Email dated Sept 3rd

So after the last email that we got where Elder Levingston was scared and sounding depressed we went two weeks without hearing from him. I can tell you that was about the hardest two weeks of my life. But then we got this letter.

Opa, Tudo bom? Eu estou mutio bom. Eu teve uma ótima semana...translation...Hello, everything good? I am very good. I had an awesome week.
So I´ve got all your emails but not enough time to read them all. I didn´t get to email last week because I was meeting with the mission presdent to go home. I was done with being here and ready to go home. I had my mind all set that I would be home a week ago. But My mission president is awesome and gave me some wonderful advise. He shared a few scriptures with me and it helped me out so much. I also read in the ensign about president Hinkley when he was a missionary. He wrote a letter to his father saying that he was done with being there and he was wasting his time and his fathers money. Well his father wrote back only saying, "...Forget yourself and go to work..." When I read this it hit me with alot of power. I thought wow even a prophet of the Lord had a hard time at first on his mission. I just need to be more patient and rely more on the Lord for help.
Então, since I didn´t write last week I get to explaine the last two weeks. last week was really fun, We taught alot of people and there were three houses that I remember feeling the spirit so strong. The lessons were awesome and I could see the people and the belief in their eyes. The sad thing is that when we return the people either didn´t read a chapter in the book of mormon or that they didn´t pray about our message. Well the people are so closed that we rarely get to come back to teach them a second lesson. Its so hard to see people believe and know its true but don´t want to hear any more of the message.
Then we have a few people we teach and they do everything we ask them except come to church on sunday. Well one of the things people have to do inorder to be baptised is attend church. I don´t know what to do or how to better help this people other than pray.
This week has had its deffinate excitements. Theres one thng that I look forward to everyday and that is lunch. Lunch here is the main time to eat. Many people don´t have dinner but eat alot for lunch. So I have found my limit to eating. Everyday, except P-day, we have members that will cook for us. We live off of rice, beans, some patsa, and alot of meat. I have come to really like rice and beans. Well we have this member that cooks alot, probably enough for 5-6 peopple. She kept saying "come mais Elder, Come mais." Which means "Eat more" Well I ate and ate till I was full. Little did I know she also had desert for us. Well I was already stuffed but it is rude to leave food so I ate it. We shared our message and I felt so sick the whole time. We got up to leave and I wlaked outside and immidiatly threw it all up. It was gross. The sister felt bad and thought it was her cooking because apparently this wasn´t the first time it had happened.
I haven´t had anything too weird to eat yet other than chicken liver. Which I decided wasn´t good at all. The other thing I Like alot are the pizzas here. They have dessert pizzas that are chocolate com banana, or morango (strawberry). It sounds weird but tastes really good.
The thing that the kids love to do here more than play soccer is to fly kits. There are a few kids maybe only 6 or 7 that have kits out so far and so high that it looks like a little speck in the sky.
I think the coolest thing about brasil is the bus system. They have some busses that are attached and are as long as three busses. And so many people get on them. They cram in 100 or so people and its so tight that you can´t even move. Its exciting to be in a new place. ]
Well it is time to go I will write more next week and have some more exciting stories. I still can´t understand my companion or what he is trying to tell me. Even when he speaks in english because he speaks so fast. But I keep looking at the possaitves and keep a better out look. I love you all and thank you all for your support.
Tchau,
Elder Levingston