tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66563340236037570372023-11-16T06:07:25.010-08:00Elder Akina's Mission in BrazilElder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-1039134659940000072016-12-07T14:09:00.002-08:002016-12-07T14:17:22.859-08:00The Airport - - He's Home!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This post is long overdue! We are so thrilled to have our Elder Home! Here are a few pictures from our adventure at the airport.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">September 13, 2016</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Waiting for our Elder to come down the escalator.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">We watched him walk off the plane through the glass behind us, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">15 minutes went by - - no Elder.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Guess who just came into view! We lost it - - tears of joy!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">There he is - - what took you so long?!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The long awaited HUG!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Elder Akina's twin sister was over joyed - - </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">There is peace knowing Elder Akina is back on U.S. soil.</span><br />
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Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-23229853235485424722016-09-12T21:34:00.001-07:002016-09-12T21:34:13.690-07:00Enroute: Sao Paulo to Atlanta<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-86128948158936154932016-09-12T11:44:00.001-07:002016-12-05T15:04:40.902-08:00Week #100 Final Photos from Brasil<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">No letter, just a few pictures as he leaves Piracicaba today at 1 p.m. to head to the airport 4 hours away. Next, Elder Akina will board a flight to Atlanta - - then on to El Paso, Texas for a homecoming celebration. His twin sister is beside herself with happy! </span><br />
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<br />Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-84391988646298677702016-09-05T13:06:00.000-07:002016-12-05T15:06:24.323-08:00Week #99 Last Letter Home from Brasil<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Haazitt, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> So this is my last letter home from the mission field - - ha ha just the thought of that freaks me out! I head back to Piracicaba on Tuesday morning. It is Elder Anderson and not Elder Nelson who is doing the mission visit. I am also able to go to the Campinas temple on Thursday.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This week we had a baptism!! Lindalva was baptized it - - was a really sweet experience. I can honestly say that my companion and I did´t have a lot to do with her conversion. We were really just vehicles through which the Holy Ghost could work, the only thing we really had to do was just not to get in the way of that. She was telling us that the part that she's most nervous about is knowing that her son will have to serve a mission. Lol - - he's 5 but still she's nervous! I am having dinner at her house tonight to say good bye to the people in this area.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> My heart is full of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for everything He has let me experience here in Brasil, all of the people I have had the oppurtunity to teach and share His gospel with. I have developed a love for this people that will never be forgotten, I think that was the driving force behind everthing I have done here (learning the language/obedience) after I developed a love for these people everything just came easier. It stopped being "we need to baptize more people to meet our monthly goal" and turned into "what does this person need to change and reach his/her potential". Words can´t describe the joy that is felt when a child of our Heavenly Father is willing to make changes in their lives in order to live the commandments and be baptized. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I was blessed to have the opportunity to play a role in a lot of conversions throughout my mission, but the best conversion that I was able to be a part of, was my own. I was able to see the gospel of Jesus Christ unfold right in front of me and impact lives on a scale that I never thought was real. I gained a testimony of my Savior and His Atonement, that He isn't just some story or legend. He is real, He lives, and His love is unconditional. The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion, and through it we can know if this church is true. I know Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, that through him the authority of God was restored back on the earth. I know that there is only 1 true church and that is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I close my mission with a satisfaction that I gave my best and that I found the people that I needed to find out here. Much like Helaman in the Book of Mormon, I feel as if, "they were all acounted for" - - everyone that was intended to be taught by me was taught and my part of the vinyard was worked. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I am excited to see in these next coming years the fruits of these labors as a lot of these people will gain callings, mission assignments, and experience in the church. This work never stops. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I am excited to start this next chapter of my life and look foward to seeing everyone when I</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">get back.</span></span><br />
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*<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em>No letter next week as Elder Akina will head to the airport Monday morning at 3 a.m. It's ok - - we get to welcome him home Tuesday morning!</em> Our last post will be of his arrival home - - <em>thank you friends & ohana for all your love and support - - we are so excited to see this boy of ours!</em></span> <br />
