Monte Sossego week 13

This week was pretty normal except for Carnival and the anouncement that we can Skype now with our families. Me and Elder Floyd are working hard here in our area but it is starting to feel pretty small. We found a few new people who are Catholic but at the same time interested in our message. The challenge for them will simply be overcoming their religious tradition. We are preparing Eder to be baptised this week and maybe Bill but he needs to show some more desire. Suéli our recent convert brought her Sister to church all by herself which is awesome. It is just that she showed up over an hour late. She walks slow and talks to everybody on the street. On Sunday there was a giant Mendinga(parade) that passed by our house with noise and drums, and crazyness. I will include some photos. We had a family night with some members and played Bisca, a card game that gets intense here. we made pizza as well. I am grateful for the blessings of the Gospel in my life and the oportunity to proclaim this message to the world.

Monte Sossego week 12

This morning we got transfer information. I will be staying here with Elder Floyd for another one. Should be a good six weeks. This last week was a good one, though on Sunday the work was rough because of Carnival. We continued to work with Bill, Eder, and Hamilton. We are also teaching their younger brother Vagner and their cousin Vanilson. We hope that many of them will be baptised on the 23rd of this month. Hamilton is really good at soccer, almost good enough to play for Cabo Verde. Our area is really small but we have been blessed to find a lot of cool people to teach. We will see with this next transfer. This week we also went to Praia for Mission Leadership Conference. It was normal, but that night I was able to visit all of my recent converts in my old area of Várzea. It was awesome to see them all again. Most of them are still active which makes me very happy. I included a picture of our district and some more pictures of that beach from last Monday. 

Monte Sossego week 11

Right now I am sore all over because this mornig we biked for three hours there and back to a secret beach literally on the opposite side of São Vicente. It was beautiful and for most of the ride we saw nobody. This island is pretty barren apart from Mindelo. Haha we could have swum and no one would have known. We did not though. This last week we had zone conference which was awesome but stressful to organize. We had to organize the lunch, plan the interviews with President, give a training, and other stuff. This week we had the baptism of Ruth. She was very prepared and excited, but she showed up 30 minutes late which scared my socks off. This week we also found some cool rapazes named Eder, Bill, and Hamilton. They went to church and an EnglishConnect devotional on Sunday. I think that they will be baptised this month. Bill and Hamilton are from São Tiago. So right now I may be tired, but in general things are great here on the mission. These last six months I will really try and be the best missionary I can be. I will also eat healthier. Até mais.

1.zone conference

2.batismo!

3.biking

4.beach

Monte Sossego week 10

This week we had some successes and disapointments. Ruth came to church this last Sunday so she will be baptised this Saturday. When we passed by Cleidir and Maiara one night, we could tell that something was wrong. No one said anything except the Mom, Jaqueline. She told us nicely that nobody in the house wanted to listen to us anymore. I think that it was more her decision rather than the families. Her son Cleidir even complained that it was not his decision to stop talking to us. Well, that kind of stuff happens, but I believe that in the future they will be able to be baptised. Adilson is cool too but he will just have to wait. Fortunately for us however, there was someone baptised this Saturday. Her name is Suéli and we moved her date up because she was so prepared. We were not sure if she needed to be baptised but as we taught her she showed that she was responsible for herself. She is 23 years old and she loves talking to everybody on the street. This week we also did a service project at the hospital again, except this time we invited all of the missionaries in Mindelo. I have about six months left on the mission and I will make every one count. Bye.
1.our district. Which one is me?
2.Baptism, Suéli is second from the right
3.a good photo

Monte Sossego Week 9

This week was pretty normal but it passed by fast. Last time I said that we were getting a lot of rain but that is a lie. We are getting no rain. That is normal though. Sometimes I say random things like that and then I look back and wonder why I said it. This Sunday we had three new people in church which was great, but this week it looks like we will need to work extra hard to help Ruth, Maiara and Cleidir be baptised. They have a lot of desire but we need to work with their families to get permission. One day last week we were walking on our way home and the Spirit told me that I should talk to This man without a shirt on walking by. Thankfully I talked to him and we were able to teach him and mark a date with him for the 16th of February. His name is Denis. He has a lot of parokeets in his house. Also this week I did a division with Elder Flake. He was in the MTC with me and about a year ago I did a division with him in Ribeira Grande. It was fun to serve with him again. I included some pictures of Elder Floyd preaching the gospel to a cow.

Monte Sossego week 8

The is weather has been nice and cool this week, and we are getting a lot of rain. Elder Floyd and I are enjoying a lot of success here in our area and this week we have a lot on helping out zone. On Tuesday we went to Praia for Mission Leadership Council to plan and council and make goals for the coming month and year. It is pretty fun traveling around but I like spending time in my area as well. Maiara and Cleidir are doing great and will be baptised on the 26th of this month. Their parents are also came to church and they have potencial to be married and baptised. We are working with this young woman named Ruth who is a little strange but also very cool. She loves her dogs, and asked us is we could baptise them. She is preparing to be baptised on the 26th as well. She loves reading The Book of Mormon and feels The Spirit as she reads. We took her to a baptism and she liked that as well. There is also this girl Suéli who is actually 23 but who is a little slow. She came to church and loved it. This 2 hour church schedule is really helping the members out with ministering and paying attention. Things are going great and I love this opportunity to be a missionary.
1.Me and Elder Floyd climbed to a look out point.
2-3.Some family nights

Monte Sossego week 7

This week was a great week, and we were able to help out a lot of people. Elder Floyd and I are getting along great because we are both pretty calm people. He really knows how to do missionary work. We marked a lot of baptismal dates this week and I have a lot of hope for this family: Jacline, Adilson, and their kids: Maiara and Cleidir. Maiara and Cleidir have a date for the 26th of this month. Unfortunately, Delmira and Shirly will have to wait some more to be baptised because they are not yet prepared. Elder Floyd has this mini basketball hoop that is fun to shoot on. On Sunday we went to the hospital here and gave a blessing to a little girl who was very sick and weak. We will see if she gets better. The Lord has blessed us a lot this week and I am excited for the rest of this month. Tchau

1.This is us washing clothes