This last week we had zone conference and I got a mountain of letters and a package! (It´s the one with all the food stuff in it: Christmas cookies, cereal, pickled beans, etc.) Thank you!!! I also got my ``manly stache´´ birthday card ha ha ha. Very funny! Jon and Hill sent me a bday card that´s pretty clever; I think you´d like it. I´ll bring it back with me.
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| At zone conference. Sister Haight (who was in my district at the MTC) goes home at the end of this month! |
I
got the Hartman´s Christmas letter when I went to Floripa, but that was
it. I actually didn´t check for packages--that was stupid of me! 
Oh well. We´ll be having interviews with the mission president on the 22nd; he´ll bring anything we´ve received at the mission office with him.
We
had some free time while we were in Floripa and did a little sight seeing. I
kind of wish I was serving there; it´s very beautiful and I miss big
cities. Boy, was it HOT though. I´ll see if I can´t send some you some
pictures.
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| Elder Duffin in Floripa |
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| Florianopolis |
I´m (miraculously) nearly fluent in Portuguese now! The work here is pretty much the same
as in the states; just in a different language. God has answered my prayer
and has given us a few prepared people to teach! The main one is a 15 year
old named Arnold (very Brazilian name, right? Ha ha). He´ll get baptized
on the 31st!
No,
I hadn´t heard anything about the terrorism in France. I thought I was out of the loop while I
was in Texas, but we are REALLY out of the loop down here. We pretty much don´t
hear about anything that happens outside of Brazil.
I´ll try to send some pics of Floripa to you now!
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| Florianopolis |
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| Elder Stahn & Elder Duffin |
Love you Mom! Hope you have a fantastic week! 
Elder Duffin