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<br />Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-58872208051370701842016-08-29T14:06:00.001-07:002016-08-29T19:56:38.912-07:00Week #98 All Prayers are Invited!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This week was another good one! We found out that Elder Nelson (President of the Quorum of the Twelve) is coming to our mission next week! So that will be really cool to see. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I got my Zone leaders coming down to Poços to interview Lindalva (our investigator that will be baptized this week) since I can't do the interview since she is our investigator. Please pray for her, that this week she can hang in there until her baptism day. This is the time that Satan puts in overtime to try and not let Gods children enter into His church. So all prayers are invited!! She is ready. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is my last week in the mission field, next week Monday I'm going to Piracicaba for training that missionaries receive when they go home. Can you believe it? </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I'm giving a talk this Sunday in church. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We're going to play basketball at this park by our house right now. My companion is actually pretty good, he just shoots with two hands - - so were going work on that today. But It's going good! Sun, Guarana, and the Gospel, I can't complain. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Love you guys. Working hard until the end! Elder Akina</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Elder Akina's Mom: Fingers crossed we get an email next week - - just two weeks to go, we have officially allowed ourselves to GET EXCITED! He is going to be home before we know it!</i></span></span>Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-51855750186507816652016-08-22T15:10:00.003-07:002016-08-22T15:13:30.539-07:00Week #97 Time to Step it Up!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Haawzit Everyone, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This week was super rewarding. We are going all out or as Daddy Kanani says, "*&%$#@!" (not a cuss word!), Lol I don't think that will make the blog but it's alright - - ha ha! We have a baptism marked!!! Her name is Lindalva, she is about 35ish and just got divorced. She has a son that is 4, his name is João. When we found Lindalva (about 3 weeks ago) she was in a really dark place and when we taught her the Restoration her face just lit up. The next week she went to church and this past Sunday was her second time attending. I showed her the baptismal font and invited her right there, she accepted, and she will be baptized on the 4th of September. Her son loves Primary! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We are dividing with a lot of the young men in the ward. Our ward mission leader is 17 years old so he cant help us much because he is in school. This past Sunday we woke up at 5 in the morning to go to our Ward Council that started at 7 a.m. Our chapel is kinda far, which is fine that's part of it - - but when we get there there is no one there - - well that is kind of a bummer. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> So like IDK it's hard to do by yourself, but we're going to keep doing our part. My companion is doing awesome. The District is doing really good too! I'm interviewing like 2 times a week, really good investigators that our Sisters are finding. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Love you guys. Elder Akina</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* There is a large section in the middle of Elder Akina's letter where he shares some struggles the missionaries face when members don't do their part to support their efforts. It is a little reminder for us to follow up through with our callings if the Elders find people in our auxiliaries. Time to step it up!</span><br />
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Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-4528060439438877752016-08-15T13:53:00.002-07:002016-08-15T13:53:44.117-07:00Week #96 Rewarding Week<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heeeyyy,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So this week was really rewarding, we had new investigators at church. We are teaching a bunch, talking with everyone and being obedient!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> My companion Elder F. Silva is really improving his teaching skills. He is starting to teach the investigators and not the lessons, which has been our goal these past weeks. We focus on the person we are teaching - - ask them inspired questions to discover their needs - - discern from the Holy Ghost which direction we should take it; then teach doctrine. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is something that I can honestly say that takes practice! Lots and lots of practice - - but it really is the only way we can become Preach My gospel Missionaries. Teaching people the same way our Savior taught when He was here - - Simply, Powerfully</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and always by the spirit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I love the people I teach. All of the times that I have felt inadequate, like I didn't have what it took to make someone understand, as if I wasn't good enough to teach something - - I just think about them, and how God loves them. For some reason whenever I have done that, it just always works out and Heavenly Father puts in my mind what His child needs to hear. There are no words to describe what that is like, seeing someone who has felt alone his/her whole life and them coming to know that they have a Savior and a Father in Heaven who loves them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This work is so real, and I am grateful for the opportunity that I have to play a role in it. Love you guys Elder Akina<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-77956920545541135492016-08-08T10:22:00.002-07:002016-08-08T10:24:43.994-07:00Week #95 Poco de Caldas - - Lovin' It!