This last week was really good, we taught a ton, contacted lots of new people, we brought 34 new investigators to church, almost doubled the ward's numbers in people frequenting the church, and baptized two more people! Jackson and Matheus are their names, they're way legit. I'll send pictures next P-Day. Last night I went out on splits with our bishop; he's this 30 something year old, way cool Brazilian guy, who for this occasion, wore really tight jeans and a Sunday shirt and tie. But we taught a less active family and marked the baptism of their mom, it was a way spiritual lesson. It's way funny, me, a twenty year old teaching adults how to better their lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ; a little strange, but incredible!Today is transfers, so I'm in the rodoviaria (the big bus stop) waiting for the new junior assistent, Élder Kawai left for Natal, I'm going to stay here for one more transfer, I think, but I got a new companion, the new assistent, Élder R. Lima, this short, chubby, really funny Brazilian guy. I still haven't gotten much time to talk to him because of all the training we've been doing for the new missionaries, but I like him a lot. So yeah, him and I are going to baptize the whole world here in Manaíra! We've got a bunch lined up for the weeks to come. Shoot, I'm so tired, I was up till 2 in the morning these last two nights cleaning and organizing the house and maintaining order in the house with all of the missionaries leaving and coming- they're all sleeping in our house, so it's out of control! We'll now have six missionaries living in our house, it's going to be way good. We have the best house in the mission. I made chocolate cheesecake three nights ago, it was so good! Élder Kawai alone ate more than half of it. Shoot, I'm completing six months today! What in the- time is going by way fast. Does it seem like I've been gone that long?? I don't think it does, but at the same time, about the longest I can think back in my life is the MTC. Eesh, hot pot of coffee. This week is going to be fun- since we have a new assistent and junior assistent, I'm going to be the one teaching them everything about the four areas we work in, all by myself, haha. Welcome to the junior assistent life (Enter Kanye). What is new with everyone at home? How are Josh and Bradley's papers coming? Spencer sent me a letter from Uraguay the other day, he's doing way good. Mike told me about riding the new slide at Golfland, haha I already need new shoes, haha. I walk a TON. It's been raining super hard here all week and I discovered that I have holes and cracks in one pair of my shoes, and the others aren't waterproof, so my feet have literally been swimming during the day. It would be much appreciated! Um, I think that's everything... Let me know what's new! I love and miss you all a ton!! Tchau!

Yeah, the lesson was difficult in English. I'm going to sound like a straight-up idiot when I come home, so good! I'm working my butt off here, everything is fantastic! I'm just doing my part and saving as many souls as possible. We had two more baptisms this week. Shoot, my time is up. I'm going to send pictures of everything, one of a worm that was in a vegetable i bought. I LOVE YOU!

I am turning all Brazilian and dysfunctional in English. Speaking of which, I taught the first lesson in English this week! We found this huge, way white Dutch guy living in Brasil with his inactive, future wife, his name is Eric. He came out of his house to meet us shirtless, his pasty white skin reflecting the Brazilian sun back at us like he were Edward Cullen, he had blue-tinted, John Lennon glasses, and a set of reddish blonde mutton chops that would make Wolverine cry. He's so sick! So, I translated the lessons from Portuguese in my head to English, which was a joke, taught him all about everything, he agreed with everything, and will be baptized! It was such a good experience. I loved it. Yesterday, I translated all of church for him, it was neat. We're going to baptize a ton of people this week, so good. Sorry, I don't have much time left, but I'm doing great, working hard, loving it, teaching my Brazilian companion Ebonics, eating SO much food, and saving souls. I love you all so much and hope you're doing the best you can, I keep you in my prayers, please keep me in yours.

We baptized another this week! His name is Claudio, he's way legit. He had to stop smoking crack, just kidding, drinking coffee to be baptized, but he up and quit and was baptized! He's so firm in the church, super willing to do whatever he can to stay on the straight and narrow. It's amazing the amount of happiness the gospel brings into these people lives when they're willing to let it in. I'm so incredibly grateful for the gospel in my life, thank you for raising me correctly mom, I love you! Being Junior Assistent is so sick! I have a ton of work to do, paperwork, streets, references, and extra stuff, but I love the responsibility. Plus, I'm really close with Presidente, so I eat at his house about every night for dinner, soooooo good! Everyone, excluding a handful of Brazilians, is nice to me, don't worry. I'm doing perfectly fine, just working hard and blessing lives with this magnificent gospel, no worries!