I love the changes that have been made in my life. I think I have grown up a lot. I am training Elder Pereira, I find it difficult because I can't understand why he can't make sacrifices in his life, like letting all the things that he did at home - go! Like why he can't stop talking about movies, Britany Spears, MSN messenger, this and that! Then I realized . . . "I think it's because I have changed, and these things are of very little importance to me." I don´t miss surfing the internet, watching TV, etc. I read a talk by Elder Eyering- it talked about how he stopped watching TV and discovered that he loved to paint. I think I am passing through the same thing- I have found that I really do love studying the scriptures, listening to music, and writing. I hope this is making sense- but i just feel different in the mission. I feel more like an adult. An adult that will always be the same laughing, giggling, funny, Jared! Of Course! Because I think a real adult wouldnt laugh at the "Sister Mariah Cary" wanna-be! Or break beds because he ate to much, and much much more! Speaking of being funny- I was coming home from Cuiaba after a meeting and it was raining so hard! Well, randomly... I start feeling rain dropping on my head. I look up and there was like a hole letting water into the bus! I looked at my companion and woke him up- "Elder. . . Elder . . . I think I am being baptized again!" He let out a burst of laughter! He went back to sleep, and the rain kept coming. I was soaked! I looked at him again and said "Elder. . . Elder... ya know who Winnie the Pooh is?" "Yeah" He said. "I feel like Winnie the Pooh, because when he has a bad day the rain cloud stays over his head, and he gets soaked and nobody else does." It was a fun bus ride home . . .