<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This week has been sooo good! I am training Elder F. Silva from Fortaleza Ceara - - he's dooope. He is learning really fast, we are teaching a lot. Every house we knock we are trying to get in to teach and we are having success. We only had 3 days to work in our area this week because of the transfer, however we had 3 people at church on Sunday! One is a couple that we found knocking doors Saturday night right before we were going home. We got into their house and taught the Restoration, killed it! They wanted to know more and they were at church yesterday! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We are working closely with the Bishop so that we can have a family with us the next time we teach on Tuesday. We are talking with everyone! We do not let anyone pass us without talking to them and trying to get there address to teach. Our focus this week is getting people to church!! I want at least 8 investigators at church on this Sunday. Everyone were teaching will be visited Friday and Saturday to go to church, if they don't go, were cutting them - - we cant waste any time with people that won't progress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We went on splits these past 2 days in a row, so the ward is getting very involved with our work and getting to know a lot of these new investigators we are finding. I want Elder Silva to know how much better the work is when we work with the ward! It's so much easier and effective. We are also teaching a lot of less actives that haven't been visited in like 5-10 years that were buried in our area book. I have to give the missionaries credit that were here before, the area book was very well organized and it made it that much easier for us to hit the ground running here - - despite not knowing anything/one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Elder Silva is learning really fast, his teaching is improving, his contacting too. We are studying really effectively, he memorizing the topics and scriptures for everything and I am doing it with him since I've been in the office for 9 months. Extra practice cannot hurt me - - Lol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> My District is good, they're all sisters - - but they are such a good example to me. I feel like I'm the one that's learning from them. I'll take a pic tomorrow of our District in District meeting for you guys. Mahalos. Love your Elder Akina</span><br />
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Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-48887475300521595332016-08-01T15:12:00.003-07:002016-08-02T07:57:10.978-07:00Week #94 Last Transfer - - heading out of the office!<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px / normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Hey Mom,</span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px / normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> My prayers have been answered!! I am getting transferred! I got called as a District Leader - - I'm going to train too. I'm going to Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais. It's in a different state, outside of Sao Paulo. It's soooo far away by bus - - like it will literally take me a full day to get there. This area is new - - my companion and I will be opening it up. We will be the farthest away and in the coldest region of the mission! I'm super excited for this opportunity - - this last transfer we are gonna get after it! My shoes are trashed - - we are hot gluing them today before I leave. Don't worry about sending me anything before I come home - - I won't get it in time to use it!<br />
Our English class is having a going away party for me today. I have had 5 baptisms from this class - - these people are very close to me. Saying good bye will not be easy.<br />
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I love you all - - very excited for this new opportunity in front of me! Love you - - Elder Akina<br />
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* <em>Elder Akina wrote us a wonderful email about his interview with President Bangerter as he leaves his office assignment. He has asked us not to post it as it is personal, we know you understand. We want to thank you for your prayers - - Elder Akina has felt them as he served in the office with such a great responsibility on his shoulders. Now off he goes to make a difference on the streets in a country he has grown to love and call home.</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> That's so cool that you guys are going to Carrie's wedding - - super pumped for her! Sorry I didn't write last week, it has been crazy busy here. So last week we had Multi Zonas and my training that I gave was super cool! We did this big prank where we told everybody the mission was getting iphones and we even had a fake release form and everything! At the end they figured out it was just a joke, lol we laughed so hard, everyone got so excited for nothing. Let's get excited about the work like we did for the phones!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We bought my groups plane tickets to go home this past week. Elder Welch (who was my companion in the CTM) is my Zone Leader now so when I have time we'll go to his area on splits or he'll come to mine. Ha - - ha, like whenever I'm talking to him we literally trip out on how fast it went. Like it feels like last month we were in the CTM trying to memorize the missionary purpose in Portuguese. The days are going by fast, our mission is doing really good. President and Sister Bangerter are being really well received by the missionaries and the members here. They're super cool. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Next week we have 28 missionaries going home and 14 arriving, so our house is going to be really busy this week, missionaries coming in and out of Piracicaba. Our house is like the house for missionaries, so I should probably just kiss all of the food that's in our fridge goodbye already - - cuz nothing is safe when it comes to food and these monsters.! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We planned really well so everything should run pretty smooth. Next week I will be back in the field full time!! I'm stoked for the opportunity I'm going to get to have this last part of my mission to really dedicate to the people here in Brazil and to the Lord, both of which have done so much for me. I pray for you guys always. Have a good time up there in Utah and tell Carrie that I love her, tell her husband I said welcome to the Fam. Tell Cameron to hit those dance moves for me at the wedding. Love you guys. Falou. Elder Akina</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*When asked if it he was sure his last transfer he stated, "<i>No - - transfers take place this coming week. I think I am being transferred as I already am training Schmitz, it makes sense that I will. I'm not for sure yet though, but I'm hoping, I feel like my time in the office is up. I've learned a bunch but I'm ready to get back out."</i> We shall wait and see with this weeks e-mail! Fingers crossed!</span><br />
