Familia! Oi tudo bem? So how is everything going this week. I don't know what week it is for you cause this mail system is a joke. But how is it all? I think it's the week before school starts for Cambria & Tyrell! That exciting. When you get this I think you will be back from Park City! That's exciting. How was that? It's weird to talk about things in the future like they already happened. So this week was pretty good. Somehow I caught a cold in this heat so that wasn't very fun, but the week went by really quick so that's good. We have 5 baptism days set up for the next 4 weeks! We have been so blessed with amazing investigators. Our baptism Saturday fell through/kinda. I baptized him but his hand didn't go under, but water entered his mouth and he would not do it again. So that's a kinda crazy experience. We spent one hour talking with him but couldn't do it and I didn't want to force him like his mom was doing saying after this you can ride your bike. So he didn't really have a testimony. So for me I think it's better later on . He can get a testimony and try again. His mom wants the gospel so bad but her husband won't let her so thats sad. Then yesterday a man's wife in our branch died so we spent the last two days doing that. They bury them the very next day isn't that so crazy! Also they just put chairs around the room and the body in a casket with glass above the face, in the middle of the room! Weird. One of the sons got really upset and fell to the floor crying. He was 30. But it was way sad. The saddest thing out here is funerals. But this week we have our "wedding" kinda. They will enter this week and have the ceremony later. It's weird but awesome! The spiritual message for this letter is in D&C 63:7-10 and some people believe that they can only have faith or only join our religion after a great sign, even I out here a few weeks ago struggled with my testimony because I haven't had a grand sign to confirm it, but in the scriptures 2 Nefi (Nephi) 28:30 it says God works line upon line, precept upon precept. I don't need a grand sign I just need to believe in the little things and I do know that this Church is true because of these lines upon lines. So this week I saw the one motorcycle wreck with the ball I told you about in e mail. I woke up and heard screaming, I walked out to our porch right there was a wreck with alcohol and our Districts Presidents son was in a wreck. I saw his sores. Needless to say I no longer want a bike, only a car, safe car ha with 4 wheels for reassurance! So how is Chrys doing with her health? Also tell me more about Jared and Mickells wedding. How did that even come to be I didn't know they had/were friends and your story about your experience at the dentist mom is way funny haha. It made me laugh! (mom wasn't laughing) It's really good to hear that you guys (grandma) is still including Shay in things. Those memories will be good for her on her mission. I hope she is doing lots with Holly too. Way to feed the missionaries. Did you make snacks and treat them good? :) I'm so excited to hear what Elder Scott talked about. Also send me a copy of dads talk if you could. What's Jeremy doing in Idaho? Is that where he got a job? Close to what city? I hope you have a blast at the fair and Park City and all the other things you will do before this letter reaches you ha. I love how dad gives me the update on Boston. The other American Elder here loves Boston too ha. So that's fun. I want a letter from Cambria telling about tennis. Just work hard but HAVE FUN that's the key!! I love you all have a wonderful week. Tchau Elder Deakin Alright so my comp decided to write a letter too so quickly I will write a few more things. Last night we ate at a pizza joint and there was two sets of Americans there. We didn't dare talk to them because they were doing business stuff but it was weird to hear good english again haha. So I will explain a normal day in the life of Elder Deakin 6:30 Wake up, sit out on the porch until Elder DaCunha get up. 6:50 Running (I love to run it gets the blood going) 7:30 Eat breakfast, shower & start laundry (where I take two showers a day I do alot of laundry!) 8:30 Study D&C 9:00 Study Book of Mormon 9:30 Study Bible (New
Testament) 10:00 Companion study where we update to area book (I do, he didn't like to but he wants to use it more now that he sees the benefits) 11:00 Get ready for lunch and walk to the area 12:00 Lunch with a member (rice, beans, noodles, chicken, juice if were lucky, pop (guarana) Oh man I'm good with a fork & knife ha just like dad! (mom note: I have tried to break dad of that Brazilian habit. Now I have two of them, oh no ) 1:00 Language study. I help Elder DaCunha with english and vice versa. He wants to be a pilot so he has to have good english. Then for the rest of the day lessons and other things. Baptisms on Saturday night, Church on Sunday. That's a day in the life haha. But I think that's it for this week! I love you all.
