Arriving home with one suitcase (He left with two and a carry-on, but soon learned that they became a hassel). Pleasantly surprised at the decorations.Sunday, June 21, 2009
House Decorated for Arrival
It was raining, but we managed to keep most of the balloons up and the sign out of the weather.
SURPRISE!
Well! Surprise! Hi family and friends, this is Elder Christian Larsen writing. I'm home with honor! After a full 19 months the Lord saw fit to bring me home for medical purposes. I'm happy to be home among old friends and sad to leave the field, but everything is well. I know that this is the work of the Lord and that He lives and loves us. This is the truth!
I hope to catch up with everybody. Friends and family who may read this, give me a call or come by. I love all of you and am anxious to see you. So as they say in Portuguese, "Ate o proximo!"
Christian will be speaking in the West Bountiful 1st Ward June 28 at 1 pm. The address is 311 North 800 West, West Bountiful. Everyone is invited. Please come by and get reaquainted. If you're not able to be at the meeting and would like to visit with him, our address is 875 West 550 North. We'll be celebrating all day.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Temple Tour and Three Baptisms!
"Oi!
This was the week of the muti-zone conferences (week of 6/8). We had three conferences in the three different areas of the mission. I watched it here in Campinas because I stayed here and did divisions here while the assistants prepared the conferences. I divided with a bunch of wards here in Campinas. Saturday and Sunday we divided with the elders in Hortolandia. We live in divisions! I haven't been able to wash my clothes all week and now I'm out! Ah!
Oh ya, last Wednesday, I got to go to the temple to conduct a tour with Elder Nunes. There were families from Hortolandia and Jd Amanda and Rio Claro. I know the members and the family from Rio Claro. That was really cool. They remembered me too. I also got to see the Campinas Temple at night, which was beautiful. Today we went to the temple to do a session and I saw a member (Brother Quatel, who you were supposed to send crock pot receipes to) from Vinhedo and a couple from Piracicaba (the stake partiarch and his wife that live in the 8th ward) that are serving a mission in the temple. That was nice! I love the temple. But, all in all, I'm grateful that the president marked that session. It was for all the mission leaders, assistants, zone leaders, and their companions.
I got your package with the shoes and I'm wearing them now...I got another package full of candy and I'm eating it now.
Everything is going well here. We have from 1 to 3 baptisms in Jd Amanda tonight.
I love you all and know that this church is true.
Ate Mais!
Elder Christian Larsen
This was the week of the muti-zone conferences (week of 6/8). We had three conferences in the three different areas of the mission. I watched it here in Campinas because I stayed here and did divisions here while the assistants prepared the conferences. I divided with a bunch of wards here in Campinas. Saturday and Sunday we divided with the elders in Hortolandia. We live in divisions! I haven't been able to wash my clothes all week and now I'm out! Ah!
Oh ya, last Wednesday, I got to go to the temple to conduct a tour with Elder Nunes. There were families from Hortolandia and Jd Amanda and Rio Claro. I know the members and the family from Rio Claro. That was really cool. They remembered me too. I also got to see the Campinas Temple at night, which was beautiful. Today we went to the temple to do a session and I saw a member (Brother Quatel, who you were supposed to send crock pot receipes to) from Vinhedo and a couple from Piracicaba (the stake partiarch and his wife that live in the 8th ward) that are serving a mission in the temple. That was nice! I love the temple. But, all in all, I'm grateful that the president marked that session. It was for all the mission leaders, assistants, zone leaders, and their companions.
I got your package with the shoes and I'm wearing them now...I got another package full of candy and I'm eating it now.
Everything is going well here. We have from 1 to 3 baptisms in Jd Amanda tonight.
I love you all and know that this church is true.
Ate Mais!
Elder Christian Larsen
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Brrrr, It's Cold!!!
"Oi!
That's really sad news about Patty Mortensen. I was not prepared for that. This weekend is Fast Sunday. My prayers will be with her.
This week has been a little less busy. We stayed a little closer to Campinas this week, in the Hortolandia zone (the cities of Hortolandia and Sumare). We worked in Jd Amanda (our area) and in Vila Flora with Elder Felipe and Elder Wagstaff. Elder Felipe was my district leader before I was transferred to Jd Amanda. The next day we went to Sumare and participated in their "pass along card/get references for the missionaries drive" and participated in their meeting with the ward mission leader. There is no better city in this mission than Sumare. The members there live and love the gospel and share it too. Sunday, we surprised the sisters in Rosolem by showing up at their sacrament meeting. I played the piano there and we had lunch with practically the whole ward. After, we went and taught an investigator that went to church, but could never be taught by the sisters because he only lives with men. That night we went back to the office and Elder Hillam and the other two assistants started working on the mission conference that is this week. Yesterday, I did a division with area Castelo here in Campinas and tomorrow will be our mission conference in Piracicaba.
