Yeah it is crazy how fast the weeks are going by for me! It seems like there are only 3 days a week, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and then it just goes right back to Sunday! It is good to have time passing quickly though. I love the mission and I'm learning a lot, but I'm excited to come home too.

This week was pretty good. We are still trying to get the visas and flights for the Angolan elders. We went to the embassy today and they still weren't done. We are getting kinda frustrated because they have been processing them for so long! Oh well, everything will work out. President is going all over the place in a few months and we have to figure out when he needs his passport and when we can use it to get visas for all these places and how long the embassies will take and ARRRRRRRRRG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is going to South Africa, Zambia, and Angola but all in like 2 months so it's going to be really hard if it is even possible to get all his visas. On top of all that we have to book his flights, hotels, and do everything else we normally do. Also on top of that we have lots of missionary supplies stuck in customs which means that Elder Brown is going to loose all his hair and it is going to take him the rest of his mission to get it out...... yeah I'm a little flustered right now sorry ha ha

Teaching is going alright too. We have good people but they all lack something. A lot of the people we teach just don't think that it is all that important. They don't come to church on time, they read like 2 verses a day and think that is plenty. Its kinda frustrating that they just don't care! At the same time though I can't really blame them, I was the same way before so oh well. All I can do is try right? We have one baptism date, Julia is her name, she's 17 and lives with her uncle's family who are all members. She won't be baptized until the 9th of May.

We watched more of conference yesterday. I like Elder Nelson's talk in the Saturday afternoon session! When he said that public prayers shouldn't be long I almost stood up and cheered! FINALLY ITS DOCTRINE! Oh by the way ha ha I almost forgot, I can finally tell you what I've been keeping a secret forever, we will have a special visitor here in at the end of May! Elder ****call my mom, she'll tell you who*** is coming to tour our mission! Pretty cool huh? I'm way excited!

Transfers are coming up. I still don't know anything which is weird but later this week I should get a lot of information. One thing though, I might be transfered out of the office. I'm not sure yet. Me and Elder Udall were talking about it. The assistants have a huge influence on transfers and we talked about whether it made more sense for me to stay or leave. We both decided that it would make more sense if I left. However in the end it is all up to President. We'll see what happens I guess but I know that it is one of things Pres. is considering.

Anyways other than that not a whole lot to tell about this week, I decided that I was going to do a tour of Maputo with my camera while I was driving just so everyone can see what Maputo is like when I get back. Since I have a car I can have my camera out whenever and it's not a problem. I started today and just made a little one. I think you guys will like it! Thanks for everything! I love you and I am so grateful to be your son. I was thinking about all the things that you have taught me and I am so grateful. The Lord blessed me with amazing parents so thank you so much. Have a great week!! Love you!

Elder Filho