pictures in the field

week 7

This week has been a crazy mix of not knowing what is going on and just flat out not understanding at all. It is so frustrating not understanding people and I sometimes wonder if I will ever get this but I've got to remember that I have only 7 weeks learning Portuguese. We live with the zone leaders, and the one is from Enoch Utah, he told me when he got to the field he spoke less Portuguese than I do so maybe there is hope for me . We speak Portuguese all the  time so that helps a lot. that's way cool you went up to surprise grandma. i don't get letters or packages only on transfers and when someone has a meeting so email is all we got right now.. If you could send me some candy and cookies and a tide to go pen or two haha. i have a lot more time to email though so it is better.
ha I live in the poor area though. so no shopping malls no burger kings haha but the food that the members feed us is way better than burger king any way.  In Salvador there is a burger king and McDonald's the whole works but my area is the slums haha it is so crazy here because its so ghetto then a brand new car will drive by or you will walk into a house that is made of  wood and they will have a flat screen tv with a PlayStation haha. the members here are awesome .... you guys need to feed the missionaries because it is such a blessing to have members feed us. Last Sunday my companion had to talk in sacrament and I had to bare my testimony I had a lot of members tell me I spoke  well and they understood me so I was happy. Most the time during our lessons I speak and then Elder Hubbard tells them what I said haha because they don't understand me but I am getting better. It is really really hot here but I am getting more accustom too it I am getting tan haha. I didn't take many pictures this week because our roommates the zone  leaders got robbed in the middle of the day so I have been careful about my camera. We made pancakes today they were awesome.
Love Elder Winn

This is the blog spot for Taylor's Mission President and his wife. http://laurelandjimhart.blogspot.com/
If you scroll half way down the page there is a picture of his new companion Elder Hubbard and sister Hart at their Christmas party. What a fun looking mission president.

last week at CTM new companion - mission President Hart

Elder Hubbard new companion, President Hart mission president

Elder Winn & Elder Bangerter

week 6

hey i am here and i made it safely my new companions name is elder hubbard. he is american from pensylvaina or how ever you spell it. feira de santana it is 2 horas outside of  salvador. we took a bus here. that is so cool that kycen won a saddle, but that is terrible that kylee cut off her thumb. i am glad to see ryder still running around with no pants on haha dont let him grow up. i ddidnt get any packagages or letters but i am sure i will. elder bangerter wanted to have an easter egg hunt so he made so paper eaggs and we had one so we felt more like home. i am sending you some pictures with me and my new companion and some friends and some of my instructors. the one picture is of the road driving out of the adirport. we have a few lessons tonight. iat seems like they havnt taught us any portuguese at all but they say that it will get better so lets hope. i love you guys and my pday is on tuesday so i will write you again then. i love you so much and am so excited to be in the field i cant wait tell i actually know what is going on though haha

We finally received Taylor's letter he sent on March 22 he said it was a package with a jersey for Kycen well the great and wonderful Customs has a new owner of a jersey. You guessed no jersey just the letter and inside the letter was some bracelets for Kycen and Ryder.  Kycen was so bummed he has been waiting forever for this package we will keep hoping that maybe it will show up(I highly doubt it.)  So today Elder Winn leaves the CTM and heads to Salvador so our prayers are with him. In his letter he said he was getting bored he felt like he was in a cement prison and all he could see was skyscrapers for as far as he could see. So we hope he doesn't feel so trapped when he gets to Salvador he said he can't wait to be able to walk and teach and talk to people imagine him wanting to talk to people.  "eu amo voces" He sent a leaf from one of the trees and had written this message on it he told us to look it up well as I was looking it up Ryder said mom your so retarded and Brian was trying to explain to Ryder that we don't say retarded and why and what it meant when just as serious as can be he said then I am retarded dad and he said no your  not and he goes "well I cant' read someone has to help me so I am retarded" how can you look him in the face and not just be rolling on the ground laughing (because we were) Then outside we were painting the alley way in our arena and Kycen said Ryder I will pay you to do this for me and his dad said ask him if he takes IOU's and Kycen said no straight cash again Ryder had us rolling on the ground he said No I ride "Cash"(his horse) and I am not giving him to you. So after 5 days off we were all ready to come back to work to rest so I am pretty sure Taylor is glad he missed this first Easter/spring break at home and not at a High school rodeo we didn't waste a minute wondering what to do... Well we will let you know as soon as we hear from Taylor..
 

week 5 photos

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