Re: Jakey, your birthday is tomorrow!!​! 3-31-14

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Jacob Shepard <jacob.shepard@myldsmail.net> wrote:

Ólas, Irmã! Como vai?

I´m a bit rushed at the moment but we´ll write better next time, o besty penny pal ever!

Thank You USA! Man, I´m can legally decide to not drink. Portugese is good, My companions have been great, and all have forced me to learb to be better. I still love the states, though I love the way that people will just talk to you on the streets.

 

O que um peixe faz?

Nada!

Hoooo heee haaaaa huuuuu. Bad american missionary joke.

Speaking of dating I´m with an American utah man that likes numbers in the field. He doesn´t understand my jokes, but I still giggle to myself one in a while.

   Watch out for Seattle. There be Hipsters there! I love the work, and it´s great to see the blessings here. Miracles are happening.

Love Jacob.

PS

I  LOVE PICTURES. O MY GOSH IT´S GREAT O SEE STUFF.

;)

Re: Elder Shepard 3-6-14

Sent: ‎3/‎6/‎2014 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Elder Shepard

Hey, Dad. I´m doing great. I´m with Elder Cloud, who´s from Utah. We have been working hard and feeling the Spirit. He is somewhat absent minded, but I´ll try to get the few beams in my eye out before the motes in his. We have been having fun, though his sense of humor is different then mine. You have to enjoy the little things on the mission, because we really aren´t here to look for entertainment. Some missionaries only have fun and don´t work and others only work and don´t have fun. I´ve been trying to stay in the middle but everyonce in a wile I drift one side depending on my companion.

   There is this card game called magic the gathering that some Elders play. It´s pretty interesting, but to collect cards is a bit expensive and dificult. I´ll play when others invite me. Unfortunately, soccer has been forbidden here by the President because it was causing problems. We can play basketball or volleyball, but no one has anything else then soccerballs here. I have met anther Elder from Chicago, but I don´t remember where he´s from. I think Joliet. There are a lot of missionaries from Washington and Utah here.

   We get ready for the day at 6:30 and we study at 8 until 10:30. One hour for personal study, one hour for companionship study and 30 minutes for Language study. I usually stdy in English for the one hour then in Portuguese with my comnpanion, and during the day, I read the Bokk of mormon in Portuguese when we have time.

   I´m reading in Ether. I just finished up the wars with Mormon and read about the destruction of the Jaredites.It is stunning how many times the people can repent and then speedily forget the Lord. A lot of members have fallen away because of the hardness of others. It is really sad to see how people let the littlest of things knock down their faith, but as Helamn 5:12 says, if we build upon the foundation of Christ we will not fall.

   How is work going? Finally became the Boss there? There have been a lot of changes going around the world from what I hear. How is everything going at home?

Thanks for the email. It´s great to hear from you. I love you and hope the best.

Sincerly,

             Jacob