Bom dia, everyone!
The branch had a talent show this last Friday. It was probably the best activity the church has had since I got here. There was a good turnout and one of the counselors in the bishopric brought hot dogs for everyone. There isn't an activities committee here in Leme -- I guess they don't really even exist in Brazil -- so it's up to the ward mission leader and the elders to come up with an activity each week. Because there isn't anyone called to organize and take responsibility for the activities, they're usually pretty bad. But the talent show went pretty well. My companion and I played three songs together because only a few other people had prepared any talents to present. I sang really high during one song, and people laughed. I was all just like wutevs about it though. The show started an hour late and was cobbled together at the last minute, but at least the members went this time. I never realized before the mission how important it is for members of a ward or branch to become friends with each other.
You know the old lady, Lenira, I have mentioned in my emails for the last few weeks? We found out from her daughter-in-law on Saturday that she didn't want anything more from us for a while. But we went back on Sunday anyway to invite her to church. That family has so many problems. I guess the senhora's son hit her grandson, who then hit the other guy back. One of the children who lives in that house has Autism. The daughter-in-law smokes. Her "husband" refuses to marry her but will still make her cook for him and take care of the kids. They have a bunch of animals that always try to eat each other. Lenira told us Sunday morning that she wants to take her grandson and move to another house to leave everyone to their own problems. We told her that this wouldn't help and all that. We talked to her about how we're here to help her, and how a primary purpose of the Church is to lessen these kinds of problems. She agreed to come to church with us, where a member of the district presidency gave a talk about strengthening families. I think she liked it.
I opened a window in our house one morning this week right after I woke up and it hit my in the eye. I had a nice shiner for a few hours. I was going to tell everyone that I got in a fight with a drunk guy, but you couldn't even tell that I hit myself after a short time.
We're trying to find good new people to teach, but it's so hard. Like, it's pretty easy for me to make contacts and all that, but there are so many people who don't care at all about the gospel. You tell them that you have a message about how God has called a living prophet to guide us in the same way that he did during the time of the Bible, and it's like they don't even hear you. People see how full the Catholic church is at every meeting and probably wonder why they would travel to the other side of the city to go to a smaller church where the kids scream all the time and the members don't talk to newcomers. Why don't people care about any of this?
I finally, after three months of waiting, received my Christmas package. Yay! THANK YOU, family!! It was raining really hard this morning so I wore my sweatpants and was all like "wut?" It was so cool. I have already eaten most of the candy because American candy is deeeeeelicious.
I love you all very much. I hope you're all doing well! I turn six months old tomorrow! Happy almost St. Patrick's Day! Tchau!
Elder Veengies
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