"Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God. A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race" (Joseph Smith Jr., Dec. 15, 1840; in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1969], 174).

"All I can offer the world is a good heart and a good hand" (Joseph Smith Jr., July 9, 1843; in Teachings, 313).

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Tuesday, October 8, 1968

A new elder added to our district caused a change of companions and room assignments. Elder Dickson moved into our room to make it crowded with four instead of three. He is assigned to Elder Kletting as a companion. That means only Elder Rencher and I are companions now. That makes life easier. A lot of bending is required when three companions must stick together.

Starting yesterday we are required to pay five cents every time we speak in English in class (unless express permission is granted). Thus far I have not had to pay. The collected money will eventually go toward a pizza for the district. We are also requested to speak as much Portuguese as we know (speak five) from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M., with the exception of the gym hour. To speak five, or fale cinco, is a program requiring use of all the vocabulary we have acquired. Tomorrow our district is going to try to speak six, meaning absolutely no English.

A letter came from Jerry today. He spent the past weekend in Salt Lake City attending conference.

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