Dear Família,
This week was a goody. Many miracles happening here. The other day I went on a division to do an interview with an investigator of the Elders who live in freaking Timbuktu. Seriously the end of there area is the border of the state of São Paulo. Anywho while I was there I ran into an old investigator from my days in Tebas named Sylvana! I don´t remember how much I told you about her, but basically me and my beloved Lehite companion Lance Allgaier (who got married like a week ago ps) were walking through the mean streets of Tebas where up ahead two ladies saw us coming and split up onto either sides of the road. Not letting that deter him, Lancelot stopped in the middle of the street and said, "You there, stop where you are. And you, over there listen well; We are representatives of Christ and we want to stop by your house another day and share a message with you. Where do you two live?" They gave us their addresses and we went and taught this Sylvana who absolutely loved the message and went to church for 4 weeks straight before she moved with her son and loser boyfriend to no man´s land where I found her Saturday. It was a joyous reunion, especially when she mentioned that her boyfriend and she seperated and now she has nothing keeping her from being baptized. WAHOO! On this very same division my comp in my area found what can be described as the 13th lost tribe of Israel. A MULTITUDE of people that liked the message of the restoration of the gospel. So that was good. Anywho something not so good was yesterday my comp, Elaine White´s brother-in-law and I had to break up a fight in the bus terminal after a sequence of bad manners and worse words were exchanged, which ended with one lady quase under the bus with her shirt all ripped up as a mother-daughter duo were pulling her hair and just basically being rude.... It was ugly. It was like the episode of Planet Earth where the pride of lions take down that elephant. I just felt so sick and so awful watching as it unfolded.
Nick- Dude bro, legit random awkward legit bro, looking like Joseph Smith all burly and tough in the family pic...Nice! Here´s some brotherly advice: GET YOUR EAGLE SCOUT AWARD!!! You only have a month left so get crackin. The only place half as cool as the mission for a young man to be is in The Eagle´s Nest. Digging the beard though. My friend here Elder Piper and his ward did "don´t shave December" and when people asked them what they were growing out their beards for they would say, "This month we´re growing out our beards to remember the Savior." And then they had some cool missionary opportunities. But focus on getting that Eagle before growing another beard. That´s rad you are having good experiences dishing out printers to needy ladies. There was a kid here in Curitiba that gave up his seat to a woman on the bus and she ended up being baptized... atta baby.
Rhett- Loved the email and the PICS!!!!!! Mollie looks like a cutie pie. That´s awesome that you´re doing your home teaching with that family. In Preach My Gospel it says missionary work is just home teaching but with non-members so you are doing your part in your own way, but keep them eyes peeled.
Jor- Remember my companion from Tennessee that I compared to Grayson Brogdon? The one who said he´d rather have a samurai sword than a gun to go mano a mano with another guy with a gun, and also to protect his family against robbers. Guess which northern Utah city he is from..... Yeah.... Also due to the 5 hour time difference I don´t think the Christmas call is gonna happen all that late in the Utah afternoon.... Just saying. Também tell Ashley parabens for the commercial! That is so awesome.
Dad- Loved the email. Glad to hear how the John Gagons are doing. Yeah we didn´t do anything to celebrate Thanksgiving here. Maybe we bought a pizza? But of the many great things in Brasilian culture, Thanksgiving feasts is not one of them. Some things are good, and others not so good, but I like Michael am going to try and bring the goods back with me.
On a related note, if anybody has ideas for souveniers that they want me to get, start sending ideas now, cuz time is FLYING here in the dirty dirty.
com muito amor
-Elder Gagon
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