Family! How goes it this week. It was pretty good other then pretty unproductive and got some sort of stomach disease so that's fun haha. It's not really bad, but it's just constantly upset and like every 6 seconds feels like somebody is putting two fingers under my ribs. It's different. We called Sister Klein (the medical advisor, wife of President) That's her job, but she really has no idea what it is so we got some medicine and I think it's getting better. It's no longer "poking" today, it's just upset. But then this week we had a little "contest" haha more a wager but we don't gamble haha. So DaCunha & Peris (the zone leader, comp of Garrett) needed to go do an interview in Bairro Da Paz. So we did divisions for the day and me and Elder Garrett were in his area. So the night before we decided that we would have a contest on who could do the most contacts, and the rules were 1 contact = 1 point, 1 new investigator (teach a point of the lesson and mark another day to returen) = 5 points. So me and Garrett started out the day going to the "city center". It's different because its a corporation that does it and the city pays them, but we went there to get the wedding certificate of Beto & Lucia, our wedding we had a few weeks ago. But after that we decided to go make our way to lunch doing contacts. We did a few and found some really nice people. I really felt my portugues just come out, not fluently well, but ok. Well then our lunch fell through so we decided to head to walk back towards home doing more but then President Sandro of Pedro Pintada bought us lunch at this restaurante. It was good but after that we walked a little bit and realized it was impossible to do more at that time because nobody was in the road and everyone that was home was either sleeping or eating. So we decided to go wait a little while in the house because if we just walked around in the sun we would die haha. But then we went back to work and found a man that really wanted the pamphlet of the restoration. We use them when we make contacts, but he offered to buy it and I said no, it's free. He said "oh, I'll read all of it and you guys come back really soon"! It was cool. Contacts aren't the best cuz they hardly ever work, but it was fun to do them that day and who knows what could happen. But then at night we got back and waited for DaCunha to return. We had 25 contacts and 7 news for a total of 60 points and they had 15 contacts with 9 news for a total of ? 60 ha ha tie! How funny huh! That's what we get for making a bet out of it haha. I laughed. So we all bought pizza (thats what the loser had to buy for the winner) and it was a pretty fun day. But then Saturday we had our baptism of Riane. She's a reference of our marriage investigator Lucia. It was good. But right now everyone is playing soccer. I am not because of my stomach, but Da Cunha gets so upset playing it's funny. Soccer was huge to him. He was like a leader of his areas torceira (soccer fan club) He has some crazy stories! I don't know if I explained about the manual I'm using to study with, but I'm studying the New Testament right now with a manual called "The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ and his Apostles. It's orange. But this book is very cool and has special passages and understandings of parables. I love it. I recommend any one that is wanting to learn more about the life of Jesus to use it! I say use it cuz you still study the scriptures just read this too! Our baptism Saturday was cool. She was a reference of Lucia (our marriage) which is cool because our investigator is doing missionary work! By the time you get this I'll already have had transfere so thats what the whole big problem is! It's the mail system. Not for me to receive nor for me to send, the problem begins after I leave the Post Office and they play with the letter for 6 weeks. I have no idea what the problem is but know that I am writing even though all the other missionaries say just write e mails. I say no. My family and Shay wants letters so I will write! Now the problem is in Correios stupid "runners", that the translation. So whats new with you guys? My ore isn't done yet. We need to start putting more pressure on him to get it done before transfers cuz one of us will leave (but your reading it after so one of us left! :) Well I think thats all for this week. I'll save the rest for message to dad and spiritual message. I think I forgot last week! Spiritual Message: It's in Rev 1:19 and says about the importance of keeping a journal because while I'm out here you expect me to write to be able to look back and tell you guys stories, but I will have also missed out on life there so we all need to keep a journal! Alright? Mersagem Pelo Pai! Oi Pai Como vi? Esta semana passade fui muito legal nos trabalhamos de mais (muito eu nao sei se voce teve aqiela palaura quando voce fui aqoi?) Eu stou muito feliz que seu trabalho sta recebando mais trabalho e orqo por voce muito! Todo mundo asha que e muito legal que eu stov servindo in brasil e que meo pai tambem eu gosto vestindo em sua grauata que e muito welho e sua oltra que e feio de mais. Ums vezes e muito deficil ser aqui mas eu amo a lebra e stou muito grateis pelo aportunidade servir e senhor. (Mom note: I am sure there are many misspelled words as I have a hard time deciphering portuguese, so forgive) But thats all for this week. I Love You all!
Tchau! Elder Deakiin
