Brother Edmilson and Brian In Ilhéus.

Brian, Alexsandro, and Elder Preece in Ilhéus on the day of Alexsandro's baptism.

Brian with jaca, a native fruit.

Brian and a banana tree in Ilhéus.

Brian, with the city of Ilhéus in the background.

It's a pretty steep climb up the hill!

Brian is determined to spiritually "conquer" the city of Ilhéus.

Brian in his missionary residence with his missionary tan.

Brian conducting a street display at the cemetery on the "Dia dos mortos."

Brian and a missionary companion.

Brian is eating a cacao fruit - the fruit from which cocoa is made.

The world's ugliest dog.

There are more strange-looking dogs in Brazil than you may have ever seen before.

Brian and his district in their missionary residence in Ilhéus.

The ward mission leader (in the orange shirt behind Brian) was frying up some pasteis.

In Brian's missionary residence. This was his bedroom.

His landlord, Vitorio, is on the left and Brother Bruno is on the right. Bruno bought some Italian suits from Vitorio.

Brian in the hammock in their missionary residence in Ilhéus.

He's drinking coconut milk. This is a typical p-day in Bahia.

Brian and some of his fellow missionaries.

This statue of Christ is a well-known landmark in Praia do Cristo (Christ's Beach) in Ilhéus.

Brian and the Christ statue.

Brian in front of the Pentecostal Church in Ilhéus.

Other missionaries in Brian's zone signing his "Title of Liberty" shirt.

This is at the Vilela Branch meetinghouse in the city of Ilhéus.

Brian, Marcelo, and Elder Preece in front of the Ilhéus Ward on the day of Marcelo's baptism.

Brian, Ticiana, Alda, Joselito, and Bishop Daví, on the day of Ticiana's baptism.