Sao Borja, Brazil

São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia. It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguai river.
São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as it is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1883–1954) and João Goulart (1918–1976).
The city is linked to the argentinian city of Santo Tomé through the Integration Bridge.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Feliz Natal 2010

Feliz Natal,
Thank you for the package i got it on tuesday lol so its a big difference than 2 months. i havent opened any of the presents so dont worry. i also received a package from grandma carmen and grandpa ron, he told me in the letter what i got so i opened his present and got 3 of his old ties. they are awesome i wore this pink one of his with little flowers on it the next day haha. some elders said it was ugly and the other elders said it was super vintage and awesome lol i loved it though. i also got a package from grandma shirley and grandpa george. i didnt open their presents yet but grandpa sent me a ripped out picture of Fernando Torres so i need to go get that lamenated. its pretty sweet i am going to tell him to send more if he can get his hands on any. i miss all of you and i think it is really weird that i am not going to be home for christmas this is going to be the first time. i have a christmas devotional tonight at 7. tomorrow we have a MTC talent show and i believe 2 more devotionals. so i will see how those go. The cool thing about christmas here is it is basically all centered around Christ. i heard that is what makes mission christmases the best so i cant wait to see how this one is. and we are praying that we get an apostle for the devotionals because they are the best speakers. Well i get to write today and tomorrow. hopefully the computer so i will get on and email you. i have ran into Zach about 3 times and we plan to meet up tomorrow and take some pictures with eachother on christmas. Also tell dad i ran into Phil Angerhoffer from soccer and he is going to Germany on his mission. It was pretty cool running into him.
Well thats all that i know is going on for me right now at the mtc. i will try and email tomorrow and if not know that i love all of you and hope that you have a merry merry christmas. I will miss you during this season and will remember all of you. and sorry as i said before, no i am not allowed to call tomorrow because they only have 3 phones and 2000 missionaries. so i dont think it will work out they are not letting anyone call home. i will be able to call when i get my reassignment which should be the first week in January so i will call you then. I love all of you and wish you a merry christmas or in other words Feliz Natal.
Eu amo voce
elder boiteux