16 December 2013 - Mirante, Brazil

Yay, missionary time! This week we finally discover the names of Elder Frogley's new area and new companion. We also learn a new Portuguese word: favela (ghetto). Dad's e-mail was pretty short this week, so there isn't really anything to explain from that. So, without further ado...

Wow! Long week! So last time we talked i was getting ready to head out to my new area. lots or relatively unexciting stuff happened which i will tell you about in detail because thats about all that happened this week! so Monday we left at five o clock to catch a bus to Itaporanga. we met with some other missionaries there who were heading out to tranfers too. We had to catch a taxi to Aracaju at 1;00 in the morning. So to pass the time we went and baught icecream. (we found a place that sold bowls of it for 50 cents so we baught a lot of icecream) then we wandered around the parks looking at light which suprisingly they had there cause there arent many here. After it got around 10:00 we headed back to the house. While we were there i we found a nerf football, and we couldnt let that go untouched. So we went outside and played 2 on 2 touch football in this fat parking lot until 12:30. Im pretty sure i lost some weight. then we took a shower, changed and our taxi arrived. We hopped aboard the taxi and road to aracaju. Our taxi driver wasnt to happy to be awake at one o clock and he told us strait up. haha, people do that here. we got to the bus and the rest of the missionaries with no problems and i sat on the bus for the usual 7 hours to Maceio! there i scored my cool new comp elder Acevedo! hes a mexican american that was born and lives in houston Texas! hes pretty dope. and my new area is called Mirante. Its a little Favela on the far side of the city right next to this fat lake and the ocean. Its really pretty but still very poor and vey much a favela (gheto). It looks a lot like Bariloche. All the houses built on top of eachother and everything. but ive learned to kinda like it. It smells like pee, but its a charming kind of aroma now. Haha, hard to explain. But our house is REALLY small and its joined to an old sisters house and her 34 yearold daughter. THeyre crazy but they love to give us food and call us over to talk and help them move stuff. Ill probably skype yall from their house. All the members are cool and always ready to do something fun. Thats the cool thing about Brazilians. They arent lazy when it comes to leaving the house to do something cool.

Anyway! what day do yall wana skype? I can skype christmas eve, christmas day, or the day after. Or all three! Doesnt matter really! Just remember that im 4 hours ahead of you guys. Ill talk to you all on the monday before so you can decide. Im good for anything. Love you all! Christmas in the mission will be excelent! we have a mission conference/party tomorrow! Should be cool! Have an excelent week! 

Love Elder Frogley

9 December 2013 - (Somewhere in) Alagoas, Brazil

Transfers!! Well it finally happened--Elder Frogley is out of Estancia and on to... well, not "greener" pastures, but different ones. Sort of. He served in the province of Alagoas before, and we're not exactly sure which city he is in now. Ah well. Dad mentioned to Elder Frogley that in Logan these last few days it has been quite cold, with highs around 20°F. Obviously most of Brazil doesn't experience that on a regular basis, but they also don't have much in the way of air conditioning. You pick your battles, I guess. Also, the office setup that Dad and some other doctors are putting together in Bountiful is coming along nicely, and should be well established and well known by the time Elder Frogley is ready to join the fold (in, say, seven years or so).

Erivanho and his dad Evondoro

The district at Mr. Mix Milk Shakes

Olá familia! so this week was eventfull in the moving around in the mission department and not to much in the investigator department. Dad i liked what ya said about the temperature by the way. But ya missed something. Air conditioning doesnt really exist here except in rich building like banks. All we get all day are little fans blowing around warm stagnent air. And thats if were lucky. Good stuff. But the office sounds dope! im excited to work there! Hopefully! I cant believe schof is home. Say hi to him for me. The present is cool. But along with the account would it be possible for you to send me some study guids on the scriptures. Or some interesting books about God and Kolob or something cool to read? Ive read everything that i have twice. I heard yall got rid of cara?! I was expecting it. But still sad. Ill let you know when skype will go down later  but im pumped. so! ABout the week!

