Day 452

Hello my friends my family and maybe my dog, if she has learned how to read! My name is Elder Rich and this is my 452nd day in the mission field in the Brazil Natal Mission. Today I wanted to relate a story to you about days 438-452. Day 445, last Saturday, was an amazing day! I got to talk to my family and to touch a shark all in the same day, which was pretty sweet! I think my mom sent photos last week of our adventures in the aquarium. Our experiences of the week were mostly related to getting work done in the office, here with my new companion, Elder Ferreira. We have been working super hard because this week, day 448, we had transfers, so everything was super busy running from one place to another. It looks like I have another 42 days ahead of me in the office, which is going to be AWESOME! I'm finishing up the last of the visas for the missionaries here in our mission...which I have been working on since day 321! It’s going to be a giant relief when i finally finish all the visas for the missionaries because last year the laws changed as far as the visas go, so I had to redo a lot of the visas for pretty much all of the foreign missionaries in our mission. I’m working super hard and doing a lot of the same stuff day in and day out...that’s why i don’t have a lot to say in a lot of these emails. I do a lot of desk work, but I am liking it a lot! It reminds me of The Office! Working in the office carries a lot of responsibility, not going to lie, and it’s a WHOLE LOT of pressure to take care of everyone in the mission. Our mission has about 150 missionaries and we have 2 secretaries taking care of everyone’s needs. It’s great having all of this responsibility because I am learning a lot about how to get things done on a larger scale. I am so grateful for the opportunities that I have every week to grow into the man that I need to be and who God wants me to be. I love you all and miss you tons and tons!!

Elder Rich, day 452, 17:58 BRT