The Champ‏

Hey Family,

Sounds like a lot happened in just this past week! As you can probably tell,we didn´t have Zone Conference today but we will have it tomorrow so we didn´t escape it altogether. It shouldn´t be too bad but i dont think it will be a whole lot of fun either. We haven´t been baptizing like we should so we´ll see what happens.

This week we talk the same number of lessons and saw some prgress with some of our investigators. In fact, our district´s numbers are the highest in the Algarve! Of course we have the Zone leaders in our district so that helps.The couple that is close to baptism hasn´t moved mush since last week. They still have doubts about a few things but the wife is really close. They just have problems with feeling ready. They´ve recieved more spiritual conformations than any person alive but still wont accept to be baptized.It´s really frustrating because we love them and want them to have the blessings that come from membership but they have a hard time recognizing and accepting spiritual promptings. I just wish they really new what they are missing. We also had Conference this week for the District of the Algarve and we got a new branch president here in Portimão. I´m sad because the last Branch President was really really good. Hopefully this new guy will be good too but only time will tell. The conference was a broadcast from Salt Lake and was just for Spain and Portugal. A few General Authorities spoke and then Elder Neilson spoke in the end. It was good and we had a bunch of investigators there too so it was great.

Also this week, the members have been commenting on those ties you guys sent me form Christmas. Everybody loves them so thanks!

I cant believe that Mikey survived that crash! Thats crazy! He may have lived through that but i´m going to kill him when i get home for wrecking my car!

We had a ping pong tournament this week weith one of our invetigators and a member and i won. I felt bad because i beat the investiagor in the finals.At the end of the game i tried to let him win but by then it was too late.

According to the box i dont really need much of anything. If it would help you guys could go without sending one and save that money for something else. The only thing i need is socks and some study supplies but i can buy those here. I probably will buy those this week or next so please watch my account to see if i go over. I´ve tried not to use any money for a while but now stuff is starting to fall apart. Dont worry, i´ll be thrifty!

Other thank that there isn´t much more to write. I´m feeling more comfortable with the language everyday and i just keep trying to improve.Obrigado por tudo!

Com amor
Élder Haws