Elder Rowland August 30, 2009

Ty Sent us some pictures today! The first two are of his District, there are 3 Americans.

Elder Nasella went and played ball at Brighton

Elder Rowland is Nuts!

Elder Horrocks is brand new on the mission and is learning the language great!

And Elder Braz is my awesome companion.

The other 2 are pictures of our baptism.

She is 76 years old and was happy as ever to be baptized

And the thing im holding is the babtismal font

Love you all!

Elder Rowland July 27, 2009

Hey Dad
Well im in a place called the "The Pond of Rats!" But so far i havent seen any rats. Its really a beautiful place , and really cold! For some reason the last missionary that was there took almost all the blankets in the house, so between me and my companion, we had just 2 blankets!, And it doesnt snow here , but there is frost every morning! so we had to borrow some blankets froms some members. But everthing is going really well here. Its a branch here so the ward is extremly small. There is probably 30 members, and instead of having a chaple , the church bought a little food store, and made it into a church. Its pretty cool. Ill send you guys pictures of it. My new companion is elder Braz, Hes a brasilian too. He is on his last transfer and is working really hard . I really like him, he's great. Im improving everyday. I wanted to tell you dad that im doing better in talking to people about the church. almost every morning i said to myself, " okay, this is the day that im going to talk to everyone and give away a book of mormon and i wont be shy!" And then i wouldnt talk so much to very many people. but on day , the president of our branch said that " Its dificult to recieve Inspiration from the lord if you arent being obediant." that really got to me. i dont want to go through my mission never recieving insperation or special experiances like that. So i was also reading (sorry this is so long) a thing by president kimbel that we want to be excited to do this work and show people your happieness and love for the lords work and glory. So i grabbed a book of mormon and i finally did it... im talking with people, im doing what the lord wants me to do. I know that the lord is helping me, and the confidence you guys have in me is doing wonders for me. I love you Dad!.
Elder Rowland

Hey Mom!
Thought id give you an update on how things are going around here. They are going great! There are tough days and fun days filled with joy , but they are all worth it. I Cant believe iv been gone for 9 months! But i am greatful for the time i have here. I should be getting your package in august, because thats our zone conferiance. Thanks for everything mom. I have a post office right next to my house so ill be sending a lot more letters now. Give everyone my love and i want you to know how special you are to me mom. i sure love you!.
Elder Rowland

Elder Rowland June 8, 2009

Sister Rowland
How happy i am to hear that you are going to serve in the same wonderful contry as me. I cant tell you what a help you have given me in the work. My companion tells me that your mission is really white and ready to harvest. i really cant beleive that youll be speaking a little bit of portuguese with me. Its pretty funny that you got your call really close to the day i did. Elder Madril is serving in the mission right next to yours Sâo Paulo Leste. And tell maddy i think i screamed just as loud as she did when i found out where you were going . When will you be heading out? And what are you thinking about you call. I know that you will get the language just fine. I know that Brasil is going to be a wonderful blessing for you and for our family, and especially the families that are waiting for you in São Paulo Interlogos. What a blessing it is to have such a wonderful family. I really do Love you All so much. Please forgive me for not writing as much as possible. I will Write way more i promise.
Elder Rowland

Elder Rowland April 27, 2009

As i was saying, Things are going well here. Thats so sweet your buying old games we used to play in the old days. Its getting a little bit colder everyday here. But that isnt keeping the geckos from sneaking in our house. Ill send you a picture of one that live with us. he is just a little guy but we have bigger ones around. We also have parrots that live next to our house, but unfortunantly i havent gotten a picture of them yet because they blend in with the trees. As far as the work goes, im doing fine. My companion elder Rubens is such a great example to me. He helped me learn to do what it takes . unfortunantly he is being transfered tomorrow, but i will work hard with whatever i get. I love you guys so much and wish all of you well. Since mothers day is coming up and need to set up a time with you guys to call home. But i dont know what time it is there. so if you could help me out with this that would be sweet! I want to talk to all of you. I will call the day before mothers day to set up a time with you guys, and i can only talk for 5 minutes to set up a time and then 1 hour the next day. ill let you know what time ill call . i love you


Elder Rowland
 
Hey i forgot to tell you but i yapping mutt finally bit me. it wasnt bad at all , but kind of a cool thing to say right?
 

