Elder Lindquist 10/31

Hello, This week was sweet. I think I mentioned last week that Elder Craig and I had to learn/teach the first lesson in Portuguese in a weeks time. I did not believe that this was possible. But we studied hard and with the help of the spirit, were able to teach most of the first lesson in thirty five minutes. That's a lot of Portuguese. The only time we struggled was after I recited the first vision to the "investigator" he asked the question, so if I pray will God appear to me like he appeared to Joseph Smith. I barely understood that to begin with so you can imagine that answering the question was a little sketchy. I felt like a five year old trying to answer the question but both Elder Craig and I can testify pretty well so when we're in doubt we just testify about stuff! This last Tuesday, L. Tom Perry came and spoke to us and it was cool. I liked Elder Scott's address more though. But it was still good, we didn't get to meet him so I'm glad I was able to meet Elder Scott. We go to the RC (resource center) every Wednesday, that's where we chat with people online and talk to them on the phone about their questions and stuff. For some reason everyone I talked to this week thought that God was a "hypocritical killing machine" when people have that point of view it's kind of hard to convince them that God loves us and wants the best for us. But I tried to testify and answer their question to the best of my ability. But anyway the language is coming a lot easier, Elder Craig and I found that it's a lot easier to just learn vocab for the subject you want to talk about them just piece the words together instead of memorizing the phrases that are writen out in our Portuguese books. That way your message is more personal and you're not just reciting something you memorized. Of course we do memorize stuff like Tiago 1:5 (James 1:5) and the first vision and stuff but it's a lot more fun to speak in your own words. This Monday we're going to be the oldest district! The old phogies ship out Monday morning and we get a new district or two on Wed. It's kind of weird to think that we're going to be the old ones now. It kind of makes the reality that we're leaving in less than a month a little more tangible. I still have so much to learn though, I feel like I'm learning a lot but at the same time I'm kind of scared to go to a country where that's the only language they speak. But at the same time I'm super exited. Well hope all is well with everyone, take it easy. ama -Jorão (Elder Lindquist) Eu estou muito grato pelo evangelo de Jesus Cristo Eu tenho não dúvida que elevive. Este é melhor trabalho sempre!