Ôla,
Como é que temo, espero que vocês estejam bem. Eu estou mais ou menos. Fui ao hospital duas vezes esta semana; estou passando por muito mal no estômigo. Espero que você não fiquem preocupados comigo. Vou sobreviver. Vou ter que fazer um monte de exames, de sangue, etc. Para ver o que que tenho.
I had a kind of a strange week. I did not work all to much. I have been kind of sick and was told by the mission president´s wife to stay home, and rest. So I have been and I continue to do so until she tells me otherwise. I am however alright, just really really tired. I think I´ve got mano, or the dreeded kissing disease. Which if you think about it does not make much sense in the fact that it has been, let me see, oh yes more than 4 years now that I have not kissed anyone so it is a little bit untruthful to call it that. Although the doctors do not know what it is that I´ve got so here in a couple of days I will do a blood test, and urine test, and poop test, and they will take a x-ray of by chest to see what the heck is wrong with me, but I will be fine. My companion gave ge a blessing and in the blessing he said that I would get better through these things that the doctors fine. Do not worry. Will come home alive and well. And worse comes to worse I will come home a little bit early and you will get to see me. Although I do not believe that will happen.
I got a funny phone call from the mission president last night saying, "Hey stop stressing out, you only got 5 more weeks. You can hang in there." Of course all that was said in Portuguese, and does not translate completely to that but that was his intent. He was just calling me to get the phone number of the missionary couple in our city. Oh and by the way, I discovered that the missionary couple and our family are related. They two are Murdocks, but not. The couple is actually named Brother and Sister Minor, but he says that he has family line of Murdocks in Ceder City, more than likely since he is from there and is a relative to those Murdocks I figure that we are some kind of a cousin couple times removed.
Well love you all and I will see you soon,
Love
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
I am not "Trunky"
Hello family and friends,
Once more I am closer to coming home. My companion loves to remind me of the end that fast approaching. He says that I am "trunky," however I believe that he is more trunky than I about the return home, however I will not lie, I am excited as all get out to come back home. I do think about it often, but I am trying to be more focused on the here and now rather than the then and later. It is a strange feeling. I really do not know how to handle myself. It is rather an odd feeling of excitement a pure fear of the things to come. I am confident, however, that I will return home and everything will work out for my own good.
We had a family come to church this Sunday, out of the blue. It is an answer the prays of my companion and of mine own. We had one of the worst weeks. It was a week that proved and tested my patience. I never wanted to just call it a quites and pack up my bags as much as I did last weeks. It has been rather difficult to say the least of the matter. We were going to baptize a man this week, but he continued to smoke and it has been two weeks that he has not been to church, so last Sunday when he did not go I took it like a kick in the pants. Really hard. I was depressed and ready to throw in the towel, and this yesterday he did not go again, but the Lord brought to us another family who as being asked if they were already baptized said, "Not yet, but that is why we are hear." I was so thankful to hear those words at that time. I had made a promise to myself, the president, and also to Heavenly Father that I would not "die" until the first of August when I will be in Santa Maria waiting to renew my temple recommend and also take a class given by the mission president about eternal marriage. I received as Paul put it in Hebrews 11, the proof of testimony.
I am very glad about all of this, and hope that everything will go alright, with this family.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
Once more I am closer to coming home. My companion loves to remind me of the end that fast approaching. He says that I am "trunky," however I believe that he is more trunky than I about the return home, however I will not lie, I am excited as all get out to come back home. I do think about it often, but I am trying to be more focused on the here and now rather than the then and later. It is a strange feeling. I really do not know how to handle myself. It is rather an odd feeling of excitement a pure fear of the things to come. I am confident, however, that I will return home and everything will work out for my own good.
