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October 15, 2018 from Gray

Yo yo momma, so transfers will be next week. SO in my email next week i will let you guys know. I really think that ill stay here. This area definitely has its problems but i also love it here and i really wanna stay here one more transfer. Plus it will be great to settle in with Alessandra and Lucianno after their baptism as members of the church. So btw...our prayers were answered!!! We went there on Monday night and I was sweating the whole time thinking about what i would say to firm them up for baptism. I started to talk a little bit about marriage and how it was preparing them for baptism and she literally cuts me off out of nowhere and asks "So what time will the baptism be on Saturday?" I felt the spirit soooo strongly and felt like it was an answer to my prayers and it was the Lord saying "dont worry i got this one". since then they are gotten super firm. They talk about raising a family in this church, temple marriage, and even serving a couples mission!!! THey are soooo cooL! We will have a great friendship for our whole lives. 

Yeah its been tough with our bishop recently. We have talked with our stake pres this week and we talked about how we will deal with it all. He will be realeased im sure in like December or January. Well thats kinda the sad news about this week is 3 of the kids that are brothers/cousins. We planned it all out to pick them up and walk to church, but they ended up going somewhere else. I think what he said may have really affected them. Its sad, but im just gonna make sure i do my part and we will see where it takes them. I think it should all work out well to confirm them next sunday though. The other girl went to another ward this week, but she will be confirmed on sunday so shes all good and firm. Also, Lucia was confirmed this week since last week was conference. It was a great testimony meeting we had and the first strong meeting in about a month in our ward. We have really great recent converts in our ward in the past 6 months so the stake pres got up to bear testimony about that and it was really just awesome. There is a guy who was baptized 5 months ago and already has the melchezidek priesthood, already confirmed Lucia, and is the 2nd counselor in the young mens program. It is so cool to see things like that. So please pray for those 3 kids that it can all work out this week. 

Its very true. Honestly the church has been here like 80 years. Sometimes i get upset why the church isnt stronger here, but then i realize that the US has a 100 year head start on brazil. So you just gotta trust that the church will start to have more fruits. Its good to know we have a living prophet who is able to make any changes if needed in our church according to revelation he received. I bore my testimony about that this week. 

I feel like we chose eachother too!(: I watched my first ever sealing in the temple this week! I went with Elder Rodrigues to Campinas to see the sealing of a lady he reactivated and her husband who he baptized. As i watched them kneel accross the alter with their two little kids as well i got emotional thinking about our family and imagined you and dad doing the same thing like 25 years ago. BTW HAPPY MARRIAGE ANNIVERSSARY FOR YOU TWO!!! But I felt so great in that moment for our eternal family. 

Thats awesome about sam coming home to texas. Looks like you guys had fun and seriously i have the best looking family in the world! Mom you are looking beatifullllL!!!! LIterally everyone comments about that when they see pics of our fam. Well even if Jackson breaks it off, i think it will be fine for her to support him on his mission and just be a friend. Its not like hes thinking about another girl or something like that so im not too worried. I really hope something can work out with sam. I think he is ready to settle down too. I konw hes such a great guy and he deserves a great girl. Im way in support of a return mish too!!!

I love you momma! thank you so much for everything! 
Elder G

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