URUGUAIANA BABY!!!!!

Well, I made it. I rode a bus to the end of the world and a little bit longer, but I finally made it. It is a cool city, it is very flat! Which is a HUGE blessing. hahahah... the house here is very scary, let me tell ya... it is dirty and old and the first thing that I thought when I entered the bathroom was that it smells like the bathrooms at the KOA. But it is all good, because we are moving tomorrow. everything is all ready to go, I have been sleeping on the floor since Tuesday because the beds are all packed up.

The area here is super great! The ward is awesome too! A lot of the members already know my name, which is a miracle because in Ijuí it took them two transfers to be able to say my name. I am sure that we will have success here. My companion is Elder Marley, he is cool, he is from Salvador and is 26 years old. He has 6 months on the mission and a year and 10 months as a member. He is real obedient and likes to work, which is good cuz we are going to do lots of work.

There are 11 missionaries in the district, including the 2 zone leaders, that live with us (and I don't even have to ask my companion to tell them hi for me, Mason! I can do it all by myself ha!) Also there are 5 sisters in the district, which I believe is equal to the problems of more or less 58 elders! Its pretty crazy and I am praying super hard that no problems happen! Also I got to do my first baptism interview yesterday, it was pretty cool and it was a strong moment to feel the spirit!

One of these days I will go to the international bridge, which links Brasil with Argentina and I will take a picture! Unfortunately I can't go into Argentina, because if they catch me, I will have to go home and my mission will end. Also, there is a place here that sells the BEST donut that I have ever eaten!!!! And it is only 50 centavos, which is like 22 cents!!! hahahahaha, I will get fat!

Also I included a picture of me being a boss with a big knife!! A family in Ijuí gave it to me as a going away present! They are super nice and I was super surprised, but I will always remember them when I eat churrasco with my super tight knife! I will miss them a lot!

I love you guys a ton and hope that you have an awesome week!!!!

 

Love,

Elder Stringer