Hey Mom,
We
had another baptism last Saturday. His name is Mateus; he was the only
person in his family that hadn´t been baptised yet, so they were all very
happy. My camera died before I could get pictures of me with him, but
Stahn got photos so I 'm sending them.
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| Mateus and his family |
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| This is João, who was baptized last week |
Yes,
I have had the Brasilian dessert you asked about. They´re called Brigadeiras.
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| Brigadeiras |
They also adore flan; they call it Pudim (prounounced Pu-jeem). I am not fond of flan at all. There´s another dessert that is kind of like flan but more liquidy
and fruit-flavored.
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| Pudim |
Then there´s this type of cake they make out of graham
crackers that is pretty good. The rest of their desserts
are pretty much the same as ours--cake, ice cream, etc.
They
really like soda here, too. There´s always soda at the lunch table. I´ve
been asked, multiple times, if the USA has Coca Cola.
They don´t know much about our country; only what they see on the news--so they think all of America is completely frozen over like New York has been lately. They get very wide-eyed when they tell us about it and
ask if our families are okay.
My companion has 9 older siblings and about 20 nieces and nephews.
It makes me think it will be interesting to be an uncle someday.
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| Me and Elder Stahn--uncle to many |
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| One of the giant storm waves overtaking Xanxere |
Not
much else new on my end. I´m just hoping to be transferred in a week.
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| Here´s me with a giant moth |
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| This is my district group |
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| The spider was hiding in the church doormat. |
Love you Mom! Thanks for all you do for me! Looking forward to skyping with you on Mother´s Day!
Elder Duffin
