Elder Jarrek Nelson's Mission: Email 02/13/17

Hey everyone. It´s great to have time to update you all today. This week was a little weird we did very little proselyting. Mostly because of a complicated situation with a few of the members of my district in my house. I ended up being in a trio for three or four days while the other three in my house went to Cuiabá. We were able to enjoy going to each other’s areas. Although it was annoying to have to take three buses; one to go to Almoço (Lunch), a second to return to the first bus stop and a third to go to a pesquisadors (investigators) house. Other than that it was a pretty normal week. I am happy to hear that Jostan is working on his driving. I am glad Mom is having time to relax and enjoy time with her sister-in-law. Speaking of rain, it is raining off and on here in Rondonopolis. I am grateful mom had me buy that umbrella and rain coat. Thank you for the Jemma humor. Ah, that was good. Dad’s joke was even better. I do want to tell you I met a return missionary here in Rondonopolis. His name is Ben. He is from Oregon State and went on his mission here. I am guessing he met his wife here or somewhere else in his mission. He was an awesome help and gave me some respite from Portuguese, because I could speak English with him. He also gave me a few pieces of paper with a bunch of helpful tips, such as slang and common phrases that would not normally make sense without knowing the language already. One example is Beleza which means alright, Fica de Boa means chill out. E aí means what’s up. Negócios means stuff. A lot of the language depends entirely on context. Para can mean by, to, for, etc. I did accidently forget to tell you all about an experience I had on the plane coming to Cuiabá. I sat next to a man that was lives in Matto Grosso somewhere and he started to talk and inquire of me concerning the church, and wouldn’t you know it; he was fluent in English. His name was Marcos and he asked some simple questions like what is the difference between your church and protestants for example. I didn’t have resources, except for the Articles of Faith in my scriptures; to answer his question. So I used that. He read a few and said that the second one made a lot of sense. After that point he didn’t talk much, but I did have the opportunity to give him the church website LDS.org as a reference for more information on our church. Sorry I forgot to tell you this story before. Concerning souvenirs, I need a list from mom or dad of souvenirs you want. All I really need is some ideas. Mostly because I don’t have a lot of room in my suitcase for a lot of stuff, and I don’t know what you’d really want. Concerning what Jeffrey said about Third Nephi 11, I happened to have already read that scripture this week in Portuguese, but nonetheless I will still read it. Tell Jonah that I am enjoying my time here. I am learning more and more about how to be a real missionary. If any of you have questions just ask. Till next week, Falou.