Olá a todos! Como vão vocês?
Officially done with my first week at the São Paulo CTM and it was awesome! Here are some highlights:
1. The São Paulo Temple is muito bonito! We had the opportunity to attend the Temple and look around the visitor center there. It was a really cool experience to also get to sit next to this giant Jesus statue and have a moment to realize how much Christ has done and still does for us!
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| Elder Condie, Elder Fisher and Elder Mortenson [Mom note: Devin isn't exactly short, but looks tiny here] |
2. I found out that Brazil celebrates a lot of Holidays and last week they were celebrating one that we didnt know about. I'm not sure which one it was but we didnt figure out it was a Holiday until we were sitting in a empty room for 15 minutes waiting for an instrutor to arrive. Once someone found us and asked what we were doing, they explained it was a Holiday and we had free time so we went to play volleyball. Which leads into...
3. I apparently look like Bill Gates🤣
While playing volleyball, one of the Brazilian Elders said I looked like Bill Gates and we all begun to laugh. That Elder was really cool and he helped teach me some portuguese because he knew some english.
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| The district |
4. I have been asked and assigned to be the leader of my district of 10 missionaries. This means that I make sure everyone is following the rules and has everything they need. It also means I have to attend some extra meetings and drag my companions along with me (sorry Elder Mortenson and Elder Condie😅)
5. Choir rehearsal is AMAZING! We get to sing and practice songs in portuguese, spanish, english, and some japanese! It is really special to be able to have music connect us all together even though we come from different places and speak different languages.
6. The food here is DELICIOUS! Brazilians know how to cook. They always have good Rice and beans and it excites me to see what they will cook next.
A quick spiritual thought:
No matter the burdens or trials we face, we must press forward. I quote 2nd Nephi 31:20 here with: "ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: ye shall have eternal life"
I know these words to be true. When we continue to move forward with Christ and love not only Him but all the individuals around us, we can have the greatest gift of eternal life.
I wish you all the best and look forward to more adventures!
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| Facebook messenger chat with the family |
-Élder Fisher