Email from Dec 20

You can´t say that I forget these things if they haven´t happened yet. but yes I did get your letter this week. So phone calls: If I called you with a test phone call it wouldn´t be from our cell phone it would be with a different phone so that wouldn´t work but it would be easier still if you call us. I haven´t heard of a time limit so I´ma say there isn´t one. So yeah if you would like to call at 2 or 3 our time (depending on how long your planning on talking) and E. Jones is going to have is family call at 6 pm our time so I guess that´s your time limit. So here is our number including the country code: 238-993-4222 And just FYI our house has the worst phone reception of any house in the mission so don´t be surprised with crappy reception. So I don´t really know what our schedule is for this week. We have our Christmas party on the 23rd and we are having a brunch with the senior couple that we had thanksgiving with. Other than that I´m not sure what else is going on. I know that we won´t be working too much this week but that´s ok because we don´t have much to work with in this area. We also don´t know where were going next transfer because president decided he´s going to call Christmas night rather than the week before like he normally would have so I don´t know where I´ll be in another week. I´ll probably be sending off something for home today so you´ll need to tell me when you get it. Well other than that not much to write since I´ll be talking with you in a few days anyways right. Try not explode with anticipation because nobody wants to clean up that mess.

love

e.weiss

Email from Dec 14

"I have done the Lord's work first and I know all the important things will fall into place." is the lord´s work not important? Just saying. ANYWho So I figured out that I´ll be here in the same area for Christmas because president extended this transfer another week. So what were going to do is have you call us with a calling card because that will be the easiest. However were still not sure when will be the best time to call because we don´t know if the missionaries are doing anything Christmas day together or if were just staying by ourselves or what the deal is. I´m thinking the time for you to call would be about 3 pm our time. That would probably be the best but we´ll find out by next email hopefully and if not I´ll probably call you people so you can A have our phone number and B know whats going on. And I´m sorry I didn´t mention the key chain in my email but music was a little more important to me at that time. Oh while I´m thinking about it it would be nice if you could send me a floss reach handle and eye drops because my eyes get really dry and I refuse to put anything made in Africa in my eyeballs. So I was thinking of sending home some stuff but I´m not sure yet because it might just be too big of a hassle and might cost a little too much. I´m not sure yet. Oh also If you can set up like an email notification thing for my American eagle account so I can check my balance and stuff that would be loverly. So I think on the 23rd or the 24th the missionaries here in san tiago are all having some shin dig together but I´m not sure what the whole thing is about but whatever maybe it will be fun maybe not. So no we haven´t really found anyone to teach here. We started with 3 investigators when elder Jones got here and we have about 1 right now and he´d get baptised without us because of his member friend so basically we teach a lot of first visit lessons and then never find them again so that's always (insert adjective or adverb). And of course I know what blindfolded musical chairs is I watched Ellen as well in case you forgot silly. OH one more thing that you could send me would be the other cord for my camera that plugs into the computer. The one I have when you plug it into the computer it just charges it I think. Which is pointless but whatever. So that would be fun for you all if you can send me that. We went on our Zone activity yesterday and we went back to the big tree up in assomada and I climbed inside the tree (yes literally in the tree I have pictures and film) so that was fun but I´m really tired now and when we got back yesterday the power was out until 8:30 last night so we couldn´t email so that is why I´m emailing today. Well I´m glad you remembered that really important thing that you needed to email. It was exciting. Well anywho my times almost up so have a good week and what not and all that stuff

e.weiss

Email from 12/6/10

I don´t think they have geese in cape verde by the way. Oh and onequestion. What´s a water heater? What´s is this magic you speak of?you mean you don´t have to heat up water on the stove if you want totake a warm shower? Oh and just a fun fact were out of water again.And you really think the christmas devotional was broadcasted here? Ireally really doubt that. It´s possible I guess but I still doubt it.So yeah actually there are a few signs of christmas. They put ofchristmas lights on the main road in our area but I´m pretty sure thecity can´t handle that because we´ve been having more and moreblackouts. Also we walked by a chineese shop today that had a giantsanta statue. We thought about buying it. It will be sweet if we can.and its not too expensive. And Oh is catholism the dominate religionhere. bleh. anywho, well I´m not going to write too much more thisweek because I´m going to try and upload photos. I figured out mycharging cord for my camera doubles as a usb cord so we´ll see whathappens. Love you all

Email from 11/29/10

BLUE MAN GROUP WITHOUT ME! Rude. And first of all we have invited youbefore and then after we saw the movie you said that we you had neverbeen invited. That’s funny about the clerk wearing the t-shirt. If youhaven´t sent off that other package can you send me another oil vial.The glass tube in my last one broke and apparently the missionaries inthe office said they don´t have any there. Hey I was gonna ask you ifanyone had gotten a mission call yet. Wiggy for him. That means hegets to learn French and philipineese or whatever it is called. Sothanksgiving was pretty fun. We went to the Adam´s home and there wasabout 20 missionaries there and they bought a turkey (a reallyexpensive turkey it was like 60 bucks) and we had mashed potatoes (idkif they scraped off the film on the water or not) and corn andstuffing and rolls and bananas which I must say I´ve never had atthanksgiving. And then people brought deserts like brownies and oneelder made donuts that were really good and it was fun. And delicious.And the 2 hour nap after was lovely. Oh so here´s something you´ll beproud to hear. I deep cleaned our house today. Like really deepcleaned. I couldn´t do anything about the paint peeling off the wallbut my bathroom and kitchen is very very clean. I told e. Jones thatwe're not aloud to go in there anymore. Unless you take a shower firstthen you can go in the kitchen. Also I don´t think this house has everbeen cleaned until now. Well what else has happened this week. Oh Igave a talk in church as well this week. about perseverar até o fim.It was fun. And easy since that’s what I do every day just it was tomore people at once that time. And without questions that I expectedanswers for. Well I’ve been talking with my comp about transfers andwe both reasoned out that I´ll probably stay here one more transferbut that’s not for sure and in case that happens I think we´ll becalling you from a phone call place here. If not than you´ll probablyhave to call our cell phone but like I said idk yet. Well I still needto read your second email so I guess I´ll get to that nowlovee.weiss

