LAST WEEK!!!!!!

I'm am super excited to be home but also nervous.  Its really a weird feeling that I have right now. It's the moment that all missionaries wait for but in this moment I don't want it to come so fast. I don't want to say goodbye because I know that this one will be my last. I have really loved serving the people here in Brazil. I feel like I'll be leaving behind a family and coming home to another. I really don't know what to expect but I know that it'll all work out.

I don't have any regrets for having served a mission. I know what I came to do has been done.  I hope I can continue to help doing this work and carry on all these things that I have learned here and apply them to the rest of my life.

But ya mom I'll try to write about all these things on the plane ride home, but if not I'll write them down when I get home. Is there anything that you guys want from here? Mom, I haven't found that nativity you wanted of christ but I'll keep looking.  I think I'll ask the president if I can go into one of the big malls here to find it. But ya, I'll call you guys when I get in Atlanta. I still have those calling cards you gave me before I came to the mission!

But last week went well.  I'll tell you all about it when I get home.  We baptized a young man named kleberson. This was a huge blessing for me because it meant I was able to accomplish one of the goals I had for the end of my mission. Baptizing 12 weeks straight!
Love,
Elder Mauter

Familia, 
Sorry, I don't have anytime today.  We had a zone pday and then the assistants lost the numbers that we passed to them yesterday so we had to pass them again but I'm doing great. That's awesome to hear that there will be a bunch of people at the airport. This week we had two more baptisms like you saw in the picture I sent, Rutson and Damiana. They showed up at church last Sunday all by themselves and actually had contact with the missionaries a while back but weren't able to complete their ordinances because they traveled to Damiana's moms house for some months. But this week we were able to teach them and help them be baptized and confirmed as members. They are super cool and already have a strong desire to know more about the church and to know what more they can do. They were especially interested and talking about the temple yesterday in Gospel Principles class. But thats all I have time for this week. Next week we'll be able to talk more!
I gave Elder Reynolds your number mom because his mom wanted it to talk about housing, so I'm sure she'll contact you!
But love you guys until next week
Elder Mauter