MikeMaryMission

Elder Nunes goes home soon. I got to work with him in the English Connect program. He is very bright, good hearted and will be working with BYU Pathway to earn a college degree.  Yep. He's tall and I am ... not. The other day, I was talking to someone who lives here. We were discussing businesses and how employment is different here. It's like this country is 10 years behind. It's not against the law here to ask about a person's family situation. There are other little things I've noticed that show a level of sophistication that isn't the same as the U.S. Not that it's good or bad. Just different. So many interesting little things to notice and try to understand.  I've been to the dentist here. She's a lovely woman whose English is very good. Her dentist chair is beautiful. She has all the latest equipment but they don't use gas here. There's also a poster that shows the proper way to brush your teeth. No mention of flossing.  One day at lunc...

The first step before seeing the dentist was going to this center to get xrays.  Dentist visit was okay. I do not like dentist visits so Mike went with me but this week's follow up? I think I can handle it by myself.  Much like young missionaries, senior missionaries go through the process of getting acclimated, feeling you know what you are doing, getting a handle on the language and actually doing something worthwhile. The 2025 South America South area was completed and submitted. I felt like I had arrived, I had a handle on things and did something of value. That's not to say that it's a Pulitzer Prize winning document. Far from it. It simply means that I am doing some good here, I helped someone, the Area Historian, with a big job accomplish a big task. Here's the thing about historical reports. Who reads them? No idea but we have been commanded to keep a record of what we are doing and so we keep a record. We make it as accurate and well written as possible.  What ...