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Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-73388309819765363792016-07-10T08:39:00.004-07:002016-07-10T08:41:45.367-07:00Week #91 Preparing for Multi-Zonas<div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color:; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This wek is going to be crazy busy - - we have multi zonas so we're be traveling Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We're trying to get some stuff done today to make up those 3 days we're going to be out of the office. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I will be in my first area (Sumaré/Portal Bordon) on Wednesday! I've made plans to see some friends at the chapel down there - - so that's going to be cool. It's been like a year and a half, that's sooo crazy to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I will also bear my final testimony in these multi zonas (like every multi zona the missionaries going home before there will be a next one, bear their testimony in front of everyone) so I'm going to have to do that 3 times, should be good. </span></div>
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I spent part of the week with President Bangerter doing his paper work etc . . . we chatted a lot about his family. He told me about his 3 sons earning their Eagle Scout awards, just like me - - cutting close to my 18th birthday - - LOL! I am so full of cake! I had 4 Birthday cakes last week - - I was well taken care of and now I am stuffed full of cake!<br />
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Make it a great week - - <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Love you guys. Falou Elder Akina</span></div>
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<br />Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-68268762984372916362016-07-03T08:47:00.000-07:002016-07-03T08:52:56.669-07:00Week #90 Happy Birthday Elder Akina<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px/normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Haaazit,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px/normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> This weekwas craaazy - - President Canuto left us :/ It was super sad to see him go but is bitter sweet moment because we knew we were getting a stud for a President. President Bangerter!! So on President Canuto's last night he took us, the Assistants and his councilors out to eat. We had good talk about pretty much everything lol that was super cool. President and Sister Bangerter got here the next day with the Canuto's here in the office. We had a sign ready for them here and everything - - we talked about mission stuff and that was the last time President Canuto walked through the office :/ He called us into his office for the last time and thanked us for everything, super cool moment and then they left. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px/normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> President Bangerter then met with all of us, we chatted, then yesterday we had a meeting called conhecer seu Presidente, where all the missionaries came to Piracicaba to meet President Bangerter. The logistics of this meeting were super hard to plan btw, we had lunch there too. Last night I went with President Bangerter to do his visa stuff, Monday morning we will go again to take out a couple more documents he needs and to get his signature registered at the notary. Yaaayy fun stuff!! (Lol - - totally joking) </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px/normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> President Bangerter is like 6'6 so he's like a giant here in Brazil and Sister Bangerter is tiny! They are super cool and really spiritual. President Bangerter worked for the church before receiving his call, he was a product manager for the programs of the church. His dad was President Faust's companion when he served in Brazil. His dad served in Brazil when the mebership was 20 something in the country and the mission was the Brazil Mission - - like there was only one mission in the whole country! So their family definatley has some pioneers here in the country. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px/normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I'm putting up some videos for you guys to see. On Tuesday my zone did a little party for my b-day which was super cool. Today I'm going over to some of my English students house for my b-day, were gunna eat there for lunch. Tonight we will be with the Assistants for dinner for my b-day and then tomorrow there are some mebers here that are gunna do a party for me that im not supposed to know about. However I do know because someone</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">has a big mouth - - Lol! So - - should be good, my birthday is taken care of Mom!</span></span><br />
