Dear Family,
As you know, last P-day Elder Pimentel went home to enjoy the after mission life, and we were left in a trio for awhile. I never liked being in a trio, but oh well. We were stuck together in three until Wednesday morning when we got a surprising phone call. I thought that I was going to be transferred, so I went to pack, but it turns out that I was getting a new companion. We had to be at the bus station by 11 to pick my new companion, Elder Alvarez. Elder Alvarez is a 19 year-old Argentinian with 7 months on the mission and he has a strong desire to serve. So now that I´m not with Elder Swenson anymore he´s companions with Elder A. Souza. It´s weird having someone that was your companion live in the same house, but that feeling will diminish the better I get to know Elder Alvarez.
The work was a little slow this week as we were getting used to each other, but we have an excellent plan all set on how we´re going to work with the members. We´ve been doing a lot of tracting, but with little success, so now it´s up to the members to tell us where the elect are.
It´s decided to burning hot on us again, and everyone keeps saying that a whitey like me is going to turn red and crispy as bacon, but I continue to use sunscreen.
We have also been trying to tract down all the inactives here (it´s not easy). We were walking through a park and a guy started getting all excited about a giant rat, but then it turned out to be a possum. Another animal encounter to add to the scrapbook.
Well I hope to report great success to you all next week.
Love,
Elder David Short
As you know, last P-day Elder Pimentel went home to enjoy the after mission life, and we were left in a trio for awhile. I never liked being in a trio, but oh well. We were stuck together in three until Wednesday morning when we got a surprising phone call. I thought that I was going to be transferred, so I went to pack, but it turns out that I was getting a new companion. We had to be at the bus station by 11 to pick my new companion, Elder Alvarez. Elder Alvarez is a 19 year-old Argentinian with 7 months on the mission and he has a strong desire to serve. So now that I´m not with Elder Swenson anymore he´s companions with Elder A. Souza. It´s weird having someone that was your companion live in the same house, but that feeling will diminish the better I get to know Elder Alvarez.
The work was a little slow this week as we were getting used to each other, but we have an excellent plan all set on how we´re going to work with the members. We´ve been doing a lot of tracting, but with little success, so now it´s up to the members to tell us where the elect are.
It´s decided to burning hot on us again, and everyone keeps saying that a whitey like me is going to turn red and crispy as bacon, but I continue to use sunscreen.
We have also been trying to tract down all the inactives here (it´s not easy). We were walking through a park and a guy started getting all excited about a giant rat, but then it turned out to be a possum. Another animal encounter to add to the scrapbook.
Well I hope to report great success to you all next week.
Love,
Elder David Short
