation.” I have thought about that for a long time—ever since I was a kid, I have worried about the day when our grandparents would leave us. The love that I have for them is great, and I just hope that the good Lord continues to bless them for a while longer.

I didn’t know that the Andersons were moving. That is a bummer. I really like Brother Anderson. We had a lot of good times together in Young Men, including that campout you mentioned. What is funny is that just this week I told Elder Araújo about that time how you played Boston to wake us up (we were telling funny stories one night). He found it amusing. Elder A. also has good taste in music, and sometimes when we are walking down the street I catch him whistling “Wind of Change,” by the Scorpions. I think we were best friends in the pre-existence.

But yeah, that is about it for now. Next week I’ll fill you in about the new comp and whatnot, but until then I’m just going to “carry on.”

Lots of love,

Elder Morris