Howdy!

This week was pretty good.  We couldn't get anyone to church, and that left me a little sad.  I got to thinking of how many people live here in Recife, and how many that the Lord surely is preparing.  I started praying and searching for help to find these people, and the Lord gave us a miracle!  We were walking down the street this week and a man in a wheelchair called out,  "e ai Elders!" We stopped and started talking to him.

He is a member of the church but moved about two years ago to Recife, and hadn't gone to church since.  But he said he never stopped living the principles he learned.  He doesn't drink coffee, he doesn't buy anything on Sunday.  He explained that he had been preparing some families that live in his building to hear the gospel.  That they had been asking why he doesn't do these things, and he was waiting to run into the missionaries to invite them over to meet with them.  As we were talking more, he told us that he also wanted us to teach his son.

His son doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't drink coffee, and doesn't live with his fiance. He also invited us to teach them and help them to be married in the temple for time and all eternity.  He bore a strong testimony that he knows the church is the only true church of Christ on the earth.  We will go there tonight, and we will meet all these people. 

Heavenly Father is so good to us!  He hears and answers our prayers.  He does the little things, and we need to learn to be grateful for that.  I can't explain how happy I was to meet someone that in spite of not knowing where the closest church was, set an example and taught of the truths to his neighbors. 

That is my cool story for this week.  Here are some pictures of Leo´s baptism.  (my camera was in the Houseman´s car, so I couldn't send them last week)  Hope you enjoy!  I love you guys!

Love,
Elder Nielson