We had a family come to church this Sunday, out of the blue. It is an answer the prays of my companion and of mine own. We had one of the worst weeks. It was a week that proved and tested my patience. I never wanted to just call it a quites and pack up my bags as much as I did last weeks. It has been rather difficult to say the least of the matter. We were going to baptize a man this week, but he continued to smoke and it has been two weeks that he has not been to church, so last Sunday when he did not go I took it like a kick in the pants. Really hard. I was depressed and ready to throw in the towel, and this yesterday he did not go again, but the Lord brought to us another family who as being asked if they were already baptized said, "Not yet, but that is why we are hear." I was so thankful to hear those words at that time. I had made a promise to myself, the president, and also to Heavenly Father that I would not "die" until the first of August when I will be in Santa Maria waiting to renew my temple recommend and also take a class given by the mission president about eternal marriage. I received as Paul put it in Hebrews 11, the proof of testimony.
I am very glad about all of this, and hope that everything will go alright, with this family.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
Look on the bright side of life... just like Brian said!
Hey family,
How are you guys doing:? I am just fine. I cannot complain too much. Although I have been stressing out about everything as the mission is coming to an end. It is weird to think that here in 50 some odd days I will be taking a jet plan home. More than likely next to the guy that I sat next to on the way here. Elder Talyer. He´s a good kid. I was his companion for a couple of weeks.
This week was a really good week. More than likely one of the best weeks that I have had on my mission. I am really excited for what comes, but all that I know is that I have to try my hardest and trust in the Lord and those who are around me. It will happen, and I feel it. I have had some really spiritual experiences this week, and I realize that I am not alone in my cause, or rather the cause of the Lord.
My companion and I are getting along just fine. He is learning really quickly. I like being a trainer, but at times there was something's that they learn in the CTM, that does not work, and I have to beat it out of him. It is a complication but you do what you can. I really like the kid. He is really good with the members. He can manage to get referrals from them which is something that I am not so good at, so it is a good combination. I am good at street contacts and getting members to go with us to teach lessons, and he is good at getting them to give up their friends and family members to be taught. Dream team, if I do say so myself, and I do.
Well family I am without words, but just remember to always look on the bright side of life just like Brian said.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
Hello There Ladies
Oh, well hello, I did not see you there... Ladies!!! ;)
I did that in honor to my two year old nephew, Ashton.
I am doing really well. Life is great and I cannot complain too much about what is going on here. We are working and trying our best and that is all Heavenly Father wants of us.
We are having good success with Israel. He is working on his problem with smoking and it is going well. He says that he has great headaches, but I know that is the nicotine that is in his blood and body leaving. It is a difficult stage in the process of getting rid of an addiction, but it is going to happen one way or another.
We are getting along with the members here just fine. They like us, and seem to recognize that we are working to get people to go to church. We were given an hour to work with them, and we passed a part of a movie that we missionaries use for our trainings. It worked out wonderfully. They people recognized their callings as members of the church. They are giving us a wonderful turn out of referrals.
We traveled to Santa Maria this week as well and heard from the Elder Soares of the Seventy. He is a really nice man. A very spiritual guy. I really liked what he had to say.
I love you all and I will talk to you all in a month and three or four weeks.
Love
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
Hello Argentina
So how is everyone back Stateside,
I am doing really well. Life is good. We did not baptize the girl, yet. She has not been to church in a while, and we are working on her going to church before we put her in the water.
I finally went to the river, and guess what. I can see Argentina from my house. It looks exactly the same as Brazil, but there are more trees on their side of the Rio Uruguai. It is alright, there really is not much to see.
We are teaching a man named Israel, who is looking the Book of Mormon. His has already been baptized, and they really did not have any hopes for him to be baptized, and then we invited them to start reading the Book of Mormon as a family, and they did and a couple night per week we go there and read with them, he went to church two weeks ago and would have gone this week but he had to work. However, we talked with him last night he said never again will he take up a job on Sundays because he wants to go to church. We are going to start teaching him the lessons and see where it goes from there. I am very excited for the future holds for him.
Other than that I am fine, lost some more weight, P90X works. I do not know how much I have lost, but I look skinnier with out a shirt, so that is what is important. I am kidding, I also look skinnier with my shirt on as well.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
São Borja
OH Hey,
I really do not have much time to talk today. I had lot to do and very little time to do it, I just have a couple of minutes to talk you all.
I am doing much better than I was. I just had been spoiled to for the last couple of months being with very experinced missionaries, but I am over it and we are doing just fine here in São Borja.
