Baptism By Fire

Olá todos!


The past week was a good one. I don't have much time to write, so it'll be a bit short. I'll try though. 


Not too much new happened in terms of missionary work. We are still teaching our friends, and they are progressing really well. It's awesome to see them get excited and to see their love for the gospel. They all are planning to be baptized this transfer, which is awesome!


On Thursday, our branch had a big churrasco or barbecue. There was a ton of meat there, and it took a few hours to cook it all, especially since we had old, small grills. We had to jerry rig on some extra parts to fit more meat. Lots of people showed up, including a few families visiting from the states. It was fun to get to know all of them. The churrasco was a success.


Today for pday, we went and walked around Lisbon. We have a few extra elders that came from the islands staying with us, so they can go to the zone conference tomorrow. We went to the carmo convent church museum, which was really cool. Lots of cool old things to see. After, we went to a cool axe throwing place. One of the Elders used to work there, so we got a couple throwing lanes for free. I'm not as good as I thought, but it was super fun. There were a few interactive games to play, like zombies or tic tac toe. So that was super fun. It was also a restaurant too, so they had food. They had this hot wing challenge, and I got to try and do it. You have to eat 12 hot wings within 3 minutes. I thought I'd be able to do it, but I could barely get halfway through. Those were some of the hottest things I have ever eaten. It took a while to recover, but my stomach started burning big time a few hours later. I'm good now, but it was an insane experience. The missionaries said it was like a baptism by fire in a way. Maybe I'll come in a year after my mission and try again. 


That's about it for this week. 


Até logo!


Elder Howard


Pictures 
- A few cool things in the carmo convent
- We also stopped by a basilica, which was super cool
- Axe throwing
- Hot wing challenge
- Jerry-rigged barbecue






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