August 11, 2010

well sorry i dont have much time to use the internet right now. we
went to the temple today so i have to catch the bus pretty soon. and
who knows when i will get back to atibaia. it will probably be time to
work already! this week was pretty good. elder ribeiro hasnt
completely died yet. that is good. we got along a lot better this week
so that was nice. i never understood why he didnt like me. i tried
really hard and he was the first comp that i have ever had that didnt
like me much! that doesnt make sense but it was probably my fault for
some reason and maybe i will find out why someday!
this week was awesome. we had emerson's baptism on thursday night! it
was a pretty good meeting. he was super happy. we have had quite a bit
of success this week and found some elect people that will be baptized
on the 22nd. their names are rebeca(the mom), natalia (12), and
nicolas(8). they have family members that are members in sao paulo. i
have no idea why they havent been baptized yet. but maybe you could
offer some special prayers for them!!! on sunday, we had two more
baptisms in perdões. lucas and tamires were baptized. that was great
to see! the branch there is so united!! i cant believe that they dont
have their own set of missionaries there! but maybe they will receive
some in the next couple transfers. i will try my best to get
missionaries for them there!!! but the rest of the week went pretty
good. we dont have anyone to baptize this week. i will have to wait
til next week. it is the last week of transfers so we are trying to
keep our zone from getting lazy. there will probably be quite a few
changes in the zone. i am about ready for that. next week, i will let
you know who my new comp will be!!! well i gotta write about the zone
for president! love you all! thanks for the prayers. and maybe i can
talk to you guys a little later today! when i get home in atibaia!
love,
elder long