hey lindsey how is life? your questions- ya im still with my comp my 2nd one he goes home may 11 i think or 12. back to manuas it has been a long and hard time. with the weather yesterday- they have rain like myst right and it was so cold, yesterday felt like an october or nov. day in utah it was so cool. really it is getting cold now. today felt like a normal fall day at home but here- get it. but a really cold lately, people are wearign coats. no baby yet. what will her name be- sydney. if so that is funny because while i was with a sydney- my comp´s name antonio sydney aguiar, i got a baby neice with the same name-cool story. well we had a baptism on sat that was cool, the lady is way cool her name is silvana. she is really nice. well that is about it, ahve a great week with alot of pain, tears, and love it will be great. love ya
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hey family-
mom use the mission home, transfers the 11 or 12 of may, really fast. last sat we had a baptism of a cool lady, she is really cool. her name is silvana. it went well. also we taught some good lessons. the package was cool? a lady from here helped me do it, she did all the wraping. it got there alright though? yesterday i went on a division with elder gadd. it was freezing here. it is turning to winter. it felt like oct. weather there. pretty cold. also we taught a guy about the word of wisdom. i thought alot about it, but this guy in the other area had be smoking for 33 years and a few weeks ago he stopped smoking because he said it felt right. i was amazed. he helped me out with some answers and i was really astonished with this man´s faith. how can we do better and how our faith? im always learning and i need to learn so much more- rely on the atonement to change us all. and beat myself and my weaknesses like always. learning more and doing better. i also found some answers in the scriptures a few
weeks ago. i have been slacking on the journal writing but i need to write more. after a hard day it is so hard sometimes to write a little bit. the days really do wear you out. what else. dad´s letter was really good. ithink that the next one wont have a gospel doctrine lesson though that will be strange- but maybe dad you can write something about your life, a life story to help me to teach me. well the u quarterback goin to the 49ers he better be good and help that team out. on monday i got up at 5 and went to guareramá and then to são paulo after train and bus he was about 5 hours total of traveling that was long. not too much else but that i need to learn, put my faith and trust on the lord and do better- but this isnt just to me but to us all right. well i hope everything goes well with lindsey and the baby. you guys about to be grandparents again- with new members of
the family. the great memories of home. next week ill give the info for the phone call and how great that will be to hear your guys voices again. well keep me in your prayers, with faith right. that is about it for the week. is it heating up there now? almost may. keep me updated on the b-ball during the playoffs. who is good? well got to go, have a great week, learn and
grow. that is my goal. love you all and thanks for all the help all of you guys give to me in my life.
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hey alisa- how is good old life? your email was really good thanks, so you are moving into mom´s and dad´s. that is pretty cool, living at home and you wont have to cook as much maybe. and the house project is coming along. you sound great and jake is growing. he waves to people now. that would eb funny. well the weeks go by and i learn alot. you have yourself a great week. last sat. we had a baptism for a cool lady we found knocking doors. she is really special. also we are teaching some other people but it has been hard lately. i need to work harder.well have a great week and i always pray for ya. was the package cool, that candy has maracuja in it passion fruit. it is way good. i wanted you to try it. you like it? see ya
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hey mom how is life? wow it was a long week for me too. everybody is sick there. that sucks. well i got your little package today. thanks that was great. do you use those little tootsie pop suckers for preschool? how is school? i heard that you guys threw lindsey a shower for the baby. that is neat. well on sat we had a meeting with pres. faust and elder scott and
another elder in the 70. it was for all of brasil. that was cool to hear them. sun i talked, it was scary but went well. then yesterday we had a zone conference, that was also great. a long week and now it starts all again. today we played a little ball, but i didnt really play- no desire, ya crazy huh. no energy. crazy is right. what else is new. is the weather heating up there? well on sat. we are goin to have a baptism for a lady, her name is silvana. so that will be cool, she is a really great lady, really smart and she will have alot of persecution because everyone around her is catholic. but it is chill. what else is new. right now we are also teaching some other people but we will have to see how that goes. im learning alot but need to learn that much more. alot of thinking and knowing how to do better. i guess make goals. i need to make some this week. well you guys have a great week. love you all so much and thanks for all the help and support you guys give me.
love elder hicks

kurt is 27! now why i never thought this but you probably didnt know that my comp turns 27 next wed, the 27th of april. ya my oldest bro-in-law and im with a comp that same age. a little difference, between me and kurt, i think so, wowwww só isso. old people my comp same age.

