Flooded House and St Patrick's Day

88922 steps or 53.35 km. So, to explain the title, St. Patty's day Elder Hubbard and I wore green ties (no one else did but I didn't see any other Americans that day). On Saturday, we never have water (water rationing), so we use the washing machine to store water and use the drain tube to get it out. Then, this morning another Elder we live with started washing his clothes and then left with his companion. Only, he hadn't put the tube back where it should have been. So, when the water started draining, it just drained on the floor. So Elder Hubbard and I had to clean up the all the water. It's just that we have no floor drains in our house, so we had to push all that water across the house and down the stairs. It was a lot of work. Fortunately we were there and were able to take care of it quickly. Also, I forgot to mention this in my last letter but there was a young man who was baptized last week and was confirmed yesterday. His name is Gabriel. He was able to drop coffee, which was quite a challenge for him, but now, he no longer has the desire to drink it. Also, we have an investigator named Geraldo. We've been working with him for a while. He's been able to drop coffee and alcohol with our help, which was a big change in his life. But he's not sure if he wants to be baptized. He has very strong Catholic family pressures to not be baptized. But, we're still working with him. Overall, it's been a good week.

Love you all!

-Elder Michael Carlson

[We received a couple of pictures of Michael with his companion from his companion's mom]