Waterlogged‏

Hey Family,

Just Kehl got drafted? Is there any hope for him in the Giant’s Depth Chart? Who did the Bills draft? How did the Hawks win a game against the Celtics? Who did the Hornets pick up to help Chris Paul get to the playoffs? Are the Jazz beating a healthy Rocket’s team, or is half the starting lineup injured again? Why did Cummard put his name into the draft? Losing our two starting guards is bad enough; we’re going to need our frontcourt guys to stay put. Somebody talk some sense in to Cummard and teach Plaisted how to hit the backboard from the free throw line. Go Cougars... wait... STAY Cougars!

The baptismal service we had on Friday was easily the best one I’ve had on the mission. There was a stake dance the same night so we were missing a lot of members, but we had a combination of around 15 investigators and non-members. I would be sending you pictures but this computer doesn’t like me. It wants to format my picture card. I’ll see if I can’t get the pictures of to you next week. The other baptism we were going to have last week is going to wait a couple weeks. She’s married to an RM and is active, but she didn’t answer her phone last week and now she wants to wait until after the Curitiba Temple Dedication so that all the members and relatives can be there. Yesterday two ladies (who both have children who are members) asked us yesterday what they have to do to get baptized. We’re going to see if we can’t answer there questions this week. In other news a family that we’re teaching decided that they’ll get married now. For over a month we’ve been telling them that they can’t get baptized unless the parents get married. Fortunately, after the mother stopped smoking and drinking coffee that she wants to get baptized so we’re working on getting them married now. Wish us luck.

Thanks for getting those doughnuts off to Elder Soares. I’ll stop by to talk to his mom this week to see if he said anything about receiving them. His mom is really excited to talk to him Mother’s Day, but I’m not sure if she’ll get to. The elders who are in the Sao Paulo MTC over Mother’s Day and Christmas don’t get to make the phone call. I hope she gets to talk to him. If she doesn’t, she might blame it on me. Her son has only been gone for 2 weeks but this woman already has the wrath of a missionary’s mother. She’s threatened my life when I said that I’ve only written by mother one letter during my mission. I would be dead right now if her other son hadn’t gotten in her path before I mentioned that I send an email every week. Is mom still that stressed about her missionaries or has she gotten used to the whole process?

Wow. Mother’s Day is right around the corner. 5 pm would be awesome, but you might want to wait until 5:15 to call. It will be 8 pm here (I think) so we’ll have to get home early (which isn’t a problem) but sometimes we work far away from the house on Sundays. As such, I might get home a few minutes late. Since it will be a late evening phone call I’ll just use the cell phone again. The number is basically the same thing; just change the last 4 numbers. (**) ****-****. Ok? *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. The problem is that we have transfers next week. There’s probably a 95% chance I stay here, but if I get moved I’ll email you different info about the phone call next week.

Would it be possible for you guys to send one of the pocket size hymnbooks in English? Elder Lacerda really wants one but they don’t sell them in Brazil. Hey Dad: Thanks for the spring training reviews of the BYU Football Team. Right now they are being circulated through the Zone. Just one thing: I’m missing a few positions. I have nothing about the Receiving Corp, the Defensive Tackles, the inside linebackers, the cornerbacks, or the special teams. You don’t have to send them, I’m just curious as to how things are played out during camp. Thanks for everything!

The weather is cooling down (a little bit), there is plenty of work to be done, and I’m fine so stop worrying about me.

Gathering the Wheat from the Midst of the Tares,
Elder Haws(mo)

P.S. Is anybody else from IF coming down to Brazil?