Dear family and friends,
Sorry I have to make this one short and sweet. I am alive and well. I am teaching more than I did in my last transfer. Transfers happen every 6 weeks. To answer Seth's question I do not know just a fried egg.
My new companion and I get alone fine. His name is Elder Matos and he is from northern most part of brazil, I have forgotten the name.
I am well, and I will talk to you all later. on the phone maybe.
Com Amor,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
Panulimate Day with Elder Zequini
Dear Family, Friends, and everyone in between,
It has continued to rain with growing frequency. I was told by one of the members that this is normal for spring in Rio Grande do Sul. I am just glad all the hot days of spring are more or less behind me now. Although I will be expecting much warmer days ahead come summer, but I will keep that in the back of my mind.
As you might have guessed it is my pan ultimate day with Elder Zequini as my companion. He will be moving on and be the Zone Leader of a city near the border of Uruguay (I think that is how it is spelled). I will be staying in São Luiz Gonzaga, well sort of. I will go to Santa Maria and meet my new companion. His name is Elder Matos. I do not know anything about him other than that his is a cool guy and that he is Black or so they say. They have a different definition of Black than we do, but I will assume that he is. Everyone says that I am lucky to have him as my new companion, so I am looking forward to it.
This was an eventful week, sort of. Sunday was good. Really good. The family that we have been teaching is making great strides to becoming baptized. Even in the pouring rain they made it to Church. Well my companion and I went on divisions while he and a member of the branch went and picked them up. The fact of the matter is that they came.
Also on Sunday, I had my first true churrasco ( Barbeque of the gáucho). It was really good although I am eating way too much carbs and meat. Rice with every meal and lots of meat. I still am 20 pounds lighter than I was, but I am somewhat nervous that I will gain it all back and then some. Well, knock on wood.
I also in the same event ate something a little strange, but not as strange as chicken heart. It had the pleasure, or whatever you would like to call it, of eating barbecued kidney. It was good. I would not like to have it again, but of all the tastes it could have had it was good. It did not taste like I would have imagined an organ meant to filter out your blood to make urine would taste like.
We do not have any baptisms yet, but we are working hard, and I know with out a shadow of a doubt that that family will be baptized.
I also received a bunch of letters today so I have to start writing. I again want to thank you all for your love and support and I will talk to you all later.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
It has continued to rain with growing frequency. I was told by one of the members that this is normal for spring in Rio Grande do Sul. I am just glad all the hot days of spring are more or less behind me now. Although I will be expecting much warmer days ahead come summer, but I will keep that in the back of my mind.
This is the country side outside of Sao Luiz
This is what the roads are like.
As you might have guessed it is my pan ultimate day with Elder Zequini as my companion. He will be moving on and be the Zone Leader of a city near the border of Uruguay (I think that is how it is spelled). I will be staying in São Luiz Gonzaga, well sort of. I will go to Santa Maria and meet my new companion. His name is Elder Matos. I do not know anything about him other than that his is a cool guy and that he is Black or so they say. They have a different definition of Black than we do, but I will assume that he is. Everyone says that I am lucky to have him as my new companion, so I am looking forward to it.
This was an eventful week, sort of. Sunday was good. Really good. The family that we have been teaching is making great strides to becoming baptized. Even in the pouring rain they made it to Church. Well my companion and I went on divisions while he and a member of the branch went and picked them up. The fact of the matter is that they came.
Here are some pictures of the Family.
Henrique
Savene
Tainara
Also on Sunday, I had my first true churrasco ( Barbeque of the gáucho). It was really good although I am eating way too much carbs and meat. Rice with every meal and lots of meat. I still am 20 pounds lighter than I was, but I am somewhat nervous that I will gain it all back and then some. Well, knock on wood.
I also in the same event ate something a little strange, but not as strange as chicken heart. It had the pleasure, or whatever you would like to call it, of eating barbecued kidney. It was good. I would not like to have it again, but of all the tastes it could have had it was good. It did not taste like I would have imagined an organ meant to filter out your blood to make urine would taste like.
The English class I am teaching
I also received a bunch of letters today so I have to start writing. I again want to thank you all for your love and support and I will talk to you all later.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
One Month and 3 Days...
Dear family and friends and those who read my blog,
It has been one month and three days since I left the CTM and entered the mission field. It is strange that I have been out for so long. I know this is a cliche to say but, I feels like it was only yesterday that I was sitting at home with you all.
Nothing especially exciting has happened. I am teaching. The progress in this city is slow, but we are making it.
Oh, there was something last week noteworthy. I had my first zone conference. I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot, and I got to talk with my mission president once more, and in Portuguese. Believe it or not I am actually finally starting to get a hold of the language. I just need now to learn more vocab and work on pronunciation then I will be like a really Brasileiro. But forming my thoughts is coming much more quickly. I am really loving it.
This here have cooled down some. Most of last week it rained, and when I say it rained, it truly rain. It rained every day with out fail and most off the day. There was only 10 hours one day when it was not raining. But I liked it. I finally got to use that rain coat. It works great by the way.
Well life rolls on. I will talk to you all later.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
It has been one month and three days since I left the CTM and entered the mission field. It is strange that I have been out for so long. I know this is a cliche to say but, I feels like it was only yesterday that I was sitting at home with you all.
Nothing especially exciting has happened. I am teaching. The progress in this city is slow, but we are making it.
Oh, there was something last week noteworthy. I had my first zone conference. I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot, and I got to talk with my mission president once more, and in Portuguese. Believe it or not I am actually finally starting to get a hold of the language. I just need now to learn more vocab and work on pronunciation then I will be like a really Brasileiro. But forming my thoughts is coming much more quickly. I am really loving it.
This here have cooled down some. Most of last week it rained, and when I say it rained, it truly rain. It rained every day with out fail and most off the day. There was only 10 hours one day when it was not raining. But I liked it. I finally got to use that rain coat. It works great by the way.
Well life rolls on. I will talk to you all later.
Love,
Elder Caleb S. Carriere
My Companion, Trainer and other stuff....
Elder Zequini
Sleeping
This is what we do to Companions (house guests) we don't like. BEWARE
It is on fire, if you look really hard you can see the flame right about its chest.
Mission Photos Volume II
The following are pictures from the end of my stay at the CTM.... Hope you enjoy
Elder Burt
Elder Koelher
Elder Laird
Elder Morris
Elder Rowely and I with Elder Wiscomb
Elder Titus
Elders Ellis, Burt, Titus, Hyde and Myself
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