1. Miguel Silva · 1. Miguel Silva • He was born in 1933 in São Paulo. • He is a...
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1. Miguel Silva
• Hewasbornin1933inSãoPaulo.
• Heisasecond-generationLatter-daySaint.Hisparentswerebaptizedin1927,makingthemtwooftheearliestChurchmembersinBrazil.
• HehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch,servingasabranchpresident,thefirstpresidentofthefirstlocalstake,andapatriarch.
• Hehasasharpmindandisingreathealth.
• Hesayshehasalwaysbeentoobusytokeepajournalorotherrecords.
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2. Davi Santos
• Hewasbornin1927inRiodeJaneiro.
• Hewasbaptizedin1936inNovoHamburgoandisamongthefirstgenerationofLatter-daySaintsinBrazil.
• HehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.
• HewasoneofthefirstnativeBrazilianstoserveafull-timemission.
• HetranslatedforPresidentSpencerW.KimballwhentheprophetvisitedBrazilinthe1970s.
• HeworkedasatranslatorfortheChurch.
• HeservedinthefirstSãoPauloTemplepresidency.
• Hehasalwayskeptgreatpersonalrecords(hisjournal)fromthetimehewasbaptizedandhaswrittenanautobiography.
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3. Gabriel Souza
• Hewasbornin1940inManausandmovedtotheMormonenclaveinJoinvillewithhisparentsin1943.Hewasbaptizedtherein1948.
• Becauseofpersecution,heandhisfamilylefttheChurchin1949.
• Hesmokesanddrinksalcoholregularly.
• HesaysheisaMormonwhenthemissionariescometohisdoorbutgoestothePentecostalchurcheveryotherSundaywithhiswife.
• Hehashisfamily’sphotoalbumandafewbooksfrom“thegoodolddays”inJoinville.
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4. Arthur Costa
• Hewasbornin1946inPicada.
• HasGermanancestry—anditshowsinhisappearance.
• Hewasbaptizedwhenhewas30yearsoldin1976.
• HewasoneofthefirstmeninBraziltoserveinatemplepresidency.
• Hehadastrokelastyearandcanhardlytalk.
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5. Lucas Carvahlo
• HewasborninSalvadorin1950toparentswhowerebaptizedin1948.
• In1968,hewasdraftedintotheBrazilianarmyandbeganacareerasaprofessionalsoldier.Hebecameanofficerandrosequicklythroughtherankstobecomethehighest-rankingLatter-daySaintinBrazil.
• HehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.Hemarriedinthetemplebuthashadnoleadershipcallingsbecausehemovedaroundsomuchduetohismilitarycareer.
• Afterretiringin2005,heandhiswifewerethefirstBrazilianstoserveinBrazil’sbishops’storehouseandemploymentresourcecenter.
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6. Matheus Martins
• HewasborninBeloHorizonte in1960andwasraisedasanatheistbycommunist-leaningparents.
• Hewasactiveinantigovernmentpoliticalactivitiesinthelate1970sandwasimprisonedasaresult.
• Whileinprison,hemetanLDSinmatewhotaughthimthegospelandgavehimacopyoftheBookofMormon.Heexperiencedamiraculousconversionbasedonwhatheread.
• Afterbeingreleasedfromprisonandcompletinghisprobation,hewasbaptized,andayearlaterhewascalledtoserveamissiontoRussia,makinghimthefirstBraziliantoserveinthatcountry.
• Sincecompletinghismission,hehasservedfaithfullyinmanycallings,includingasabishopandamemberofthehighcouncil.
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7. Pedro Rocha
• Hewasbornin1970inBelémtoaverypoorfamily.HisfamilyjoinedtheChurchin1984.
• Hefulfilledanhonorablemissionin1989butafterwardreturnedtoabjectpoverty.
• InMarch2001,GordonB.HinckleyannouncedthePerpetualEducationFund.PedrowasthefirstpersoninBraziltoapplyforaPerpetualEducationFundloan.
• Helearnedtobeabrickmason,paidbackhisPerpetualEducationFundloan,andwasanapprenticetothebestmasoninBelém.Pedrotaughthimthegospelandbaptizedhimandhisfamily.
• Pedrofinallybeganhisownbusinessandbecameverywealthybecauseofhisgoodworkethic,honesty,andPerpetualEducationFundtraining.
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8. Guilherme Alves
• Hewasbornin1990inNataltoLDSparents.
• Heisasixth-generationMormon;hisancestorsjoinedtheChurchinGermanyandcametoBrazilin1913.
• Hehascollectedfamilystorieshiswholelifeandcompiledtheseintoseveralvolumes;however,hehasnevertoldhisownstoryorwhatitmeanstohimtodescendfromsomeofthefirstLatter-daySaintsinBrazil.
• Duetoatrafficaccident,Guilhermeisnowparalyzedandcannotwriteortype.
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9. Gustavo Pereira
• GustavowasborninNovaIguaçuin1985toaverypoorfamily.
• HisfamilyjoinedtheChurchin1996.
• Gustavowasveryactivefollowinghisfamily’sconversion.
• HeservedamissioninBrazilandwassupportedbyhisstake.
• HereturnedandusedthePerpetualEducationFundtobecomeawelder.
• Heismarriedandhasafamilyandservesastheeldersquorumpresidentinhisward.
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10. Rafael Alves
• Hewasbornin1994inCampinastoanactiveLDSfamily.
• In2006,hegotmixedupingangactivityandwassenttojuveniledetention.
• Hewasreleasedfromjuveniledetentionin2009asahardenedcriminalwithnointerestintheChurch.Nowadrugdealer,hehastattoosandproblemswiththeWordofWisdom.
