Tudo Bemmmm :))
Wow this transfer flewww
by. Seems like it was 6 weeks ago just yesterday. Nossa! The big news today was
I got transferred!! I am in Gama Leste (East). Finally left "home"
(first area on the mission). I’m gonna miss Santo Antonio and the people there
a ton!! But I am so stoked to be here, and Gama Leste looks so awesome already.
It is in DF, the federal district of Brasilia. Santo Antonio is in Goias, a
different state. Its way nicer here, and seems like a great place. But It was
hard leaving Santo Antonio and saying bye to people last night.
So for transfers they call
us at the end of the transfer on Sunday night and the district leader will tell
us if we stay or get transferred. I was kinda lazy and didn’t feel like packing
in case I did stay. Well Elder Machado stayed and I got transferred, so I
stayed up until like 2 packing and then had to wake up at 5 to catch the bus to
Asa Norte in Brasilia! But foi bom :)
My new companion seems
coool!! Elder Tippetts, from Idaho. He is a year and 3 months in the mission
and is the district leader here. The zone leaders live in the apartment above
us so we will get to hang out a ton. We also will have lunch together at a
members everyday. I know one of them from my first zone in Taguatinga, way cool
guy. Its gonna be a lot of fun here. A lot of people say this is one of the best
areas in the mission. The members are awesome and help a lot. I am so stoked to
be here, I have only been here for an hour but it seems wayy awesome. The
previous missionary here with Elder Tippetts was Elder Darke, from my MTC district. In my zone here I have Elder Magana, from my MTC district, and Elder
Labrada also! Its gonna be wayy awesome!!!
The last week in Santo
Antonio was way good. We found some new people that are really interested in
what we have been teaching. Luan will probably be baptized sometime in the next
month or so. Probably! Danilo and Nilson are both doing awesome, they
just keep on truckin and are doing great!! Saying bye to people yesterday
was hard. It really feels like I just got to Santo Antonio. My first like 3
weeks in Brasil felt like the same amount of time as the past 3 months!! haha
forreal. It's starting to pass by fast. I think a big part of it is now I can actually
pretty much say whatever I need to to get by. Its so cool being able to
communicate to people in Portuguese. Today on the bus to Gama, I was talking to
a guy who is preparing to leave for his mission to Rio Grande do Sul on
Thursday. On Thursday he will enter the MTC in Sao Paulo. The guy is awesome!
He was baptized just over a year ago, and about 6 months ago he decided he
wanted to serve a mission!! He is so excited to get out there and give people
the same happiness that he has received. He is the only member of his family,
everyone else is Catholic but most of them are supporting him and think its
awesome.
After we skyped, I had a
rough time for about a day and a half. I was just out of it and couldn’t really
focus. I just wanted to go back home. But now, I’m back to where I understand
my purpose and why I chose to come out here in the first place. I really miss y’all
a ton, but the time will fly and before I know it ill be back home. I am so
grateful that God blessed me with the opportunity to come here to Brasil and be
a missionary. Through helping and teaching others, I have learned more and
"taught" myself in more ways then I could of imagined before the
mission. I never really understood before I came here how doing all this work
really does end up helping me and helping me also see the bigger picture.
I love you all so much!!! I
am so grateful to have y’all in my life. Just always know, that Im prayin for y’all
and tryin to make y’all and our Heavenly Father proud! :)
Tchau Tchau! Eu amo
vocês!! :)))) para sempre!! :)
Love,
Elder Bean
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