This evening we welcomed around 25 new elders into the Portuguese zone, giving them the same rousing welcome accorded us two weeks ago. Our district was assigned two of the novos specifically—an Elder Goddard and an Elder Gessel. The latter was the one we (my companion and I) took under wing. I introduced him in the zone meeting. He is from near Logan.
Groups of similar size will be arriving the next two Fridays. In about that much time we older missionaries will be moving out of Allen Hall into different hotels in town. Things are becoming crowded.
At the end of the second week in the language mission, things generally appear brighter. Portuguese does not seem such an impossible barrier and time seems to be going even faster. Yesterday I offered a short prayer in Portuguese at the beginning of class, the first to do so in the district. It was by assignment from Elder Welch, our morning professor. He said it would be a good example since I was "bishop" this week. The bishop is the one who assigns all prayers to be given in the district. In meetings I am beginning to pick up more.
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