So we had a zone conference yesterday and I didn't find out about it until half way through last week, so P day is today! So something funny happened last week! I received a bunch of letters that were mailed to the Mission Home so unfortunately I was once again reminded of all of the fun things that you all did without me! It was weird reading all of the letters that you sent back in January and I also got some Christmas letters too. Things are rolling here! I don't know what to say, honestly this week went by pretty dern quickly. I will explain the branches here in São Gabriel:
Ramo São Gabriel is our branch and the people are all really awesome! Our average attendance is 70-90. Here in Brasil there are a lot of baptisms, but frequently the people don't stay strong in the church, I think that the membership here is around 200 or so. So if all of our plans fall through we can always pull out our list of members and try to teach an inactive member. It is really sad that this happens and I am not exactly sure why it happens so frequently here, but we focus a lot on retention and how we can keep converts in the church. The members here are awesome! They are one of the best branches in the mission from what everyone says and I believe it, we have a lot of lessons with members because they are all willing to come with us!
Ramo Bom Fim is a little different because their area is very far from the church, they have a bus come around every Sunday to pick people up. I think that the attendance is 60-70. But still great things are happening there!
Right now we have 3 couples that we are trying to get married before baptism. Nobody here is married! Literally its crazy, I think that no one wants to pay the money.
Its crazy that Kayc already has her dress! Its really coming up fast! I am bummed that I wont be there, but i'm glad that I am here.
The weather here is starting to improve! Its getting much cooler and if I use my fan at night I sometimes need my blanket! I think that I will make french toast today!
I attached a photo of me and Vitoria. We were having family night and it was real fun! The Portuguese is coming, I can understand a majority of what people say and at times I can converse with others! Haha!
I love you guys a lot and hope and pray that all is well over there!!
Lots of love,
Elder Stringer
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