When does your companion go home? here in a little bit
Will you get anew one for a little while or just be transferred when he leaves? it will be another transfer, dont know another change up

How’s the language coming? good i have been with a brazy since dec that doesnt speak english.

It sounded like you had lots of good investigators. Anything happening with them? baptism on sat, and some other good people but will we wait and see

Is it getting easier to listen and understand and talk to the people and be a part of the meetings? i can understand alot, almost everything, a great gift from the lord.

well you guys have a great week, i hope that everything works out for all of us, and that it will go right with everything. thanks for all the help and prayers that you guys give for me. i love you all.
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hey alisa how is life going? sick guys that is not good, how is little jake doing these days, he almost is a year. tell kurt happy birthday i should have written that last week, sorry, but wish him happy birthday for me. well it has been a really long week but now today i have a little time to rest. so not much new. is the weather starting to heat up? then you and jake can go to the park and play together in the sun. how is the house and business coming? i want in on the business one day too alright. well you are great and like always i love hearing from you and about your life, thanks for all the prayers and help. hey anything cool happening with sports there in the nba, but hey alisa you are awesome have a great week and i love your letters. they always help me. i had chinese food today but it wasnt that good, sometimes we order pizza and that is good. but hey see ya love ya see ya
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hey you have a busy life right now. well so a little buit of time today so your questions. we walk probably 3 hours a day maybe 4. usually we work in the farthest area from our house in our ward. a long walk an hour. we walk really fast to. way fast. yesterday we walked so fast. but it is chill, alot fo walking. over hills and down then hills alot of hills here in bras cubas. dessert called sobremesa here in port. they have cakes, like a pudding thing i ate today inbetween cake and pudding. ice cream. alot fo cake type bread. my favorite is called mouse de maracuja, that is mouse of passion fruit, they dont ahve it there in usa but it is awesome. you can try it in a little bit to. haha hey well i will fast fofr you wiht the new baby and everything your awesome, jsut email and i will reply to the other address. you could have a baby next week crazy huh. today we bowled for an hour it was cool to be a normal person again. felt weird. see ya
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what up, wow it was a hard week, i hate satan. but i didnt get transfered. ya i dont know what is happening with me. im going crazy here a little bit. but i guess i have a purpose. that is the only thing that i am going to think about for a long time, my purpose. but conference was good. well the computer lost it because i closed it on accident thinking it was a different window when i was trying to send a picture. but oh well. conference was very good. i dont know why i stayed, the zl called the office when they didnt say my name. elder hudson asked, it was funny, but hey i guess it is right. crazy stuff there, everyone way busy. did you understand about sending an invitation to lips parents? they know us and aubrey´s family.
tar heels won that is cool, they are dukes rival. big games in north carolina with them but for the past years they were horrible. they got a new coach this year and i guess it went well for them. i know so much about sports, but some stories in the bible i know nothing. wow, my comp has told a story once. he was at an appointment with a lady and all over her house she had things about roberto carlos. he is a famous singer here. after about 45 minutes of her talking and explaining about him, they asked what she knows about christ. she cried. little crazy, i need to change my mission and the only way to do this is by learning about christ and through his pure love and grace change me if not ill go crazy and get lost more. what else happened. hey i got a package the elders just told me. hey love you guys so much please remember me in your prays and faith. right. hey have a good one.
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hey, what up i hear that you are moving in? sounds fun. i didnt leave. so it is cool. right now we are teaching a cool lady, with a date for baptism in a few weeks. how was conference for you? how is jake? i bought a book of pinnocio or the other one i forgot im going to send. im looking for something for jake and the new baby. maybe i will find something. so how is life as being a mother, new adventures? ya i need some new adventures too. im going crazy. time for something new. well you have a great week and have some fun. hey where are you building a house? i want to know the location. hey the new temple in draper, but my question is where? new things. bye with my love
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