Olá!

Yet again another week has flown by. This week was fantastic. The highlight of the week is that we had two baptisms on Saturday. Both Mateus and Rafaela were baptized. It was an incredibly special day and we had a lot of support from everyone in the ward. Mateus was a referral that we received a couple of weeks ago. Rafaela had been taught for two years and finally was able to be baptized when her mom let her. Rafaela bore her testimony in church and it was very special. You can tell the love that she has to be a member of the Church now. Sometimes we can take for granted the blessings we receive when we are baptized. She is super excited to go to the temple and participate there. Mateus is also doing great. We had a family night after the baptism at his house. His mom went to the baptism and to the confirmation. He has also expressed desire of serving a mission. He is a great person and will do great things in his life.

The rest of the week we were working with a lot of other people. Fabrícia has now gone to church a couple of times. She will be baptized this week or next week. She still has a couple of doubts, but I think everything will work out soon. She is reading The Book of Mormon which helps a lot.

For a few days, I was with President at a couple of meetings. I translated for Sister Thomas. Translating is a very tiring process, but I really enjoyed it. You have to think on the spot and learn a lot of new words. There are times when you just have to make it work with what you know. This week is going to be a lot more normal. We will not have as many meetings. I am super excited to keep working here. I have seen so many miracles and hope to be worthy to see more. Thank you all for your love and support!

Amo vocês!

Elder Johnson