So guess what? I am currently in Braga. I was emergancy transfered and am now serving with Elder Govier. I was Emergency transfered because of a bad situation with an investigator in Coimbra that wanted to have babies with me. so Elder Govier is from Wales (Great Britan). The sad fact is that he has been losing his english accent bad because of his american comps. He is my first comp that is not an american, but I have known him for a while and we all joke with him about his big forehead, eventhough his forehead isn't that big. I have been having fun learning a lot of English words and learning words I can an cannot say. Apparently you can use J. Golden Kimball Language and you are just fine, and not cussing . . . That would make a lot of since, Elder Govier says that J. Golden Kimball has English ancestry.
Well, Ricardo was baptized this last saturday!!! It is sad I wasn't at his baptism in coimbra because of the transfer, but I was happy to know that he was baptized and doing well.
It is intersting to say that Braga could be my last area if I stay zone leader, since I only have 3 and a half transfers left. The 18 year old elders shouldn't be coming until after I leave since they have a 9 week wait in the MTC. the best chance is one that started his papers really early and sends them in here really soon.
so Tuesday I was literally in the bus more time than not since there was a train strike. we went to lisbon by bus, and left at 6 am and got to lisbon at 9 because of some problems in the bus, and then at 5 pm we got back on the bus to go to braga which took us until 10:30 to get home because we had a 30 minute layover in Porto. All in all, Train strikes aren't fun. The times are increased because of bus routes, so that you don't think it takes 3 hours from lisbon to coimbra, it really only takes 1 and a half hours by car.
Wednesday to Friday I was getting to know people in Braga. I learned I get to start form very little here. I love how I am always sent into these areas I build them up, I love them, and then I leave. Saturday I enjoyed trying to get investigators to conference as well as sunday. We have a frequency of 100 people in this ward, but the good thing is that Elder Govier has worked a lot with them members to get there confidence back. I am glad I donºt have to do that. we are working a lot with some recent converts who are less actives to help out.
I really am still oblivious to everything that is going on. I enjoyed conference and was glad to have all that and it was great to hear the announcement of the new missionaries at 18.
I think it is sad that in Portugal the people take holiday from the church because of conference.
Elder Hope
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