Week 15

Hey everyone!



Summer here is getting started! The heat isn't half as bad as I imagined, but combined with humidity it's hard to breathe. It feels like a sauna outside, and it practically is because the ground steams after it rains. We had almost a whole week with a lot of heat and no rain (which is strange).  Then on Thursday we were walking to an appointment, and it went from sunny to cloudy in a matter of seconds with huge gusts of wind. Elder Agnelli and I looked at each other and then turned and started to run for cover. The nearest place was nearly 400 yards away and we weren't going to make it. A man shouted out to us and we literally jumped into his garage just as it started to pour. Sunny to gale-force winds and pouring rain in a matter of seconds. This same scenario happened later that day. It's too windy to use an umbrella, so basically we have to be constantly on the lookout for places to go if it starts raining in the next 10 seconds. But every time that this happens we are able to teach someone who is also hiding from the rain, so that's a plus!



This transfer has flown by! Next week on Wednesday is transfers so I don't know yet where I'll be for Christmas. I've really enjoyed living with another set of missionaries, but I'd love to experience more that just Itapetininga. I guess everyone here has a really thick "redneck" accent and I'm scared that if I stay here any longer I'll start pick up on incorrect Portuguese.



This week was good as far as lessons go. We've been teaching 25-30 lessons a week. But, as always, people have agency and choose not to keep commitments and not to go to church. President sent out a letter to the whole mission that said that if we don't have visitors at church, we should go out on the street and invite people to come to church during the gospel principles class. Elder Agnelli and I were excited to do this, but to our surprise, there was a large gay parade/festival in the plaza in front of the church. We decided that two guys with matching outfits wouldn't come across very well there. But we'll keep working hard and praying that we can find the people here who the Lord has prepared!



See you guys soon!



Love, Elder Carr