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<br />Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-12993124093811884622016-06-26T08:29:00.004-07:002016-06-26T08:50:37.243-07:00Week #89 Training a Replacement!<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Haaazit, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This week was busy!! We had transfers this week, everything went good. I got a new companion I'm training here in the office - - Elder Schmitz from Ohio - - he's cool. This is my 6th transfer in the office and I have 1 more transfer after this. So since I got a companion to train that means I will have 1 more transfer in the Field!! Hehe - - I'm so pumped! Counting down the days till I can get back out there man! Whenever I see everyone their always like, "Bro, Akina you're so white!" Ha-ha - - not anymore. So these next couple of weeks I have to make sure Elder Schmitz knows everything so he can be ready to help the new President who gets here next week. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Its been too long since weve baptized in my area :/ like were finding people to teach, but just no one wants to come to church. So we spent this week reevaluating what needs to be done to change that. If you want different results you have to change the process, otherwise we're just wasting our time, which we don't have a lot of. Elder N<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">unez goes home on this next transfer. I seriously can't believe I'm on my last 12 weeks. Too quick.</span> </span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> Literally everyone wants a Hawaii tie, like 15 elders call me daily asking. I went to a<br /><span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dermatologist because of this infection that I had is coming back. Dudes that don't clean there clippers! I am ok Mom, don't worry. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Daang - - Lol I literally forgot about my birthday. I don't need anything mom. </span><br /> I'll send some pictures. Love you guys. Falou. Elder Akina</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The Canuto's leave the end of this month :/ , however we're excited to receive our new Mission President! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This week has been crazy, sending everyone home on Tuesday so I'm busy trying to get all their documentation straight so they can leave the country with no problems. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Congrats on a successful Girls camp! The youth are so important and are my favorite group to work with! I have to buy medicine for my head thats 200R$ - - its manipulated (not sure what this means - - trying not to worry) . But I'm okay. Love you!! - - Elder Akina</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Daaaadd!! Happy Fathers Day!! (tomorrow but still) Dad</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I've been super busy renewing Visas. We had an emergency transfer yesterday and some crazy stuff take place :/ We have transfers this Tuesday and 23 missionaries going home! So I'm hustling trying to get all these missionaries' documents together so they can leave the country legally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But I love you man, thank you for your example to me. You've always been the type of person that just gets it done - - even if you don't want to and that one of the most valuable things I have learned while I have been out here. The most special moments on my mission is when I see myself using what you guys (you and mom) have been trying to instill in me my whole life. Our Savior Jesus Christ has really helped me see that. So - - thank you Pops! Have a good Fathers Day and thank you for being mine. Love you.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Elder Akina</span></div>
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Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-82646742786849631722016-06-20T14:35:00.001-07:002016-06-20T14:35:28.186-07:00Week #87 Busy - - Short NoteHey, <br />
Mom I'm doing good. I will write you Monday I gotta take care of some stuff today. <br />
Love You, Elder Akina<br />
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Sad Face, no other letters arrived! That mission office must be a hub of activity. <br />
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Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-45513176688009134942016-06-07T12:32:00.000-07:002016-06-07T12:32:43.068-07:00Week #86 Videos <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> So this week has been just straight rain, all day every day - - which has complicated a lot of things for us over here. The mom and daughter we are teaching didn't go to church last week, the mom was sick. She is getting a lot of pressure from her family - - they are all against the church, mostly because they don't know anything about it. So we are struggling with that. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Today we have some good stuff planned, some new people we are working with to try and get a baptism this month, it's been a while. We taught the kid from the basketball court, his mom doesn't want him taking our lessons so were going wait a while then go back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> That's pretty much it, I put 2 videos up on the dropbox, for you to watch. We made them for the mission here in the office. *(<em>We'll try to post videos for your enjoyment - - not sure we can get them to load on the blog.)</em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Love you guys!! Elder Akina</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span>Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-23022129744534859222016-05-29T20:18:00.002-07:002016-05-29T20:18:41.959-07:00Week #85 Little Dog Bite
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plane tickets for the missionaries going home in August. Ha - - ha my group is next,
I think I'm going to buy my own plane ticket Lol! I buy them 2 months before the
missionaries actual departure (it's cheaper that way) so in a couple weeks I
will be buying mine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Thursday was a holiday here so the office was
closed, we worked all day in the field. I split with my ZL and we did WORK in
my area. Oh yeah - - Elder Beaton who was in Aracy with me is now my zone leader - - so that's pretty sweet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> No President Canuto's son is still in Brazil waiting on
his Visa. I got bit by the same dog twice this week in an investigators
driveway. I am ok though - - it was a small dog! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We taught 2 Adventists of the Seventh Day - - that got super heated. We
