Week 58 - Activity, Exchange, and Conference in Marambaia

 Somebody said something hilarious...

 Sign to welcome old folks as they got off the bus.

 American Elders preparing to teach the old folks to dance.

 Clay with other missionaries dancing at old folks activity.

Blurry action shot!

Clay and his zone perform David and Goliath

He always seems to know where the camera is...

Working on his photo-bombing skills.

Clay with Elders Simoes, Gaspar, Borges, Valverde

Elder Gann, Iasmin and Clay at church on Sunday (it was her birthday)

Hello!!

So this was a good week. Lots of activities and traveling. First off, last wednesday we had a huge activity with a bunch of old people that live in Belèm. 4 Zones were invited to go and help with it. We started off with a hymn and the national anthem of Brazil. Then talked all about the church, what we believe and what not. Then we all started doing fun stuff. They did yoga with the old people which I was not capable of doing. Then we played a game and I was invited to participate and I beat everyone. Then they wanted to teach the old people how to dance, so 4 Americans were invited to go to the stage thing and do a dance that the old people would have to follow along with. Of course I was invited to participate in that. But it was super fun. Then we played a highly intense game of bingo with all the old people and then each zone performed a skit. Ours wasn't prepared very well but we did David and Goliath. I was David and a shorter missionary was Goliath (trying to be funny) When I went out to say my part, I did it in a feminine voice trying to be funny, but one old man that was visiting yelled "GAYYYY!!" right in the middle of the skit!! Everyone thought that was funny.... But it was a really good activity. All the old people were asking afterward what they need to do to learn more about the church. Lot of fun. 

Thursday after our zone meeting, we did an exchange and I got to go to Mosqueiro. It is super far out and reminded me of Óbidos. But there is a lot of beaches and it is a beautiful place. When everyone was out of school in July, they all went to Mosqueiro and now I know why. I liked it a lot. SO that was quite the adventure. Also, I got to eat something new. BULL TOUNGE!! It was the first time I ate it but I must say, I liked it a lot. I ate a bunch.

We also had our mission tour yesterday with Elder Antunes. He is an area seventy and he talked to us almost all day. It was one of the best meetings I have ever been to! I could hardly sleep yesterday thinking about all the stuff he said and what I learned. It was a great meeting and a good opportunity to see a bunch of other missionaries. 

This Sunday is transfers. Not sure if I will stay or go. But I will be happy either way.

Funny experience: Me and my companion were talking one day about the movie 'The Ring'. He said he would always get scared watching it before the mission and what not. That same week, we were leaving the bishops house and there is a pool in his apartment complex. We were looking at the pool wishing we could get in because it was super hot. No one was in the pool. Empty. But as we walked past it a women came up slowly out of the water with her black hair in front of her face. ill admit, i got a little scared at first, but I heard my companion take a huge breath and he started to fall down he got so scared. But then she threw her hair back and looked at us like we were crazy, but it was a very scary/funny experience we had.

Love Yall

Elder Green

ELDER GREEN

MISSÃO BRASIL BELÉM

MISSÃO DE MACHO. NEM O VENTO É FRESCO.

More Pictures of Old Folks Activity

Escorting the old folks from the bus into the building.

 Come Come Ye Saints skit

Yoga instructors.