Hey everyone, again I´m really tired today we worked like crazy
again this week. I feel more tired mentally and
spiritually than physically. That's good though Its good being able to get home
at night tired in the head and not the body. That means that we worked
effectively and with our brains instead of just working with our feet. Thanks
for your letters I enjoyed them sounds like mom had a great birthday, I was
thinking about her alot on Friday and I was happy to see that mom had a great
day, so yeah this week was good we were blessed to have one more baptism
yesterday. We finally baptized Jennifer yesterday, after almost 4 months of
working with her. She is only 8 but is very smart and has been going to church
every week for the last 4 months. Me and Elder Piñon baptized her brother Mateus
last transfer and we were finally able to baptize her. Her mom let her and she
felt that she was ready to be baptized. I know she had alot of neighbors that
told her that our church only taught bad things and stuff like that so she was
kinda scared for a while, but finally she said she prayed and she said that
Heavenly Father told her that she had to get baptized, so that was cool. The
water was super cold though yesterday more than normal. I know it would be cold
though and I just asked Heavenly Father that she wouldn't feel the coldness of
the water and that I could take her part of the coldness and that she wouldn't
feel i,t because that was a concern she had always had since day one she always
asked "but what if the water is cold?" And yes the water was indeed cold, it
only went up to just a few inches above my knees but it went up to her chest.
She didn't complain though and after the baptism she said that the water wasn't
cold and that she felt warm. That made me happy hearing that. So this week I
think I dreamt that I was at home or heading home almost every night, I'm not
thinking very much about home, but I think every night my mind just starts
thinking about home and my dreams are filled with friends and family and stuff
and then I wake up and think "well that dream stunk" It made me remember mom
when she said that on her mission she dreamt alot about home and it tormented
her alot. Life is good though here, its hot during the day and it cools down
like crazy at night. Me and Elder Yezzi are doing well though here, this transfer
has been the fastest so far only one week left in the transfer I'm excited to see
what happens. Ive been taking pictures with alot of my friends who are the
members here I included a picture of some of my good friends that I have made
here the older balding one I just call grandpa they are great friends and I have
many many more that I have made here that i will miss, its hard knowing that my
time with them is short and that in a week I will be saying good bye to Ponta
Porã, perhaps for the last time. Who knows for sure if I come back to my
mission one day I will visit Ponta. Anyway this week I forgot to say that we
have been doing a service project the entire week, so basically what we are
doing is digging a septic tank, its pretty much a whole that's about 5 feet wide
and about 10 feet deep. We are digging for a member that we have been helping
reactivate here. All we have are a couple of shovels and hoes so it takes a
while, we are about half way done now, and soon we will have to start using
buckets to take out the dirt because its too much to throw dirt out of a ten foot
hole, also we will have to start using a ladder to get out. I will get some
picture to you guys when we get done. Its been good though and I have enjoyed
the exercise. The other week I forgot to mention that I went two weeks where
almost everyday I stepped in dog poop, it was really ticking me off and my shoes
were getting really smelly and my patience was getting thin. But this week was
better except for the fact that I got bit by a flipping dog of an inactive
member as I left there house, it was a Dalmatian that always barks at me and
that i have never liked, as I was leaving their house it ran behind me and bit
me on the calf veeesh that made me mad I was lucky though because my skin was
untouched but it put several good sized holes in my pants that I had just gotten
re tailored and fitted the day before, that's what really made me mad. Its alright
though the holes are mendable and I will see what i can do to sew them up,
because they were one of the pairs of pants that I planned on taking back home
with me. I was with the Uruguayin Elder on a division, so I joked with him and
told him that he brought bad luck upon me, he is funny though we were walking in
an area that is extremely poor in my area where people live in houses made out
of garbage bags and pieces of wood and there was a stuffed bear on the ground
which was obviously some kids toy, he picked it up and dusted it off. Then he
said a new stuffed bear for me and put it in his backpack and took it with him,
I thought that was kinda funny haha I told him that there was going to be some
kid that will cry because you took his stuffed bear, he just said "nope, its mine
now". I think he is kind of a hoarder because he has a big collection and a
random rock collection that he is making I guess that's cool though. Funny how
everyone has little things that we do that are kind of odd, we all have them
though. So yeah transfers next week im anxious to see what will happen, like I
have said, I will probably be leaving here, I'm not sure if I will go one more as
a zone leader or if I will be released, I kinda hinted to President that I
would like to be released, so that I can train at the end of my mission, but I
still have another 3 transfers after this one and that assistants said its very
possible that I will stay zone leader for one more in another area. We will see
what happens though and I will inform you next week. I would like to go back to
Campo Grande if I could that would be my choice if I could choose, so yeah tell
Jordan to get his rear into gear with his scout stuff so that he can get his
eagle, that would be very embarrassing for him if he didn't get it after all the
work he has already put into scouts. Well, I love you guys and I will talk to you
all next week but pray for President to know what to do for transfers so that he
can be inspired by the Holy Ghost. Have a great week and be careful!
-Elder Kennington
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| Jennifer Age 8 and her Baptism. |
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