My dream finally came true and I'm just living it up soaking up the sun here on Madeira. I wish I was here as a tourist and not a missionary because it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in my life. I love working here, it is just a mountain in the middle of the ocean and our area is all the way up the mountain so I am able to see the ocean and the city from almost any place in my area! It is amazing here, words and not even pictures do it justice. I feel like Jake McCleary out here slacking off on the islands.
My new comp is Elder Gomes and he is from Lisbon Portugal, so he does not speak English but I am learning how to speak really well because of him. It doesn't help too much though because the accent here is really bad haha. I am also teaching him some English, just the important ones like "Shut up" and fun stuff like that so by the end of the transfer he will be ready to go to the US. We live in a 4 elder house which is always a good time. I haven't been in one since my first area. It is me, an American, a kid from Lisbon and a kid from Cape Verde.
I would like to tell you that our days have been spent sitting on the beach but we are working hard. Our most progressing investigator is named Sergio and his family. He is really cool but he knows the bible really well. He wanted to be baptized but he found a scripture in the Joseph Smith translation of the bible that switched the words "holy ghost" and "Fire" which I always thought WERE interchangeable but he seems to think otherwise... we have been trying to talk to him but he is a little upset. We will try more this week.
I pretty much did nothing for Thanksgiving. The american, Elder Brown, who lives in the house, flew to Porto to do some stuff for his Visa so I was alone in the house with 3 Natives... I just got pranked by them. The holidays should make up for it though. Here in Madeira it has the Guinness world record for world's biggest firework show for New Years! They do it out in the ocean and we are going to try to see it. It is a once in a lifetime thing! I am stoked for it. While you guys can have fun in the snow, I will be soaking up the rays in this nice, 80 degree weather with a slight island sea breeze! Love you guys and thanks for all of your prayers! I will be thinking of you guys while I am on the beach sleeping in a hammock with a tropical drink haha!
Love,
Island Ruggles
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