OIá Familia,
This last week has been good. It hasn´t rained so it feels pretty dry, haha. We have found a new family to teach; a mom her 5 children and her mother. They are really nice and seem to accept everything. When we contacted her (Elisangela) on the street the she said that last week, two men with white shirts and ties were at her house, and told her about us, and where the church was. We asked her if their names were Elder and she said no, but couldn't remember their names. Pretty cool, we are pretty sure that at least 2 of the 3 Nephites are in Brasil. The Lord is preparing his people to receive the gospel. It is a blessing when we can find those that are just ready. Others need some work but thats ok. haha. Conference was great, from what I could understand. Some pretty cool inspired messages and 7 new temples. Also two new apostles, one from Brasil! WOOP WOOP! We had a pretty good Easter Sunday too. We Started the morning walking to the Elders Quorum presidents home, for what we thought was for a reference or lesson. But it turns out that the ward had pitched in and we got some gift baskets! With a lot of candy. I have a picture that i will send. We also had lunch at a members home, which we hadn't had all week. haha. But it was really good, it was like a fish casserole with rice and greens on the side. We had two investigators watch conference with us. One family didn't show, and Josieli and her family of 4 went to the hospital for their 4 month old girl. She was better then Saturday, when we gave her a blessing, but Josieli still wanted to take her to the hospital. Which is a pretty legit excuse to not go to church. I am struggling a little bit with patience this last week, so I prayed for a little help, and guess what, now i have to practice a little more. haha. But oh well, that is the only way for us to get better at anything, by exercising and practicing. I have been thinking a lot about the Word of Wisdom this last week. How drugs and alcohol are bad because they block our mind from promptings of the spirit. But thing that aren't listed are; cell phones, tv, netflix, social media, and other things that take up our time. We need to recognize and learn how the spirit talk to us, and how to follow its promptings for us to be where we need to be. When we are buried in a screen we are just as incapable of feeling and recognizing the spirit as we would be if we were black out drunk. These things are good when used wisely but we must live our lives, always, as disciples of Jesus Christ. And always remember his sacrifice for us. We promised this on our day of baptism, and we must do it, every minute of every day. The best ´´me time´´ you can get is when you read and ponder the things of the Lord. This is something i am trying to work on. The most peace, and joy we can feel is through the scriptures and service of others. Not the comments or likes from facebook. I know that when we put God, our Father, first, we become closer to him, and and a result, closer to each other. Living the gospel of Jesus Christ isn't always easy, but it is of up most importance to read the scriptures, pray for missionary opportunities, open our mouths, and serve our brothers and sisters. Sorry if this sounds like a soap box speech, but I write what i feel like the world needs to hear. 
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