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good morning my family! How is everyone doing!? Sounds like you are all doing great! Its fun hearing from you guys every week, then trying to picture what really happens in my head. Jake you are a punk, kimball what do you do everyday without school and jake?! Mom, Work sounds like its been great for you, im so happy to be able to work everyday. Its definitely hard at times, but the life of work is soo much better than being idle. So grateful for the time I have now to work for the Lord. I know mom I cant believe ive already been out 6 months! Almost 7, time is flying by. I feel like I havent done what I need to do yet! I guess I do have another 1 year and a half more to do as much as I can. Next week is transfers again! Im not sure if Ill be leaving Grajaú or not, its been definitely a different week here than a normal missionarys week haha. There is a lot of variables going into this next transfer because of others missioanries in my house. We´ll see what happens! I think that next p-day ill have an answer for you guys! I have a feeling like i will be though, it doesnt matter though.


So last p-day I talked about a baptism yesterday! well it didnt happen because the mom got her front tooth knocked out and didnt want to show up like that. yeah.. i was somewhat bummed. Next Sunday we'll have a baptism though, for sure! Im going to make it happen, i plan on fasting like three times this week.. trust in the lord! We've taught a ton of people this past week, lots of them arent progressing so I cut a lot of investigators and we are reloading again. All of our investigators lie to us.. its a plague in my area. Still pushing to find those elects though. Its a work and Progress, we had 4 on date but 3 fell.. because my area is so far away from the church and its so poor that no one has any form of transportation. Itsa really hard to get them to church, and we need a certain amount of sundays before Baptism. Its whatever, Ill be kicking my butt over here working as hard as I can. aI just want to do that everyday, I feel like transfers are so short and I have no time to do hardly anything, time is running out! Got to do something more!


Its been a wacky week here too, with the World cup.. We were able to watch the game against germany with a member. It was intense.. Elder Libby and I were sitting together during the game. The only two americans in that city haha. Before the game everyonewas calling me out in the street, saying "hey you! you German come here!" They would literally be mad with me.. and Id do contacts with people and they wouldnt talk with me because they thought I was German! So during the game Brazil was losing big time.. it was a joke.. Germany destroyed them. All the members were saying "go, get out you are bringing bad luck ot us!" We would just crouch in our seats and just stay quiet the whole game. I have never been so nervous during a game then that game. When Germany won and Brazil lost we were leaving and everyone was saying, hey you be careful our there, youll definitely get beat up if someone sees you.. I was like yeah thanks, that really makes me feel good haha. we left the house I covered my hair with my bag and just ran as fast as I could to my house with Elder Libby.. We got in the house and President calls me to say you need to stay in the house the rest of the day because its too dangerous. Us two americans stay in the rest of the day, and the two other Brazilians go work in my area. they said it was so nuts, people were fighting people and one guy was breaking down doors and windows, just everyone was so nuts and so angry. We just stayed in the house and planned the rest of the day, we didnt show ourselves the rest of the day or we would have been beat up. Ill be honest, we were fearing for ourselves that day.. the next day everyone just hated me in the streets and kept threatening me. Thats about it. Yesterday for the final of the World Cup, was so difficult to work. No one was in the streets and no one would answer the door, Literally like a Ghost town, it was the weirdest thing ever. But Germany won! Yahoooo! Everyone keeps telling me Congrats for your country! Instead of explaining I just agree and keep walking, its gotten pretty old haha.


Its been such a ridiculous week haha, my District leader who lives with me isnt known to be that great of a missionary, so its been about a month now and its been getting super bad with him and the Other American. It was really bad, both of our companions are just slackers I guess, its been ridiculous so president got involved and its just been a nightmare for us two haha so maybe there will be a early transfer this week for one of them we'll see.. My mentallity is im a missionary, im here only for two years to work for the lord. I only have two years, if you dont want to do it then go home! I just want to lay it all on the table these two years. Ill be honest I have gained so much patience, on my mission, im learning things I never thought Id learn and I guess thats the point of it too! I dont know, its been interesting. Its also a good learning experience. Nothing to worry about, I know whats right, and what I need to do and im only sticking to that.


I guess thats really all that happened this week, nothing too special or big! Sorry no baptism for you guys... next week though! Ill tell you all about it next week :) Gotta go! Love you guys!


Elder Kenning


Spiritual Thought: Philipians 2:5-7.. I love this scripture, most unreal thing ever. I want to be a servant to others and more importantly to the Lord. What better title is given then that, The Lord was the Ultimate servant here, yet he is most exhaulted for his service and Charity.

​yesterday at church! I hate my hair with everything in me haha