Training (Oct 3rd)

So this week, after three days of nail biting we finally had transfers. Elder Rowberry and Elder Brelaz were transferred to Goiânia and I got to stay in Itumbiara for a little longer. My new companion is Elder Swenson, who was in my first district in Anâpolis. He´s got a lot more time on the mission than me, so I´m learning a lot of cool teaching techniques. He´s the Elder who tricked me into saying that the food was weird. He´s pretty awesome. He´s a trekkie, and likes to make angry faces, so we get along just fine. I also found out that he likes Calvin and Hobbes and Lord of the Rings, so we´re officially the nerdy companionship in the district.

General conference was amazing. We watched it at the chapel (we still haven´t found a new location yet) on a projector. It was the first time that I watched conference in Portuguese, and it wasn´t the same. The translators don´t carry over the characterization in their voices, so the listening was a little bland, but Elder Swenson and I were able to download the audio file afterwards. Now I´m getting a feel for the true awesomeness of this conference. I was a little confused at not hearing any plane stories, or mention of the lack of plane stories this conference, but Elder Uchtdorf´s talk was awesome all the same. I really want the conference ensign now to study everything.

Well to say the least I was spiritually uplifted this week.
Love,
Elder David Short