April 15

hey mom! no we were not able to meet with the sisters this week! oh the picture, since my comp is dL he had to do an interview with them so we went and the house was at the bottom of a hill so when we got to the top they wanted to take a picture! i thought it was pretty cool! hahah yeah this week felt long too but also really short. days feel like years here but weeks still feel like weeks! thats funny sam is catching up on the history by watching fake movies hahhah. yeah im super excited for my package im sure its reallly gonna help. tell lila its okay her letter didnt make it in. i still love her!  haha new wards are always fun! oh i sure do miss the sherwoods hahahahhahahahh and yes i still need to buy mysef a camera. im sorry you still cant see me hahah. im excited my hat hahha

i love you guys a lot. im grateful to have such a strong family base back home and i dont have to worrry about yoou guys! keep emailing me i love them! tell other family and friends to email me too. i dont get many emails from other people and it would sure make me feel happier! have fun on your guys trip! take tons of pictures! you guys better get a family picture with MY FAVORITE PRESIDENT! love you guys

Another week for the books! and this one was probably the hardest one yet! hahaha its tough being out in in the field not being able to understand what anyone is saying hahah but you know Heavenly Father blesses those who endure their trials! and oh boi when this one is over i sure will feel blessed to be out of this one hahah! 

 i was able to bare my testimony yesterday is church and honestly it was a heck of a lot better than the talk i gave in church about 2 weeks ago hahah. its funny when you get up there and just let your heart just take the raines and you say those 5 sentences that your for sure know are right and then you try to scramble in a few things i your broken portuguese hahaha its just funny. but in my heart i know what i want to say and i cant wait for the day when i can!

Its weird here people dont turn off their tvs when the missionaries are over so this week i was able to watch a bit of The Pirates of The Caribbean and the Lego movie hahhah!

Brazil is so funny! in my area we have houses that im like wow that a really nice house! i want to live in a house like that one day! but then we have an appointment in a house right next door that im pretty sure i could build by myslef with 3 pieces of plywood and 8 2x4s. and while we are inside sitting on the floor having chicken running around inside the house hahahha muito engreçado (very funny)!!! but these people we talk to everyday are so funny! we met marcos this week and we asked himif we could talk with him about the BofM with him for 5 minutes and he said im not sureif i have time but we ended up inside 45 minutes later closing with a prayer and committing him to read a few chapter before our next visit hahah people here love to talk! 

I honestly cant wait for the day i can lay down my testimony with my whole heart and not have to worry about the language! the mission is gonna be way fun when i can speak hahah and understand!

sorry i dont have pictures i forgot my camera today. took some sweet ones of giant spiders this week! ill have to send them next week! love you guys! email me? please!  Love Elder Shumway