This week went by really fast, but I guess that is normal on the mission. This is not going to be in any determined order, but these are the happenings of the week.
I´ll start of with my 'firsts' this week. I have quite a few this week. First 'first,' I played the piano for sacrement meeting. It was rather stressful and I messed up quite a bit on "I´ll go where you want me to go", but I learned it in ten minutes and everyone was saying how well I played afterwards. As if playing the piano wasn´t enough I also gave my first talk (15 minutes) in sacrement meeting. when I finnished I asked my companion how I did and he responded, dá para intender, or I understood it. I just turned to him and gave a sarcastic thank you. The best part is that this was the first time that I gave a talk without shaking.
Well, I also had to renew my visa this week. Everything went well and I will now be legal until the end of my mission. The only bad part was waking up at 4:30 a.m. and walking to grab a taxi. I also got to catch up with Elder Nelson and we were both shocked how much time has gone by already.
We have missionary moments all the time. My companion and I were walking this week and saw an ice cream stand. We didn´t have any plans for little while, so we stopped to eat an açái milkshake. While we were eating we ended up starting a conversation with the manager and turned to talk about the gospel. She had a lot of questions and because my compaion eats really slow I had a lot of time to talk. Afterwards, we were able to mark a visit with her. Moral of the story, if you feel you should drink a milkshake, you probably should.
tchau,
Elder Quain
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Extras: Questions from the Kimbler family
Benjamin--is it easy to find people to teach?
At times it can be. A lot of people here are really open to hear about the gospel. It is really cool when you find someone that has been prepared to hear our message.
Emma--what is your favorite p-day activity you have done?
I really liked hiking the serra that is close to my house and number two would have to be our B-B-Q activities.
Mo-- how big is the city you are in?
the city has 270,000 inhabitants, but the are that I serve in is on the edge of the city and is almost rural.
Henry-- do get a chance to play the guitar?
Yes, I actually have a guitar that I play in the little spare time that I have, but I also have played at other people´s houses. It is a great way to break the ice with people. The best way is to talk about family, then beliefs, and also music.
Rebekah-- how big is the ward? How many people are in sacrament mtg?
My ward right now is quite a bit bigger than my last ward with an attendance of about 90 people. The ward is fairly new as it was created from 2 existing wards that split into three about a year ago.
Rachel-- what has been you favorite music to listen to?
President didn´t approve of music that wasn´t produced by the church, but I do enjoy listening to Mormon tabernacle choir.
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