Hey guys! Another great week in Brazil with so many miracles and a lot of strange experiences as usual.
Experiences this week:
- Had district council earlier in the week and it was amazing. That day we had so much success in the district. My comp is an elite DL
- So many people on horses just flying past us on the road out of nowhere
- Two great member meals this week (I still can eat rice and beans every day of the week)
- We are back in our broken house and the roof is still just sitting on the ground
- All the dogs are on edge in the streets so I've just been walking around with a rock in hand sometimes
- Cristiano was supposed to be baptized yesterday but he ended up running away from his home at 7:00am because he didn't feel like he was ready (bro coulda just had a grown up conversation with us) but it's okay. We're definitely not giving up on him. Addiction is a real thing. He really wants to be baptized he's just not quite ready.
- Stepped in dog poop probably 2 or 3 more times this week
- An old guy in our ward named Calé answered a FaceTime in the middle of taking the sacrament and started chatting it up with someone for 2 minutes straight even after people told him to hang up. He can't hear very well so he was literally yelling 
- A guy we stopped to talk too casually pulled out three capsules of cocaine from his pocket mid conversation
- A Macumba house tried to lure us into their home to share a message and they had little figurines, a black veil and candles lit, and they were all dressed in white dress type things. They kept emphasizing that their door was open and we should share a message inside. Very wild.
- Still trying to catch a chicken
- Had the AP's sleeping in our house for three days
Spiritual thought:
I've been thinking about Alma 32:28 where it talks about our testimonies and our faith being a seed and if we nourish it, it will grow into a large tree with roots anchored deep into the ground. A tree also grows stronger when it is hit with wind or with trials. I love this analogy because it takes daily care and also difficulties to strengthen and grow a testimony. Reading the Book of Mormon, praying with real intent and a sincere heart every day, and attending the temple are so important to growing your testimony. Im so sad that I won't be able to go to the temple during these next two years but it makes me so grateful that they are in the process of building one here in Santos because there is so many blessings that come with going to the temple.
Love you all so much and keep sending emails! I love hearing from yall! Keep taking care of your seeds of faith!
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