The Water's Warm... (Read both letters)

Hey family,                                                                                                                         11-8-11

So this week was good, we found a ton of people that have potential to be baptized soon.  It's cool to see how the Lord gives things to those who show that they are worthy of something.  Anyways, this year has been pretty bad for our whole mission.  We haven’t been baptizing too many people as we should be.  Our President is trying to figure out why.  What I've been seeing and hearing is that there are many missionaries that are slacking off, or they don’t have the right desires. 

Anyways, something pretty funny happened to me the other day.  I got a letter from a sister that was from the MTC in São Paulo.  She said that we never spoke, but that every time that she passed by me I always had on a serious face.  She knew my name and where I was serving.  She was wondering how I was doing and everything, then topped it off with a picture of her and the sisters from her mission.  It was pretty funny;  me and my companion had a good laugh.  Anyways, It was a good thing she was wearing a dress, or I would have thought she was a guy…  I saved the letter and the picture to show you guys when I get back.

I started bleeding on top of my nose cuz I was getting a pretty bad sunburn, so I bought some sunscreen.  Sunscreen here is freaking expensive, 35 Reais for 50SPF! Anyways, how’s the renovation going?  You guys finish the inside yet?

I always like hearing stories of inactives heading back to church, it gives me hope for some of my friends at home.  Also, I’m freakin stoked still that Nick got baptized, it's legit.

Anyways, I love you!

Elder Williams

PS, tell Kyle good work and to write me… Freak, I can remember dropping him off at the MTC... goes by quickly!

Hey Dad,                                                                              11-8-11

Thanks for the message, it was very good actually!  We've had a lot of inspiring messages from our president.  He's very spiritual.  We're finding a ton of people that will be baptized soon.  The Lord is blessing us with people to teach that are ready to be baptized.  My companion  and I had a talk and he's working on his homesickness.  As a result, we're knocking on more doors, increasing our contacts, and as we say in Portuguese "commanding the fire"! (He will be too busy to be homesick!)

The mission rocks, I’m learning a ton too.  Our District Leader got an emergency transfer.  One of the Zone Leader's went home early, so he’s been replaced, and for this last week of the transfer we're “district leaderless”.  I think I’m gonna get transferred, but I don't want to. I love this area, it rocks!  The members help out a ton now that we're getting their trust.  The baptisms have made them believe in us!   One lady here made the best food I’ve ever eaten here in brazil!  She also made us two cakes and homemade ice cream… so the wards getting a lot more involved with us!   Anyways, life’s good on the mission.  

Love you dad!

Elder Williams

Hey family!                                                                                                         11-2-2011

That’s so cool that Nick was baptized, that punk.  Tell him good work!  And that I hope he goes to Brazil on a mission someday!  It's also cool that Sam and Cassan will be heading to Hawaii, I'll certainly head on over there when I get back, and swim and surf and stuff.  In regards to the statement on the news about gas pumps being the dirtiest item to touch for bacteria and germs,  I think there’s a ton of things I've touched here in brazil that are WAY dirtier than ANY gas pump handle!  (I’m just building up my immunity for the end of the world.)  My new companion keeps talking about home and stuff and it's starting to make me homesick, luckily I think we'll be transferred.  He's starting to be a buddy more than a working buddy, so it'd be better if we were separated so that we both could work unhindered.  The mission's awesome, I’m learning a lot!  It's such a great blessing to see how much the Lord helps us out with our goals and our desires, so that we can become more like the Savior.  I know what you mean about reverence, there was one guy here that says everything on his mind.  I was sitting with him on his second sacrament meeting, and all meeting he was telling me about how irreverent everything's going.  Telling me that it was like we were in a bar or convenience store.  And because of that, he has doubts that this is the church of Christ, and didn’t accept our invitation to be baptized.  Reverence is something SO important.  Anyways you should let me know Keenans email address and not his mailing address. 

Im not too sure what I want for Christmas.  I bought a guitar btw.  It was super cheap.  So now I have something to do other than sleep and play soccer on P-Days.

We had our two baptisms last Sunday and Mateus got way soft and didn’t get wet, But he should be baptized soon, just some more work.

Anyways, I love you guys keep up the prayers and the missionary work on your end and i'll keep it up on this end also.

Elder Williams

Baptism of Karine and Lourdes