Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that you guys have had a great week!! I know that it is gonna get even 
better on Thursday when you sit down to the thanksgiving feast!!
 I dont think that i will get the package that you sent cause
i'm still clear out in the boonies here and the package will
probably have to wait for me in the mission office. its all good
though cause my comp cooks really good and will whip 
something up.
this year ought to be fun at Nathan and Linae's house. its 
always fun to get together with the fam.
 its strange to think that it is winter 
time back home. its just so dang hot here!! i like it though
and were able to talk to alot of people each day
about the true gospel of Jesus Cristo because a 
lot of people stay out side in this heat.
i did a lot of traveling this week to 
do divisions with the whole zone.
the other areas are quite a ways away so i 
had to catch a lot of buses and meet up with
different Elders each day. it was 
fun and its nice to get to know new places
and people for a couple of days. i 
got home from a little city called Irati
yesterday. in this town there is a 200 
foot statue of mother Mary on the mountain
that faces the city. the Catholics 
are really strong there but the people are
really resceptive to our message 
surprisingly. the outside of the city is
really pretty and it reminded me a lot 
of home.
our branch got robbed last night also... they didn't take
a whole lot but it still makes ya pretty mad. they
just made a big mess and tore up some 
walls trying to get into the main room with the
computer and what not. luckily 
its that really re-enforced door that isn't easy to
break into. We will probably 
do some service work now to get 'er all back in shape.
our chapel is a little rented building so they didnt get
to do too much damage.
 im glad to hear that 
everyone is doing good and that things are going along 
smoothly.
tell everyone that i said hi at the thanksgiving party and that i will 
be there next year to join the fun!!!
i love you guys!
have a great week!!!!
ELDER COATS

Farmer Tan...

Hi Fam,
The beloved snow has finally arrived for you guys back home!! what a 
blessing!!!!! i got home yesterday with the sickest farmers
 tan on my neck and 
arms that i have ever experienced in my life!!!
the sun yesterday was the type 
of sun that gets right to the point and burns.
i like it though but i do miss 
the snow. for some reason the
brazilian people are a lot more of a joyful, happy 
people when its hotter than all holiness. they
accept us really well this time 
of year and with christmas arriving they
 like to hear about Jesus and what he 
did for us. we had an awesome week and
 found some really great families that are 
just asking for baptism!! its really cool to find
a family that has interest in 
the true teachings of the gospel. we are
now  gonna start all the teaching and 
help them to get to the waters of baptism.
now the fun part starts!!!
ty probably wont be able to hit the slopes
this year to hard but no worries next 
year will be better for him anyways, with
me out in front and him eating dust....
thats cool that jud and chelsea are still going
strong and that the job 
is going well for him. it would be pretty
sweet if he could maybe hook me up 
with a job when i first get home...
 im way excited to see the pictures of Ariens 
new house. you guys told me that it was an
older home but by the time that they 
finish with it, it will be brand new!!!
with what you have been telling me about 
the house, now all that it is lacking is a swimming pool!!
dont give any ideas to justin...
thanks for sending the package mom.
im sure that it will get here 
in a few weeks. i sent out a little package
for the fam today. you guys can 
decide if you want to wait till christmas
to open it or when you get it. you 
guys will be excited to see what it is...
i really dont need a whole lot of things and the
socks, legend. just about every american
missionary here has these socks cause the 
really hold out strong. there is a brazilian elder
here that asked me if i could 
get him a pair of pajama pants.
 the really thick ones. theyre not sold here in 
hardly any part of brazil. he said if possible
 a checkered pattern would be 
cool. i wont be needing cold clothing
now until i get home. i just have one more 
season of hot weather and thats it. time is
flying by!!!!!
next thanksgiving instead of rice and beans,
turkey and mashed potatoes!!
i love you guys, have a good week and enjoy the snow
for me this year!!
só alegria
Elder Coats

Ta doido' e'

hey fam
hope all is well and that you guys had a good week!
another transfer is now underway! im happy to
know that the weather is staying good back home. i miss
fall weather in good ol Idaho. having good weather
means that mom is still at it
with the barbeque. that is something that
keeps the family happy. i hope that
everyone still finds a little time to
go to the house and hang out for a little while.
it seems strange to think that it is just
ty that is living at home now.
when i was home we had a house
load every night with the whole fam, friends and
those months that krissy and the kids lived with
us.that was so fun!!! good times.
i didnt know that story about tys baptism.
its cool to hear stories about
things like that. i remember that he said
that the agua was really cold but i
didnt remember that he had to get back in
the clothes to do the ordinance again
after they had already changed. im so glad to hear
that ty has been going to sacrament meeting with you
mom!! ty, if you really pay attention and try to
learn, you will see the difference that it will make
in your week. keep going strong.
i received a new comp today. he is an older guy
from são paulo and ready to work. he has been
working in the mission office for
the past 8 months so he is ready to get out from
behind the computer. its gonna be a good transfer.
the next few months are gonna go by fast!!
i really liked the elder that i was with this last
transfer and we were able to have a lot of fun and work
hard at the same time. he went home today. his mom
came out and got him.
mom, are you able to do all the lifting now at the store
without problems from the surgery. the holiday season is
gonna be a good one.
is jud still enjoying the tractor work? hows ariens class
doing? tell dad that i send him a kiss on his bald head!!!
i love you guys and i miss you all!!
have a great week!!!!
um abraço bem forte
Elder Coats

November is Here

Dear Family,

So this week i had to buy a watermelon and carve a jack-o-lantern out of it to 

get a little bit of the halloween spirit in our place. the watermelon here is 

in season and really cheap and tasty!!! i miss good ol fall weather and the 

beauty that it brings with it. lots of good fruits are once again in season and 

its getting good and hot!! i like the heat though because the brazilian people 

are a lot happier when its nice and hot. kinda funny but when it is cold they 

are a lot more of a closed people and dont accept us as easy... 

so tyler d is home now also. craziness!!! seems like yesterday i was 

at his house telling him good bye. lots getting home and going out. for 

halloween ty and core dressed up like waynes world? i bet everyone got a

kick out of that!!  hows tys ankles doing? i knew that the 

second that he got the casts off he would be ready to take everything on.

he isnt one to just do nothing with life. we had a great week! 

every week seems to go by really quick lately. with this new calling,

i got a few more responsibilities that keep me going fast all the time.

are kris and the kids enjoying the new home still? its good cause

kameryn isnt to far away from the school to go to basket ball every

 morning at 5am. those were the good ol 

days. tell her i said good luck with the basket ball season!!

 the baptismal font has been out of gas for a little while

now but its all good cause no one 

complains about getting into the cold water to cool

down a little bit. we have a baptism marked for this week

 end with a family that we have been working with 

for a while. one of the sisters in the family has quit smoking

and is now ready for baptism. we would like to have them

 all baptized on the same day but some 

times it doesnt work like that. 2 in the family have already been

baptized and now 3 more are getting there!! the work is

going well!!!

i love you guys!!!!!!

i miss you!!!! Have a GREAT week!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Coats