Hey there!

  I was transferred... again!

 

     I am in Jundiaí again, where I started my mission, but I am in a different area. I am opening Jacaré ( or Crocodile). I am a zone leader again and my new companion is Elder Pinheiro. My fourth Brazil companion in a row, which means that my Portuguese is getting pretty spiffy. 

    Elder Pinheiro is quite a character and I already like him a lot. He is writing a book out here on his mission, a fantasy book about a universe called Snarlex where the dragon god Leviathan fell from the sky and destroyed the land now called Azura. In azuras there is only flames... green flames, and only glorified beings and enter into the land, but they must first cross the Gold mountains. Yep. He is a goofy kid, but he is an outstanding missionary. His testimony blows me away. He has been a member for only two and a half years and his parents aren´t members. He is a great missionary and I am learning a lot with him.

     He also listened to metal music before the mission and did over four years of Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Karaté, and Jujitsu. He is basically amazing. 

      Last night we got into our area late at night and we didn´t know anything about where to go or who to teach, so we just left the house and said a prayer asking for guidance. We found two great families that seemed to be interested in our message. We will teach one today and the other on Saturday.

        Does Missouri still exist, or has it been destroyed by tornadoes? Was anyone we know hurt or killed? What is the death toll? Has the church sent relief to help the victims there? What do they say that this is happening? Why are there so many tornadoes? Do you think that we are closer to the second coming than we know?

   I hope that you are all okay. I rarely get mail, except from sister Kruger and Aunt Casey. They don´t forget a single birthday or holiday. Give Casey a big hug from me and tell her I love her, she has been one of my most faithful writers and I don´t think I have sent one back. 

    Brother Waggeman wrote me!!!! I love that guy! He said that he came back to church, that is so great. Give him a big hug from me and that I love him and loved having him as my primary teacher, we was the best.

   I love you all so much and I know that this is the best two years of my life, I don´t want it to end so quick.

- Elder Stephen M. Nothum