Choosing People o Inview Bckground Insrucions Ask he sudens o imgine h hey re compleing n orl hisory projec focused on pioneing membs of he Church in Brzil. They hve chosen 20 orl hisory cndides nd hve obined informion bou ech hrough phone nd emil convsions nd hrough quesionnire Invie sudens o form smll groups nd hen spred ou ll 20 dossis on ble. Ech group should red he informion on ech dossi nd choose six individuls whom hey hink re he bes cndides for n orl hisory inview. Explin h i is imporn o prioriize cndides becuse ofen he re more good cndides hn you hve he ime or money o inview. Remind groups o sk he following quesions bou ech cndide s hey mke heir decisions: Is he cndide pioneing memb of he Church? Is he cndide in good enough helh o give n inview? Will he cndide likely conribue unique nd significn expiences nd informion? Hs he cndide lredy recorded hisory in some form? This civiy cn be compleed wih ll 20 dossis or wih few, depending on your ime consrin Review he dossis nd shre feedbck wih he sudens f hey hve mde heir finl selecion The bes possible cndides re idenified on he following pge 2013 by Inellecul Resve, Inc. All righs resved. Prined in he USA. English pprovl: 2/13
1. Miguel Silv 2. Dvi Snos He ws born in 1933 in São Pulo. He ws born in 1927 in Rio de Jneiro. He is second-genion L-dy Sin. His prens we bpized in 1927, mking hem wo of he lies Church membs in Brzil. He ws bpized in 1936 in Novo Hmburgo nd is mong he firs genion of L-dy Sins in Brzil. He hs lwys been cive in he Church, sving s brnch presiden, he firs presiden of he firs locl ske, nd prirch. He hs lwys been cive in he Church. He ws one of he firs nive Brzilins o sve full-ime mission. He rnsled for Presiden Spenc W. Kimbll when he prophe visied Brzil in he 1970 He worked s rnslor for he Church. He sved in he firs São Pulo Temple presidency. He hs lwys kep gre psonl records (his journl) from he ime he ws bpized nd hs wrien n uobiogrphy. He hs shrp mind nd is in gre helh. He sys he hs lwys been oo busy o keep journl or oh record cuse he ide be wih good cnd mb is me lv ch ion Chur Miguel Si he hs d n en, ce nd-g expien is seco ip sh e led r record exensiv l or ohe journ no kep 3. Gbriel Souz Dvi Snos is no n idel cndide becuse he hs kep complee pson l record 4. Arhur Cos He ws born in 1940 in Mnus nd moved o he Mormon enclve in Joinville wih his prens in 1943. He ws bpized he in 1948. Becuse of psecuion, he nd his fmily lef he Church in 1949. He smokes nd drinks lcohol regulrly. He sys he is Mormon when he missionries come o his door bu goes o he Penecosl church evy oh Sundy wih his wife. He hs his fmily s phoo lbum nd few books from he good old dys in Joinville. Gbriel Souz is no n idel cndi de. He does no hve complee informio n becuse he hs no been ssocied wih he Church for mny y Howev, i my be worhwhile o digiize his phoo This could be mens o help recive him. He ws born in 1946 in Picd. He hs Gmn ncesry. He ws bpized when he ws 30 ys old in 1976. He ws one of he firs men in Brzil o sve in emple presidency. He hd sroke ls y nd cn hrdly lk. l cndide becuse Arhur Cos is no n ide be inviewed. o gh enou hy he is no hel dren migh be good Howev, his wife nd chil worhwhile o ghcndide I would be him nd his fmily, from rds reco wrien skech wih s much icl rph o cree biog ide, nd o ke informion s he cn prov him. of o pho
5. Lucs Crvhlo 6. Mheus Mrins He ws born in Slvdor in 1950 o prens who we bpized in 1948. He ws born in Belo Horizone in 1960 nd ws rised s n heis by communis-lening pren In 1968, he ws drfed ino he Brzilin rmy nd begn cre s professionl soldi. He becme n offic nd rose quickly hrough he rnks o become he highes-rnking L-dy Sin in Brzil. He ws cive in nigovnmen poliicl civiies in he le 1970s nd ws imprisoned s resul. While in prison, he me n LDS inme who ugh him he gospel nd gve him copy of he Book of Mormon. He expienced mirculous convsion bsed on wh he red. Af being relesed from prison nd compleing his probion, he ws bpized, nd y l he ws clled o sve mission o Russi, mking him he firs Brzilin o sve in h counry. Since compleing his mission, he hs sved fihfully in mny cllings, including s bishop nd memb of he high council. use He hs lwys been cive in he Church. He mrried in he emple bu hs hd no ledship cllings