March 14, 2011

Alright so this week was pretty sweet! We'll update on the progress of our ward. This last week we had 2 dinners and a wedding ( That I counted as a dinner haha) so not bad from my first 2 weeks in the area. But as of yesterday we have a full week of dinners. My companion said he has never had the members sign up for a full week so :) Im stoked because members are so important to missionaries. This week I met alot two or the familys in our ward because of dinners and there really sweet. This ward has alot of young people because we have Brown University in our area (I just found out yesterday) so alot of them are newly weds and are just starting a family.. Kind of like my sisters ;). So I can relate really well! One of the men in the wards wants to come over every morning and play basketball in our Apt, so that is pretty sweet.

Anyways Investigators.. We have Marcos who is a brazillian and he is so legit. He came to church yesterday and really liked it. We have a couple members who served in brazil and they really helped alot. We should be going over this week and I hope we can set a baptisimal date with him. Also we have Eunice, who is the Deaf lady, she didnt come to church but we made her a list of things she can do to stop taking Vicadin, the pain killer, she is addicited but she has stopped and is doing good. I have a couple of sign language books so i've been studying that a long with portuguese. Junior Rose he is 12 and he will be getting baptised within the end of this month or begining of April, He is cape verdean and I speak only portugues with him. He is teaching me more words too so he is legit. He'll probably add me of FB so keep an eye out Mae. Other then that haha that is about it. We had a lady just walk into church yesterday and see how it was and she liked it so I gave her my number and she'll give me a call this week and we can set something up I hope. But this week me and my companion and a couple problems haha one major one was I woke up and 6:30 and was ready to go work out... He didnt get up quite on time so I waited until about 6:45 then I started playing music really loud to wake him up. ( sound familiar ;) ) he didn't so I just left and walked down stairs by myself to work out because I don't know but my body NEEDS to work out with all this stress or I'll blow up ( as you all know family) haha and he freaked out talking to me about the mission rules and how we always have to stay together. Which is true I don't deny that but he was breakin one by sleeping in and I was working out haha anyways I appoligized even though I felt I was right hahaha and after a day or so we are back to normal again working good together. He is a good guy just a few flaws that I'm learning to work with. On Saturday we had a cape verdean wedding and i've never see so much food in my life!! I was so full haha it was amazing!! Made me wanna get married ;) hahah jk not yet. Anyways my week was good I love the work and I only have like 14 months left whoa.... crazy I love you all and I'll see you soon. ( Skype for mothers day?? I think so :) )

Elder Burton