São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions. It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguai river.
São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as it is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1883–1954) and João Goulart (1918–1976).
My companion and I saw the river today, and we thought to ourselves, wow, this girl wants to get baptized in that filth. It is not the cleanest place on earth. It is darker than the Wabash to give you an idea. But she insisits that the river is the only way.
I am doing fine here. We are teaching alot, and we are trying to get the members involved in the work. They are helping out alot. I discoverd that also that they is nothing open at lunch time here in our neck of the city. We will have to go to eat in the center of the city when we want to eat from now on.
I love you all, and hope you all are doing well.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
I really do not have much time to talk today. I had lot to do and very little time to do it, I just have a couple of minutes to talk you all.
I am doing much better than I was. I just had been spoiled to for the last couple of months being with very experinced missionaries, but I am over it and we are doing just fine here in São Borja.
São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions. It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguai river.
São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as it is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1883–1954) and João Goulart (1918–1976).
My companion and I saw the river today, and we thought to ourselves, wow, this girl wants to get baptized in that filth. It is not the cleanest place on earth. It is darker than the Wabash to give you an idea. But she insisits that the river is the only way.
I am doing fine here. We are teaching alot, and we are trying to get the members involved in the work. They are helping out alot. I discoverd that also that they is nothing open at lunch time here in our neck of the city. We will have to go to eat in the center of the city when we want to eat from now on.
I love you all, and hope you all are doing well.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
River Uruguai
Hey,
I really do not have much time to talk to you guys, but I am doing well. I am doing alright with my new companion. I am not much of a fan of training. I am so used to having a companion who is just as capable as I am in teaching as I am that I have been kind of spoiled.
I do like my new area however, and we´ve marked a baptism in the River Uruguai. I am very excited for that, although we cannot baptize her, because missionaries cannot go into the water. It will cool however. I will enjoy it.
My new companion is from São Paulo, and his name is Elder F. Santos.
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Uruguay River | |
| Río Uruguay, Rio Uruguai | |
 Sunset in the Uruguay River, from Misiones, Argentina | |
| Countries | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
|---|---|
| Source | |
| - elevation | 1,800 m (5,906 ft) |
| Mouth | Río de la Plata |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 34°12′S 58°18′W [1] |
| Length | 1,600 km (990 mi) [2] |
| Basin | 365,000 km² (140,000 sq mi) [3] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 5,500 m3/s (194,000 cu ft/s) [3] |
 Map of Uruguay River's basin | |
The Uruguay River (Spanish: Río Uruguay, Spanish pronunciation: [uɾuˈɣwai]; Portuguese: Rio Uruguai, Portuguese pronunciation: [uɾuˈɡwaj]) is a river in South America. It flows from north to south and makes boundary with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the Mesopotamia from the other two countries. It passes between the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil; forms the eastern border of the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes, and Entre Ríos in Argentina; and makes up the western borders of the departments of Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, Río Negro,Soriano, and Colonia in Uruguay.
The river measures about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) in length and starts in the Serra do Mar in Brazil,[2] where the Canoas River and the Pelotas River are joined, at about 200 m above mean sea level. In this stage the river goes through uneven, broken terrain, forming rapids and falls. Its course through Rio Grande do Sul is not navigable.
Together with the Paraná River, the Uruguay forms the Río de la Plata estuary. It is navigable from around Salto Chico. Its main tributary is the Río Negro, which is born in the south of Brazil and goes through Uruguay 500 km until its confluence with the Uruguay river, which is located 100 km north from the Uruguay's confluence with the Río de la Plata, in Punta Gorda (Colonia Department, Uruguay).
The river is crossed by four international bridges (from north to south): Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge, between Argentina and Brazil; and the Salto Grande Bridge, General Artigas Bridgeand Libertador General San Martín Bridge between Argentina and Uruguay.
The drainage basin of the Uruguay River has an area of 365,000 square kilometres (141,000 sq mi).[3] Its main economic use is the generation of hydroelectricity and it is dammed in its lower portion by theSalto Grande Dam and by the Itá Dam upstream in Brazil.
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