This week we worked with our recent-convert´s husband. We had set goals with him to stop drinking, and he was doing really well. A lot better than we thought. Refusing to buy more alcohol than he already had at home, refusing free drinks from his friends at the bar. It was going pretty well. Sadly, Friday night a close friend of his passed away. The whole family spent the night crying, and on Saturday he went out drinking. So he didn´t go to church on Sunday. We still think he can do it, though. We´ll be working with him this week. We also had another investigator that´s really good, but he lost his job and no longer has anywhere to stay. We put together a backpack of some things and bought him something to eat today. Other than a place to stay and work, he´s doing really well. He´s understanding everything.
Being that Elder Jillard has very little time left, we´ve been making some trips to knick-knack stores trying to find some little souvenirs for his family. Except everything that they sell here is either from the northeast or the Christ Redeemer statue. (Which aren´t from São Paulo.) I did manage to get my shoes repaired. They were pretty rubbed raw on the bottom. I´ll send a pic. This shoe place did a lot better.
Today is Elder Jillard´s last P-day, at least with me. Next week he´ll be in the capital for interviews and a temple session and the next he´ll be on the plane. It´s really weird to think about. I´ve kind of stop mentally keeping track of how much time I have, or how much I have left. I´m wondering if that will come back when he leaves or not.
Hope you guys are all doing well. Love to hear from you all.
Elder B. Blaylock
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