Monday, November 3, 2008

Konnichiwa!!











Hey everyone,
Hows it going? Sounds like you had a fun Halloween, thanks for the pics btw, Jacen looks soooo cute!!! Give him a big kiss for me k?
Last week has been interesting.... So we had the family home evening with Brother Ishimaru (the Less-active I told you about) and we were way surprised to see another less-active there! Turns out theywere good friends and we had a double punch! It was so awesome!
We had the Halloween party on Wednesday, and it was way fun, but the investigator that we have been teaching (Hotta-san) dropped both the wednesday lesson and the lunch we were supposed to have with her husband. It was so dang frustrating, and the husband just told us shed be sick until this week - what?! yeah.... we dont know what to do with her.
Like weve got some pretty good investigators, but none of them progress because theyre either too busy to keep commitments or dont feel the need to. And when we try to teach them, they bug out of appointments. For example, on saturday we taught the Uedas (the starts with a u, remember?) and it was way spiritual, and it was on the restoration. But at the beginning we talked about fasting (because we refused food, then explained why) then throughout the lesson all he kept going back to was how amazing fasting was! Yeah, its a good thing, and if it gets him to keep some commitment, its great, but it was the fourth time and he still refuses to gives us his phone number.... gahhh!!!!
We had a way good lesson though (really unexpectedly) with the English student we teach at the local `wal-mart` (not really, but well call it that). IT was about God, and we gave her the Book of Mormon so she could read and pray about it, and it was awesome!!
On saturday too, we taught an 88 year-old little man, who used to be a Russian prisoner of war in WWII. He was way cool, and his English was good, but everytime we would try to tie something to the gospel, hed try to find a way out. Sneaky little old man.... But net week well watch a Church movie with him, in order to `practice English`, if you catch my drift.... hint, hint :).
Anyways, so its really tough right now, and I havent been feeling too good lately. I had a massive migrane the first half of yesterday and pretty much a headache ever since. And Ive been losing weight too. The area docs are coming down to Zone Conference tomorrow so Ill talk to them and see.
Anyways, thank you for your love, and all your letters. Sorry this weeks been nuts so I cant write anymore, but I love all of you and I always pray for your safety, health and happiness. I hope everything is good, and thank you so much for everything!!! I love all you guys, be safe and take care!!!
Sayonara,

Mourao Choro



Oi todo mundo,
Como estao indo? Parece que voces tiveram um bom Dias das Bruxas, obrigado pelas fotos a proposito, o Jacen tava taaaaooo bonitinho!!! Dah um beijao pra ele por mim, tah?
A ultima semana teve sido interessante.....
Entao tivemos Reuniao de Familia com o Irmao Ishimaru (o menos-ativo que eu contei) e ficamos muito surpresos de cer um outro menos-ativo lah! Parece que eles sao bons amigos e tivemos um soco doblo! Foi tao bacana!
Tivemos a festa de Dias das Bruxas na quarta-feira, e foi bem divertido, mas o investigador que estamos ensinando (Hotta-san) deixou cair desmarcou amblo a licao de quarta-feira e o lanche que iria ter com o marido dela. Foi tao frustrante, e o marido soh falou pra nos que ela ficaria doente ateh essa semana - o que?! Eh.... nao sabemos o que vamos fazer com ela.Tipo nos temos uns investigadores bons, mas nenhum deles progressam porque ele ou estah muito ocupado pra manter os compromissos ou nao sentem que necessitam ter. E quando a gente tenta ensinar eles, eles quebram os compromissos. Por exemplo, no sabado ensinamos os Uedas (......) e foi bem espiritual, e foi sobre a Restoracao. Mas no comeco conversamos sobre jejum (porque recusamos comida, e explicamos porque) ai pela toda licao ele ficava falando sobre que maravilhoso jejum eh! Eh, eh uma coisa boa, e se consegue fazer ele ter compromentimento, eh otimo, mas eh a quarta vez e ele ainda refusa ah nos dar o telefone dele.... gahhh!!!!
Entretanto tivemos uma licao muito boa (realmente inesperado) com a estudante de Ingles que ensinamos no "wal-mart" local (nao realmente, mas vamos chamar disso). Foi sobre Deus, e damos pra ela o Livro de Mormon pra ela ler e orar por isso, e foi bacana!!
No sabado tambem, ensinamos um velhinho de 88 anos de idade, que era um prisioneiro Russo de guerra na 2a Guerra Mundial. Ele era muito legal, e o Ingles dele era bom, mas cada vez que a gente ia relacionar alguma coisa com o Evangelho, ele acharia um jeito de escapar. Esperitinho o velhinho.... Mas semana que vem a gente vai assistir um video da Igreja com ele, em ordem de "praticar Ingles", se voce pega a minha onda.... dica, dica :).
De qualquer jeito, tah bem dificil agora, e eu nao ando me sentindo muito bem. Eu tive uma enchaqueca enorme na primeira parte de ontem e uma dor de cabeca ateh agora. E eu tenho perdendo peso tambem. Os doutores da area estao vindo pra Conferencia de Zona amanha e eu vou falar com eles e ver.
De qualquer jeit, obrigado pelo seu amor, e todas suas cartas. Desculpa que essa semana tem sido maluco entao eu nao posso escrever mais, mas eu amo todos voces e eu sempre oro pela sua seguranca, saude e alegria. Eu espero que tudo esteja bem, e muito obrigado por tudo!!! Eu amo todos voces, fiquem seguros e tomem cuidado!!!
Sayonara,
Mourao Choro