So things are going great out here in the field. We have a few people that are progressing towards baptism; we had some good experiences this week. The other day we did a division with some missionaries from our district and I stayed here with one of them, as we were walking in the afternoon the other missionary saw a man waving us down in his van. He pulled over and we crossed the street to talk to him. He got out and explained that he had seen a program on a news station about our missionary work here in Portugal (the members showed it to us it was pretty sick. It was filmed in the times of President Terry and followed the Elders that worked in our area here in Corroios) and he told us that he was curious about our religion. I gave him a Book of Mormon and we marked a visit with him. A few days later we went to his work, which is a graphic design company, and we had a lesson with him. Turns out he's a practicing catholic man, (which is pretty rare here) and he just wanted to gain more knowledge about our religion. At least we were able to bear our testimonies to him and leave a copy of the Book of Mormon. Maybe he won’t act on these things now but I have faith that in the future when he really wants the truth he will know where to go. But we've been working hard to find those that arent only curious but willing to act on the things we teach them. Jó is doing well and is having a very hard time taking the step to baptism. She has already felt that the church is true and has no doubts about it, but the deep roots of Catholicism in her Caboverdian family are tough to up-root. But we're praying for her and I know that she will be baptized soon. It is very rewarding to see Eliza Carla bear her testimony every fast and testimony meeting. She has borne it every month even when she was an investigator. She is such a fireball!! Adonis is doing well and has been teaching with us on divisions. I really want that kid to serve a mission. He’s got the age, now we just need to chase all the woman away from him and he'll be set to go. Well transfer calls are today bet we still haven't heard anything. We're pretty excited to hear what is going on. We will just have to be patient as President Uchtdorf taught us. Well it is official; I won’t be going home until the second week in November. I would either stay only a month or leave in the middle of the transfer or just stick out the whole transfer and so I'm going to stick it out. I'm not sure what the exact day is but I can let you know when they tell me, it will probably be like the 8th or something like that. Well I love you all and hope and pray all is well with you. The weather has been great here, (to tell you the truth it's getting to be pretty stinking hot) but take it easy every one.
-Love Elder Lindquist
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