This Week's Update

So I dunno if anybody is watching the news these days... but apparently Rio de Janeiro is in chaos. Tanks driving in the streets of the favela, blowing up all the cars and all that, it´s all anybody is talking about these days, haha, they´re all worried that all the world thinks about Brazil now is just a country full of drug-dealing war-mongering favella-dwellin maniacs, haha, nobody is happy.

Anyways, we had Thanksgiving, woo, we stopped by a member´s house at night and he made us pumpkin pie and sandwiches, and all that good stuff. It was awesome, also that morning we stopped to watch a bunch of traveling navajos dance and sing in the praça bom jesus (Good Jesus Plaza), and then at lunch the member tried to make us watch the basketball game between the Orlando magic and the Miami heat... yeah, he has ESPN, it was pretty weird.

I got 3 packages this weekend, all from a different neighbor. Cuz the postman always passes by during the afternoon when were not at home, so our neighbors help out and pick them up for us before he leaves... cuz apparently he´s already sent one back (the one with the voice recorder I´m guessing) idiot. So our neighbors on both sides of us, and in the front each had a package for me. haha. Two were filled with Christmas presents, and the other was filled with pictures, and cards, and postcards. thank you! though........ nobody told me the tribe was going on a cruze..cruis..crus..(I forgot how to spell it) and Disneyland... and Nasa!! what´s up with this nonsense? We better go to the moon or something when I´m back and Josh is on his mission.. bwahaha. besides.. did anybody like Nasa? Because I´m pretty sure the only person who would like it there would be.... me. But yeah, thank you for the cards, the Christmas card, and bookmarks from Mariah :D

We were teaching a kid named Wender for a bit, he had a date to be baptized and everything. So we passed by his house Tuesday, clapped our hands at the front door before we saw.... that they had disappeared... completely. There was nothing left in the house, no furniture, no cardboard boxes, no people, nothing. And we have no idea where they disappeared to. We were blown away for a bit, we saw them the day before, and everything was normal... then... poof! gone. ugh. They must have left in a hurry cuz they didn´t even bother cleaning up the house or picking up the glass they broke while loading it up. so yeah.... goodbye baptism.

However, on Friday, we had a bit of extra time, so I decided to go knock some doors, since Elder Black is still scared to death of talking to people in the streets. So I knocked on one door, and the girl who answered said hi and let us in without asking any questions... just let us in, and sat down ready to hear what we had to say... sweet. But what´s even better is that she agreed to go to church, and went. no problem. We taught her on Friday, then went back Sunday morning, and she was all ready to go. SO cool. So we helped her make friends with the other girls in the ward (which isn´t very many), and it went pretty well. Speakin of which, we had 6 people in church this Sunday, finally!! however, only 3 of them are able to get baptized, but it´s better than nothing.

And about church... I don't like Sundays, church rocks, but Sunday is always terrible. I feel like I´m going to have a nervous breakdown one of these Sundays. Worried about getting investigators to church, making sure they´re happy, getting members to do their job and talk to them, talking to everybody myself when the members decide to be retarded and leave the investigator alone. ugh. I´m going to freak out one day, but yeah. that´s how it is, so it´s good that preparation day is on a Monday.

Though I do have to deal with my fair share of all sorts of freaky religious people, and their apostasy, sometimes I just get fed up with it and have some fun...

*oh good morning! what´s your name?*
*Paulo*
*Pleasure to meet you my name is Elder Webber... etc. etc... of Latter-Day Saints.... and you frequent which apostasty?*
*I´m Catholic*
*How splendid! Where do you attend?*
*Santo Antonio*
*Is that the great and spacious building that has many people entering into it?*
*yes*
*that´s great...*

fun, haha, you should try it sometime.

but yeah, this week I´m heading to Goiania again on Tuesday for another leadership training, it´s *only* three days this time, so my area will be without missionaries during that time, not good.

Thank you again for the packages, the presents, the pancake mix and the cards and all that. I´ve also realized that I´ve forgotten tons of English words, when i try to translate for my comp I have to stop and think and try to remember what the word is in English, haha

Hope you all have a great week!
I would send pictures.. but i´m on a 40 minute time schedule. sorry.

Love, and Saudades!
Elder Webber