September 8, 2014

Zach's Day to Day in Beja

No photos this week... He forgot his camera :(

Hey!!

first things first... i forgot my camera today, so i'll just have to send pictures next week, sorry(: haha

And about that family from ANGOLA haha(; a few weeks after i left, they went to spend the whole summer in Angola, so i really don't know if they're even back yet, or who is in Tomar now :/ 

and the day to day for us starts off with a bunch of different studies and what not in the morning until about 11:30 (after an intense workout from 7 to 7:30 haha obviously(; ) and then we hit the streets and talk to people, or if we have and appointment we go to that, then come back for lunch at 1pm until 2, then Elder Roberts and I have language study from 2 to 3 cuz he's still learning the language, then after that we hit the streets again(: every thing from knocking doors to talking to people on the street to going to marked appointments to passing members to see how they are, or passing nonmembers to try to get them do stuff to become members haha, cuz we have a TON of nonmember friends here. There's a neiborhood here that everyone calls Texas, and there's an 8 year old kid there named Denis who reminds me soooo much of Ammon. they're like the same size and even kind of look the same, but he's brazilian so he's got dark skin and dark hair, but he's crazy like ammon too. he's like the luckiest kid every cuz i can't help but spoil him, like seriously he's got a special place in my heart that lucky punk! haha, and i've finally got him to really start liking me... so when you guys all come to get me at the end of my mission we gotta come back by here and they gotta meet!!

And here about every week we have between 30 and 40, but we're really trying to get at least 55 people and i think 12 priesthood members by the end of this month so that this Branch can become a Ward(: and yes, i am the full blown Pianist every week in church, other than about 5 or 6 songs that i can play with both hands, i plunk along with the top hand hahaha, but it goes pretty well(: and thankfully we have enough priesthood to do the sacrament (2 to bless and 2 to pass) but Elder Roberts passes every week just cuz its good for him to do something hahaha(: and no we don't usually talk in Sacrament, i still havent since i've been here. The Branch Pres here is awesome, and he wants all the members to do it so that they all grow stronger(: but we bear our testimonies every week, which is usally enough haha(: and i would say the most significant growth in my testimony has been how much more i know Jesus Crist. we've been doing so many studies on the Atonement (it is afterall the single most important event in all of forever haha) and to really go into depth about what He went through for us... it's mindblowing. 2 Nephi 9 is an awesome chapter worth giving some time(:

well i hope i answered all of your guy's questions, but im running out of time again, we've got a mad soccer tournement every monday now haha(: well i love you guys all so much and i miss you guys! time is flying by here a little too fast! but ill talk to you guys all next week!! oh and one more thing! PLEASE FEED THE MISSIONARIES!!!!! every set of missionaries always has a favorite member family because they always feed the missionaries, and im getting taken care of pretty well here, so please return the favor!!(: I LOVE YOU GUYS!!(:

He is Doing GREAT!!!

Miss him a TON!!