Boa tarde meus amigos! Come ta indo?
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| Walking around |
After doing some shopping, getting acai, and deciding to have a member cut Elder Hall and I's hair another day in the next couple of weeks, I am here with another update!
Events from this week:
- We participating in this "Helping Hands" service event that the Church sponsored! We got together with our entire district and people around the area to repaint this schools playground and blacktop. Not going to lie, I am not the greatest artist, but I was still able to help! It was awesome to see everyone come together and see people from all ages help out. (It was also weird to wear normal clothes)😂
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| Helping Hands |
- We did another division this week and I was with Elder Zenoti! This man is a funny and so in tune with the gospel. He taught me the importance of finding the needs of the people and using scripture to address those needs. We also made plans to meet up in Chicago after the mission so he can try Chicago deep dish!
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| ELDER ZENOTI |
- Our water heater also broke this week (it feels like a lot of things are breaking here but at least we fixed our gate with a new battery!) So for the past couple of days I either wake up and boil a pot of water.... or take a FREEZING cold shower. Let's just say, I look forward to showering in the state again 😆
- Story time: During this past week, Elder Hall and I got in contact with a reference and made an appointment to visit them one night. We got an uber to the house, walked down a scary road and arrived at the investigators house. We called them but they immediately hung up and we got no other answer. Being in the middle of nowhere and terrified, Elder Hall and I started walking to the main road in the dark. We kept on hearing weird noises and honestly thought we were gonna get jumped but luckly, thanks to promptings of the Holy Ghost (and a lot of walking), we made it back home. Honestly was the most terrifying part of the mish. Which brings me to a thought:
I was told this week after a member lunch that as a missionary in a new place, new language, new life.... "Don't be afraid and have no fear". Honestly, this is so true. What do I have to fear? We are told in scriptures to only fear God, who is the one rooting for us all the time! When I heard this, I thought about the old cartoon "Underdog" and the line he would always say. We all have fears. But, we don't need to give into them.
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| Piano after church |
Another thought I had is why we have pain? As I was reading in the scriptures, I found a chapter in D&C that helps answer this. D&C 122:5-9. We will face all this adversity and pain but at the end, it is for "experience and shall be for thy good". Pain helps us learn and retain what we have learned. Pain is memory that we shouldn't allow to bring us down, but to raise us up. I highly recommend this chapter.
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| early morning p-day and breakfast |
Everyone truly is a missionary even with or without a tag. As missionaries, we are to work with members also to help them keep covenants and ask for help in building relationships and teaching others. So I invite you, reach out to your missionaries. We are trying our best but when we work with our members, it's a whole new and better work!
That's all for this week. I hope your all well!
Boa Sorte! Ate Mais. Falou!
-Elder Fisher