• HisfamilyhopesthatinvolvementinChurchhistorywillhelprescueRafael.TheyareputtingalotofpressureontheChurchhistoryareaadvisertorecordaninterviewwithhim.
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11. Júlia Goncalves
• Shewasbornin1927inHamburgVelho.
• HerfamilyhostedthefirstmissionariestoserveinthestateofRioGrandedoSulin1928.
• Herfamilywasconvertedshortlyafterthemissionariesarrived,andshehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.
• Herfamilyrecordsweredestroyedinatragichousefirein2007.
• Shelivesinaconvalescenthomeandisinawheelchair,buthermindissoundandsheisarticulate.
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12. Sophia Castro
• ShewasborninSãoJosédosCamposin1935.Shebecameanorphanatage4andwasplacedinaCatholicorphanageuntilage18.
• Atage18,shebecameanunandwasassignedtoaremoteoutpostintheAmazonjungle,wheresheworkedwithindigenouspeopleforthenext50years.
• In2003,sheleftthejungleandreturnedtoRiodeJaneiro,whereshehadacrisisoffaithandlefttheCatholicchurch.
• In2009,shewastaughtbytwosistermissionariesandwasbaptizedafteronlythreeweeks.
• ShereadPresidentHenryB.Eyring’stalktitled“ORemember,Remember”andwasinspiredtowriteherlife’sstory,whichincludedherconversionexperience.
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13. Isabella Costa
• Shewasbornin1948toafamilythathasAfricanancestry.
• Shewasbaptizedwithherhusbandin1976,twoyearsbeforetherevelationonthepriesthood.
• IsabellahasalwaysbeenactiveandwasthefirstAfrican-BrazilianReliefSocietypresidentinthePortoAlegre22ndWard.
• Sheishealthyandhasagoodmindandmemory.
• Shehasneverkeptrecordsinherlife,otherthanaphotofromthedayshewasbaptized.
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14. Maria Eduarda
• ShewasborninRecifein1953.
• Herfamilywasbaptizedin1963.
• SheservedasoneofthefirstBraziliansistermissionariesfrom1974to1975andhelpedtoopenPortugaltomissionarywork.
• Shemarriedin1977andhad7children.
• ShehasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.
• In2007,herhusbandwascalledtoserveasamissionpresidentinPortugal.
• Shesaysshehasalwaysbeentoobusytokeeppersonalrecords.
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15. Manuela Martins
• ShewasborninBrasiliaon22April1960,thedayBrasiliawasofficiallymadethenation’scapital.
• HerfatherwasthefirstbranchpresidentinBrasilia,havingbeenconvertedtotheChurchin1954.
• Hermotherwastheministerofcultureandeducationinthenationalgovernmentfrom1962to1968.
• Shemarriedin1981andhasservedfaithfullyinYoungWomen,Primary,andReliefSociety.
• In2013,shewasdiagnosedwithincurablecancerandwasgivensixmonthstolive.
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16. Giovanna Fernandes
• ShewasborninCuritibain1972intoafamilywithAfricanheritageandlivingindirepoverty.
• HerfamilyjoinedtheChurchin1978.
• Giovannaisbrilliant.HerteachernoticedherintelligenceandhelpedhergetascholarshipataprestigiousuniversityinBrazil.
• SheearnedherPhDin1999,butbecauseofschoolandlifestylechoices,shehasstrayedfromtheChurchandisembarrassedtomentionhermembership,thinkingitisaliabilitytohercareer.
• HerfamilyisheartbrokenandhopesthattheChurchhistoryworkerscanhelprescuetheirdaughter.
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17. Alice Gomes
• Alicewasbornin1971intoanactiveLDSfamilylivinginPortoAlegre.
• Sheisverybeautifulandhasenteredandwonbeautypageants.
• In1988,shewascrownedMissBrazil,makinghertheonlyLDSwomantoeverachievethatstatus.
• Shebecameanadvocateforenvironmentalissuesandtraditionalfamilyvalues,focusingoncompletechastitybeforemarriage.
• ShebecamethetargetofscornintheBrazilianmediaforher“old-fashioned”ideas,butsheneverrelented.
• Shemarriedinthetempleandraisedalargefamily.
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18. Laura Lima
• Shewasbornin1987inSãoLuís.
• SheandherfamilywereactiveinthePentecostalfaith.
• ShejoinedtheChurchatage17in2004andwasostracizedbyherfamily,soshehadtolivewithmembersoftheChurchacrosstown.
• Sheservedamission,whereshefoundandtaughtSophiaCastro,aformernunwholivedinthejunglefor50years.
• Afterhermission,sheusedthePerpetualEducationFundtobecomeanurseandsuccessfullypaidbackherloan.
• ShemarriedinthetempleandisactiveintheChurch.
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19. Luiza Pinto
• Shewasbornin1990inSãoJoãodeMeriti.
• Sheisafourth-generationLatter-daySaintandhasalwaysbeenactiveintheChurch.
• ShegraduatedfromcollegebeforebeingcalledtoserveasthefirstsistermissionaryinAngola,justafterthecountryopenedupformissionarywork.
• Hermissionaryjournalwasstolenonherflighthome,butshestillhassomephotographsofhermissioninhercamera.
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20. Beatriz Barbosa
• Shewasbornin1994inRibeirãoPretointoanactiveLDSfamily.
• SheattendedPrimary,YoungWomen,andseminaryandhasbeenactiveintheChurchforherwholelife.
• ShewasthefirstyoungwomaninherstaketoapplytobeamissionaryafterPresidentMonsonannouncedtheloweredmissionaryage.
• ShewascalledtoserveinMozambique.