One Year....What?

Hello.

Im just going to try and ignore the fact that I hit one year on the mission tomorrow. Im going to pretend I only have 3 months, cause thats what it feels like, and work like I´ve only got 3 months left. Man how the time goes...

I have been VERY sick this week. My lungs hurt very bad from coughing... Sister says that if it doesnt improve I cant travel this week. So Ive basically been downing Vicks faster than Di puts down a Diet Coke.

Let me tell you what i remember from my week. Yesterday we had a great special training meeting with President. He gave a training on the value of one soul, then the assistants gave one on baptismal invites, and me and Elder Evans finished talking about the little things on the mission. We shared the story of Naman, and how he almost didnt wash himself in the river to be cured. Sometimes we set aside the little things that can have big influences. It went well. After that we started our division with the Assistants. I traveled with Pres. Pavan and Elder Melo back to the office to spend the day in Porto Alegre. It was fun to be with Melo again, and we had a great day. We marked three baptismal dates!

The rest of the week was difficult. It is near impossible to get into doors in this area. People are incredibily hesistant to let us in and seem to ALWAYS be leaving, incredible how that works. Needless to say we have pretty much decided knocking doors here is absoultey worthless, so we are begging the help of the mission leader and bishop to get us references, and meanwhile going through a list of former investigators and inactive members trying to find people to teach. We have had mixed results. But we were able to find a gem! A little girl named Alisse that is cute as a button and is 8 years old. (my favorite age) She came to Church this Sunday and accepted a baptismal date next week. She is 2 sisters that are members but her mom isn´t. (Dad´s are rare here) So we will start trying to teach her mom as well.

This will be a fun week. Tomorrow morning early me and Elder Evans will take off to the Beach, we will spend the day with Capão Da Canoa helping them to find new investigators. We will sleep there and then head up the coast about 2 hours to the beautiful city of Torres, where we will watch a district meeting, and have lunch. (on the beach!) And then we will go back to Porto Alegre, about three hours, and return home, probably getting back the noitish. Stoked.

Pics:

1. Our District: District 50,

2. BOM and the mountins of Neópolis we will climb next week,

3. Me and my comp Elder Evans,

4. The Best district I ever had.. District Ferver Agua (boil water) Miss those guys

5. Ricky

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Elder Alex Allred
Terra de Gaúcho Tchê

Caixa Postal 13008

91010-971 Porto Alegre-RS

Brasil