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1. Miguel Silva

• Hewasbornin1933inSãoPaulo.

• Heisasecond-generationLatter-daySaint.Hisparentswerebaptizedin1927,makingthemtwooftheearliestChurchmembersinBrazil.

• HehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch,servingasabranchpresident,thefirstpresidentofthefirstlocalstake,andapatriarch.

• Hehasasharpmindandisingreathealth.

• Hesayshehasalwaysbeentoobusytokeepajournalorotherrecords.


2. Davi Santos

• Hewasbornin1927inRiodeJaneiro.

• Hewasbaptizedin1936inNovoHamburgoandisamongthefirstgenerationofLatter-daySaintsinBrazil.

• HehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.

• HewasoneofthefirstnativeBrazilianstoserveafull-timemission.

• HetranslatedforPresidentSpencerW.KimballwhentheprophetvisitedBrazilinthe1970s.

• HeworkedasatranslatorfortheChurch.

• HeservedinthefirstSãoPauloTemplepresidency.

• Hehasalwayskeptgreatpersonalrecords(hisjournal)fromthetimehewasbaptizedandhaswrittenanautobiography.


3. Gabriel Souza

• Hewasbornin1940inManausandmovedtotheMormonenclaveinJoinvillewithhisparentsin1943.Hewasbaptizedtherein1948.

• Becauseofpersecution,heandhisfamilylefttheChurchin1949.

• Hesmokesanddrinksalcoholregularly.

• HesaysheisaMormonwhenthemissionariescometohisdoorbutgoestothePentecostalchurcheveryotherSundaywithhiswife.

• Hehashisfamily’sphotoalbumandafewbooksfrom“thegoodolddays”inJoinville.


4. Arthur Costa

• Hewasbornin1946inPicada.

• HasGermanancestry—anditshowsinhisappearance.

• Hewasbaptizedwhenhewas30yearsoldin1976.

• HewasoneofthefirstmeninBraziltoserveinatemplepresidency.

• Hehadastrokelastyearandcanhardlytalk.


5. Lucas Carvahlo

• HewasborninSalvadorin1950toparentswhowerebaptizedin1948.

• In1968,hewasdraftedintotheBrazilianarmyandbeganacareerasaprofessionalsoldier.Hebecameanofficerandrosequicklythroughtherankstobecomethehighest-rankingLatter-daySaintinBrazil.

• HehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.Hemarriedinthetemplebuthashadnoleadershipcallingsbecausehemovedaroundsomuchduetohismilitarycareer.

• Afterretiringin2005,heandhiswifewerethefirstBrazilianstoserveinBrazil’sbishops’storehouseandemploymentresourcecenter.


6. Matheus Martins

• HewasborninBeloHorizonte in1960andwasraisedasanatheistbycommunist-leaningparents.

• Hewasactiveinantigovernmentpoliticalactivitiesinthelate1970sandwasimprisonedasaresult.

• Whileinprison,hemetanLDSinmatewhotaughthimthegospelandgavehimacopyoftheBookofMormon.Heexperiencedamiraculousconversionbasedonwhatheread.

• Afterbeingreleasedfromprisonandcompletinghisprobation,hewasbaptized,andayearlaterhewascalledtoserveamissiontoRussia,makinghimthefirstBraziliantoserveinthatcountry.

• Sincecompletinghismission,hehasservedfaithfullyinmanycallings,includingasabishopandamemberofthehighcouncil.


7. Pedro Rocha

• Hewasbornin1970inBelémtoaverypoorfamily.HisfamilyjoinedtheChurchin1984.

• Hefulfilledanhonorablemissionin1989butafterwardreturnedtoabjectpoverty.

• InMarch2001,GordonB.HinckleyannouncedthePerpetualEducationFund.PedrowasthefirstpersoninBraziltoapplyforaPerpetualEducationFundloan.

• Helearnedtobeabrickmason,paidbackhisPerpetualEducationFundloan,andwasanapprenticetothebestmasoninBelém.Pedrotaughthimthegospelandbaptizedhimandhisfamily.

• Pedrofinallybeganhisownbusinessandbecameverywealthybecauseofhisgoodworkethic,honesty,andPerpetualEducationFundtraining.


8. Guilherme Alves

• Hewasbornin1990inNataltoLDSparents.

• Heisasixth-generationMormon;hisancestorsjoinedtheChurchinGermanyandcametoBrazilin1913.

• Hehascollectedfamilystorieshiswholelifeandcompiledtheseintoseveralvolumes;however,hehasnevertoldhisownstoryorwhatitmeanstohimtodescendfromsomeofthefirstLatter-daySaintsinBrazil.

• Duetoatrafficaccident,Guilhermeisnowparalyzedandcannotwriteortype.


9. Gustavo Pereira

• GustavowasborninNovaIguaçuin1985toaverypoorfamily.

• HisfamilyjoinedtheChurchin1996.

• Gustavowasveryactivefollowinghisfamily’sconversion.

• HeservedamissioninBrazilandwassupportedbyhisstake.

• HereturnedandusedthePerpetualEducationFundtobecomeawelder.

• Heismarriedandhasafamilyandservesastheeldersquorumpresidentinhisward.


10. Rafael Alves

• Hewasbornin1994inCampinastoanactiveLDSfamily.

• In2006,hegotmixedupingangactivityandwassenttojuveniledetention.

• Hewasreleasedfromjuveniledetentionin2009asahardenedcriminalwithnointerestintheChurch.Nowadrugdealer,hehastattoosandproblemswiththeWordofWisdom.

