7-11-11 Doing Great! [PHOTOS]

THIS LAST WEEK WENT WELL, AS THEY ARE ACCUSTOMING TO DO THESE DAYS. PRES LANIUS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD GUY, I STILL HAVEN'T PERSONALLY TALKED TO HIM BUT WE'LL INTERVIEW ON THURSDAY. AND YEP I'M STILL IN THE TRIO, AND STILL IN CAMARAGIBE. HOPEFULLY I CAN STAY HERE A LONG TIME.

[ME AND ELDER BRADLEY WITH GREICE, THE LITTLE GIRL I BAPTIZED AWHILE BACK. I'M GONNA WATCH HER GIVE A TALK IN PRIMARY THIS NEXT SUNDAY.]
 

NIDA WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HER BAPTISM, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW EVERYTHING'S GOING WITH HER AND THE FAM OF HER B/F.

THE MEETING WITH JULIANA AND HER "HUSBAND" WENT REALLY WELL. SHE IS COMPLETELY WILLING TO LIVE THE COMMANDMENTS, STOPPED DRINKING COFFEE, TALKED TO HER HUSBAND ABOUT MARRIAGE AND HE'S DOWN WITH IT. SO WE TOOK THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES AND IDS AND STUFF TO THE OFFICE YESTERDAY IN RECIFE AND THEY WILL BE PROCESSED DURING THE NEXT 2-3 WEEKS, AND THE WEDDING AND HER BAPTISM WILL BE EITHER THE LAST WEEKEND OF JULY OR THE FIRST OF AUGUST.

THERE IS ANOTHER FAMILY THAT WE ARE TEACHING THAT ALSO LIVES IN THE SAME BAIRRO [area], REALLY FAR AWAY, SAME AS JULIANA, FLAVIO, CHEILA, LINDALVA, AND OTHERS. THIS LADY, ELIETE, JUST MOVED RECENTLY FROM SÃO PAULO AND SHE IS NOW ACCEPTING THE GOSPEL TOGETHER WITH HER 2 SONS LEO AND TIAGO. CHEILA (MEMBER) IS AWESOME, SHE GOES OVER THERE TO TEACH THE FAMILY EVERY OTHER DAY WITH US. THEY WENT TO CHURCH YESTERDAY, AND WE MARKED A BAPTISMAL DATE FOR THE 3 OF THEM FOR JULY 23RD. SHE'S EVEN GIVING US LUNCH TOMORROW! THEY'RE AWESOME.

                      [Elder Bradley, Cheila, Eliete, Elder Hooke]

OH YEAH I FORGOT TO TELL YOU LAST WEEK THAT MAN HAD NAMED THE CAT "BISCOITO", OR COOKIE. WE ONLY SAW HIM ONCE DURING LAST WEEK AND WE COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF HIM BEFORE CHURCH SUNDAY, BUT WE'RE GONNA GO BY TONIGHT.

WE HAD HOT DOGS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY. THEY DO EAT HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS HERE BUT THEY PUT WEIRD THINGS ON THEM, LIKE PEAS AND CORN, AND STUFF. HERE'S OUR AMERICA PRIDE PICTURE--

   [Gedalva, Elder Bradley, Elder Hooke, Elder Johnson]

WE WENT ON A FAIRLY UNEVENTFUL HIKE THROUGH THE JUNGLE THIS MORNING WITH SOME MEMBERS AND INVESTIGATORS. WE ONLY SAW ONE LOUSY MONKEY, BUT IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE TALKING TO THE PEOPLE AND STUFF. I WAS HOPING TO CATCH A  PYTHON OR SOMETHING, I EVEN BROUGHT A PILLOW CASE JUST IN CASE. BUT WHATEVER. IT WAS NICE.

LOVE YOU TOO,

ELDER HOOKE