Everything is going great this week. Thanks a bunch for the emails from everyone. I will try to answer mom's questions now.
So tell me about the ward you are in .... big or little?
Medium.
How active are the people?
Some are super active, others only go on sunny days (not many people have cars here and so it's really superannoying to walk to church in the cold and rain).
What other church activities do they do besides church on Sunday?
Seminary, ward activities. We are having a ward party the last Friday of the month, called Festa Julina (July party?). Everyone dresses up as farmers.
YM?
Yes.
YW?
Yes.
RS?
Called SocSoc.
Do they support the missionaries?
Sure.
How often do you get meals in their homes?
Every day, minus Thursday because we are always in Passo Fundo for the district meeting and we eat in Passo Fundo.
What meal do you eat in their home?
Rice with Beans (black beans here in the south (Gaúcho Tradition))
Churrasco
Maionaise (ask Matt, maybe?)(like potatos and mayonaise mixed)
Lunch?
With members.
Dinner?
If we're lucky our investigators give us snacks.
What is the Bishop like?
Medium.
How active are the people?
Some are super active, others only go on sunny days (not many people have cars here and so it's really superannoying to walk to church in the cold and rain).
What other church activities do they do besides church on Sunday?
Seminary, ward activities. We are having a ward party the last Friday of the month, called Festa Julina (July party?). Everyone dresses up as farmers.
YM?
Yes.
YW?
Yes.
RS?
Called SocSoc.
Do they support the missionaries?
Sure.
How often do you get meals in their homes?
Every day, minus Thursday because we are always in Passo Fundo for the district meeting and we eat in Passo Fundo.
What meal do you eat in their home?
Rice with Beans (black beans here in the south (Gaúcho Tradition))
Churrasco
Maionaise (ask Matt, maybe?)(like potatos and mayonaise mixed)
Lunch?
With members.
Dinner?
If we're lucky our investigators give us snacks.
What is the Bishop like?
Short, chubby, 5 o'clock shadow at noonday.
What are some of your favorite foods there?
Custello de porko feito na churrasceiro - bem gordo (ribs, on the grill, with fat)
Salchisa
lasagna
Do they have foods similar to ours?
Yes, but all things American are expensive.
What is a typical day like for you?
6:30 - Get up
11:00 - Leave the house for lunch
1:00 - Leave lunch for the road
1:00 - 9:00 - proselyting
Since they have the opposite "seasonal" schedule as we do - do they also have the opposite school schedule?
They just received their 2 week winter vacation (and summer vacation is about 10 weeks here, I think).
Are they in school now - whereas our kids are out of school for the summer?
Yes, but on vacation (2 weeks).
What do you do for fun?
Fubekar
Comer Churrasco
Tomar Chimarrão
What is your favorite service project?
They just received their 2 week winter vacation (and summer vacation is about 10 weeks here, I think).
Are they in school now - whereas our kids are out of school for the summer?
Yes, but on vacation (2 weeks).
What do you do for fun?
Fubekar
Comer Churrasco
Tomar Chimarrão
What is your favorite service project?
One with churrasco after.
Since we need to mow our huge lawn today - do Brazilians have lawns?
Not many. They use electric lawn mowers if so.
And do they mow them?
Some of them. Others let the horses mow them.
And do they plant gardens?
Some of them.
Do they eat weird things?
Not many. They use electric lawn mowers if so.
And do they mow them?
Some of them. Others let the horses mow them.
And do they plant gardens?
Some of them.
Do they eat weird things?
Not really.
Have you made pancakes for them - or cooked anything else?
Pancakes is a big seller here.
Is the recipe book helpful?
Yes, could you send me a bigger one (similar to Purdy Good Cookbook)?
Do they like the maple syrup you make?
Yeah.
What have you learned the most from your Brazilian companions?
Brazilians seem to like to slack off a lot.
Everything else is going great here in Carazinho. The transfer is already halfway done. We have a few baptisms coming. Hopefully they won't take a while. All of our investigators are slackers. I think I had about 20 people promise me that they'd go to church on Sunday and not one of them came. Have any ideas? It sounds like everyone had a great time at Pageant. Rem seems to be selling an oddly large number of cars lately. What kind of margins is he pulling in?
I hope that everyone has a great week. Love you all!!
Elder Steele
P.S. - Happy Birthday Zachary!!!! 25 Already Tchê - Parabéns!
Pancakes is a big seller here.
Is the recipe book helpful?
Yes, could you send me a bigger one (similar to Purdy Good Cookbook)?
Do they like the maple syrup you make?
Yeah.
What have you learned the most from your Brazilian companions?
Brazilians seem to like to slack off a lot.
Everything else is going great here in Carazinho. The transfer is already halfway done. We have a few baptisms coming. Hopefully they won't take a while. All of our investigators are slackers. I think I had about 20 people promise me that they'd go to church on Sunday and not one of them came. Have any ideas? It sounds like everyone had a great time at Pageant. Rem seems to be selling an oddly large number of cars lately. What kind of margins is he pulling in?
I hope that everyone has a great week. Love you all!!
Elder Steele
P.S. - Happy Birthday Zachary!!!! 25 Already Tchê - Parabéns!
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