CORN NIGHT!!!

127738, 76.64 km. By far the best part of the week was a corn night we had during the week. I have never before seen so many corn-based foods. There were at least 10 different corny foods. There were two tables overflowing with corn. There were about 12 people there and we only ate about half the food. It was nuts (actually, it was corn...). Another thing that happened: We had ward conference yesterday and a new bishop was called. He was actually part of a different ward, so we don't know him but he seems like a cool guy. Also, we sang the prelude to the conference (us being the missionaries). We did alright but I was super nervous. Also, I broke a record this past week. One day, nothing was going right, all our appointments were falling through, so, I walked a total of 20 km in one day. I was really tired the next day... Also, we met a woman that really isn't a woman. So that was really weird (and to be honest a little scary). But, overall, this was a pretty good week. It's crazy to think that my mission is almost over. The life I've been living for the past two years is about to end. It's an odd thought. Also, hope you enjoy the pictures. It was in a pizza place we went to last week. It was a lot of fun.

Love you all!

-Elder Michael Carlson

[Michael included a bit more information as answers to questions we asked him]

[Is it still raining a lot? You haven't sunk into the mud yet, have you?]

It's stopped raining so much. There's still some showers but it's not too bad. There were a couple times I got pretty close to sinking (there's some very large dirt roads in our area) but fortunately, my shoes also happen to act as boats (they're good shoes).

[Did you have any investigators or less-actives come to church yesterday?]

We did have a less active/recent convert come. She really hasn't come for the past month or so because stuff keeps coming up and getting in her way. No one else came because it was raining really hard when it was time to go to church.

[Is there anything on your 'Brazil bucket list' that you're going to try before you leave?]

Not really. there is one food that I wanted to try, not eat, but at least try. It's called "buchada" (boo-shah-dah) It's made out of goat intestine.