email 7/28/08

Email 7/28/08
First area: Currais Novos

dear everyone,

yes the dog bite is getting better, good thing cuz my legs are my only mode of transportation all day every day. i enjoyed everyones emails this week thanks for those. we worked like CRAZY this week. and got a lot accomplished. but i have to admit, i am counting down the months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds until i get a new companion. but thats another story!

so like i said we worked a ton this week, we have been pushing really hard to obtain refferals and contacts. one night this week, we taught the first lesson 5 different times, to 5 different groups of people, all in 5 hours. it was awesome. every night we had a ton of stuff and as of now we have like 10 people marked for baptisms this next week. awesome! i hope they all continue to progress and keep their commitments so we can dunk ém this sunday.

our 3 boys, (slash new best friends) are freaking superstars. we went over there every night this week and made them make big lists of all of their friends (thats where a ton of refferals were from) and we went and taught a ton of people they know. and they came with us to all of them and they havent even been baptized yet and they already have strong testimonies and help out with missionary work. the gospel is making them really happy. we still havent gotten thru the mom´s hard heart yet to sign permission for their baptisms but we are working on it. they will be baptized eventually, but i will be so sad if i´m not here for it. by the way their names are fernando, joanderson, and wanderson. i will send a picture soon.

well i really hope that i get a new comp this next transfer which still isnt for a month but i am worried about my sanity. i will probably have to see a psychologist or something after this. i have been patient with this for 2 months but wow, he has absolutely no personality and he has more annoying habits than anyone i have ever known. the thought of one more month makes me cringe. but i am trying to stay positive and i really am making the best of it. but i cant promise i will be completely sane when its done.

i am gonna send pictures next week.
love you all
-elder sherwood