think there are wasps in our sealing because at night when we are sleeping you
can here this crazy amount of buzzing, like bees buzzing right above us. So we
got a ladder from our neighbor and we are going up there today to see
what's living with us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Its has gotten really cold during these past couple of
nights. On Thursday when I split with my zone leader we hooped at this park
right by my house with these 8 dudes that were playing a pickup game. Elder Maxwell put in work in the post and I was just getting to the basket and
breaking ankles. Every time we would score it's always
the same thing, 'oh they're American, they are made for this"! This one kid João wanted me to train him during the week and I told him
that we would talk about it if I could go to his house and teach him. He
got all excited, so we are going there Monday at 3 - - so that'll be cool. </span></div>
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Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-37999123088737083452016-05-21T16:03:00.001-07:002016-05-21T16:09:19.078-07:00Week #84 Famous Ties!<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Haaazzit, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Sorry I haven't written a full letter in awhile, it's been super busy! I will start writing again pode deixar. So - - we had Elder Holland speak to us in Campinas together with the Campinas mission! He said some things that our mission was really needing and that was specifically for us - - I think that's why it was so cool. I saw a lot of friends from the MTC that I hadn't seen in a year and half and all the Brazilians couldn't beleive that it was me! They didn't believe it was me talking - - lol! In the CTM I couldn't say anything and this time we were talking about everything. They thought I had a Brasilian spirit in my body that was talking for me - - lol. It was so cool to see all those guys again. The Assistant's and I all went with the ties you sent. Everyone was all like, "Dude hook it up with one!" So these ties are pretty famous now. President was at the seminar for Mission Presidents all week in São Paulo. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I renewed 2 visas this week and because my Bishop is Polica Federal he hooked it up bigtime this week! Typically you have to schedule your visit, but he knows all the guys so I can show up when I want and he tells all the guys that we're up next. It saves so much time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We have two potential baptisms this month. They have already been to church 1 time and they coming this Sunday so their going in the water this coming Saturday. Their names are Neli and Ana, they are Mom and daughter. We found them knocking doors one night. It has been an incredible experience teaching them. They have so much faith and they are willing to CHANGE, which not a lot of people are willing to do these days. So when we find people like this we know they were prepared for us before we even knocked on their door. Ana is 17 (the daughter) and she is struggling with depression, the mom says the only time she comes out of her room is when the missionaries are there (us). Her mom told us that we are giving her something she has been trying to give to her daughter for years, and that's Hope. When she told us that, it really was a testimony to me that the Restored Gospel is the cure to even the most damaged spirits. I have no doubt that the Gospel is able to do that because it is centered on our Savior, who has felt, and experienced everything so He could be our example in everything. It's people like them that keep me going every day man. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I'm about to put some pictures up. Love you guys - - have a good week. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Tchau.</span> Elder Akina </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">*A shout out to Aunty Pua for the Poly print ties! Mahalo! </span></div>
Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-46701059257240364862016-05-18T14:26:00.001-07:002016-05-18T14:27:51.606-07:00Week #83 Skipped P-Day - - Elder Holland<span style="background-color:;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey Mom,</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color:;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I'm good, we had the devotional with Elder Holland on Saturday! We left early and got back late - - that's why I didn't send you an email. My P-Day was skipped. Sorry! I'm doing good! Love you. Elder Akina</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color:;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This SHORT letter will have to do for this week - - even though we are DYING to hear about his experience with Elder Holland! Until Saturday! Here are a few of our favorite Elder Holland quotes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color:;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-62476508884497697002016-05-10T10:05:00.000-07:002016-05-10T11:07:17.530-07:00Week #82 Mother's Day - - Squeal!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Mother's Day 2016</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our last phone call from the field! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Love our Elder - - his tag makes me happy!</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Translating how to say Happy Mother's day! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">These AP's serving with Elder Akina in the office were amazing!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The other Elders kept interrupting - - in a good way.<br />They kept telling us how much they loved Elder Akina. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Knocking each other out of the photo op! Cracking us up!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Transfers:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They just took place and I have a new companion as Elder Lau-Lau went home. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I didn't get a replacement to train, I will be in the office until the new Mission President arrives in July.