becuse he moved round so much due o his miliry cre. Af reiring in 2005, he nd his wife we he firs Brzilins o sve in Brzil s bishops sorehouse nd employmen resource cen. Lucs Crvhlo is no n ide l cndide be his psonl ex cuse piences fll ouside he pr ec focus; howe ojv, he migh be good cnd de for fuu ire orl hisor y projec. Bro Crvlho nd hi h s fmily should be encourged wrie psonl o hisories nd o keep record heir mission of ry expience 7. Pedro Roch cndide bec is no n idel Mheus Mrins projec focu How he fi no do his expiences r s he firs nee pio ws s in ev, Broh Mr USSR. I would ve in he form Brzilin o s his missionry ze ii sk o dig be worhwhile o wrie psonl encourge him o journls nd o ion Cen. v s Pre s ord Rec hisory for he 8. Guilhme Alves He ws born in 1970 in Belém o vy poor fmily. His fmily joined he Church in 1984. He fulfilled n honorble mission in 1989 bu fwrd reurned o bjec povy. In Mrch 2001, Gordon B. Hinckley nnounced he Ppeul Educion Fund. Pedro ws he firs pson in Brzil o pply for Ppeul Educion Fund lon. He lned o be brick mson, pid bck his Ppeul Educion Fund lon, nd ws n pprenice o he bes mson in Belém. Pedro ugh him he gospel nd bpized him nd his fmily. Pedro finlly begn his own business nd becme vy welhy becuse of his good work ehic, honesy, nd Ppeul Educion Fund rining. ndide. His no n idel c Pedro Roch is focused on no bu ng li el comp sory is vy encourged be ld ou sh pic. He he projec o he Records r fo y onl hisor o wrie ps n. Presvion Ce He ws born in 1990 in Nl o LDS pren He is sixh-genion Mormon; his ncesors joined he Church in Gmny nd cme o Brzil in 1913. He hs colleced fmily sories his whole life nd compiled hese ino sevl volumes; howev, he hs nev old his own sory or wh i mens o him o descend from some of he firs L-dy Sins in Brzil. Due o rffic cciden, Guilhme is now prlyzed nd cnno wrie or ype. Guilhme Alves is good cndid e. Alhough he hs hs collec ed mny sories bou he Church in his cou nry, he hs nev recorded his own psonl hisory.
9. Gusvo Peir 10. Rfel Alves Gusvo ws born in Nov Iguçu in 1985 o vy poor fmily. His fmily joined he Church in 1996. Gusvo ws vy cive following his fmily s convsion. He sved mission in Brzil nd ws suppored by his ske. He reurned nd used he Ppeul Educion Fund o become weld. He is mrried nd hs fmily nd sves s he elds quorum presiden in his wrd. He ws born in 1994 in Cmpins o n cive LDS fmily. In 2006, he go mixed up in gng civiy nd ws sen o juvenile deenion. He ws relesed from juvenile deenion in 2009 s hrdened criminl wih no ines in he Church. Now drug del, he hs oos nd problems wih he Word of Wisdom. His fmily hopes h involvemen in Church hisory will help rescue Rfel. They re puing lo of pressure on he Church hisory re dvis o record n inview wih him. Rfel Alves is no n idel cndide becuse i migh be risky o conc him. Insed, his fmily should be encourged o work wih heir bishop o suppor nd help Rfel. They my be ble o record Rfel s psonl hisory nd submi i for him. ndide n idel c ir is no re Pe he o v fi s Gu do no expiences becuse his projec focu 11. Júli Gonclves 12. Sophi Csro She ws born in São José dos Cmpos in 1935. She becme n orphn ge 4 nd ws plced in Cholic orphnge unil ge 18. A ge 18, she becme nun nd ws ssigned o remoe oupos in he Amzon jungle, whe she worked wih indigenous people for he nex 50 y H fmily records we desroyed in rgic house fire in 2007. In 2003, she lef he jungle nd reurned o Rio de Jneiro, whe she hd crisis of fih nd lef he Cholic church. She lives in convlescen home nd is in wheelchir, bu h mind is sound nd she is ricule. In 2009, she ws ugh by wo sis missionries nd ws bpized f only hree week She red Presiden Henry B. Eyring s lk iled O Rememb, Rememb nd ws inspired o wrie h life s sory, which included h convsion expience. She ws born in 1927 in Hmburg Velho. H fmily hosed he firs missionries o sve in he se of Rio Grnde do Sul in 1928. H fmily ws conved shorly f he missionries rrived, nd she hs lwys been cive in he Church. Júli Gonclves is good cndide. Becuse h fmily joined he Chur ch in 1928, she cinly qulifies s pioneing memb of he Church in Brzil. In ddiion, h records we desroyed in house fire. dide becuse no n idel cn Sophi Csro is been wrien. y ed lr ory hs h psonl his uired for cq be ory should A copy of h his. Cen ion v s Pre he Records
