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So the biggest news down here is that the Wold Cup has started. And everybody knows it. All the cars are painted the Brazilian colors, horns going off 24/7, and every morning there are fireworks, and other illegal explosives being set off. Every TV has the games playing, and so on. I have a mini schedule in my briefcase so I can keep track of who is winning and losing and stuff like that. I keep telling everyone that America is going to win, but nobody believes me.

Last week was the last week of Elder Casey, and his birthday, so we had about four families make us cakes and stuff, so that was awesome, and at the district meeting on Wednesday we had another cake, and Elder Cortes made a coffin, and we held Elder Casey´s funeral. Yup I was just there for the cake. And we're part of of ANAPOLIS: DA NUMBA ONE ZONE!! WOOO!!

I´ve realized how bold I´m getting in some of my lessons and invites on the road. I´ll give you some examples of what I´ve done...

1. Meeting someone in the street the other day:
*Sir! look here! I am a travelling minister, and I have walked through rain, snow, desert places and mountain ranges to arrive here and save your soul by helping you be baptized in the One True Church, DO YOU ACCEPT!!?!*
And surprisingly enough, it actually works :D
2. We went into a guys house the other day after we got his address a few days before. And we basically just called him to repentance and told him to be baptized:
*Sir, you are a sinner, and sinners cannot get to heaven, don´t you agree?*
*yes*
*We are here to help you receive forgiveness for all your sins, don´t you want that?*
*yes*
*That is why God has sent me here to baptize you so you can be saved, do you accept??*
*of course*
*But you need to stop drinking and smoking first, will you stop?*
*I will*
*and I´m going to see you in church Sunday right?*
*yes you will*
*I thought so*

We´re tough, because we care :)

So pretty much, if I come home and anybody is sinning, prepare to feel the wrath of the bold but not overbearing Elder Webber. YEEHAW!

Obviously, I am not writing on Tuesday, because we had Zone conference yesterday. We went to Goiania with 2 other zones for our last conference with Pres. Tobias. It lasted all day and it was amazing. Took our last picture with him, got a last hug from him and Sis. Tobias, got a mysterious brown package that we can´t open until we´re on the plane home, had breakfast and lunch, and learned a bunch of stuff. I wrote it all down but I don´t have my book here, oh well. Elder Cortes made another coffin for Pres. and Sister, and we were all afraid to present it because we thought we were going to get burned alive, or smitten once he saw it, especially since it has a huge red christian cross on the front of it. But he thought it was funny and we´re all still alive.

What we really creepy, though, was when we left the chapel after-wards. Because during the whole day there were horns and fireworks going off because it was the day Brazil was gonna play against North Korea. And when we got out they had just won. So there were people all leaning out of the really tall apartment buildings there, strange explosives falling from the sky, we were hearing horns from all directions even though we couldn´t see who was blowing them. People yelling and screaming. We felt like we were in a war zone... and it was awesome :)

I figure here is a good place to mention some Pres. Tobias quotes:
*You never, ever, should get involved in a bible-bash. But, if you do, YOU DO NOT LOSE!*

* You want to know why you can´t watch the World Cup? Because it´s of the world, if it were the Celestial Cup, you could watch*

And I have no idea what I´d want in my birthday package. I´ll try to think of something. Maybe a star chart? That´s all I can think of right now. I would ask for books, but we´re not allowed to read outside of the missionary library.

The weather is changing down here as well, it´s actually pretty dang cold in the mornings, but the afternoons are still way hot. You know it´s getting chilly when all the Brazilians are wearing jackets, sweaters and scarfs. Wimps.

Well that´s about it for now, Until next Tuesday... I think, cuz it´s transfers next week, so we´ll see how things get shaken up then.

*You can get more with a kind word and a gun, than you can with just a kind word*

Love, Elder Webber