Oct 8

So the week was pretty darn good.  I love preparing for conference.  I also love this new area that i´m in.  I´ve got some information about the area now that i´ve been here for a little ha.  So i´m in an area called José Walter 2.  It´s a small strip that has had A LOT of success in the last two transfers.  My comp and his trainer ( Elder Dias ) baptised 20 people in 3 months.  Elder Dias is now assistant ha.   Fun fact he was my first zone leader when I got in fortaleza.  My comp is from paraguay and has been out in the mission for 5 months.  He speaks super fast and isn´t QUITE fluent in português.  Their are some big differences between spanish and portugues.  At least in the accent.  It´s enough for people to not under stand what he is saying.  I remember how I felt when I had five months and people still couldn´t understand me.  It was frustraiting.  Anyway Elder Armoa has A TON of energy.  He is always smiling, laughing, and just happy.  I´m hopping to grab some of that happiness from him.  For the people who know me i´m not usually SUPER excited 24/7.  

There is this RM that leaves with us every day at 3 o´clock to teach people with us.  His name is Diego.  It´s awesome we are like a trio that goes around teaching.  My teaching pool is basically in the complex where Elder Dias and my comp have been working.  

Oh yeah some good news.  I got a call Thursday night.  Cristiane was baptised!  I was so happy getting the call.  I´m glad she took the descision to be baptised.  Extremely special convert to me.  She is awesome!  I hope she can endure to the end and one day be reunited with her mother.  

Conference was very good.  The prophets, I feel, really focused on families and the gospel of Jesus Christ this conference.  It´s true that the only source of real happiness comes within the bands of family, and obeying the Saviors gospel.  It´s difficult at times but our savior and heavenly father know we can get through our difficulties and use them to make us stronger.  It is my hope and prayer that we will all be able to apply what we learned this october!  

Hugs, kisses, all that stuff.
Love Elder Diamond!