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| Elder Perry and Elder Damo |
We are still grinding away here in Itapipoca. It always feels like there are new parts of the city to explore, more places to contact, and more people to baptize. That's one of the good parts of an area that's a whole city - you'll never really run out of places to find people.
This last week was pretty crazy too. Sorry that I wasn't able to respond to emails last week also. Over in Fortaleza, there have been a few issues. First was with Carnaval, which causes everyone to get either drunk or crazy, which is not great for missionary work. And also, the police force went on strike to receive better wages, so there was no police. There was a ton of crime this week, and it was eventually necessary for the government to send the army into Fortaleza to calm things down. Here in Itapipoca, things were really chill. Not even close to the craziness in Fortaleza, but our mission president had everyone returning home early this week, and for a few days this week we were asked to stay in our apartments. But all is well and we're all safe.
The work is going really well here in this city. And while there were no baptisms this week, we are preparing for several that should happen here this next week. We feel so blessed to have a great teaching pool, with lots of people preparing for baptism. I have really been a witness of God's power to change lives these past few weeks.
That's about it that has been going on this week. Always some crazy experiences, and sometimes a large pig in the road, but we are loving this city. For anyone has not yet, I would highly recommend a deep reading and pondering of 2 Nephi 9. The chapter is full of scriptural gems, and I have been able to learn something new every time I have reread it.
Love this work and all of you!
Love,
Elder Perry
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