December 17, 2012

Well hello family.

Well so this week was pretty good we really worked hard and things are doing well I think that next week we are going to have a baptism well I really hope, that would be super sweet if it does work out if it doesn’t then I don’t know what will happen! It is this little girl that her parents are members that went less active then they started to be active again so I really hope that it works out and then they could be a complete family I would like to see that happen again.
Well they said that we could have 45 mins to talk on Christmas day and I am thinking if my companion goes first then if he goes over I will just have the same time that he had with his family! And yes we did the same thing with his family yesterday I talked to his family and worked everything out and he sat on my side looking at them, his sister is cute, I told him that and his papai said you can marry her, hahahaha I started laughing really hard and was like thank you my son! It was really funny hahaha oh about the power bracelet or balance I don’t remember any more if I could have one I would like it these last days my balance has been horrible but lucky I haven’t fallen all the way to the ground! And tell GRANDPA I RECIEVED THE MONEY,  I have gotten $30.00 so far.   Yes the things here are more expensive it is really annoying but its ok! It was funny they gave me the package of Elder Morris so I will give it to him on the 21st it will be funny! But yes I will have to charge the camera and take a ton of pictures it will be an awesome day! And yes the elders from Paranaque will be there, actually my area is longer than there areas but it will I beat them by like 2 hours are area is like in way, way out there! Which I am ok with! so I had an interview this last week and it was super good I asked president about the passage in the bible about shaking the dust off your feet and it like condemns them, I asked him if us missionaries have that power and he said yes but you shouldn’t do that! He told me when apostles go to somewhere and they do this he told me it’s over for that city and was like seriously omg. But he did respond to my question so that is a good thing! And yes I will ride the bus back that very night! Ya I worked everything out for Christmas and all that so it will be super cool I will be a good day we will pass in the house of members and less actives and we will spend time with them and it will be just a good day! I am pretty excited. Well this other elder has face cards and last pday we played spoons and golf! But if all else fails we have something to do!
Thank you grandma and Pam and Nanners for putting money into my account, this is very nice of you, I wish you guys a merry Christmas and that everything will be good for you guys this holiday season!
Well that is about it for my letter I will talk to you guys on Christmas love you guys take care!!
LOVE, ELDER GRAY

Elder Morris, Elder Gray, & Elder Black

December 10, 2012

Well hello my family!!

So this week was really good we baptized some one,  yes!! It was my companions first baptism it was super cool because he was super excited only bummer was that he didn’t get to go into the water but oh well we will have to see if we can get him another one that he can enter into the water and get wet!! But it was super cool to because that was the first baptism in 7 months here in this area! But that is great because it will just take off from there! Hahaha! It was super cool this week because we had some funny experiences well we were going to lunch walking on the rail road track and we are like 3/4 of the way there and he was like elder I lost my credit card it must have fallen out of my pocket! Hahaha I was like are you serious so we start walking back and we found it right be for a goat was going to eat it hahaha the only thing that sucked was that we walked back like 2/4 of the way there to get it! Hahaha after that we were filling the baptism font and my companion was leaning over the rail looking into the water and what do you know his missionary manual and his credit cards fall out of his shirt pocket and sink to the bottom! So we went fishing to pull them out! Hahaha the water so high in the font that you would have to gone swimming in the font to get them out! So what do we do my companion takes of his shirt and I dangle him over the rail holding on to him by his feet and dunking him in to get his stuff! It was super funny! I was laughing so hard! So I got to go for right now because we are going to have an activity in the center of the city and the stake president is going to give us ice cream so I will email the rest later! Love you guys so after that situation the rest of the week was alright it wasn’t any thing like super special. Well we taught a lot of people this week the only one thing that is hard that none of them really want to change there life’s so when this happens it just means to move on and find other people to teach!! It was really interesting we received a lot of rain this week I really didn’t like it! Like I liked rain before the mission but on the mission you just hate it because you have to walk in it and you get all wet and you can’t go home and change during the day it is just wonderful not! Hahahah but oh well! So I really don’t know what time we are going to Skype! I still haven’t found a member to let us Skype in their house I really want to find someone that has good internet connection so things come through a lot better! But oh know we will have to see what will happen I hope that we find someone to let us use it!!! But I was talking with my district leader that we live with and he was talking to me about how this next transfer he is going to leave then he said I bet you are going to be called leader of the district! I don’t know how I feel about that because that means every week I will have to prepare training things for the district and think that would be a little boring! Hahaha so now in our house it is me and Elder Black (DL), my companion Elder Monteiro, and Elder J Souza! Its pretty chill at night when get home and plan we will play Uno for a little bit and talk it’s really funny but it’s all good! Hahaha I want to know who else has gotten there mission calls! It would be super sweet to see more people from AF  people coming to this mission! Hahahaha little AF party here in Brazil would be super sweet! But that is about it for my letter like I said I really didn’t have anything to say about this week but this I will have to get you guys the picture of the baptism another day! But I love you guys take care have a great week!
LOVE, ELDER GRAY