It's getting pretty cold here, these past few days everyone has been dying! Someone told me last night that it got down to 8 Celcius or 46 Farenheit. Around 8 am today it was only 11 Celcius or about 52 Farenheit. It felt around 50 below zero! We're all wimps here in Brazil when it comes to the cold and I'm sure I'll freeze my butt off when I get home. So anyway, I survived last winter, somehow, but today I broke down and bought a sweater ( a nice, dressy, chique, sweater), but it was kind of expensive....sorry!
Last week I got a package. Thank you! Thanks for sending the conference Ensign and the Church News. To be honest, that's the stuff I enjoy most. Oh, and thanks a ton for the Motab CD! Everyone here, the secretaries, the assistants, and the other companionship in Jd Amanda are enjoying it.
You'll have to send me a picture of Tyler's (Allen...his piano student before the mission) new dog!
Oh ya! I was not prepared to hear that Blair (Woodward...a former member of the ward) is getting married in August! Holy cow! That's awesome that Nick (Woodward) is going on his mission. I can't believe as well that these kids are graduating this year. Ah, I'm about ready to faint! But, I am SUPER HAPPY that Chaz will go on splits with the missionaries! Give him a big hug for me, alright, and tell him how happy that made me!
This week is likely to be just as calm as the last, but next week I'm sure we'll be running everywhere. I love you and know that this church is true and God lives and Jesus is the Christ.
Ate mais!
Elder Christian Larsen
That's really sad news about Patty Mortensen. I was not prepared for that. This weekend is Fast Sunday. My prayers will be with her.
This week has been a little less busy. We stayed a little closer to Campinas this week, in the Hortolandia zone (the cities of Hortolandia and Sumare). We worked in Jd Amanda (our area) and in Vila Flora with Elder Felipe and Elder Wagstaff. Elder Felipe was my district leader before I was transferred to Jd Amanda. The next day we went to Sumare and participated in their "pass along card/get references for the missionaries drive" and participated in their meeting with the ward mission leader. There is no better city in this mission than Sumare. The members there live and love the gospel and share it too. Sunday, we surprised the sisters in Rosolem by showing up at their sacrament meeting. I played the piano there and we had lunch with practically the whole ward. After, we went and taught an investigator that went to church, but could never be taught by the sisters because he only lives with men. That night we went back to the office and Elder Hillam and the other two assistants started working on the mission conference that is this week. Yesterday, I did a division with area Castelo here in Campinas and tomorrow will be our mission conference in Piracicaba.
It's getting pretty cold here, these past few days everyone has been dying! Someone told me last night that it got down to 8 Celcius or 46 Farenheit. Around 8 am today it was only 11 Celcius or about 52 Farenheit. It felt around 50 below zero! We're all wimps here in Brazil when it comes to the cold and I'm sure I'll freeze my butt off when I get home. So anyway, I survived last winter, somehow, but today I broke down and bought a sweater ( a nice, dressy, chique, sweater), but it was kind of expensive....sorry!
Last week I got a package. Thank you! Thanks for sending the conference Ensign and the Church News. To be honest, that's the stuff I enjoy most. Oh, and thanks a ton for the Motab CD! Everyone here, the secretaries, the assistants, and the other companionship in Jd Amanda are enjoying it.
You'll have to send me a picture of Tyler's (Allen...his piano student before the mission) new dog!
Oh ya! I was not prepared to hear that Blair (Woodward...a former member of the ward) is getting married in August! Holy cow! That's awesome that Nick (Woodward) is going on his mission. I can't believe as well that these kids are graduating this year. Ah, I'm about ready to faint! But, I am SUPER HAPPY that Chaz will go on splits with the missionaries! Give him a big hug for me, alright, and tell him how happy that made me!
This week is likely to be just as calm as the last, but next week I'm sure we'll be running everywhere. I love you and know that this church is true and God lives and Jesus is the Christ.
Ate mais!
Elder Christian Larsen
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