1-22-08

Subject: If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gum drops...

Hello Everybody!

So, my new companion is Élder Tavares. His home is about an hour away in one of the other São Paulo Missions. That would be like me serving in Boise, Idaho. He´s been on the mission for almost one year, he lost two fingers when he was little, and he´s an amazing missionary.

It´s rained everyday since I´ve been here. This last week I´ve had to boil and filter water everyday to drink. You don´t notice how much water you drink until you have to clean every drop. I´m in Vila Zaira in Mauá. It´s very hilly and one of the poorest parts of São Paulo. It´s kind of disappointing to scale a mountain and trudge through rain and mud to get to an appointment and then the person isn´t there. But then the Lord always blesses us to find people to teach.

Last week we had a baptismal interview, but she went out of town this last Sunday, so she´ll probably get baptized a week from Saturday. This week we´re going to interview the wife of our Ward Mission Leader so she can get baptized. I wonder why the week I got here she just all of a sudden decided to be baptized when her husband has been working with the missionaries for so long.

Love, Élder Allred

Address:

Élder Jason Morgan Allred
Missão Brasil São Paulo Sul
Rua Dr. Luiz da Rocha Miranda, 159
8 Andar, Parque Jabaquara
04344-010 - São Paulo - SP
Brasil