One more in the books. It was a difficult week but it all worked out in the end. Monday we only had 3 hours to work (because the entire day was meetings with the new president), Tuesday we only had 3 hours to work (because of P-Day) and Friday and Saturday we had almost no time to visit people (because of preparation and performance of our ward activity and baptism). Saturday we spent 3 hours helping clean the chapel, and then set up the baptism, and then threw Ricardo in the water. Good times. Elder Gilo (our friendly neighborhood zone leader) said after the interview that Ricardo is almost ready to be a bishop. That comment would have been awesome if I hadn’t already known that even Homely Haws was capable of being bishop. It still felt good though.
Just to complicate our plans, workload, and party schedule we got a special phone call from the mission office last week. At the time I was in the middle of a companion exchange with Elder Bateman. It was the executive secretary informing us that we had 2 work days to get new special documentation photos taken, find the bus times to Florianopolis, and get to the island by 1 pm tomorrow. Fun. The time has come to renew our visas so we’ll be missing a day of work while our companions run around Itajai. Right now I’ve got my fingers crossed that our entire group will be there. The last time the 6 of us were together was at the transfer meeting in February. Everyone was so preoccupied with their bags, their companions, and their posterity that we didn’t have to time to take a photo. If we all end up together on the island tomorrow we won’t let it happen again.
I’m not sure if I already mentioned this but we have been teaching a lady for about 2 months now whose son got home from his mission last month. He’s been working overtime with us and with her and it’s finally paid off. I am pleased to announce that this Saturday will be the baptism of Carlinda Siqueira. We really are being blessed here in Navegantes. Yesterday was our annual Ward Conference and our ward really came through for us. Since moving to the new chapel our ward has been averaging around 120 at sacrament meeting each week (about a half of those were at Ricardo’s baptism). Yesterday we managed to have 181 people at church. Thanks to the help of our ward there were over 20 non-members/investigators there. Needless to say, we’ll be working double-time this week to contact and teach the different families that showed up. Wish us luck.
I’ll probably pick up my package and any letters tomorrow in Floripa. The next time I’ll see letters will be after transfers. I’m doing well here. I don’t know if there’s any peanut butter in the last package, but I could use some soon. Just about every member in the ward loves maple syrup so if I stay here next transfer you’ll have to send me more to distribute. I’m always willing to receive and try different “easy” recipes. The only problem is that we don’t have limited pots and pans in this apartment to cook. We’ll be talking to Sister Queiroz to see if we can’t buy some more. Everyone says its winter but it definitely feels like a calm summer in Idaho.
Winter is a joke, there’s work to be done, and I’m fine so stop worrying about me.
Trying to remember the sensation of snow,
Elder Haws(mo)
Ricardo and Ramos
baptism Ricardo 
cleaning chapel
Bishop Jarbas
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