Oi Tudo Mundo,

We slaved through he week trying our hardest to find people to teach, and we found them. Then, when we tried to teach them a second time, nobody was home, or the just didn't want to listen again.
I know that the Lord sent us here to Nova Suica to find certain people to teach, but everything seemed to be falling through. Then, Saturday night Elder Wilson felt that we needed to pass a contact that he had done. We went there and didn't find the person he contacted, but a man named Aluizo who accepted to be baptized and is very excited for his baptism this Sunday. Then on the way to church a man stopped us and said "You're church starts at 9:00 doesn't it?"
We responded "Yes" and said that he was going to attend today.
He went to church and we taught him that night, marked his baptism, and Monday night he went to a Family Home Evening with us.
In the hour when it was almost looked that we had worked and sacrificed this whole transfer for nothing, the Lord blessed us with two great humble people as well as another great family that we will teach again tonight. This experience has strengthened the faith of Elder Wilson and I and we gain a greater understanding of why constant diligence is essential.
If we hadn't been working hard the whole transfer, the Lord would not have gave that prompting to Elder Wilson and he would not have put that man in our path.
Elder Wilson is a good guy, even though very nerdy, and I have really learned to love him this transfer. Two days ago I finally traded some of my American bills for good old Brazilian cash and Elder Wilson and I had a night on the town. And by night on the town I mean that two days ago we had McDonald's for lunch and yesterday we had subway.
I had an interview with the new mission president,so he could get to know me. He is a big BYU fan and he graduated from there, so I already have a total confidence in him. He is a real person. He doesn't set himself way above the Elders and talk down to them, he is just another worker in Zion who has been given and opportunity to serve.
He served a mission in Brazil so he already speaks the language, but that isn't the case with his wife, bless her heart. The other day she tried to say "until later!" which is "At'e logo!", yet she said "At'e lago!" which means "until lake." She is an extremely sweet lady. She told me about when President Tanner served in the Navy he was called to serve in Vietnam for one year and this was right after they had their first child, a whole year alone, taking care of a baby being 21 years old... that must have been an experience.
This next week will be transfers, I have no idea what will happen. But you will all find out in my next email.
I am starting to understand more and more how the Holy Ghost whispers and reveals things to us and it is a great experience. The other day I was teaching a woman named Nilda and I literally knew her thoughts, each thing that passed her mind, I knew it. She said in the middle of the lesson, that is exactly how every day goes and that is exactly how I feel. It was a really awesome experience and trying more and more to focus on the people and what the Lord needs me to say to them.
I love this work and I am so thankful for this privilege.
In other news "All Righty Then" does not translate into Portuguese, that is a bummer, but what can you do?
Eu Amo este trabalho!!!

-Elder Nothum