Email from 11/15/10

Hi i couldn´t come up with a clever response this week. Or work assomebody else wrote. Were trying to help our area progress but I thinkI already told you it´s one of the oldest areas in the mission andeveryone here has talked to the missionaries it seems like. However wedid find a guy named Julio this week and he talked with the eldersbefore and now its our turn with him. He was pretty smart and talkedabout how repentance shouldn´t be something that you have to confessto a priest but something between you and God and the person youwronged. But he only has time to talk with us at the end of the weekso it´s going to be tough to teach him. And no false things beingpreached over the pulpit but he has talked about that in eldersquorum.
Hey so I feel like I´m back inBethleham because our lovely muslim neighbors have a goat tied up onthe floor of there apartment. Yeah I don´t know what its about I justhope they don´t sacrifice it in the house.

Email from 11/11/10

DAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I was there. kinda. Not really cause thenthere would be coldness and I don´t know if I´ll be able to handlethat when I get home. And so you went to the bar to watch the game didyou? Hmmm do I need to call the missionaries in your area and havethem give you people a good old talk about a palavra de sabédoria? Ithink so. Any who did you have an incident in the bar like you did atthe game last time or is everyone there used to getting drunk so theycan control themselves a little better? I don´t know if I´ll wait forChristmas to open my package because Christmas is the 1st week of nexttransfer and there’s a high chance that I´m leaving this island so Idon´t have to want to worry about the weight limit with the package.So I guess I won´t have to act surprised. However if I do stay here wewill be having a Christmas party with this island but not with theothers. I´ll probably get transferred though since I´ve been in thesame branch for my whole time here but who knows what president willdo. We are having a thanksgiving lunch with the senior couple on thisisland this week though. And no we haven´t really found anyone new toteach. So phone calls will probably be me sending you our phone numberand you calling me but it depends if I stay with my comp here or ifI´m somewhere else. We might just use on of the international callingplaces here and end up having to spend a buttload to talk. And yes wehave a washing machine in our apt but we didn´t have running wateruntil last week so it was washboard style. So I´m glad you ended earlyso that Mal could send me a message and nobody else. So unloved. Andhere I was taking money out of my personal account early to go buylittle things for my family today. Who knows if that will happen now.Well this week has just been a lot of knocking doors and nobodyanswering or people marking for a week later so we usually don´t passbecause that means they don´t have interest. We are teaching a oneeyed lady named Maiza. We taught her about the restoration and stuffand she said she prayed and got a response but she still believes thatevery church has the authority to do baptism and stuff so it’s kindalike she wasn´t even paying attention in the last like 5 lessons we´vetaught then. Well anywho if you need ideas for things to send inpackage #2 I’d love a white t-shirt and a jazz jersey. That would besweet. Everyone here wears jerseys but no one has the jazz. Everyonehas the clippers and nobody likes the clippers so I need to combatthat. Oh also I was reading in Jesus the Christ the other day and Ifound out that woman is actually a term of endearment! Ha. I win. Ittalks about how Christ refers to Mary as woman and some people thinkits unrespectful but Talmage explains it as the woman who birthed youis "the woman of women" to you and what better title could you giveher. Boom Roasted. Just kidding love you woman/mother which ever youwould like. Well have a good week everyone and don´t get too much sunin Vegas cause I´d hate for you to have to deal with the hot sun :D. lovee.weiss

Email from 11/8/10

Of course I´d have time for reading emails. So yes I stayed in thesame area and got another american named elder Jones. He´s from ogdenand he looks like tyler heinz a little bit if you remeber what helooks like. He´s been out for more than a year and he´s excited towork in this area which is nice because my last comp whom I love todeath, wouldn´t stop complaining about how he wanted to leave. AnywaysI think this transfer will be good. Oh and yes we have 2 fans but itwas still hot. Now CV seems to be cooling off which is very nice. Iactually use a sheet when I sleep now! but that also might be a trickmy mind plays on my body to make it think that its actually colderthan it really is. I also sent a letter to grandma today so you´llhave to tell me if she gets it. It also has a few photos in it butyou´ll eventually get those from when I send my card home. And I gotthem printed at a photo place. It´s a lot more expensive here thoughthan it is in the states. Roughly its 50 cents a photo. My shoulder isdoing fine. I noticed that when I lift my elbow out at a 90 degreeangle and bring it back down that on the way down it isn´t thesmoothest motion. But then I also relized that my other arm does thatso I guess its normal. Probably just muscles I never use. Wendy´s notold enough to get married. Yay for the brewsters! and why has bishopwaited so long on treatment. That´s silly that ethan got called to thesame mission. Maybe you should take my sister and your sister andheather or something like that. glad I dont have to get dragged therefor once. and I´m glad your so... enthusiastic about your cupcakes.will you send me some. Speaking of sending me some have you sent mypackage yet? If not can I make a quick little christmas list? A newpair of pants some ties and those floss reach things would be nice :D.You know the floss things that we bought at Ron´s office? yeah those.And any other crazy thing that you think I would enjoy. and maybe acoloring book :D. Anywoodle, well my time is almost out and the day isfar spent and some of us have to put our shoulder to the wheel andpush along and go buy some groceries. Well until next week. I love youall and hope you stay safe and eat right and exercise and fetch thewater and all that jazz.e.weiss