the new staff August 22, 2009

Well we had transfers this week and a few members of the staff got switched
out, one being my companion. so i am not with elder ribeiro! like most of my
companions he is from sao paulo. i am sure you all had the same
question....is my companion really 19 years old? and the answer is an
affirmative. its funny cuz everybody we talk to thinks he is like 15 years
old. he only weighs like 115 pounds!! some times i feel like i have this
little brother next to me all the time....haha he is a great kid just looks
really really young! but ya so we got a new staff this week. there is a new
excutive secterary and a new secterary of supplies. so with the switch of
missionaries this week, the office got kinda crazy, trying to deal with all
the normal stuff but also trying to train the new guys on what they got to
do. but we all made it through the first week.
So these last few weeks we have been teaching a family that is only living
here in brasilia for like another month or so, then they will be moving back
to their home in Bahia. so anyway they were progressing really fast, they
had been to church a few times and to some activities. anyway we were
preparing them for baptism this sunday and the interview was marked last
night. well during the interview, our zone leader found out that the guy was
not married to his wife! he had told us that he was married legally and all
that but forgot to mention it was to another women, so the baptism got
postponed untill he can get married to the woman he is living with...ya it
sucked, but he is goingto get married as soon as possible and wants to get
baptised before he goes back to Bahia. other then that surprise me and my
companion are going to TRAVEL! ya thats right we are going to a city about 3
hours away by car, to do the audit for the branch there. we are leaving
today and giong to be returning tomorrow night. so i am trying to get
everything down right now before Pres. sergio gets here ( the 2nd counsler
to the mission president) cuz when he gets here we are leaving right from
the office to Unaí.  

These next few weekends we will be traveling to the branchs of the mission
to do the audits for them. so thats going to be EXCITING!

well now i want to know whos idea it was to put my face on a cardboard cut
out....i wont lie it was pretty funny, but i just hope you guys took me to
the beach! things are giong to be was differnt now, i am already gone, jake
is on his way out! there arent going to be any guys at home, just when nick
goes over to visit! watch out nick! its only going to be the girls territory
for a few months...you gotta hold out till feb. reinforcements are going to
be arriving then.

well hope everyone has a great week! Jake dont get nervous man, its the best
thing ever! your going to love every minute of it, and erin good luck with
school....and take it slow with the dating thing...there is no reason to
rush into it, you got few years of that infront of you. love you all, thanks
again for the pictures!


Eu amo vocês,
Elder Davis