Dear Family and Friends,

WOW. What an insane week. Let me fill you in on what happened. So Monday night the Zone Leaders call us with all the info about the upcoming transfers (which happen on Wednesday). The past transfer was only 5 weeks, there is always one 5 week transfer per year and because of the shortage of time president never got around to doing interviews with our zone. So before the transfer call I get a call from President. He started asking me questions about my worthiness and all that, I figured he was just doing a quick over the phone interview. But then when he finished he said “Congratulations Elder Boyack, I am calling you to be my new Executive Secretary.” I was like “serious?!” Then he said “of course! You start tomorrow morning at 10 am so start packing. It was funny because me and Elder Miller had calculated the percentages of the next transfer. 60% chance I would leave, 38% chance I would stay one more with Elder Miller, and 2% chance I would stay and train. I remember I had one quick thought, “what if I become secretary?” I was very excited. I didn’t feel nervous at all. I got everything packed up and got here at 10 in the morning. I had a good talk with president and we helped the new incoming missionaries get everything worked out.

I really have been humbled by this. I was telling Elder Cardoso (the current exec. Secretary who is training me this transfer) that I felt like I was the 2nd counselor in the young men’s presidency who got called to the seventy!! I live with the secretaries and AP´s and I am Presidents right hand man. I finally have a Brazilian companion! Man it’s so awesome. With an American you are supposed to speak Portuguese, but you just slip into habits and speak English everywhere. But it’s hilarious because I am helping all the Brazilians in my house (Elder Zuccaratto(AP) Elder Cardoso(Exec. Sec.) and Elder Hiar(Financial Sec.) to learn English and they are helping me perfect my Portuguese. There are many positives to being a secretary. Air conditioning, microwave, dryer, nice house, president takes you cool places, you learn a TON, I could go on. Oh my favorite, I am the one who picks up the mail The one down side, you don’t get to do much missionary work. We have a proselyting area called Agua Verde (green water and we leave the office at 6 hours every day to work. It’s a really rich area so it’s hard work but it’s great.

Working so close to President you really see how inspired he is. The other day we had a staff meeting and it transformed into a mini district meeting with President. He is so in-tune with the spirit and knows what the Lord wants. I truly believe I have been prepared by the Lord for this work. My language is going amazing; some people are starting to think I am Brazilian! I have been so blessed by the Lord, and I am so grateful for it! This truly is the Church of Jesus Christ. I love you all. Have a great week.

Love,
Elder Boyack

Address:
Praça Joseph Smith 15
Portão – Curitiba – PR
80610-210   BRASIL

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