The dog bite.

A Gecko that lives in my house

Yeahhh!

Elder Rowland April 13, 2009

Hello My dear family

I really like your thinking about the giant email. I love it . i love to hear from all of you. Easter was really good . Thanks to the package that you guys sent me. Mitch did send me an email and its really neat, i know a lot of people that he knew while here in Santa Isabel. So mom is going to work a the dentist office eh? Thats really neat. I guess my destinany is being a dentist as well...Thanks so much for the pictures by the way they are really awesome. So jesse is driving practically , how the time flys. Tell rob potter hey. He was really the best coach i had in high school . he is really devoted to the players. Jesse boy i think that you could be what ever you want . You have that potential . Just remember that i believe in you. And Maddy, Elder Madril does have somebody waiting, she is actually taking classes at suu. but You never know what could happen , not that im encouraging anything, but you never know . My companion is working his butt off, trying to help me be a better missionary. He is literally the best missionary in the mission. and he was sent to me on his last transfer just to train elder Rowland. I am so happy. Russ, those girls are going to be kissing the ground you walk on up untill your mission, but they wont be worthly of you. Maybe one will come after your mission, but dont give any of those girls the time of day. Oh and comments on the holy ghost mom. I can just say this, that the holy ghost is really sensitive, but he can be felt, but you have to do your part first. You need to eliminate all other distraction first. Turn off the TV, The Radio. Clean the Room , Kick that yapping mutt out of the house, Ask for everyone elses attention and then you can feel his presence. I love you all so much and hope all is going well .
Love
Elder Rowland

Elder Rowland Pictures from March 30, 2009

Looking out the front door.

Me in a town called Bagé

These are the 6 Men giving me Guidance and Inspiration

Me and my new companion Elder Reubens Hes awesome...Obviously

Me, Elder Reubens and the newest members of the church!

Elder Rowland December 16, 2008

Hey i cant tell you how happy i am to hear that you got he letters. I havent sent one since because i didnt know if they were even getting through. but i will keep them going from now on. you guys are so awesome. i love each and every one of your letters. and i wish i could send you letters that would get there on christmas but it looks like im only going to be able to email you. I was kinda happy to hear about jesse boy. He can do what ever he wants and he will be good at it so good for him. Oh dad... i was wondering if by next tuesday you could email me sams story? i want to read it to my district on christmas eve like back home.

The langauge is going great i am working as hard as i ever thought possible and its paying off . the lord is a huge help with all of it. I went to the temple today and saw some missionaries there that have been out for about a year now and they had brazilian compainions and it was really cool to see them communicating with ease. Tell everyone in the ward that signed my wrapping paper thanks so much. I felt like a million bucks when i got it. I have the best ward in the world. Well i am going to the temple one more time at the CTM and then i head out to porto alegre. I am really excited . Oh by the way tell Ben Rowland Para Bems ( Congradulations) on the shooting of the bunny thing. tell logan that i have been writing leslie . . he wanted to know. she hasnt written back yet but its okay. OH... the weather here is really hot. im sweating right now . i think its weird not to be cold during christmas. They do have christmas here.. its called faliz natal. they are giving us christmas eve and christmas day off so im pretty excited. Oh about my companion he is doing a lot better kinda. he had to go to a doctor for some medicine though... rediculus . but we are doing better. I have made some really close friends in my district . One is the boy from kanab. me and him are in the same boat with girl friends and we come from the same walks of life . i dare say that he is my best friend. he has a really strong spirit. That is something that i have found is true friends. Well i have to get going now so i will talk to you and send you some christmas pictures next week. I love you dad . o i wont be able to call on christmas this year but mothers day will be fine.
Elder Rowland