1-9-12 Moving to Cabo?

HELLO FAMILY,

SO I STILL LIVE IN GAIBU BUT PRESIDENT LANIUS CALLED US THE OTHER DAY AND TOLD US TO MOVE TO CABO. SO TODAY OR TOMORROW WE WILL BE RENTING A SLUG BUS TO MOVE OUR BEDS AND STUFF TO CABO, WHERE WE WILL SERVE THIS TRANSFER. WE WILL KEEP WORKING WITH A FEW PEOPLE HERE IN GAIBU, BUT WE WILL BE PRINCIPALLY IN CABO, SHARING THE WARD WITH ELDER LEDEMA AND HIS NEW COMP (IDK WHO, TODAY WAS TRANSFERS). WE WILL KEEP WORKING WITH A FEW PEOPLE, LIKE NETE (WHO HAD A BAPTISMAL DATE BUT IT DIDNT HAPPEN, SHE WAS AT CHURCH AGAIN YESTERDAY) AND A 12 YR OLD SON (DIOGO) OF A LESS ACTIVE MEMBER WHO WE HAVE BEEN TEACHING ALMOST EVERY DAY AND WILL PROBABLY BE BAPTIZED THIS NEXT SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH. HE IS A COOL KID AND LIKES HANGIN OUT WITH THE ELDERS A LOT.

WE WERE PRAYING TO KNOW IF WE SHOULD STAY IN GAIBU AND WONDERING IF IT WAS WORTH IT FOR US TO STAY THERE. THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP ARE GONNA TRY TO GET THE STAKE PRESIDENT TO AUTHORIZE THEM TO RENT A HOUSE TO HOLD THE CHURCH MEETINGS IN, AND IF THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT, MISSIONARIES [WILL BE ABLE TO BE IN] GAIBU.

THIS WEEK WAS COOL CUZ WE TRAVELED 3 TIMES. WE WENT TO PALMARES TUESDAY AND SPENT THE WHOLE DAY THERE WORKING WITH THE DUPLA THERE. WE HAD A COOL EXPERIENCE KNOCKING ON DOORS- WE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR OF A WOMAN WHO HAS DEPRESSION AND SHE ANSWERED THE DOOR IMMEDIATELY AND SAID THAT SHE HAD AT THAT INSTANT BEEN KNEELING DOWN ON THE FLOOR BEGGING HEAVENLY FATHER FOR HELP. 

WEDNESDAY WE WENT TO CATENDE AND FOUND AND TAUGHT LIKE 13 NEW INVESTIGATORS JUST THAT AFTERNOON, WHICH WAS REALLY A MIRACLE BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD ABOUT 10 INVESTIGATORS BEFORE WEDNESDAY. 

FRIDAY WE WENT TO PONTE DOS CARVALHOS AND I HAD A PRETTY GOOD AFTERNOON OF WORK THERE AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE FAMILY OF JAILSON, WHO I BAPTIZED THERE, AND FOUND OUT THAT HE STAYED ACTIVE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND EVEN RECEIVED THE MELCHISEDEK PRIESTHOOD, BUT THEN STOPPED GOING. 

SATURDAY NIGHT WE ATE AT A PIZZA BUFFET WITH A YOUNG MAN FROM CABO, JOSÉ, FOR HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY DINNER. HE HELPS US A TON IN THE MISSIONARY WORK, AND HE GOES OUT AND TEACHES WITH US A LOT. HE ALSO WENT WITH US TO THE WATERFALL, AND LAST P DAY TO AN OLD STONE BEACH FORTRESS THAT WE WENT TO. I'LL HAVE TO SEND PICTURES OF THAT TRIP TOO.

THANK YOU LOVE YOU ALL AND HAVE A GREAT WEEK TO YOU TOO!

LOVE

ELDER HOOKE