Elder Tylor Houghtaling: Raposo Tavares Ward - Raposo Tavares Stake

Brazil, São Paulo West Mission

São Paulo, Brazil

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Elder Houghtaling's Email
Monday, April 10, 2017

I'm on!

How are you doing?

I had to say goodbye to the ward, as I was transferred back to Raposo. I'm companions with Elder Do Carmo. The Silva family cried, as well as me when it came time to leave.

Yes, I was emergency transferred back to Raposo. Yes, I went to the mission office immediately after Odair's baptism. This transfer might have been because of a problem with Elder Johnson and Elder Lira in Kennedy, or straight up inspiration from the heavens to President.

There are two Elder Johnson's in the mission, the younger and the older. The older is from Michigan, and he was in Jd. Kennedy, but now he is in Nova Granada. Elder Johnson the younger was in Raposo with Elder Do Carmo, and is now in Jd. Kennedy. So it was a three way switch... This also means I am back in the same apartment with Elder Guimarães, but this transfer answered my prayers as I was having some difficulties with Elder Freire.

Just small problems kept adding on. For example, I was the only one cleaning our bedroom and bathroom. As well as baptismal font and classroom before the baptismal service. No matter how dirty it gets he won't clean. And we won't start working until 4 or 5 o clock.

But yes, I feel free now. Really free. My stress is in the green. It was in the yellow and orange for a few days. I now have more time to study.

I told Heavenly Father to please help my companion, and then the transfer happened. Elder Johnson the older forces him to work, as he was companions with Elder Freire before, so I'll take that as an answer to my prayers.

I really like Elder Do Carmo. I'm happy I am now companions with the best friend and missionary I know.

I LOVE YOU!!!!!

April 8, 2017 - Odair Jose da Silva, ~40, Nova Granada B - Baptism

April 8, 2017

April 8, 2017 - Message from Alexandra Pinheiro, "Good evening. Congratulations for the wonderful son. He taught us the right way and he showed us the way to salvation. I think he's going to save other families now. Your son is worth gold.

Elder Houghtaling and Elder Freire

I had to say goodbye to the ward, as I was transferred back to Raposo. I'm companions with Elder Do Carmo.

April 4, 2017 - Photo courtesy of Zenilda Ferreira Batista

April 5, 2017 Photo Courtesy of Deborah Queiroz

April, 7, 2017 - Photo courtesy of Irina Garre Rocha
Power was out today due to a repair, but those two did bring us some light. We love our missionaries... Tylor told us today about his cat Maple and about how she was rescued. My cat chose to sit in his lap and he used that cloth as a blanket, which she really enjoyed! He is very well! :-)

April, 7, 2017 - Photo courtesy of Irina Garre Rocha

Pizza of General Conference

Brazil, São Paulo West Mission

São Paulo, Brazil

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Elder Houghtaling's Email
Monday, April 17, 2017

I'm on. I'm currently reading your email.

How are you?

I'm glad that Simon isn't suffering anymore. I remembered on Monday night I was praying for the health of Simon, and I received confirmation that he is being cared for on the other side by our loving Heavenly Father. Then, the next day, Tuesday, Sister Zenilda Ferreira Batista informed me that Simon is now with Heavenly Father.

I don't have much time this week because of a lot of emails, ~30 minutes. Let's make the best of it.

Here in Brasil, people are calling Trump crazy, out of his mind... Careful about what you say Mom... Remember I'm using a public computer. But it's true. I think it is because they don't have anyone like Glenn Beck.

For Easter the missionaries got a few pieces of chocolate from the Primary. Was your Easter good? Do people in the States use Easter to party and get drunk like some people do here?

Elder Do Carmo and I are destroying the area, with an amazing 12 new investigators this week, and a few of them are really good. Two of them are Everton and Emerson who are being taught since my last time in this ward. Pray and ask for one more transfer for me with Elder Do Carmo.

Saturday, before I arrived and after Elder Johnson left, Elder G and Elder Campos returned and Elder Campos took the closet that was Elder Johnson's so that I would have to take the old broken closet that I already endured six weeks with. I arrived. Elder Do Carmo had the idea to move Elder Campo's stuff back to where it was, so that I could use the less broken closet. Elder Campos returned at the end of the day, said some hard things to Do Carmo, then took my stuff out. Elder Do Carmo told me, then he said I could use the broken closet for another few weeks and then went upstairs. Elder Campos said a few words to me then left. A few days later Elder Do Carmo traded closets with me.

Elder Campos has a special condition commonly known as Missionário morto. This has symptoms of disobedience and a lack of Christlike attributes. He was like that when I got to Nova Granada. He thinks that just because he is ending his mission, he can do whatever... Makes me sad to see missionaries who aren't working.

Because you asked, I could use more deodorant, body wash, and a new Gillette Fusion shaver body, as it disappeared after a few splits. I will go to CarFour to see if they have any Gillette Fusion bodies I can buy. I bought a Gillette Mach3, but I don't like it.

Is there any way during the week if you can download conheça os mórmons in the format of .amv as well as a few other films of The Church in Portuguese? Send them to me in the email so I can watch them. This MP3 I have only reads videos of .amv format.

Tell everyone that I love them.

I LOVE YOU!!!!