Showing posts with label Cape Verde. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cape Verde. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Elder Robinson- Dec 17

Hi, how's it going? 

Anyways, this week was weird. I got a new companion. Yup. Elder Cardoso had to leave to go serve his own mission (we were both sad) and I received an other. Elder Andrade! He's nice. Also from the island of Fogo, but he likes a different soccer team than the others. Sadly, he's just waiting for his visa so he can go to Brasil and serve a mission, so he'll be leaving near the end of this transfer.

He's cool. He is a really hard worker.

For example, yesterday we spent all day trying to find lessons. All of our commitments fell through. So we were just talking to random people on the street. Honestly, I was ready to go home at 6. But he kept me going and going until 9. Nice work! By the time this transfer is over, I'll be exhausted, but also a really hard worker. I kind of look forward to that.

So yeah, our problem right now is just..finding people. Hopefully we can get some references from members this week and...teach people. Thats all we want! Some lessons! hahaha. Its been a little interesting.

What else, what else.....I dunno. Not really any cool experiences this week. Seriously, just a lot of walking and knocking on doors. But at least I have had the "missionary experience" now.

The other area on this island, Ribeira Grande has been doing great. Its cool to see how much its been growing.

Thanks for the package, family! The peanut butter is great. News: on everything you send me write "via portugal" on it. If you don't it'll go through dangerous areas of Africa. I got a letter from Sean Sekino that had been slit open at the top. Not cool.

I love you all! bye!

Friday, April 20, 2012

Called to Serve....

Daniel got his mission call! He will be serving in the Cape Verde Praia Mission!! And...he will be speaking Portuguese!!

Before Daniel opened his call, he was telling us that one of his roommates just got his call to a place called Praia, Cape Verde. We were all surprised when he found out...same mission!

I thought for sure Dan was going to some kind of Korean speaking mission. I definitely had not considered he'd be going to Africa and speaking Portuguese!

We are all super excited for him! I am also very excited because Lance and I are planning to teach our children Portuguese (Lance speaks it and so does his dad). Now we are all even more motivated to learn the language. :)
 Daniel getting ready to open the call...notice all the Korean dumplings we were making?
 I thought he'd be going somewhere where they use chopsticks...
 Daniel with Daniel, Josh and Trevor

We had to get out the map!
I'm so proud of my little brother!! :)