Born to Bake Cake, Sin Luz, and Shooting the Breeze

 Elder Poulson who has joined the Chuy district after Elder Fonseca left

 The new Chuy District

 Toddy Time in its finest. Post-district meeting tradition​

 Studying old school​ (power was out)

Birthday time

​Elder Poulson: Born to Bake Cake​

 ​Red Velvet Cake for my birthday that I actually baked myself! (dust off shoulders) ;) 

 New birthday tie

Elder Guillerme Durangt, you are assigned to labor in the Canada Montreal Mission, French Speaking! (And he already knows Portuguese, Spanish, and English) What a stud!​

We are now without power because a pole that was on the fritz from the crazy windstorm finally fell. And great was the fall thereof!​

So, I killed a frog the other day.... On accident. Oh well.

¡Hola mis queridos amigos y familia! ¡Me hace felicísimo para hablar con vosotros otra vez! ¡Muchísimas gracias por todos los mensajes de Feliz Cumpleaños! ¡Ha sido una semana duro pero tambien bueno!

So we have made contact with Rocío! Turns out she was up in Montevideo for the birth of her granddaughter! But she does seem less enthusiastic to meet up with us. My hope is that it’s just because she hasn`t felt the Spirit in a little while. High hopes for her! We`ve also received a few awesome nuevos as well, and are up to 5 baptismal dates! But we will need to change those dates because nobody showed up to church this past week. And it’s really tough to get investigators to church for some reason. But we`ll find a way!

So there was a rumor that there was going to be a huge tornado in another part of Uruguay. Well, I think it hit us; we had a MASSIVE windstorm on Thursday that knocked out the power and water in most of Chuy (except our block) and put our lightpole on the fritz. (And today it fell and we now have no power) We could hardly walk at some points against the wind, and when the wind was at our backs, we thought it would take us into flight. CRAZY!

We also have met this menos activo named Katherine. She`s a young mother of three in her 20`s that hasn`t been to church for 2 years. However, she has strong desires to come back; she said she will be at church this week, asked us to pray for and visit her menos activo mother, and she actually set up a charla with us, her, and her nonmember marido! She warned us that he usually wasn`t interested in religion, but we will give it a go anyways, for eternal families are always worth it!

One last thing: I got my first haricut from this awesome dude on Wednesday; he looks like Larsen Price if Larsen had tattoos or earrings. This dude was AMAZING! He gave me the best haircut I have ever had, and you could see he was invested in his work: he used tools I`ve never seen and closely watched and scrutinized his work to perfection. He had a Beatles poster and other England stuff on the wall, which was sick. And the final price: 150 pesos. $5.36. INCREDIBLE!

Thank you all once again for what you do and who you are! I feel your prayers and support in tough times, and it helps me conquer each day! ¡Os quiero! ¡Para siempre Dios esté con vosotros! ¡Tened un buen Día de las Brujas! ¡Ciao! 

Elder Newman

Mom’s Questions:

1. Where did Elder Fonseca end up going? Who is the new missionary in your district? Is he Latin or American? What's he like and how long has he been in the mission?  

    

E' Fonseca went to Rio Bronco, another Brazilian frontier more northern. We have received E' Poulson, another gringo from Smithfield Utah who will be going home after this change. He is freaking sweet! ;)

2. Did you get to use your birthday package to have a party? Did you open your present?     

Not yet the party, but I did open my presents! Actually wearing the tie you gave me, ¡muchísimas gracias! ¡Es buenaso!

3. Were you able to listen to our audio files? 

Nope, didn`t work on mp3 player. Going to try different method.

4. How did the first two recipes work out? What type of recipes would you like me to continue to send? Are there certain foods that sound good or that are easier for you to come by?   

I actually haven`t been able to use the first two yet, been really focused on the work. If anything, I would love to receive desserts or meals without canned food; canned food is hard to find here.

5. Have you experienced the whisperings of the Holy Ghost prompting you to act or speak? 

Yesterday I was prompted to bear testimony to the girl Katherine about how Heavenly Father loves her and is ready to help her come back. Also that the Book of Mormon can solve any trial she is facing in her life.