Òla Familía!
Hey so I printed off everyones messages today so I can read them and write a letter back to each one of you! :) Except you mom, I read yours and laugheed for 15 mins straight. hahaha It was an amazing trip :)

So I am doing well :) The weeks are rollercoasters of ups and downs but always when we get to the end of the week we are smiling and Happy.

The Ruinion of Elder Diaz and I has been a Life changing exp. I really love this Elder. 
WE have so much fun together trying as greenies to figure out how to work most efficiant as possible. At times we are really really down because of how much we feel like we are lacking, and others we are practically floating back to the apartment on a spiritual high.

This week an experiance I really loved with him was the Baptism of two more children of God :)

Keila and Abdulay.
(Pictures coming in letters.. or if not, when I send the SD)
XXXX: was a reference of the Sisters in Setûbal and she was practally hand carved by the Lord ready for baptism. We taught her litterally 1 time and she was commited to baptism. LIttle did we know she has been going to church since she was 5 but never felt the need for baptism. Then moved to our area. Elder Diaz and I challenged her to baptism on the 2nd visit and she said accepted! It was a really cool thing for us we thought, then we found out her story and it became even more amazing!
XXXXXXX: an 28 year old who drank and smokes. literally his was a convertion through the power of the spirit. we taught him every time in the church and each time he wanted to come back and learn and feel more. He really is fgeeling the power, we´ve just gotta help him hold on to it.

We are changing how we work. Too often we sit in a meeting and talk about 10000 people who were baptised and fell away. Our goal is to really help the children of men find and stay with our Savior. Families are our work now. Its much more different a work but.. Its worth it and I feel so much more power as I actually help people change thier lives. Ive still got a lot to learn.

Man my time flew by this week. ive got 9 mins left.

Just wanted to say that I am still just starting too see how important this work is too me. HOw much I am being shaped different then I could have ever thought. Your get your eyes pulled out and God lets you see with his. Not much is cooler.

I have re-occoring nightmares of going home... Ill write about em maybe.

I love you all so much and wish I had more time to tell you individually how much I think of you.
As an Èlder we are litterally the Followers of Christ. Im learning more about him everyday and the more I learn the more I understand how little I know. I am a baby with the sword of an Everlasting God. Hopefully Elder Diaz and I can get to the buttkickin of the devil a little faster.

5 mins.

Still needs trevs address, if you got it bro, shoot it too me.

I about died with the story of Safara, that crazy puppy. Give her a hug and kiss for me.

Here in portugal we always say "hug hug, kiss kiss" on the phone when we hangup :P :)

Hug Hug, Kiss Kiss

Elder BRooksby

Everythign is going... GR..

Everythign is going... GR..
Pretty hard.
We had 4 of our most loved people fall out of baptism this weekend.. dad has the stories on them..
Baptisms. Hahaha. I hate how numbers are attached to them. The people are changing thier lives. and Helping me see how wonderful our Fathers plan in for us. Im never going to be able to give back what Ive been given. I sure am getting pretty tired as I try though :)

My Comp is "dying" this week. Going home to canada. So were pretty much just trying to make it to next Pday alive and well :P
Oh! Trandsfers are this week. I probably wont get moved so I think its chill to send letters. My Area is BOmb. com. I love it.

Hmmm whats on my mind. Yesterday I fell asleep after church as we were cooking lunch. I passed out on my bed. when I woke up I felt better but still.. pretty disconnected because of how... ahh I cant say my feelings in english on this one. I felt faulta. Basically I felt something missing in me because of our loved family who were held back from Eternal Life.. Fogo. I.. gr.. sigh. Its been a hard 3 days.

I destroid my feet. I can walk allday without pain. Soon as I get home I cant hardly walk haha. Blessings of the work no doubt about it.

Starting to realise how mucfh our testimony grows as we put it to the test. Im (throught the help of the Lord) able to develop more faith in a living prophet, Joseph Smith, Our Lord and Savior, and our Heavenly Father. 

Really you need to get out there and share what you know. Don´t think you have a testimony. Know you do. By Sharing and Growing with others. I only say it becuase its been kicking my butt lately :P ;P


Okay Ive got 8 mins left and My head hurts from english. I need to learn how to speak portugese better its suffering at the hands of my comp who speaks spanish and Eglish Hahaha

Hmmm... I guess thats what Ive got for you all. Im getting bigger. Eating a ton of food. Doing excercizes at times.. hahaha but.. its so hard not to eat here.. its all so good. hahah. Im bringing you all back with me after :) :)

In all reality I love the mission, My mission. Ups and Downs sure. But like Alma says to helaman the joy you feel makes you forget the pain.

One last word of warning.
Don´t fall into the thought of not reading your scriptures everyday. Im not joking I tell you all this in the spirit of warning. If you arent reading and praying everyday I am pleading with you right now to pick up the Book of Mormon and Kneel.

Love you all more then the Food here! 
Elder Brooksby