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Hello hello hello it's Elder MacLay!

We grinded this week. We found a bunch of new people to teach. On Tuesday, we pretty much knocked on doors all day and marked a bunch of appointments with people. A lot of appointments and lessons fell through this week, but Friday was a really good day and we taught a bunch of lessons.

We are teaching a lady named Laura and her 99 year old mom. You heard me. NINETY NINE. She's got terrible hearing, but she loves to have us around. 

We have a homeless friend named Emerson. He is the PUREST guy. He's one of those guys that talks about 2 times louder than necessary and he's got a really bad lisp. If you stand too close to him, you'll get a facefull of his lisp saliva. But the guy is THE BEST. A sister in the branch gave us a bunch of leftover lasagna, so we brought a container to him to eat. Whenever we walk by, he always asks for us to say a prayer with him.

I found a group of kids my age that would totally be my friends if I lived here. They have a lot of similar interests with music, movies, and tv shows, which is hard to find in Brazil. It's funny how they treat the missionaries here- we showed up while they were all hanging out and they let us right in like we are one of the bros. 

One kid named Lucas especially stands out- he's searching for a church and I see a lot of potential in him.

It is dang hot around here. One minute it will be raining and then the next it is 100 degrees with 85 percent humidity. We show up to appointments drenched in sweat. I didn't know this was possible, but even my tie gets drenched. I'll send a pic of the tie after a good day of work.

Our area is ridiculously big. The people that live close to our apartment and the church are really closed off, so we have to go to the outskirts of town to find receptive people. Luckily, we have bikes. 

People love to inform me about what's going on with Trump/America. One guy told me to 'give a hug to Trump' when I get back. A lot of people just straight up refer to Trump as my dad.

I'll finish this email up with an amazing quote from my homie Jeffrey R. Holland:

“Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come.”

Love you all!

<3 Elder MacLay