Q & A from Caden and a letter at the end (12-14-15)

1. Did you make maple syrup and how did it turn out? 2. And the gravy too? You didn't tell me how the thanksgiving meal went? 3. Did you like the English teaching books I sent? Were they what you were looking for? 4. What is your favorite quality of your companion? 5. What quality have you improved on that you are glad about and why? 6. Have you gained/lost any weight? (Since I have only 2 pictures since Brazil) 7. What is your favorite thing about Aractuba? And your least? 8. Are you more emotional now? 9. Do you still write Jaun? And have you Kaden? How are they? In response to the questions- 1. Yes I made the maple syrup with the pancakes last P-Day, haha, you can´t eat pancakes without syrup;) But I think I needed to boil it just a bit longer, because it still had some crystals, but was still good anyway. Also with the pancakes, I didn´t add enough baking powder the first batch so they were flat, but the next few batches were great. 2. I didn´t end up making gravy, I had nothing to make it with, and I talked about Thanksgiving a bit, it was good, just a very busy day that day, and it started very late, so we left early because it was 9:30. 3. Yes, I do like the English books, a lot, I might send the soft cover one back though, because I really only need one. I was hoping for one more with like lesson plans, but this will work great anyway! Also, I will translate the whole book into Portuguese and it will help me learn new words too! 4. I think that he´s very willing to give and share is my favorite quality. 5. I have improved my willingness to share also, humility definitely (Elder Barros is very smart...). I have always been very this is mine and this is yours, and we´ll just keep what we have. But on a mission, especially here, you learn to go with less so that another can have some when they have none. Anyway, I´m grateful for the many opportunities to share not just the gospel, but honestly material things that others need as well. 6. Gained, haha, the foods pretty good here.... Haha, but I don´t know how much, I´m 88 kilos now? 7. Favorite thing, lot´s of pretty trees. Things I don´t like, the city is very dirty, and the people are very cold and shut out. 8. Haha, more emotional?? Well, I share my testimony a lot, and I feel the spirit very strong, but it´s not the kind that brings tears to your eyes. I mean, in general, a mission is very stressful, and tiring, so I think my nerves and emotions are a little more on edge. 9. And Yes, I write Juan and Kaden basically every week, just a short little something in general. All appears to be well with them! Haha, much easier to respond to, and I hope that answered everything. I also have a letter written in respone to yours and dad´s letter so you´ll have those questions answered, just gathering up a few things before i get it sent out. It will be late for Christmas, but I haven´t had much time to do much, sorry, crazy busy! Anyway, this week was a little cazy! It was the last week of a 7 week transfer and we found out the results Saturday night. So the news is......Elder Wyatt is staying in Boa Vista!!! Yayyyyyyy, I´m pretty happy to stay I like where I am, and we have some pretty solid Investigators. Sad thing is that Elder Barros is going to Rio Preto, north of us and will be a Zone Leader there. He was a great companion, but on to better and bigger things! My new comp will be Elder Theodore, a Brazilian from São Paulo, and I heard he´s a really good missionary. So I´m excited for that! Things are really great with me, and I´m still going strong. The District is really changing this transfer too! out of the 5 areas (one being mine and the other the ZL´s) 3 districts will be training new missionaries. Anyway, lot´s a great stuff. So pretty basic week this week. I bought a cake and had a little party for a missionary going home on Thursday night. We´ve had to drop a few of our Investigators so we were back to knocking a few doors during the week because we need to find some new ones who are prepared and ready to progress! But our studs are still doing good, Cleusa is awesome, but she´s been really sick lately, so she´s going to Rio Preto this week to the doctor. Also, Raphael, a really really good Investigator is moving to another area.....so we lost him, and that´s really sad. But, we have some progressing, and i´m really hoping and praying for the coming transfer to have some great success! Also, now that I´m staying, I know a little more about Christmas, we´ll probably skype at President Galves house, a member of the stake presidency in our ward. He has a computer and all that. I´m not sure time and all that, i´ll give even more details probably when we talk to him about it. Anyway, hope all is well. Give me more details about what´s going on at home these days! Also tell dad I got his second letter! I will write him back, the hard part is just finding time to be able to write one! Also, I probably won´t get christmas packages until January, but all´s good! Love you! Elder Wyatt