Wednesday, June 17, 1970

Project Testimony, our plan to convert all the members, is well underway. Monday evening we taught a second lesson, about the Book of Mormon, to Aldo and his family. The next evening we taught the same lesson to Apolinário and his wife. Tuesday morning we taught Irmã Adolfina but had time only to teach the first part of the lesson, the part about the apostasy. We marked with her to return Saturday morning to teach the second part, the part about the Restoration.

Tonight we held another “Love Our Members” party. We provided ice cream and guaraná again. In appreciation for Irmã Virginia’s many kindnesses to us, we bought her flowers. We made a giant thank-you card, measuring 22 by 30 inches, together with an envelope, for the entire family. In the card was the following verse, which we sang to them to the tune “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet”:

Damos graças a ti, ó família Tenório,
Pelas bênçãos de ti para nós,
Por todas as coisas que nos deste;
Por isso somos gratos demais.
Agradecemos pur tuas amizades,
Que promanam de ti sôbre nós.
Queremos contentes ajudar-te
E eternamente gozar teu amor.
The motive for this party was Brazil’s glorious victory over Uruguay, 3 to 1, this evening. Now Brazil plays Italy on Sunday in the final game of the World Cup.

During the last few days I have still felt rather sick. Saturday and Sunday I felt like staying in bed but did not. Monday I spent part of the day in bed. Tuesday and today I’ve been up and coughing. Elder Blackham has caught the flu now and is feeling worn out.

Last night following our visit with Apolinário, we visited Pedro do Nascimento. He has been inactive several years, reportedly because of adultery. We had a nice visit and he gave no indication of being an adulterer. He told us his family was very important to him. The big news he had for us was that his wife had had a baby daughter, their fourth child, that very morning. This afternoon Elder Blackham and I visited her in the hospital and took flowers. Mother and child are doing fine.

In district meeting Monday we spent our time planning ways and means to help out the members. Elder Smith was appointed district publicity agent, Elder Blackham music director, and Elder Christensen dinnertime discussion topic (DTDT) coordinator. Elder Blackham, as district leader’s companion, also serves as district historian.