A great deal has happened in the last few weeks, just a few details of which I will relate here. On Thursday, August 28, Elders Fenton Broadhead and Michael Morrell arrived from Belo Horizonte to begin training as historian and accountant. We worked together in the office all that first day and split up that evening to introduce them to their new area. They look like sharp elders. Elder Morrell came down in my group, and it was good to see him again.
August 30 Elders Kent Gale and Robert Bailey reached Rio from the North. Elder Gale, who will work in the mission office as assistant secretary, came through the LTM with me. He was my companion in the Salt Lake Mission Home and for a few days in the LTM. Great to see him once again. Elder Bailey is an assistant to the President, working in Jardim Botânico. This same evening, August 30, Elder Morrell and I taught a second lesson to Domingos and his wife.
On Sunday, August 31, we heard from one of our investigator ladies that President Costa e Silva, president of the republic, had passed away. She learned it from her son, who is in the military. However, he did not really die but had a heart attack with attendant brain damage. The ministers of army, navy, and air force took over control of the country.
Elder Walters, finally recovered from his hepatitis, went out to Niterói to be district and zone leader. He left the mission home September 3. Elder Simmons, retiring zone leader, went home on September 6. Wendy, after three months here in Brazil, returned home with him. President and Sister Johnson were naturally saddened to see her go.
September 4 all the elders in Jardim Botânico and Headquarters gathered for the monthly meal at President Carter’s home. We learned that early that afternoon the American ambassador was kidnapped. Two days later Elder Stewart and I ate dinner in the Zacheu home. This evening both Nilton and Domingos received third lessons.
Elder Stewart learned today of the death of a very close cousin, Gordon Stewart, last week. An airplane crash was the cause. He was only in his early 20s. Elder Stewart was quite touched.
President Johnson, upon return from a conference for mission presidents held in Montevideo, informed us of the recent death of Brother John Longden, as Assistant to the Twelve.
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