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's been really busy, a huge number of missionaries are going home in June - - a lot of shuffling.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">New President: </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He arrives July 2nd. I will still be in the office to help him get adjusted.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am the only English speaker in the office, although I don't speak much English unless I am talking with Salt Lake.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">President Canuto:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He is really cool! My interaction with him while I was in the field was very limited. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now that I am in the office, I see very vividly the mantle he carries for the mission, it is very moving.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I see how he receives revelation for the mission, his decisions and the changes he makes are relevant for the work to move forward. How he changes our goals and contact methods are inspired because of his calling. I have learned a lot working with him.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am much closer to him now that I have been in the office - - Heavenly Father works through him, there is no doubt.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will miss him when he goes home. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">His son is in the Sao Paulo CTM until his VISA comes in, should be any day. It is rare for a Brazilian Elder to get called to the states, I am excited for him. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Brazil FM Group: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mama loved this part of our convo!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I work closely with the FM group over our office! We are getting ready to move to a space built for us off of a chapel. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It will save us a lot of money as our lease is expensive!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When the Assistant FM was in our office I told him that my mom was a FM in Texas.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He said, "Oh, you mean she is an Assistant FM, like me." I responded, Nope - - she's your boss! He couldn't believe it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mama proceeded to pepper our Elder with an abundance of questions building related!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Elder Holland:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Elder Holland is speaking to us in 2 weeks! I am SO EXCITED!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have been organizing all the transportation for the mission. Unfortunately not everyone will be able to attend - - the logistics of getting everyone here is hard.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">English Class:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love teaching English classes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We now have a beginner, intermediate and advanced class in our area.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was teaching the advanced - - then realized the beginners need the basics to move on so I changed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The sight word flash cards you sent are working great. I loan them out for them to practice and they bring them back.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have 33 students in my class.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We do private lessons in homes too - - it is amazing! It's all free.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have learned to make my own opinions as I move through the mission. When missionaries come out of an area they tell you what you think and sometimes that clouds your judgement. I have figured out I need to go in with an open mind and some of my best areas were the ones other people "warned" me about.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saying good bye stinks! All the missionaries going home stay with us and we have vans pick them up at our apartment at 3 a.m. We all stand in the streets crying saying good bye, it is exhausting! I have sent all of my previous companions home with the exception of 2. Elder Nunez and Elder Becker leave shortly. Elder Fernandez freaked out when he came through, he couldn't believe my Portuguese. He was my trainer and I was GREEN! Pretty funny! I have made life long friendships here.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My return date is firm, September 13th! I fly home with Elder Welch. (Elder Welch met our Elder in Atlanta and they flew to Brazil together leaving on their missions!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am now a whiz on Excel!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have members who will come down to Piracicaba to say good bye when I am ready to come home. (Elder Akina got a little misty eyed!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will leave all of my clothes here when I come home, I'll wear my suite on the plane and my suitcases will be empty clothing wise.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have slept on the floor with my mattress my entire mission. My legs don't fit their bed frames!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was in the hospital a month ago! EXCUSE ME? Yay - - I had an infection on my head! The Barber I went to didn't clean his clippers, the infection was really bad. I had boils on my head. I had to do anti-biotics for 2 weeks. It's all good. (I had to contain my motherly self!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How are Elder Stuarts, Elder Kendrick, Elder Hatch, Elder Romney, Elder Gilbert, Elder Gaspar, Elder Slade and Nelson, Sisters Machen and Whetten? When does Cristina come home?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I miss driving.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I teach the Gospel Principles class.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last but not least, the one thing that stands out that I have learned is accountability. If I mess up I have to own it. President Canuto expects this of us. It was hard at first, but I get it now.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>What a delight to speak with our Elder on Mother's Day. It was hard to understand him with his accent - - however the spirit was undeniable and he was so chatty! Don't want the remaining time to go by fast for his sake, it was apparent he is not looking forward to his mission ending. This makes us feel so grateful for the experience he is having and the relationships he has forged. I will be patient and wait my turn - - I am in count down mode! Thank you for loving our boy and keeping him in your prayers! </i></span><br />
