[Jon's paternal grandfather passed away unexpectedly yesterday, and we had to tell him in the email]
VERY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT GRAMPA... THAT IS VERY SAD. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO WRITE TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THAT... BUT I'M SURE HE IS HAPPY NOW. Alma 46:39
THIS WEEK WAS EVENTFUL HERE TOO. I WENT TO THE MISSION OFFICE TO TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT. WE TALKED FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES ABOUT [a lot of things I was concerned about]. I WENT BACK WITH ELDER PRIETO TO SAN MARTIN, FINISHED UP THE WEEK THERE, AND FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT I WAS TRANSFERRED IN AN EMERGENCY TRANSFER. I DONT KNOW WHY BUT 4 ELDERS WERE TRANSFERRED AND NOW I'M IN PONTE DOS CARVALHOS, WITH ELDER NAGASE. HE HAS THE SAME TIME ON THE MISSION AS ME, AND IS FROM SÃO PAULO. HE SEEMS LIKE A GOOD GUY... HE USED TO BE SENIOR COMP BUT NOW I AM... BUT HOPEFULLY WE WORK WELL TOGETHER, I STILL DON’T KNOW MUCH. I’M REALLY TIRED TODAY AND WE’VE ONLY TALKED A LITTLE. ONE COOL THING IS THAT ELDER WELLS [second companion in Brazil] IS MY LZ [Zone Leader] NOW.
IT WAS REALLY SAD TO LEAVE SAN MARTIN BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE PART OF THAT WARD. LAST NIGHT WITH PRIETO I WENT TO THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BECAUSE WE ARE TEACHING A PRESBYTERIAN AND MADE A TRADE WITH HER, CHURCH ATTENDANCE FOR CHURCH ATTENDANCE. AND SHE WENT TO CHURCH YESTERDAY, SO WE WENT TO HERS. IT WAS INTERESTING, I LIKED IT. JUST LACKS THE COMPLETE TRUTH, THE PRIESTHOOD, AND SOME DOCTRINES ARE A LITTLE OFF. BUT AFTERWARD WE WENT TO THE HOUSES OF MANY MEMBERS SO I COULD SAY BYE (ELDER PRIETO IS STILL IN SAN MARTIN). IT WAS REALLY SAD. SOME PEOPLE CRIED, AND I GOT SOME LETTERS FROM PEOPLE. IT IS A STRANGE FEELING. WHY DO WE HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED? IT WAS SAD LEAVING ELDER PRIETO TOO. TODAY IN THE MISSION OFFICE I FINALLY GOT THE CHRISTMAS PACKAGE AND WAS ABLE TO GIVE ELDER PRIETO HIS PEANUT BUTTER! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE PRESENTS. THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD IDEA, COOKIE MIX. AND THE NERF GUN IS SWEET TOO. OH YEAH I ASKED THE PRESIDENT IF IT IS OK TO BUY A GUITAR, BECAUSE I NOTICED MANY MISSIONARIES HAVE GUITARS, AND HE SAID I COULD, JUST PLAY ON PDAY ONLY. SO I BOUGHT ONE. IT’S PRETTY DECENT ACTUALLY, FOR R$144.
WELL I WILL PRAY FOR YOU GUYS AND GRAMMA.
HOPE ALL GOES WELL WITH THE FUNERAL AND EVERYTHING THIS WEEK.
LOVE
ELDER HOOKE
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