We have 9 companionships in our zone, which is 18 missionaries. Our zone has the most missionaries in the mission. We definitely have more responsibility as zone leaders. We have to be the example for the rest of the zone and mission. There are so many people here ready to receive the gospel. This month we broke the mission record with 309 baptisms.

Today we have a zone activity at the stake center, a GIANT church building. It´s 6 stories high including an indoor basketball/volleyball/soccer court (Not very common in brazil; usually have outdoor courts). We played volleyball and the Sister missionaries made us lunch:)

This week something really cool happened. We were looking for less active members because sometimes they have people in the family who haven’t been baptized. We knocked on a door and met a family. They had a 19 year old girl there who is deaf and can´t talk. Suddenly, my companion started using sign language to communicate to her. I had no idea that he knew sign language! It turns out that she´s been wanting to go to church for a while and wants to be baptized! Elder Marcos teaches her in sign language and I sit there and smile haha. She has a baptism date set for this next Sunday.

I can´t believe tomorrow is already December! I set up a mini Christmas tree in our house and put a few presents under it. I´m definitely missing the snow here. Send some snow my way!!

Thanks for all the love and support!

Elder Olsen