Dec 10

Hey fam!
I am so sorry to hear about Nolan. I will be praying for him, Joy and Darrell. He must be huge now to be able to ride a bike! They are all growing up way too fast!!!
OK, so question: Did you all write in your journals in English or in your mission language? I pray some of you will answer me since there´s been a famine of sibling emails of late. What is up with y´all? Don´t have time for your favorite redhead?! Joy and Darrell have an excuse, but as for the rest of you…
Anyways, aside from lack of support and love from my siblings whom I love dearly, life is going well. We are waiting to hear the transfer! I am so anxious!!! I know I´m staying here, but I think Sister Bulhões is going to be transferred. I am staying here because I am accompanying for the stake choir here and Pres. Milder promised the conductor I´d be here through the holidays.
I´ll write you a letter, Dad with all my convert´s names. Sorry I don´t really write those anymore. There is a lot of work going on and not enough time to tell about everything! Thanks for the info of marinha´s daughter. I haven´t received their address or the other Pasqualin who lives here. Could you email that to me, Dad? Thanks.
The work continues on. We have a lot more to do esp. with it being Christmas. What all is everyone doing for Christmas? Who´s going where?
Anyways, I love you all lots. Thanks for being such a wonderful family.
Spencer—what do you want to do for the Christmas call? I´d love to hear your voice if Mom and Dad could do a conference call, but what do you think? My call can only be 40 minutes (as outlined in the Missionary Manual). Mom and Dad – what do you think?
Love, Sister Ellis
P.S. We visited a recent convert whose daughter died this week. She was engaged and the fiance was in coma crying out for her in the hospital, but she died on impact (it was a car accident). We sang a lot of hymns and it really brought the spirit. Lots of family came from SP and Brasilia to support her and we got all their addresses to send the missionaries to their houses!! Yea!! The Lord works in mysterious ways. Funny note: her nephew that we´re teaching has a crush on me and always asks questions about missionaries dating and getting married, etc. HAHAHA! We have to find him a girlfriend in the church PRONTO!! 
P.P.S. IMPORTANT NOTE!!
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