Email from 5/30/11

Goooooooooooooooooood morning sandyego! and the rest of you all as well. Yeah so you can go ahead and send back those cards. I don't know if I'll fill them up but I know you'll stab me in the jugular if I don't take enough pictures. So mail is only brought when people come from praia for trainings and stuff or after the zone leaders get back from zone council. So they are not carrying a lot of stuff in the first place and that's like the whole reason they take their bags when they travel between islands. Random Answer: Hymns in English or Portuguese or Korean? Probably but I can't think of any right now. And the reason I think I'm getting transferred soon is just because of logic and understanding of how the pres works/the time that other missionaries have in the mission and stuff like that. If I get transferred I could still be a DL or I could become a ZL which I think I will be next transfer and so no I won't be in this area for the wedding or baptism which are the 10th for the wedding and 18th for the baptism. But if I'm still on the island I'll be able to go to both. I don't know we'll see what happens. Well my times almost up so I'll have to close my email with I love you all and have a good week!

e.weiss

Email from 5/23/11

So why would Rodriguees be my greenie. He's in his 4th transfer. Greenies are first transfer. And no I haven't trained before. So it sounds like that babysitting job could be like my job as district leader. Anywho I didn't need any company to prepair a Zombie apocalypse kit for me I know exactly what I need for one and who I would need with me. Anywho this week was really long and we worked hard and it payed off because we had 9 people in church this week so that was good. And in 2 Mondays I'll probably get transferred out of this area but who knows. I can't think of really anything to write. Yesterday I was helping a member with her English homework by reading it out loud in a southern accent and a British accent so that was fun. Um what else. I'm not sure and I don't have a lot of time left. Love you all and hope you have fun with the rain and snow and hail and grass and meatballs and all that jazz.

love

e.weiss

Email from 5/16/11

We went to santo antao again and hiked some more so I'm really tired cause it's late at night while I'm writing this. we get referrals and knock doors when we don't have any referrals. The members have been better lately helping us find people so we haven't had to knock doors in a while. And no Toni and Tina's wedding was not today. I guess I forgot to explain this but the civil registry has been stupid lately and they've been having other issues lately so they marked the 17th to go to the registry to mark a date for there wedding. So it's very probable that I will not be in this area for their wedding or their baptism. Hopefully I'll still be on the island. So essentially District Leader is just another term for Babysitter. Lately I've gone to calling myself father over the people of my district. Yes I am in charge of organizing a meeting once a week and also I take numbers in every Sunday night and every night everyone has to call me to tell me there home. Hence Babysitter. And Shouldn't Melissa have got home like a LONG time ago? She left way before me and only serves 18 months rather than 24. Weird. Anywho I'm REALLY tired and can't think of much more that happened this week. Well I'll write you all next week!

love
e.weiss

Email from 5/9/11

Yeah so I forgot to tell you that the wedding date for Toni and Tina has been changed because the people at the registry are being stupid and telling them that they never really brought there legal documents in even though they did so they didn't get the wedding date they wanted so it might end up being on the 20th rather than the 13 or 16. Anywho the members don't really like him because he's pretty prideful. Or he just kind of puts people down or Cape Verde down when he talks so that's probably why they don't like him. Well I guess we kinda just talked about all of this so not really much to write this week. Love you all and have a good week!

Email from 5/2/11

Well I always knew my brother would be good with a rifle. I can't shoot guns though because I shoot right handed but I'm left eyed so it's too difficult to aim straight for me.
Not too much to report this week and I'll be talking to you soon anyways. E. Rodrigues is very intelligent but not a people person. I've already been told by a few members that they don't like him so I hope they still like the missionaries when I leave. He also doesn't really talk ever so I don't know much about him. I don't know I don't choose the companionship's so I'll just keep working and loving the people. It sounds though like you all had a good time in Cali. Did you go and see Zach? Probably. Anywho this week I actually have my memory card on me so hopefully this computer will upload photos. Well I guess I'll be talking to you in a few days so have fun and be safe and don't steal ALL of Jake and Jenna's wedding gifts.

love
son.

Email from 4/25/11

Fogo is more humid an closer to the equator hence the heat. No you didn't tell me the Covey's daughter was in Mrs. P's class. Of the photos you sent me, no I didn't cut them up I took pictures of them printed them off and then cut them up. So what do they do for Easter in cape verde? Same thing they do for any special occasion or weekend or regular day. Get drunk. but the catholics actually went to church this week so I guess that's nice. Well not a lot of questions this week. Interesting. I'm glad the wedding went well and all that stuff. I'm glad you even took time to mention the chocolate fountains.
So anywho I have a new companion because transfers were today. I'm still here in Cha D'alecrim but my companion is E. Rodrigues. He is from Portugal and he's quiet new in the mission. This is only his 4th transfer so I'm still senior comp and district leader. He's 25 and don't know much about him since we've been playing soccer all morning. And he doesn't really speak English so when my emails start sounding like mumbled garbage good luck trying to translate. Anywho this past week was kinda slow. A lot of our investigators were in santo antao for holidays so we didn't have too many people to teach. And we just went around saying goodbye to everyone for elder egbert on Sunday so that was fun. And yeah that was about our week. Quiet a boring week. I'm going to try and post some more photos again so I guess I'll end my email saying a love you and have fun in California.

e.weiss

Email from April 18, 2011

I'm confused as to how YOU missed the last memory card that I sent home but I guess since you got to see it it's not really a big deal. And take lexie out of High school and put her back in elementary where I remember her. Did she just straight up skip middle school? Smart kid. Yes it does seem like Melissa has been gone for a long time. Oh and speaking of Brodricks do they have any relatives that are going to be serving a mission soon? Cause we just found out that the new senior couple that's coming here are the Broderick’s. Just curious. They don't get here until June but that will be here before you know it. AND IT IS SOOOOOOO HOT AGAIN. There was no like slow change into this heat either but it was just nice one week then HOT the next week. And it will be hot until like November. Not fun. I might die if I get sent to fogo during the hot season. So if we have a new elders quorum then what is Chris's calling now? I miss Chris. And our ward. And Ma and Pa cuvey (no idea how to spell it). Tell them I say hi and that it is hotter here than it was on trek. And you wish I could be at the temple this Friday but you forget that you could bring that cardboard cut out of me with you. Oh and I told dad this already but don't throw that thing Away I want to have some fun with that when I get home. Well anyways I need to get back to missionary things but have a good week and I love you.

love
e.weiss