HOLY SCHNIKES!!!! I've never seen anything like that, and I'm almost
scared that I'll be seeing the same thing happen again tomorrow and
next week and probably more times still. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE SO
CRAZY ABOUT SOCCER. It's ridiculous. I have a few pictures, and I'll
send more next week. Thursday, we went to lunch, adn the member was
having this HUGE barbecue, and I felt SO at home. It was absolutely
wonderful and I left just completely stuffed, almost bursting at the
seams. We tried working a little bit, but to no avail as everyone was
busy glued to the pre-game stuff on tv shooting fireworks and making
noise. Anyways, one hour before the game, we went home like we were
told to. It was like quarantine. We stayed inside for the rest of the
day. The people here have painted the majority of the streets here, as
well as hung up tons of little flags and done a whole bunch of other
things to decorate. We were inside, and I started to write a few
things down with all this noise. Suddenly, everything stopped and went
silent. It was super strange, but I understood afterwards when this
crazy sound started. Literally the ENTIRE COUNTRY was screaming
together at the SAME EXACT TIME. Brazil had made a goal and everyone
had gone crazy. We went to look out the window, and there were tons of
fireworks shooting off from all around the city. Looked like the 4th
of July. Seriously. People were honking horns and screaming and it was
CRAZY! But, kinda cool to see their culture here. Anyways, they kept
going for about 3 hours, and then it finally started to get normal
again. It was a cool experience, but I've never seen anyone get so
excited for any kind of sport. Literally every single person was
wearing a Brazil shirt.
Anyways, I'm doing well and helping loads of people. There are so many
people here who are proving God's words and reading the Book of Mormon
and praying to know of its truth. Super cool! We're trying to get them
to come to church this week so they can understand that this church
really was made by Jesus Christ Himself, and not by any man. It's
going well! I love you all and wish y'all a great week! Have fun and
keep safe!!
Elder Ashford
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