Today was good p-day. We went out to a beautiful house in the middle of the forest, there was a huge lake surrounded by giant trees and next to the lake a huge soccer field with a goal on each side.
We started out with the whole zone playing a game of soccer in the hot sun and then we ate a whole bunch of pasta. After soccer me and three other elders decided to go fishing. It was Elder Leguizamón (from Argentina), Elder Teles (Brazilian), Elder Sean (Indianapolis), and me. The fishing rods were sticks with lines and hooks and the only bait we had was super cheap Brazilian lunch meat. We went 30 minutes without a nibble and then we decided that the pieces of lunch meat were too big. We put smaller pieces on the hooks and managed to catch two fishes. Each one measuring in at an astounding two and three inches. It was relaxing to just sit in the shade of a tree and go fishing with a few good friends.
On the bus ride home to downtown Jundiaí Elder Sean and I started talking about our lives and some of the plans we had for after the mission. He mentioned that he was going into film. He was the first missionary I met that had the same dream/desire that I had. Even though I had basically given up on directing films the thought popped back into my mind, I think we would make a good duo Elder Sean and I, we could keep our standards and make great and inspiring films. I just need to convince him to go to BYU.
This week was a faith tester in the area. We worked our brains out and once again everything fell through and nobody went to church. I was feeling a little down and I mentioned my feelings to my Heavenly Father and I felt much better and I felt a reassurance that he was preparing something for us. After Sacrament Meeting Irmão Sandro Aranha came over to us and asked us if we had plans for that afternoon. We responded no.
He told us that his brother-in-law was moving and that they needed help to make the move. We decided to go. We went and helped them load everything into the truck and then afterwards we helped the unload everything into the new house. They were very thankful for our service and they invited to go to them home the next night. The father of the family is Rubins, he is an inactive member who was baptized a long time ago when he was young and fell away because he didn´t like the church lifestyle and didn´t like the ´´restriction`` of the commandments, but he never let go of his belief that the Mormon people were a good, loving, true people. His wife is Ketlin, and he has two daughters: Rita and Michelle. The mother and daughters are not members.
Ketlin expressed to us that their family was passing hard times. Lots of fights at home and a big lack of love and unity. We taught her and her daughters the restoration and the mom cried when we invited her to baptized. The next day we taught about faith, repentance, baptism, the gift of the holy ghost, and enduring to the end. The mothe and three daughters accepted baptism for the 31st of this month and they are very excited to receive the blessings that come from following the Savior.
When we are at the end of the rope the Lord always prepares a way to deliver us, if we do our part.
I love this work and I some happy that I have this honor to grow through this service, they is no place I would rather be.

Abraço.
Elder Nothum