24 July 1947 Thursday

We arrived at the Roosevelt station in San Paulo at 10:30. Elders Hilton, bloomquist, too and I took a taxi to the mission home while the other four watched the luggage. Sister Rex met us at the home and directed us to the church where a missionary meeting was being held. The president and every elder in the Brazilian mission was there. They greeted us as brothers and made us feel entirely welcome. each one sugar hands and greeted us. We had surprise them completely. They hadn't known when we were arriving. Elder gold took us to the senator hotel and obtained rooms for us. Then he went after the others. after we were all together again, we went to Chow at the pain sound that prosody say. Immediately after Chow I met my roommates, Elders Thomas and sellers. that afternoon we held a baptism at the sound Paulo Athletic club 7 members were baptized. that night a joint confirmation and 24th celebration was held at the church. It was held in Portuguese, however, as are all meetings where members are present. it seems we had arrived at the beginning of the first mission conference ever held in Brazil.