I am waiting 'til I don't know when, 'cause I'm sure it's gonna happen then

March 7, 2011

This week was nuts, sabe porquê? Because it hasn't stopped raining for the last eight days. I don't know what rainy days are like for missionaries who have cars, but for us walkers it's kind of a pain. Like, it's really, really hard to do missionary work in the rain because there aren't any people in the street to talk to, and when you get to people's houses, they don't want to let you in because you're all wet. My raincoat has been getting some good exercise. My companion and I were kind of imprisoned for a while because neither of us had umbrellas -- I accidentally left mine in Birigui, my last area. We both bought cool umbrellas with the little hook handle at the bottom and a huge metal spike at the top.

Anyway, the work has been going really slow. I'm in a good mood today, but this week was kind of a downer. Our current investigators are all getting really flaky with us, and we're not really finding any new ones. The members here are really cool, though, and I'm liking our area a lot. I'm still getting used to having a big area. In the last three areas that I worked in, you could go from one end to the other pretty quickly. Here in Américo, we have to be smart about how we plan because it takes forever to get from one place to another.

I'm a little behind on my Livro de Mórmon reading. I've been meaning to finish Alma for a few days now. Fun fact: "Alma" means "soul" in Portuguese. That's kind of cool, right? Anyway, I've been pounding through the war chapters lately. It isn't the easiest part of the Book of Mormon because there is so much discussion about strategy and defensive tactics and stuff, but it's still interesting. I was impressed by how often it talks about how the Nephites were successful in battle because they prepared themselves beforehand and were dressed in strong armor. And I love the story of the two thousand stripling warriors (duh), even though reading about them makes me miss Mom.

Elder Nobre and I are still getting along well. I'm glad to have him as my companion. He has a way of talking to people and getting them to like us that I just don't have. I guess I still need to learn how to come out of my shell. Que saco.

So yeah, this week was pretty uneventful. I'm doing well, though, and I'm happy. Trying to stay focused. Trying to talk to strangers. I love you guys, and I hope you're doing well! The Church is true, sabia?

luv

elder wiggins