Transferencias were crazy. I left Erechim super early in the
morning and bussed around Rio Grande do Sul for 12 hours. Eventually, late in
the night I arrived in my new area... Canela. Canela is about 10 minutes away
from Gramado (a super famous touristy city). Canela is so different than my
last area. The center of the city is pretty much a small German town. It looks
nothing like Brazil. My first day here, I kept wondering is this Brazil or
Europe. Zona Gramado is awesome. There is a plethora of things to do on p-day. Amusement
parks, snow land, chocolate world, super cars, wax museum, and waterfalls. You
name it Gramado and Canela have it. I am stoked to be in such an awesome area
with great members, great investigators, and a great companion. My new comp is
Elder Robert. He looks like an American and my initial thought was that he was
an American... but it turns out he is from Chile (vine del mar). He is super
chill, smart and teaches through the spirit. For example, he speaks German, Portuguese,
English, and Spanish fluently... but he never speaks English with me. His style
is completely different from my last comp so it will take some time adjusting
to, but he teaches through the spirit. I am learning a ton about how to follow
the whisperings of the spirit. We also live with another dupla... Elder Cerrano
of Argentina, and Elder Amorin of Fortaleza. They are awesome, and I can tell
we are going to have some great times here in Canela. The language continues to
improve everyday. I just need to have more confidence in myself. On Sunday, I gave
a talk, and taught a 45 minute lesson on chastity (I don’t think I could teach
40 minutes on chastity in English), so the gift of tongues is real. Canela has
an awesome spirit, and I can tell that I am going to have many opportunities to
share this gospel. I can’t wait to get to work and find people to share this
gospel with. Thanks you for your love support and prayers, and know that this
gospel is true.
Love,
Elder
Bodine
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