Elder Haws: Spreading the Word in Brazil: Week 94

Monday, August 18, 2014

Week 94

HELLOOOO!!!!

Mom, I really liked the joke from the high council man about double spacing his talk to make it long!

I also spoke in church this Sunday! However the sacrament meeting started about 15 minutes late :( so I spoke and when I ended.... my companion only had about 4 minutes to talk!!!! haha I took up ALL the time! whoops. He´ll speak next week though with our branch mission leader who was supposed to talk but didn't show up!

This week we didn't have any success at getting people to go to church. We worked a lot on a list of less active and inactive people who he wanted us to try and reactivate but also didn't have any success. This isn't quite how i was expecting the end of my mission going, with absolutely no success! its frustrating.

This next Monday we will have transfers again. Which means I´ll be on my last transfer of them mission! It´s crazy how fast time is flying.

Oh and a few months ago I saw sister Briggs and told her that we were related, though kinda distantly. She didn't know! With her and sister Eliasson I have two not so close relatives in the mission!

The ideas are kind of working. We did a branch activity on Wednesday and got 16 people there, which in this tiny branch is really good! We´ve got another planned for this week and this time we´re GOING TO GET INVESTIGATORS to go!! I´ll go crazy if every single person we talk to rejects us once again this week!

I´m sad that dad will cut his hair before I get home, I wanted an awesome picture with him when I got back before he cut it, but oh well.

Well.. that's how my week went! Love you all and I´ll let you know next week if I´ll die (*his last area..where they send him home) here in Osvaldo Cruz or somewhere else!

Elder Haws

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Email:
tyler.haws@myldsmail.net

Elder Tyler Marc Haws
Rafael Pereira Martini 11-63
Jardim Carolina
Bauru, SP 17032-010

Package Mailing Instructions:

DO NOT send anything by: FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc. The mission cannot accept them and your missionary will have to pay, sometimes hundreds of dollars, to get them out of the customs office, often more than the total cost of the items sent.

The best way to send packages to your missionary is to use a PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL envelope obtained at any U.S. Post Office. The flat rate envelope is about $12.00 for up to 4 obs. Packages arrive in Brazil fairly quickly and safely in about 3-4 weeks. Priority boxes also work well but are more expensive to send.

Please use padded envelopes when sending CDs, thumb drives, or other small items. These items, when placed in a flat envelope, damage postal equipment and can be damaged during transit.

Merchandise: Clothing, food products, and merchandise should be sent direct to the mission office address. However, clothing or other dutiable merchandise often does not reach its intended destination or, if it does arrive, may be subject to customs duties that the missionary will not be prepared to pay. Small packages of nominal value may be sent through the United States Postal Service. Photographs and tapes may be included in these packages. Merchandise sent through a commercial mail carrier is extremely expensive and may be subject to customs duties, but this is the best way to send credit or debit cards.