Week of Carnaval--"Satan won't stop, so we can't stop either."

Carnaval Musicians

The following e-mail was received yesterday:

(VERY modest Carnaval costume)

Sorry everyone for the delay! This week was Carnaval here in Brasil--a huge party that lasts for a few days. Everything was closed for about a week...so it´s been hard to do just about anything. Everyone went to the beach, so it´s also been difficult to teach people. I always seem to run into some type of trial. At the moment we have no one to teach. We have been trying to work in both of the wards, but there are no references...and the people that we talk to on the street don´t want everything. Really nothing is working at the moment. But I just have to keep on going. Satan won´t stop, so we can´t stop either. 

I am very thankful for my companion. How it makes a difference to have a great companion. Sure the work is very difficult at the moment, by my comp helps me stay animated and happy, so all is well. It´s been raining a bunch lately--giving us a little break of the sun, but not of the heat...ha. Lately I've been learning a lot about the nature of God--what He is like and who he is. It is something very interesting and something that everyone should try to do. The more we learn about Him, the better we can become--and also trials and life seems a little easier. We can be in a very difficult moment in our lives but still have gratitude for all of our blessings. Hope that all of you are well. 

 Sending my love,
Elder Castagno