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Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-50078727708267575812016-05-02T09:16:00.002-07:002016-05-02T09:16:36.078-07:00Week #81 New Family, Busy Office & Pictures<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey Mom,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So this week was alright, the office is really busy. We have transfers coming up this next week. We found this super cool family we have started to teach that will be at church on Sunday. They are really special. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This is my companion's last week on the mission, his parents are coming to pick him up. I'll go out to eat with him and his family, so that's going to be cool. We have some missionaries from Africa coming this transfer. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It's getting super cold here in Piracicaba. I'm putting a bunch of pictures up for you guys. Love you! Falou Elder Akina</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-34895551681559644202016-04-26T09:13:00.001-07:002016-04-26T09:15:15.734-07:00Week #80 Multi-Zona - - Pictures!<span style="background-color: ; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello Mother,</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: ; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I got the Faumui's box other day, it was sick! It had cereal and everything - - - happy Elder! I got yours too, thank you for the treats and needed items. No one liked the Mexican candy, President spit it out in the trash, Brazilians don't go well with spicy stuff - - but I ate the rest so thanks LOL! (Shout out to Sister Dolores Rios for the yummy candy!)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: ; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: ; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We have a huge number of missionaries leaving with the Canuto's in June. Fernandes is already home (Training Companion), Andrade is already home, Johnson already home, Laurentis goes home in two weeks. Nunes goes home in about a month and a half. It is strange sending all of the Elder's I have served with home - - my time is short.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: ; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: ; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Multi-Zona was huge. All the missionaries were in attendance. It's the Canuto's last one. I will be sad to see them go - - I have learned a lot working along side President. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: ; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px/normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: ; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13.33px/normal "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Have a great week and enjoy all the pictures. Love Elder Akina</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-30854034621507417542016-04-16T11:46:00.003-07:002016-04-16T11:46:42.335-07:00Week #79 Happy Birthday President Canuto<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello Ohana,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This week was cool, it was President Canuto's birthday, so we had a little party for him here in the office. There is a multi zona coming up this week - - with the whole mission. It will be President's last multi zona :/ . Lol - - I will buy President's plane ticket home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This past week we've been going hard on the tracting, talking with everyone, and asking for references like crazy. . . . . . I think one thing I've learned since I've been on my mission, is that the Holy Ghost is capable of everything and He touches all of Gods children. So if we do our part, and find the RIGHT PEOPLE and the teach them in the RIGHT WAY, they will be able to feel Him, and there won't exist a reason to deny Him. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I put a bunch of fotos/ videos up hope you like them. Love you. Elder Akina</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Elder Akina's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913574376155723120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656334023603757037.post-35616116546557079442016-04-09T21:13:00.007-07:002016-04-11T12:58:49.160-07:00Week #78 Ana Claudia <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Sorry I didn't email!! This week was suuuper busy. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ana Claudia did get baptized - - it was one of the coolest experiences I have ever had! It was marked for Saturday, but she ended up getting baptized Sunday. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">General Conference played a HUGE part in her conversion, it was so cool! I brought my camera to the baptism and forgot my memory card wasn't in it - - so other Elders took pictures. They'll send them tomorrow, then I'll send them to you guys. Ana Claudia is fighting right now in Minas Gerais, she's doing some tournament and she'll be back in a couple of days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I will look for your Nativities, I'll bring them home with me. I like the idea of the green/yellow ties. If not - - pick something you think will look good. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We baptized Adrielly in Guanabara. This is her the Primary class she teaches! </td></tr>
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