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| Several children at the Internet house today wanted to practice their English with Rachel |
On Christmas Eve, we went and visited some of the people in our ward - including our recent converts in this area. We brought them some cookies that we had made in our apartment. Let me just say that my cooking abilities definitely leave something to be desired. But enough sugar and anything tastes at least a little good.
We spent the evening at another member's house who had prepared a nice spread of turkey, chicken, and rice with raisins. It was all really great. Spending time with that family was really fun. We ate a lot, talked a lot, watched some families open gifts, and played soccer in the street. We were basically just waiting for the fireworks that usually begin around midnight. It was really cool being here and experiencing the Christmas spirit in another way.
Christmas day was spent visiting more members. They are all really great and willing to give us lots of food around this time. We ate lots of great food, including some fried pork bits, which several pieces of skin still had little hairs sticking out. With some of these things, you just need to throw it into your mouth and try not to think about what it is. In this case, it was actually really good.
It was a little difficult this week to meet up with our investigators because everyone here in Brazil is on their equivalent of summer vacation until the beginning of February. So a ton of people here went to the interior of Ceara to see family. That made for slower work, but we were able to teach a lot and meet lots of great new people.
For now, we are preparing for another week like that, as everyone is getting ready for the new year. But we are striving here in the area and I am glad to be receiving the blessings of this service.
Elder Perry
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| Christmas Eve celebrating |
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| Elder Perry and Elder Makino bake cookies |
