April 27, 2015

Short and Sweet

and no Pics this week :(

Hey Momma!

well is still dont have the package, but thats just because the office hasnt had time to go get it, they said that now they have everything they need to get it! so thank you very much!(: 

haha, and im in the same situation as you in Nephi! haha, its really tricky in portuguese too cuz it aint even my first language haha, but its good. one thing i tried doing though is opening the bible and reading with it, because Nephi isnt just talking like Isaiah, he's actually quoting Isaiah, he's reading off the brass plates to his brothers trying to use the scriptures to help correct and teach them. i read a talk once that pointed out a few differences between Isaiah from the bible we have, and Isaiah that Nephi is quoting, and he said that these differences come because the bible was altered a lot by men over the years, but the account in Nephi is more accurate, because it was a direct quote in the same language, then when the Book of Mormon was translated to English, it was done by the power of God, not the knowledge of men, so the "plain and precious parts" werent lost in the translation.  but even with those parts, its still really hard to understand haha!

well transfers were this past weekend, but me and Elder Phillips are staying together here in Oeiras and we're staying as Zone Leaders, so nothing really changed haha. its the first time im staying 2 transfers with a comp outside of training (like other than when i was being trained or when i was training). but im stoked cuz now we can both continue to work with the rest of the family from Ecuador. i seriously cant wait to show all you guys everyone here! i was thinking the other day, its funny how some of these people become so close to you, who otherwise would have no effect whatsoever in your life. like if i never came to portugal i would have never know these people, but these people are some of my closest friends haha. have you guys thought at all about when we will all come back as a family? like maybe in December after the boys get out of school? cuz its getting to the point where people are starting to ask me when im gonna come back to visit haha.

well i might get back on email later today, cuz i realized i havent taken any pictures this week haha, so later today if we do something cool and i take some pics, ill get back on real fast and send them haha(: but i love you guys!! have a good week!