At the end of the first two days in the mission field itself, I find myself tired from all the hectic and exciting things going on. Only late this evening have I met my first companion.
On the nine-hour flight from New York, we found about three hours of sleep. Much of the other time was spent in eating. President and Sister Hal Johnson and two elders working in the mission office were there at the airport to meet us at 7:30 Wednesday morning. Stepping off the plane was like walking into a greenhouse. Since our luggage did not have time to be transferred in New York that caused great confusion coming through customs and delayed our assignments a day. After six hours at the airport this morning, we finally received our luggage, following which President Johnson assigned our areas of labor.
Petrópolis, roughly an hour and a half north of Rio by bus, is to be my first home for the next few months. Elder Dean Slade from Las Vegas is my companion. He is returning home on February 7. He has been in Petrópolis only one week more than me. Two other elders are working here also.
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