Long P-day... bus to Sao Paulo Temple

Well we just got back from going to São Paulo for the day to go to the temple. We have to wake up at about 4:45 am in order for us to get on the bus and we get back about about 4:30 pm. Just enough time to use the internet real quick and go back to work...again...

So yeah I don't have much time just wanted to let y'all know that the mission is going well and that I am doing fine. The situation with the baptisms this week is a little bit complicated but I'll just have to see how it all works out by next week to let you guys know all about it.

Transfers are next week. It's pretty much a fact that I will stay here in the area but we'll see what happens with my comp. He'll prob stay too but anything can happen. See ya!

-Brent

P.S. I wanted to give a little "Shout out" to Jenny from South Carolina thanking you for the letter you sent me. It was "swimmingly" hilarious. I'll write you back a letter sometime in the future. Feel free to write again. Later!

Some more photos

This is what happens when you play soccer for a couple of hours in the sun with a t-shirt that does not cover your neck like a white shirt and tie does...

This week was great.

Remember the family we found with the drunk guy? After 30 years of smoking the mom stopped and so did the cousin. They literally are such an elect family it's ridiculous. They read EVERYTHING and thirst for knowledge about the gospel. The mom doesn't work and stays home during the day and just reads church material the whole day. She went over to one of our other investigator's houses to borrow the Joseph Smith manual in order to study the relief society class subject for Sunday. It's awesome. They have a baptism date for the 5th of December and are all really excited.

Other than that things are just normal. I am doing fine. I am healthy and happy. Farewell to all!

-Elder Parsons

Mission and Zone Pics

Me and my zone with Elder Scott, President Cooley, and Sister Cooley.

"Mission Counsel"
All the Zone Leaders, 2 Assistants, President and Sister Cooley

My entire Sao Paulo North Mission
I am standing up on the last row up in the top-right side.

Just a pregnancy away!

From this moment on all of you frisky little lovers who get pregnant from now until the time I get home have no need to worry! I will see the birth of your child! I know you all have been waiting for this moment for a long time but no need to wait longer...let the sparks fly!

Everything is going fine here. Nothing much to report. We had a baptism of a 14 year old boy on Saturday, I'll get the pics up soon.

Loves!

-Elder Parsons

Good week... and pictures too!

The internet is so crappy right now so I don't have much time.

This week went really well. I don't have many experiences as I did last week but it was really good.

The family that we found last week (the family of the drunk guy) are doing really good. We taught them the Word of Wisdom and the 2 sisters are now trying to stop. One of them stopped the night we taught it and didn't smoke for 4 days...until 2 days ago when her dog died and she got really stressed out and started smoking again which wasn't the best thing ever but it's ok she will be able to do it. The other 2 (the daughter and her boyfriend) are both already talking about serving missions here in a couple years (they are 17). Woot!

Oh so I was talking to the Elders from São Roque the other day and they said they went back to that girl that had cancer and to who we gave the blessing. They got there and the girl was looking perfectly fine and healthy. She saw them and got all excited and told them what had happened. A couple days after receiving the blessing she went to the doctor again for a check up on her cancer. The doctor saw the results and looked at her and said "I don't believe it..." She asked what had happened and the doctor said "the tumor...it...it disappeared. You don't have cancer anymore." Yeah...it was crazy. Take what you want from that one. I couldn't believe it when I heard it.

Other than that the week was pretty normal. I had my first Mission Counsel yesterday which was sweet. Mission Counsel is when all the zone leaders, the 2 assistants, and President get together 1 time per transfer and talk about the mission (problems, ideas, etc.). It was really fun. President's house is...SWEET. It's huge.

Loves and stuff for all!

-Elder Brent Parsons

The first is of my comp and I making pancakes at a family night for everyone (they don't make pancakes because nobody knows what maple syrup is but we got some so we made it for them). It was fun.The other is of me looking over my new area.