hey, how are you all doing? This week was great. Before I forget, I still have to return Nate Gardeners books that I borrowed about learning portuguese. Could you tell him sorry for me and that ill give them back when I return. I dont want to send them in the mail because im afraid that they wont get there and I wont be able to return them. Thanks. This week we worked like no other, we had some goals to meet and the lord provided a way to fulfill them. Last night we had about 1 hour left and we still needed to teach 1 more lesson with a member. After getting a member to do visits with us no one was accepting! we had 30 min. left to get in our house that was 20 away from where we were. We decided to put it in to faith mode and we continued looking and at 8:37 my hopes were going down but we tried one more door and the lord blessed us to be able to teach one more lesson and fulfill our goal!! (p.s. we can be out until 9:30 only if we are teaching.) I learned allot more about faith from this experience. I one heard near the beginning of my mission that the lord didnt open up the red sea until the people were in the water up to there necks! I dont know if its true but that is how faith really is. You cant just say you believe in Jesus Christ and then not do anything, you have to do everything in your power and then the lord will do his part. Like we read in Alma 32 and Ether 12. Mom and Dad, we learned about honesty in church and I reviewed my life and the lord has helped me find areas that I need to fix- I am sorry for my wrongs and hope you all can forgive me for my errors and sins. Including treating you all bad and beating you etc. Alexis, Court. and Jordan. I love you all and am thankfull for your prayers and help, they really make a difference. We had a zone meeting this last teusday and we learned a new way to work; on the first visit we find a necessity or interest and we teach a principle on that necessity or interest, we then invite them to church, we promise blessings and invite them to promise the lord that they will go to church. Those who do this we know that they are ready to heard and follow the lords voice and we can work with them. Those who do not make the promise are cut loose. People here in Espirito Santo are willing to hear the messages but are not willing to make commitmentes and so this new method of work was started to seperate the elect from the not and it permits that we use more time searching for the elect. Its really cool.I invite you all also to grow in faith through studying the scriptures diligently, studying the foot notes too because you recieve revelation through them, I invite you all to pray more sincerely and look for answers at church and really think and learn why we go there. I know the church is true and our heavely father loves us and answers our prayers, Jesus Christ's sacrifice helps us correct our errors and recognize that without Heavely father we cannot do anything. Sorry for my pride also. have a good week and I love you all. Elder Davis