December 3, 2012

Well hello family!!

So where do we start?? Let’s start off from last Monday I had to go to Curitiba to get my son! Well he was going to come on Tuesday. But it was super hard to say goodbye to elder Morris we had so much fun together. Well that Monday afternoon I had to go to a training thing at the president’s house about the new trainers and how to train it was actually really good I liked it a lot. He really made you feel like you were called from Heavenly Father to teach these new missionaries how to work I really liked it! So Tuesday they got here like after lunch time and we were waiting for them and we made like a tunnel for them to walk through and all that special stuff! SO they named off who would be with who, I got to me and my stomach just dropped I was like alright who is it going to be?? And I got put together with Elder Monteiro he is from Minias Grerais it’s up there above Sao Paulo! He is super cool we actually get a long very well together well we got back Tuesday night at 9. So we stayed in our house. But it was super cool because the rest of the week we really went at it! you know when you have worked hard when you both come home hurry and plan for the next day and go to bed cuz you are so tired! This week really found some really good people to teach and only thing that is holding these people back from being baptized is that no one is married here and it cost a ton to marry people down here! I was thinking about how my trainer trained me and I was like well I can’t do anything like that because if I do then my companion will just talk bad about me for the rest of my mission! It is really good he has had told me a lot of things, Like the other day it was super hot and he was like Elder Gray I am missing my house and my family and my girlfriend! And I was like seriously! And he was like yah! SO I was like let’s go get some ice cream and talk it over. He really seemed to like that. It is super good because he looks at how I am doing things then he goes and does it the same way it’s really funny but I kind of like it! I had to teach him how to wash his clothes this morning and how to use an iron! I felt such like a mom in that moment! Hahahaha oh funny things of the mission! So we could be having a crappy day and it could be raining and he looks at me like he is tired and things aren’t fun and I just tell him that today is a good day something good will happen and he changes him self around and gets all excited again so that is good! So he told me that he is a professional cello player and that he plays like 5 other instruments fluently! So he is like a master at the arts we can say. It was funny he was like Elder Gray I played American football and I bet I can tackle you to the ground.... I was like thinking you got to be kidding me he looks like he is about 145 pounds and he wants to hit me. So I told him when we get home you can try, and when we got home I looked at his pictures and what do you know he has pictures of him playing American football I was like oh my gosh that is super cool and he was like (LETS GO) in English and I told him look if you get hurt its not my fault he was like I wont get hurt I am a man and saying a lot of other stuff. so we went he comes barreling down at me and I was thinking if we hit heads its going to hurt so I got lower than him and he hit me and then just fell over, hahahaha everyone in the house was just laughing it was really funny I wish that we would have got in on video but we didn’t! Hahaha he hasn’t challenged me to anything lately so I think he has learned his lesson! Hahaha this week has been really good! Well I love you guys its good to hear that you guys are doing good. LOVE you guys take care.
Love, Elder Gray