Hey Mom!
I am doing great! Two days
ago my companion and I got transferred to a city called Xanxerê. We are
going to be here at least till the
end of the transfer. (I cannot seem to switch this keyboard into English, so it is impossible
for me to type apostrophes -- drat.)
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| View of Xanxerê, courtesy of Google Images |
The sister missionaries who were here
before us left a huge teaching pool, so we will be busy! Which is good
because I feel best when I have things to do. :)
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| [Just kidding. This is what came up when I tried to find an image of people in a teaching pool.] |
I
was a little homesick last week. I have not had any problems adjusting
to Brazil though; it is not too different from the states at
all--other than the dirt drink, ha ha. I will buy some and bring it back
home so you can try it. ;)
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| [Elder Duffin's reaction to the herbal drink Brazilians enjoy] |
I think it was just
being out on the mission for so long. I am doing much better now! I
have found that when I am preoccupied with teaching people I feel better.
My Portuguese is coming along well, too.
I
am in a branch right now. We watched conference in the tiniest church
building I have ever been in. For conference they have live people who
translate into Portuguese on the spot, like the English translator you guys
heard for the talks in other languages. I watched conference in the
clerk's office in English.
I liked Uchtdorf's
talk about deep space telescopes and Bednar's talk about his little boy
treating the scrape on his younger brothers arm--ha ha ha.
I like the pictures you sent, Dad! Catriel looks very grown up. It is weird thinking that she will be graduated by the time I get home. Jon sent me an email. Glad to hear he will be back in the UK soon.
Running out of time--gotta go!
Love you Mom! Thanks for writing me. Tell everyone I say hi and to be safe in their travels.
Talk to you next week!
Elder Duffin