• HisfamilyhopesthatinvolvementinChurchhistorywillhelprescueRafael.TheyareputtingalotofpressureontheChurchhistoryareaadvisertorecordaninterviewwithhim.


11. Júlia Goncalves

• Shewasbornin1927inHamburgVelho.

• HerfamilyhostedthefirstmissionariestoserveinthestateofRioGrandedoSulin1928.

• Herfamilywasconvertedshortlyafterthemissionariesarrived,andshehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.

• Herfamilyrecordsweredestroyedinatragichousefirein2007.

• Shelivesinaconvalescenthomeandisinawheelchair,buthermindissoundandsheisarticulate.


12. Sophia Castro

• ShewasborninSãoJosédosCamposin1935.Shebecameanorphanatage4andwasplacedinaCatholicorphanageuntilage18.

• Atage18,shebecameanunandwasassignedtoaremoteoutpostintheAmazonjungle,wheresheworkedwithindigenouspeopleforthenext50years.

• In2003,sheleftthejungleandreturnedtoRiodeJaneiro,whereshehadacrisisoffaithandlefttheCatholicchurch.

• In2009,shewastaughtbytwosistermissionariesandwasbaptizedafteronlythreeweeks.

• ShereadPresidentHenryB.Eyring’stalktitled“ORemember,Remember”andwasinspiredtowriteherlife’sstory,whichincludedherconversionexperience.


13. Isabella Costa

• Shewasbornin1948toafamilythathasAfricanancestry.

• Shewasbaptizedwithherhusbandin1976,twoyearsbeforetherevelationonthepriesthood.

• IsabellahasalwaysbeenactiveandwasthefirstAfrican-BrazilianReliefSocietypresidentinthePortoAlegre22ndWard.

• Sheishealthyandhasagoodmindandmemory.

• Shehasneverkeptrecordsinherlife,otherthanaphotofromthedayshewasbaptized.


14. Maria Eduarda

• ShewasborninRecifein1953.

• Herfamilywasbaptizedin1963.

• SheservedasoneofthefirstBraziliansistermissionariesfrom1974to1975andhelpedtoopenPortugaltomissionarywork.

• Shemarriedin1977andhad7children.

• ShehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.

• In2007,herhusbandwascalledtoserveasamissionpresidentinPortugal.

• Shesaysshehasalwaysbeentoobusytokeeppersonalrecords.


15. Manuela Martins

• ShewasborninBrasiliaon22April1960,thedayBrasiliawasofficiallymadethenation’scapital.

• HerfatherwasthefirstbranchpresidentinBrasilia,havingbeenconvertedtotheChurchin1954.

• Hermotherwastheministerofcultureandeducationinthenationalgovernmentfrom1962to1968.

• Shemarriedin1981andhasservedfaithfullyinYoungWomen,Primary,andReliefSociety.

• In2013,shewasdiagnosedwithincurablecancerandwasgivensixmonthstolive.


16. Giovanna Fernandes

• ShewasborninCuritibain1972intoafamilywithAfricanheritageandlivingindirepoverty.

• HerfamilyjoinedtheChurchin1978.

• Giovannaisbrilliant.HerteachernoticedherintelligenceandhelpedhergetascholarshipataprestigiousuniversityinBrazil.

• SheearnedherPhDin1999,butbecauseofschoolandlifestylechoices,shehasstrayedfromtheChurchandisembarrassedtomentionhermembership,thinkingitisaliabilitytohercareer.

• HerfamilyisheartbrokenandhopesthattheChurchhistoryworkerscanhelprescuetheirdaughter.


17. Alice Gomes

• Alicewasbornin1971intoanactiveLDSfamilylivinginPortoAlegre.

• Sheisverybeautifulandhasenteredandwonbeautypageants.

• In1988,shewascrownedMissBrazil,makinghertheonlyLDSwomantoeverachievethatstatus.

• Shebecameanadvocateforenvironmentalissuesandtraditionalfamilyvalues,focusingoncompletechastitybeforemarriage.

• ShebecamethetargetofscornintheBrazilianmediaforher“old-fashioned”ideas,butsheneverrelented.

• Shemarriedinthetempleandraisedalargefamily.


18. Laura Lima

• Shewasbornin1987inSãoLuís.

• SheandherfamilywereactiveinthePentecostalfaith.

• ShejoinedtheChurchatage17in2004andwasostracizedbyherfamily,soshehadtolivewithmembersoftheChurchacrosstown.

• Sheservedamission,whereshefoundandtaughtSophiaCastro,aformernunwholivedinthejunglefor50years.

• Afterhermission,sheusedthePerpetualEducationFundtobecomeanurseandsuccessfullypaidbackherloan.

• ShemarriedinthetempleandisactiveintheChurch.


19. Luiza Pinto

• Shewasbornin1990inSãoJoãodeMeriti.

• Sheisafourth-generationLatter-daySaintandhasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.

• ShegraduatedfromcollegebeforebeingcalledtoserveasthefirstsistermissionaryinAngola,justafterthecountryopenedupformissionarywork.

• Hermissionaryjournalwasstolenonherflighthome,butshestillhassomephotographsofhermissioninhercamera.


20. Beatriz Barbosa

• Shewasbornin1994inRibeirãoPretointoanactiveLDSfamily.

• SheattendedPrimary,YoungWomen,andseminaryandhasbeenactiveintheChurchforherwholelife.

• ShewasthefirstyoungwomaninherstaketoapplytobeamissionaryafterPresidentMonsonannouncedtheloweredmissionaryage.

• ShewascalledtoserveinMozambique.

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