Subject: I had never before had to use bug spray to go to bed at night.
Hello Everybody!
This last week it rained quite a bit. I think it´s because people just can´t make up their minds. First, we went a month without rain, so their was a water shortage. We didn´t feel the effects of it too much because we´re never at home during the day when everyone else is using water. We almost had a scare during Junior´s baptism a few weeks ago. The water at the chapel stopped right when we finished filling up the font. The problem is that there is a small leak, so we had to hurry and do the baptism while there was still enough water. Bishop almost had to lay him flat to get him baptized. Anyway, I think because of the water shortage, people must have started praying for rain. So, prayers were answered and the rain came down and the mud came up, the rain came down and the mud came up, the rain came down and the mud came up and the house of the Elders stood still and got muddy. Anyway, I think all the people that live on dirt roads prayed for the rain to stop. Now it´s really hot again. My companion has really dark skin, and even he put on sun screen today.
Last week we started teaching Rodolfo and his family (yes! He´s already married to his wife!). They said they would come to church. So we told him we would have a member pass by his house and walk with them. We assigned the job to Irmão (Brother) André, our ward mission leader. We told him Road Three of the Vila (Neighborhood) Ema. Little did we know that there are two road threes in Vila Ema. He choose the wrong one and never found the house. Later that day, we went to Rodolfo´s house. He said that he waited and waited for Irmão André to come, and he never came. So about 9:30 (the time when church starts), they decided to take off for church alone. They got there at 10:00, and our ward was in sacrament meeting, and the other ward were in the classes. They didn´t know where to go, so they went home! We explained what happened, and they said that they´ll come this week again. Hooray!
Last Saturday, when we were going to go contact a reference, we passed a man outside his home. About 30 steps latter, I felt the need to talk to him, so we did an about face and returned. At first I just offered him a pass along card. Then I decided to go ahead and try to teach him. He let us into his garage, at we taught him a quick first lesson, and invited him to church. He said he would come. We agreed to meet him at his home 9:15 am (He lives close to the chapel). Sunday morning about 8am, we tried calling Wellington (that´s his name) to make sure that he was awake and getting ready, but his cell phone was turned off. We passed there at 9:15 like planned. He was still asleep when we got their, but we woke him up and he said he would hurry and get ready. It only took him about 10 minutes to take a shower, get dressed, and eat something really quick. We showed up a little late for Sacrament meeting, but we had luck, and as ussual, the meeting started late, and we walked in during the first hymn.
Jonathan, who was going to be baptized on Sunday, now will have to wait a couple more years. His mom changed her mind and didn´t want to sign the baptismal form. :(
Fabrício and Débora are all set for their baptism this Saturday. All that´s left is the interview, which will take place on Thursday.
Aurea (who was baptized a few weeks ago with her family) is just craving to learn more. She has already read almost 3 different manuals of the teaching of the presidents of the church. She said that John Taylor is her favorite. She is always asking what she needs to be doing to prepare for the temple a year from now. And Luiz (her grandson of 10 years) is anxious to prepare to receive the priesthood in two years. That reminds me - I need to talk to the Primary President to get him going on the Faith in God program.
Sérgio and Valdira are as firm as ever. Valdira had to stay home on Sunday with Thiago, her three-year-old son who was coughing and couldn´t go out in the rain. (They would have had to walk 30 minutes in the rain). But on Monday, she told us that she felt such a falt of church, that from now on whether it´s raining or burning, she´ll never miss another church meeting ever again.
Elder C. Pereira´s English is coming along pretty good. I taught him how to make mashed potatoes today. I´ll send a picture of us both next week.
Thanks for everything!
-Elder Jason Morgan Allred
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