Hey Family!!

How are you all??? Luckies! you went to the beach and maren is in california! that’s awesome! But hey i guess I’m in a pretty cool place too huh?? This week was a lot better for us, we had a baptism!!! Caio. remember him? He is Aparecisa´s son, so that was cool! it turned out really well. He was really excited, and his mom loved it! So that was the highlight of the week. But this week we had a lot more success. we taught a lot more and we found a lot of awesome people. We met this Lady named Heloisa and she went to church and loved it, she had a date for the 24th (my birthday) but we decided it would be even better to do it this week, sooooo she is going to get the day off of work because she works every other day so she is going to trade with someone so she can get baptized this week. and yeah.... so its going super good!! and we have some people preparing for baptism for the 24th! so it is going super good!
So for my funny story of the week. We were teaching Heloisa one day, and her friend walked in-- kelly. So we were teaching the law of chastity, and kelly is a very snakey lady (you guys know what snakey means??) anyway the conversation got on about how we can’t date on the mission and stuff like that... So she was like "oh it would be so good to find a guy that helps me be better and stuff" anyway we said well you can find one at church this sunday. She was like oh. and then we jokingly said we will find one for you!! and then she said "well can i choose??" we were like "sure..." and then she pointed at me and said "him" ... ... ... so i had to explain that i am a missionary and everything but she was like "I’ll wait" ... awkward... but yeah... she even said she would go to the United States... so that was my awkward/funny/snakey story of the week!
But this is the last week of the transfer so i will be emailing on Monday next week! so don’t forget! but i really loved this transfer, we worked super hard, and i learned a lot!! oh and i did get my package, and i have to confess.... i opened it!! I’m not going to lie!! But i love it!!! I was super happy when it opened it!! ill the stuff to give to kids!! oreos!! some sweet shorts! (basketball shorts are a delicacy here.... they don’t have them) and i loved the testimonies! the birthday stuff and frosting! whoa! that was super fun!! great idea mom!! you guys are the best!! and You know i will for sure be doing?!?! Baptizing!! i can’t think of a better thing than that!! whoa!! and it’s cool because my birthday is a sunday! so i can do it on my birthday!
Well I love you guys so much! I just like to say that i know this church is true, i learned a really good lesson this week. we started off really slow this week, and we realized that the only thing that changed was the zone lowered the goal for the zone to 15 contacts. so were were teaching like 3 lessons.... each day. But e went back to 25 contacts and our numbers shot up to teaching 5-6 ish members, 13 lessons each day!! it was crazy! so i learned that the more we do the more God does. I love the scripture in 1 nefi 16:8-9 that says the after Lehi had completed all the commandments then God gave him more instruction and let him progress. we need to do all of our part before we can even think about expecting blessings! but i know that they always do come!
I love this church, and i love you guys!! have an awesome week!!!

Elder Dunlop