Week 91 - Bem Fica Tricampiões

Hey Family,

This week was alright. At the beginning of the week we went to district meeting and got transfers to see where everyone is going. Me and my comp stayed so it looks like we will both be dying here in this area but I am OK with that. The whole district stayed except the sisters area got turned into an elder area and one of the elders who came in is one of my past companions so pretty much no newbies to get to know haha.

This week we walked a lot and tried going out to some areas a little farther to see if we could find some new people who aren't contacted everyday by the missionaries and we had some success. We actually found a cool family that said we can come back this week. We also found a very nice man who not only said we could come back but looked at his schedule, verified with his wife and then wrote down our appointment on a piece of paper to give to US. That has never happened to me before so we will see how that goes!

Paulo has been pretty hard to get a hold of this week, we actually weren't able to teach him at all so this next week we are going to have to cram some lessons in if he still wants to be baptized. It is hard to contact him because he doesn't have a phone and he was partying all week with the fans of a certain soccer team. He didn't come to church because of the partying but we will talk to him about that too haha.

The soccer team I was referring to is called Bem Fica and they are one of the biggest club teams here in Portugal. They are a team based in Lisbon and the people here love them and go crazy for their games. This week was the end of the season which means the team with the most points is the champion of the Portuguese league. Bem Fica was only 2 points ahead of Sporting but won their game on Sunday so the whole town went crazy. There was free beer, cars honking, and crazy Bemfiquistas in the street so me and my comp took the long way around the center of town. Fortunately, the detour we took involved walking on the beach so it worked out, but these Portuguese soccer fans are crazy!

Anyway, that's all for now, I am sending a package this week so keep your eyes out for a brown box full of surprise and wonder! Love you guys!

Love,

Elder Ruggles