A beautiful bus ride after getting lost

A wild monkey... just because

Elder Frogley and his companion on a moped

THis week has mostly been preparing to leave. But we did get some lessons in. weve been teaching with members alot. 9 lessons with members this week. But Evondro is still really set on being baptised. He wants to stop using drugs and be a good father for Erivanho. He was really apologetic that he wasnt ready in time for us to baptise him but we assured him that it was more important that he was baptised. made a list of all our investigators and their addresses and information for the next missionaries. THey should have an easy time. We found a new investigator who were excited about. his name is Tiago and his Mom is a member. SHe got baptised without telling her family and they hated the church for a while. But now her son wants to know All about the church and her husband likes us alot, but he still doesnt believe that Joseph sMith saw God and Christ. Im using the worst kew board ever. I have to pound on these keys to make them work. But Sunday we took pics and said goodby to everyone. It was sad and some of our recent converts cried. THat was rough. But then we went home and helped my comp take his bags to the bus. He went home yesterday. THat was rough too. I hate watching ´people pack to go home. But now im in a trio for the day. We got the call last night and me and Condido got transfered. We were obviously expecting it. But Blind will stay and finish his mission here. Im back to Alagoas! I was missing that state so im excited. Today i packed bags, cleaned the house, and said some few last goodbyes. a really nice couple gave me a towles with the logo of their favorite soccerteam. Its sweet. ill send a pic. Anyway. I ll let yall know where I go! If youre curious where Ive been look up ´´Estancia, Brasil´´ Exactly like that on google images. Youll probably see a big yellow catholic church of a fire work thing flying down a street with people all around. I saw that and thats where ive been walking around for the past 6 months. Love yall! Ill try and send pics!

Elder Frogley

Saying good-bye before transfers

It's been 12 months--no other explanation necessary

2 December 2013 - Estancia, Brazil

So here we are once again. I apologize for taking so long in getting this out to you all. Unfortunately there are no pictures, but there is the looming prospect of transfers coming soon. We'll let you know where Elder Frogley is headed--he feels pretty certain he's leaving Estancia. Also, Dad mentioned in his e-mail that he and Mom and Christian joined us at Grandma Harrison's for Thanksgiving. It was most excellent :).

Ahhhh, thanksgiving... thats one i miss... sounds like yall had some fantastic food. we sat in front of the fan and ate bbq tryin to thing think cold thoughts, cause it was like 100 degrees. But ah well. Lets get to the week! Most of this week was domintated by Zone conference! Always agrevating. They make us go to Zone conference then get mad at us when our numbers look like we didnt work a whole day, haha. but this week we did get some good work in. we spent the week visiting some recent converts, and preparing to leave. we visited Carol and Daiana and joselito and all the other recent converts. were still visiting a few invetigators and helping them to be baptised. Evandro had his baptisim marked for this week but we hit a snag. Ill get to that in a sec. Zone conference was the same thing as always. Pres sits and reads the hand book to us and tells us how awefull we are and sister tells us that were all pigs and super dirty, but the testimonies of the new Elders and the Elders leaving was cool! I like talking to the new Elders from the USA because i feel like a speak portuguese really well! haha, It was also nice to visit my first area. Thats where they have zone conference. After zone conference we went home and visited Evandro. (Erivaldos Dad) e taught him about tithing and about fast oferings. he said he still wants to be baptised and hes really trying hard for his family. Hes pretty awsome, and he also said that he would definatey go to church on Sunday. we were very excited for him. Saturday morning we had a service project at the first councelors house. we cleaned out the back and cut down palm trees and through all the stuff over a wall into a jungly revein Haha, it was very cool. I got a fat blister on my hand because I havent done work like that in forever. I really enjoyed it actually. It was nice to have a change in the kind of work we do. and the grandmother who we helped was extremely gratefull. It was cool. Sunday we went to church and NO ONE went. we went to Evandros house to try to bring him to church, but his neighbor said he went to his sisters house. Erivanho still went to church though without his dad. THat was good to see. But we saw Evandro that night, near to the church, and he was using drugs. when he saw us he got really embarassed and didnt look at us. we were sad to see him, but were going to keep helping him for sure. The problem is that he has a lot of friends that go to his house and bring him drugs and stuff. we cant always be there for him so its hard. w but were getting help from the members so with time, I think he can do it. well thats about it! Love yall! Sorry it was so short today! Love you!

Elder Frogley