With the arrival last week of nine new missionaries and the release this week of four old elders, the mission changed quite a bit again with a great many transfers. Adding more elders to both Fortaleza and Nova Friburgo, there are no two-elder cities right now in the mission. Fortaleza is showing its worth now with ten baptisms reported in the last two weeks. Elder Steven McFarland, my predecessor in the historian's office, was one of the ones released and leaving for home. His parents were down to pick him up, and we had the chance to meet them.
Monday evening we taught a second lesson to Fausto and his wife. They were eager to read the Book of Mormon but saw no necessity yet in attending the meetings. Irma Lillian attended the lesson and was a great help.
Irmão Nelson and his family received a fourth lesson (on the mission of Christ and the first principles of the gospel) Tuesday night. He has not yet been to a meeting either, although his wife and daughter attended the first Sunday after we started teaching. He has not smoked for nearly two weeks, obeying the Word of Wisdom since receiving the third lesson, even though nearly a week slipped by right after that lesson before we could catch up with him.
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