This week was a little ruff for me in our new area. We are white washing it so we don’t know where anyone lives, who's progressing, or anything. And it is still in the jungle so it’s not an easy area to learn. We just wander around in the jungle following an arrow on the GPS until we find the house. Also it has rained almost none stop every day and night since Tuesday. Our area is full of water!!! Paths are now rivers and the water is often up to our ankles. But the boots we got are doing a great job. Tell Pres. Christensen that the boots are great! As far as appearance goes, the new area looks exactly the same as my old one. But we just don’t know anyone in it. Because it rained no one came to church so we didn't get to mark with anyone who we would normally teach. Oh well, hopefully it gets better.

I'm excited to hear the kids reaction when you guys pull out the package so don’t show it to them until I get on the phone That's good to hear that you guys got the package! ya it kinda got beat up and crushed before I sent it. The lady was being really picky about the box I wanted to send it in because it had writing on the outside. It was a flat rate box and I guess she didn't like it so she made me switch. But then the box was too big so she cut the sides and pushed the middle it so it looked pretty beat up. That would be great if you want to open it on the phone. I hope everything is in tact still.

I wish we had a temple here, I would love to go and pray about investigators and stuff there, but it’s hard to even feel the spirit in this country. Church is always hectic and impossible to feel the spirit! People even have all out arguments which drives the spirit away. Oh well, hopefully one day the church will function here.

Kevin and Jenny came! wow that's way cool that they would do that! That's way cool to hear that they came! They are great! Out of all my friends they are some of the ones I miss the most. That's cool to hear they stopped by there.

Thanks for all the help and spiritual advice you give me, I'm so grateful that your my family. I love you and I cant wait to talk to you in a few days!!!
Love Elder Filho.

Here's the questions for this week:
1. How's the new Comp? Where's he from. Do you have much in common? Tell us stuff...
He's cool, it’s Elder Jensen from Nevada. He's a good guy, ya we have a lot of stuff in common, he's a pretty old missionary, he's only 3 transfers from going home so he has a lot of experience. He's cool though we get along great!
2. Who's in the Manga house now? Where are they all from?
Elder Naylor (my old comp) from Iowa, Elder Sodre from Minas Gerais Brazil and Jensen.
3. Are there lots of Mangos in Manga?
Well Manga is the Portuguese word for mango so yes it lives up to its name. A lot of the trees here are mango trees.
Thanks fam!!! Talk to you in 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!