6/18/2012

alô família e amigos!

I am glad that Joanne is thinking about buying the house. That would be really cool to keep it in the family.
This week was pretty good for us. We found a family of 5 that are so awesome...... but I was transferred. Seems like that always happens to me when I get transferred. I am good at helping other people have success haha. I will be returning to Maceió but I don't know what area yet.

We got to watch the dedication on Saturday and the Sunday of the Manaus Temple, and it was pretty fun to watch. The first one that I have ever seen.
I have already been planning your trip, and I have some resources and some discounts already. I found a lady that has a beach house and she would rent it to us for 3 nights and 300 reais or 150 dollars hahahah. Hopefully she gets baptized so I can keep in closer contact with her and the family.

Thomas is on a cruise!!!!! what the heck!

Fathers day already passed? I don't even think they have it here. Anyway happy fathers day dad!

So, some things  that happened this week. We had the worst dessert I had ever eaten in my entire life. It is call doce de casca de laranja or orange peel dessert.  doesn't sound delicious and is not at all.

Also, I had to say goodbye to elder maciel my trainer. I cried.

I was transferred like I already said and the couple that we were working with to marry were crying and they are already planning the sealing in the temple for when I get off my mission.

Also! if you see a sister medreiros in our ward she is from Fortaleza serving in our mission. She goes to the mtc in November.
Next time I talk to you I will be in another area! hope you guys have a good week

obrigado por todos os orações e todo o apoio que vocês me dão.

LOVE ELDER JAKE LANGLOIS

6/11/12

Hello!
Well, this week wasn't too great in terms of working, but I did get to go on another exchange with Elder Maciel. He is going home this week and I am super sad. I think I am going to cry when he leaves haha.
This week there was a celebration of the Manaus temple so almost all of our Saturday and Sunday were dedicated to that event. Not sure if you guys can watch the thing from Saturday but Tyler was in it. He was walking around with all of the missionaries. Pretty funny to see that he hasn't changed haha. It was funny to see that the 138th temple of this church was dedicated this week. It's crazy to know that from the work that we do here on the mission can lead to temples and tons of strong members. We have a wedding planned July 7th or 14th, but we aren't sure when yet, we are just waiting the papers and with the wedding and then we will baptize the husband to complete the family. They are awesome people. Other than that, we are searching for people that actually want to change/better their lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Hopefully this week gets better.
hope all is well there, and that it isn't too rough because of the funeral.
LOVE ELDER JAKE LANGLOIS


Jake wrote a letter that was read at his Grandpa's funeral last week.  Thought we would share it with you.

Dear Grandpa
It is sad to know that he has passed on, but we know he is in a better place. When I think of the memories with him they go on and on, but I would like to share a few with you today. Just like all of the other grandkids we would always spend the night at Grandma and Grandpas’ house. The shoe fairy or grandma would come and grandpa would always ask if we wanted the grandfather clock turned off.  We always said no, but he turned it off anyway. We would wake up with the smell of toast and hot chocolate and see that grandpa was eating his bread and milk with a huge bitter grapefruit. He always offered, but no one would ever have courage enough to try it. We would play games with him and grandma and they would always let us win... I think. Then came time to pick the raspberries, apricots and plums. Grandpa would follow us around saying only pick the really purple ones! Of course we always picked some that he didn’t approve and stuff them in our mouth before he would see. With the apricots he would always be amazed that I could pick the ones way at the top, every single time he commented about how tall I am. He was someone that always made us smile and always made us laugh. His love for us, his grandchildren, was so much, and we will be forever grateful for him. We love you grandpa! And will see you soon.

All my love Jake

6/4/12

Hello!
Sad to hear about grandpa, and me not being there again.
haha so I said that we had some marked baptisms this week right? No one went to church so every single one fell through... at least for this week hahaha. wow. It crazy how this always happens, but we just have to keep trying and let the people use their free agency.
I want the board game that they have, if no one else claimed it yet.
You said its nice to have Sara home and have noise. Does she make a lot of noise? hahaha
Glad that Steve and Thomas played cod in my honor.
  I don't have much for this week, because it was just another week working hard. Only have one thing that was interesting that I tasted the other day. Does anyone remember that Mexican candy lucas? I tried an ice cream here and it has the exact flavor as lucas! the weird thing is, is that the flavor was from a fruit with a crazy name that I don't remember. Lets just call it a lucas fruit.
Since my grandpa passed away I bear testimony about the plan of salvation. That God really does love every one of us and wouldn't let the happiness that we have during this life end. There will be something after, and I know that death is something bitter, but with the plan that God made for us we have hope that we will be together again. I know that this is true, I teach it every day and people's lives change just because of the hope this message gives them.
  I love you all!
ELDER JAKE LANGLOIS