June 18 2012

Hello my big family!!

So it sounds like a lot has happened this past week for you guys! And a lot happened for me too! Well I don’t know where to start! First mom I am sorry you didn’t like the letter last week but it was all the time I had so I am sorry! Well so I got transferred! It was really hard to leave the area that I was in I loved it so much there! I cried when I was leaving! OH to let you know I will be very missed in that area I even got kissed on the cheek by 4 men! Hahaha it really threw me off I was like what, but I just went with it because it is there culture here! And I was told by many people that I could return to Brazil any time I want and I will always have food to eat and place to sleep and so it looks like I will make plans to come back for the world cup! So I am in my new area named Samambaia its in Parnagua it is really close to the beach! And it is freakin hot here! But it is really cool it is like a little bit like Hawaii but has a lot of roads of sand! My companions name is Elder Reynoso he is from Argentina he is a little elder I got like almost a whole head on him! Hahahaha he is funny but strict at the same time! he is learning Portuguese so sometimes when we are talking to people they don’t understand him and they look to me and I say the same thing and they don’t understand at all that so it is pretty funny! He has been out about 1 year and like 4 or 5 months! So let me tell you about my apartment! Is freakin awesome it is not really big but has a lot of privacy and is really nice actually! Hahaha but not going to lie I was a little homesick when I got here because I don’t know anything about this area or who is members or who’s is not! So it was a little tough! Like it is hard to know where we are at all the times so ya! I had to get use to the heat here like holy crap it is hot! like in my last area it was cold and rained a lot the last part that I was there and I get here and it is sunny with no rain and really humid so the mesh garments ya I am totally using them hahaha! Besides all of this I am good! Ya so I got the package and I loved it! Funny story the jump rope broke! Hahaha I was using it and all of the sudden the handle is in my hand and the cord hits me in the back! Hahah but ya I loved it! The ties were alright not the prettiest but there are good! Well I hope that gentry bought me something cool from her shopping spree! But like a laptop well that is really cool! Sounds like everyone else is doing well so that is really good! Oh tell Jarrett that I wrote him a letter and in the letter it has one for Jarrett and one for Tonya because she said that she is winning me on letters so I decided I would write her a letter! Well that is about it for this week no a lot has happened! Oh and no I didn’t get that the last baptism in she wasn’t prepared!! :( But I will have some baptism here I think in the near future! Well I love you guys very much and I want you guys to know that you are the world for me! Well I hope this letter is better mom! Love you guys!

Love, Elder Gray