Allright, Curitiba is one of the dopest cities on the planet. It´s super green everywhere and it is called the city of the 4 seasons because everyday there are 4 seasons that occur. For example, I´ve only been here 1 day and it was sunny when we got here, clouded up and rained, and then was fall time through the night and a tiny bit chilly in the morning. Crazy. President Araujo is one of the coolest dudes I´ve ever met. He is a lot smaller than I expected but he can speak English pretty well. We drove out to Campinas Airport and flew only like an hour to Curitiba where we met the AP to the Pres and President Araujo. We took a van to the President's house and had lunch there. His house is in a huge sky scraper and is very nice. Then we went to this chapel and had some missionary training meeting. We met our comps there and my comp is named Elder Lee. He is this burley, red haired dude with like a sculpted face. He wrestled and took state in Arizona where he is from. Then we took a bus for like 2 and a half hours to the booneys where my first area is called Rio Bonito, or beautiful river. There is no river here though. Our apartment is pretty crazy. We live with two other missionaries. Then last night before I even unpacked one thing, we went to a dinner appointment to this family that we had to walk to like 30 minutes away. It was good and the family are members and they were cool.
It´s been a shell shocker going from the CTM to the field. I am still currently getting used to it. The language is the biggest barrier, but I think I´ll learn quick. Seriously, this is crazy and a little scary. The last few days at the CTM were fun and we enjoyed it immensely. There is a lot of structure that I´m not used to. That´s what I´m gonna have to get used to the most. In due time I think I will adjust.
You sound extremely busy Ma. You need to take a chill pill. Tell me how Piper and Roxy doggy are doing. I miss you guys and I love you.
Elder Beckstrand
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Wild Adventures at the CTM
God does help us. We were blessed with the gift of tongues like 30 times here so our tongues are about to explode. We have been really getting Portuguese. My companion's name is Elder Hardy. Even if the language doesn´t come to him he has an amazing gift that may be more valuable than any language. The Brazilians honestly flock to him. He has some mysterious energy about him that attracts Brazilians. It´s crazy. I get a lot of friends out of it.
Mom you are gonna laugh at this. There are two Brazilians who look SO FREAKING EXACT to Barrack Obama.........and Jamie Fox...... Oh my gosh it is so crazy how they look alike. Everybody always calls them Obama and Fox. So funny. O.K, so we were on our way to the temple today when there was this black lady on the corner of this very small park. She was FREAKIN out!!!!! She had her eyes rolled in the back of her head and was jiggling her whole body in sharp movements and huge spasms. She must have been feeling the Holy Ghost or something. She then started kicking as high as she could and i´m not sure if she was wearing any underwear....haha. She was just freaking out mom. I´ve never seen anything like it!!
So proselyting was way good. We basically shot out our Books of Mormon and Passalong cards. Funny story... We were walking and passed this huge public telephone when it started ringing. We were like what the heck, so we just started walking away. I was like wait, I´m gonna go answer it! haha. So, I said hola...and this guy started jabbering away at me. So I said ´We are missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The guy kept jabbering so I told him my name was Elder Beckstrand and we believe in the Book of Mormon, Bible and Christ. He was like, are you Americano? And I was like ya, I am. I told him to have a nice day and that other missionaries would teach him. All this in Portuguese. hahahahahahaa!!! I was crackin a cheek for like 2 days. So funny.
This one day we were just sitting in class when this huge freaking bee flies in. O.K., Mom, curl your hand into a fist. The bee was as big as your fist!!! It was pure black and seriously had to flap it´s wings in order to fly. Geez!!! Then all of the sudden it spewed all this orange shizzle out all over and buzzed everywhere and then out the window. We were freaking out. It was crazy. The bugs here are on steroids. Also, right before I wrote this there was this HUGE wasp. It was 3 of the wasps in Utah and was black and brown. Scary.
Mom, yesterday I had the best pineapple that I ever had in my life. It almost tasted artificial. I had like 7 pieces in one meal and my mouth started tasting like metal. Weird. It was so good. Also the bananas are so fresh here and taste kinda sweet. All the fruit is much better than in America. It´s been so hot this week. Sweltering really. Luckily we got the air conditioning working and that made it a lot better. We leave in about 6 days and I´m pretty stoked, but pretty scared. Curitiba is gonna be dope. Well, I miss your little face! Mom, you should send me some treats.....like your whole wheat bread or something good. Love you guys. Also, can you take a picture of Piper and Roxy and have Brianne send them via email again. Hurray. Thanks. Have a pimp week Mom. and Connor is funny. It´s just the teenage coolness. hahahahaaha. Tchau!
Elder Beckstrand
Mom you are gonna laugh at this. There are two Brazilians who look SO FREAKING EXACT to Barrack Obama.........and Jamie Fox...... Oh my gosh it is so crazy how they look alike. Everybody always calls them Obama and Fox. So funny. O.K, so we were on our way to the temple today when there was this black lady on the corner of this very small park. She was FREAKIN out!!!!! She had her eyes rolled in the back of her head and was jiggling her whole body in sharp movements and huge spasms. She must have been feeling the Holy Ghost or something. She then started kicking as high as she could and i´m not sure if she was wearing any underwear....haha. She was just freaking out mom. I´ve never seen anything like it!!
So proselyting was way good. We basically shot out our Books of Mormon and Passalong cards. Funny story... We were walking and passed this huge public telephone when it started ringing. We were like what the heck, so we just started walking away. I was like wait, I´m gonna go answer it! haha. So, I said hola...and this guy started jabbering away at me. So I said ´We are missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The guy kept jabbering so I told him my name was Elder Beckstrand and we believe in the Book of Mormon, Bible and Christ. He was like, are you Americano? And I was like ya, I am. I told him to have a nice day and that other missionaries would teach him. All this in Portuguese. hahahahahahaa!!! I was crackin a cheek for like 2 days. So funny.
This one day we were just sitting in class when this huge freaking bee flies in. O.K., Mom, curl your hand into a fist. The bee was as big as your fist!!! It was pure black and seriously had to flap it´s wings in order to fly. Geez!!! Then all of the sudden it spewed all this orange shizzle out all over and buzzed everywhere and then out the window. We were freaking out. It was crazy. The bugs here are on steroids. Also, right before I wrote this there was this HUGE wasp. It was 3 of the wasps in Utah and was black and brown. Scary.
Mom, yesterday I had the best pineapple that I ever had in my life. It almost tasted artificial. I had like 7 pieces in one meal and my mouth started tasting like metal. Weird. It was so good. Also the bananas are so fresh here and taste kinda sweet. All the fruit is much better than in America. It´s been so hot this week. Sweltering really. Luckily we got the air conditioning working and that made it a lot better. We leave in about 6 days and I´m pretty stoked, but pretty scared. Curitiba is gonna be dope. Well, I miss your little face! Mom, you should send me some treats.....like your whole wheat bread or something good. Love you guys. Also, can you take a picture of Piper and Roxy and have Brianne send them via email again. Hurray. Thanks. Have a pimp week Mom. and Connor is funny. It´s just the teenage coolness. hahahahaaha. Tchau!
Elder Beckstrand
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