13. Isbell Cos 14. Mri Edurd She ws born in 1948 o fmily h hs Africn ncesry. She ws born in Recife in 1953. She ws bpized wih h husbnd in 1976, wo ys before he revelion on he prieshood. H fmily ws bpized in 1963. Isbell hs lwys been cive nd ws he firs Africn-Brzilin Relief Sociey presiden in he Poro Alegre 22nd Wrd. She sved s one of he firs Brzilin sis missionries from 1974 o 1975 nd helped o open Porugl o missionry work. She is helhy nd hs good mind nd memory. She mrried in 1977 nd hd 7 children. She hs nev kep records in h life, oh hn phoo from he dy she ws bpized. She hs lwys been cive in he Church. In 2007, h husbnd ws clled o sve s mission presiden in Porugl. She sys she hs lwys been oo busy o keep psonl record she ide. Alhough is good cnd ree on pi Isbell Cos is e sh ed unil 1976, ws no bpiz ences wih he e of h expi us c d be mb me ing, which llowe od ho s ie pr on he r kep ve ne 1978 revelion s h e Sh be ordined. h husbnd o psonl record 15. Mnuel Mrins Mri Edurd is goo d cndide. H exp iences rele well o he pro jec focus, nd she hs no kep psonl record 16. Giovnn Fnndes She ws born in Brsili on 22 April 1960, he dy Brsili ws officilly mde he nion s cpil. She ws born in Curiib in 1972 ino fmily wih Africn hige nd living in dire povy. H fh ws he firs brnch presiden in Brsili, hving been conved o he Church in 1954. H fmily joined he Church in 1978. Giovnn is brillin. H ech noiced h inelligence nd helped h ge scholrship presigious univsiy in Brzil. She ned h PhD in 1999, bu becuse of school nd lifesyle choices, she hs sryed from he Church nd is embrrssed o menion h membship, hinking i is libiliy o h cre. H fmily is hbroken nd hopes h he Church hisory works cn help rescue heir dugh. H moh ws he minis of culure nd educion in he nionl govnmen from 1962 o 1968. She mrried in 1981 nd hs sved fihfully in Young Women, Primry, nd Relief Sociey. In 2013, she ws dignosed wih incurble cnc nd ws given six monhs o live. Mnuel Mrins is no n idel cndide becuse h expiences do no fi he projec focu Howev, h pre ns expience does, so i would be worhwhile o conc hem hem for n orl hisory ine rview. Giovnn Fnndes is no n idel cndide. H expiences do no fi he projec focu
17. Alice Gomes 18. Lur Lim Alice ws born in 1971 ino n cive LDS fmily living in Poro Alegre. She is vy beuiful nd hs ened nd won beuy pgen In 1988, she ws crowned Miss Brzil, mking h he only LDS womn o ev chieve h su She becme n dvoce for environmenl issues nd rdiionl fmily vlues, focusing on complee chsiy before mrrige. She becme he rge of scorn in he Brzilin medi for h old-fshioned ides, bu she nev relened. She mrried in he emple nd rised lrge fmily. She ws born in 1987 in São Luí She nd h fmily we cive in he Penecosl fih. She joined he Church ge 17 in 2004 nd ws osrcized by h fmily, so she hd o live wih membs of he Church cross own. She sved mission, whe she found nd ugh Sophi Csro, form nun who lived in he jungle for 50 y Af h mission, she used he Ppeul Educion Fund o become nurse nd successfully pid bck h lon. She mrried in he emple nd is cive in he Church. Lur Lim is no n idel cndide becuse h expiences do no fi he pro jec focu Howev, copy of h mis sionry records should be cquired for he Records Presvion Cen. e. H el cndid is no n id focu ec Alice Gomes oj pr e do no fi h expiences 19. Luiz Pino 20. Biz Brbos She ws born in 1990 in São João de Mii. She is fourh-genion L-dy Sin nd hs lwys been cive in he Church. She ws born in 1994 in Ribeirão Preo ino n cive LDS fmily. She grdued from college before being clled o sve s he firs sis missionry in Angol, jus f he counry opened up for missionry work. She ended Primry, Young Women, nd seminry nd hs been cive in he Church for h whole life. H missionry journl ws solen on h fligh home, bu she sill hs some phoogrphs of h mission in h cm. She ws he firs young womn in h ske o pply o be missionry f Presiden Monson nnounced he lowed missionry ge. She ws clled o sve in Mozmbique. Luiz Pino is good cndide. Alhough she is young, she ws one of he firs sis missionries o sve in Angol, nd h missionry journl ws solen. Biz Brbos is no n idel cndide becuse h expiences do no fi he projec focu Howev, copy of h missionry records should be cquired for he Records Presvion Cen.