Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Sao Paulo Brazil

I served an LDS mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Here are the pictures from my experiences:
My "Farewell" day with my family.


Me with my father's parents.


Me with my mother's parents.





The day I entered the MTC where I would be for the first nine weeks of my mission.

My mom and I

At the MTC


My companion, Elder Murphy and I.


Everyone did their hair like me on this day.




Elder Lambert Hair day




Our district at the MTC



At the airport with my family before I left for Brazil.


Meeting my Mission president, his wife and other family friends at the Sao Paulo Airport.

Paraventi
We walked this strett many times visiting investigators and members.


My first pair of Shoes


The Paraventi ward met in this building for the first two months I was there until they moved to the stake center.


My first companion Elder Cavalcante


My second companion Elder Narvaes


Me with Angela and her family.

Ponte Rasa
Me looking out over Ponte Rasa


Outside our apartment in Ponte Rasa


Elder H Cavalcante, Edinaldo and I on his baptism day.


My 20th Birthday party at Batia's (Shimeko) house.



Elder Wardle and I


I had to take this picture with the parrot.


My Brazilian Soccer Shirt


Me with Socorro and her daughter.


Me with the Melo Family



Street Market in Ponte Rasa


Parque Paulistano

My fourth companion Elder Meuer and I with Patricia on her baptism day.



The "Chapel" for the Parque Paulistano Branch


Hanging a clothes rack in our new apartment.


Me with members of the branch.


At a ward activity


With a member of the stake (Maria Jose)

Guianazes

Elder Feitosa and I at Christmas Conference


Christmas Day


Christmas Day at a member's house


Elder Feitosa and I at the ward Christmas Party (I was Santa).


Elder Pereira (my DL) and I





Washing my clothes by hand.


My last day in Guianazes with Elder Feitosa, Nielsen, & Pereira.


Jardim Morumbi

This part of my area was called Jardim Dos Alemaos



My bike and apartment in the area.




Learning to make Cochinas on P-Day with a member.



Me with Darcy on P-Day (We met and baptized her).




Eduardo and I (We baptized him).


Ivo, Maratheir family and I (We baptized their family).


Sebastao and I (We met and baptized him).




Fatima's family and I



Zone P-Day at Ubatuba Beach (this was my first time at a beach).



At the beach


Elder Meldrum and I



P-day at Nossa Senhora Da Aparacida Cathedral.


Edler Ellsworth and I on P-Day


Jardim Das Nacoes

Market and Church in Taubate




in Taubate


Rosa, Her daughter, Elder Neel and I on Rosa's baptism day.




Rosa, Her daugher and I


Elder Neel and I with Investigators (they were baptized after I was transferred out of the area.



Paulo and I at the temple




At Salvador and Maria's house (investigators) with Sister Melo as well. We taught the lessons with the sister missionaries.



Zone P-day churasco at our apartment.



Sao Mateus
The giant stairs of our area.



Me with members of the ward.


Elder Santos and I



Elder Rocha and I


A Cambio (this was like a bus but smaller and privately owned).


P-day in Ipiranga where Brazil Declared its Independence


Vista Verde

Views of Vista Verde




Our two room apartment in Vista Verde




Elder Ferreira



Me with members of the Vista Verde Ward


In front of a Brazilian Elementary School




Sugar cane at a member's house


Bananas right off the tree with a member


Party with Vista Verde Members


At Batia's house right before I and two other Elders came home.