September 26, 2011

Oi Família,

Everything is well here in Brasil. I just got over a fever and sinus infection, i still have it a little bit but it is not too bad at all. I am not sure why i had bad luck with health the last two weeks of the transfer but i did. Well the big news for this week is that i am finally leaving Lajeado and will go to my second area in Brasil. I am not sure where it will be or who will be my companion but i am excited to go to a new city and see other things. As for what happened last week. . . On wednesday we got a big huge pot of carreteiro from the party on monday. We did a bit of cleaning on our house because it needed it. Then we spent the rest of the afternoon trying to find people. We found a couple people with some interest. Then we got a map from a member of how to get to a referral from him. We also found more less actives who moved or their house didnt exist. Then we went and visited Marroni and found out that he was no longer interested in learning about the gospel so we had to drop him. On thursday we had our district meeting like usual. Then we had a really good lunch at a members house that has an amazing view of the city of Lajeado. It was one of the best lunches i have had. Then we spent the afternoon making a mapa da vizinhança, which would be the map of the neighborhood. What we did is marked where all the members and investigators lived and also some potentials. It will help out alot so we can know where to go to do the best finding with members help. The we tried to visit a few people who weren´t home. Then we went to the market to get some things we needed at home. Then we went and had english class. We taught about how to talk about time using verbs. Then i got to teach the class how to sing "Once there was a Snowman". I looked really funny doing it but it was funnier to see the Brazilians doing it and singing it. It was alot of fun. We sadly didn´t have any investigators there so we talked about them getting investigators there or we will have to stop doing it. Then we had a meeting with our ward mission leader. Then on friday morning i woke up feeling absolutely horrible. I had a really high fever that started the night before and i was sweating really bad just sitting there although it was cold outside. We got money from a member for lunch because the forgot and we went to a churrascaria (bbq restuarant). Then i decided to try and do a couple visits so we visited Gessy and Lorena and taught them once again about baptism and then invited them to be baptized on the 15th of October and they accepted. It started raining and we didn´t have any rain supplies but Lorena letus borrow her umbrella. I almost passed out a couple times just wallking so we decided to go home and i took some medecine and slept. At night we were supposed to have family night with a investigator but they couldn´t come but we decided to go and have it with the members anyway. It went really well and they were glad we came. I still ws not doing to well so when i got home i took some medicine and tried to sleep but i couldn´t fall asleep because i wasn´t feeling to great. The next day we had to get a bus to go to lunch because it was far. Then after lunch we found a lady named Liane who seems really inerested. Then we got a ride back to the church to do an activity with the young men. It went well and we just talked about missionarys and mission things. Then we went and visted Gelci, a less active, and she said she was coming to church. Then we went and visited Vanderlei and Viviane and talked about church and they also said they were coming to church. I was still not doing to well so we went home early and i slept very well. Then on sunday i woke up still feeling horrible. We went to church and had 8 non members there including Thayla, Cleber, Vanderlei, Viviane, and their kids and also a couple people who don´t live in Lajeado. It was good and they all liked it. Then we went to lunch and it was churrasco, with a couple families from the ward. It went well but i was still feeling horrible so we went home and i just took medicine and slept. I also decided to fast for my health and so far my health is improving since yesterday so i know that fasting really helps in our lives. Wel that is it for this week. Love you all very much.

Love Elder Cefalo