Bom dia!  Todo bem? Eu espero que voces sao oltimo en os estados unidos!  Here in Castro it is raining again!  Whoo!  Yay for rain!  It reminds me of a video I saw with President Utchdorf where he compares rain to blessings.  Many people don´t realize that God is sending down blessings constantly and it´s up to us to look for the good in life.  There are many distractions in the world that act as an umbrella, blocking life giving rain.  Sometimes this is descouraging for me to see, but I find happiness in trying to preach the gospel.  Other experiences with my companions have also lifted my spirits.

Let´s just say that I said some weird things in Portuguese (most was due to my companion messing with me):

1. I thanked a sister for the maconha she gave us for lunch. (marijuana)

2. I said I was gravido, and couldn´t eat anymore. (pregnant)

3. I said I was used to eating with a fork and gravata in the US(tie)

4.I called a seat a vazo(toilet)

5.I said that I was really tired and that my pais(parents) were dead instead of my feet-sorry mom and dad

6.I mixed up ears(orelhas) and sheep (ovelhas)

7. I said that the food a sister gave us was esquisito (strange, not exquisite).

8. When making rice, I explained that we needed to add some sol (sun, not salt).

9. During the night, I apparently slept-talked about the church with my companions

Yeah, Portuguese is a work in progress.  The rest of the week was absolutlely maravilhoso tambem!!  Right now we have 2 investigators named Suele and Maria and their progressing well!  We have Suele´s baptism planned for the second week in October after her wedding to Allyson(yes his name is allyson). However on Monday, we found Suele in tears leaving Allyson´s house.  Apparently they had had a fight and were reconsidering marriage. 
Before I knew it we were meeting with them to talk about eternal marriage.  I could tell my companion was totally nervous in this situation so I helped out.  We turned off the tv and started with a prayer.  I remember Elder Kerr talking about how the woman was formed from Adam´s rib (not head or foot) because man and woman are equal.  Before I knew what was happening, I was saying that the rib was the bone closest to man´s heart, and that´s why God chose it.  Because women are close to man´s heart as well.  The spirit continued to guide me to share 3 Nephi 18:21 and explain the importance of communication/prayer with God and your companion.  I explained that communication forms a relationship triangle between the husband, wife, and god.  If we strengthen our relationship with God, our relationships with other will in turn be fortified. To put it simply, the Holy Ghost worked through us to save a marriage...and we did. So, I pose a question for ya´ll...who can you reach out to and strenghten a relationship with? 

Elder Johnson