#52 - You have a fear of.... bunnys?!🐇 (5/13/24)

Bananas?!?

E aí tudo mundo? Como que tá? Como foi a semana para vocês? Alguém viu a luz em Utah, a luzes do norte? Eu queria estar lá mas eu estava aqui😅 Talvez a próxima vez..

Hey guys! How's it going?? Elder Fisher here after another week of climbing hills, getting jumped on by dogs, and the nice hot brazilian sun! (The tan is getting better!🤣)

   

Me and Elder Lopes

   But as always, here is my week in review here in Jardim Osasco:

Monday - Transfers!! Normally with transfers our President will call us to let us know what will change and if he doesn't call you, you will stay in the same place with the same call. President never called us so I figured, "Guess we are staying!". Later in the day, after playing with and watching Oorbies grow, I got an email that only District Leaders get and when I updated out Preach My Gospel app, it said I was "District Leader and Trainer". So, I am officially training and being District Leader again without even knowing! 🤣

Oorbeis

Tuesday - Today we focused on finding new people and visiting references (I think missionaries say referrals in english, but they are when someone requests a visit or book of mormon from the missionaries, if your interested in a visit go to ComeUntoChrist.org). While knocking doors, we found Jessica who asked us if we worked with Family Search! It caught me so surprised that I asked if she had the app and we checked if we were related (we weren't🥲) but she has interest in learning more so we connected her with people from Family Search! It was cool to see how people from around the world are using this resource to get to know their families. Later that night, we brought our friends Murilo, Kaue, and Adriele to Seminary.... may or may not have crashed Seminary😅

Walking with the boys at night

Wednesday - Lesson of the day: In-grown toenails HURT!😆🫠 Woke up this morning and spoke with Sister Bikman about an in-grown toenail (unha encravada) that I thought I had and she said I could ask around about visiting a doctor about it. I asked the bishops wife, Sirlei, and she immediately marked an appointment for me that same day! So, I worked, enduring every bit of pain walking, and actually got to talk a little Librus (sign language) with someone! (I also used google translate). Then I went to my appointment and let me say.... "...ow... I don't want to do that again!😂". From what I saw, I think I had 2 small in-grown toenails and now, im better! I'll see if my mom can put the video on my blog. 

Before surgery and video of his reaction. [Mom note: Ingrown toenails are hereditary,
sorry Bud, that you had to go through this] They walk A LOT!

Thursday - Honestly don't remember much from this day besides putting sunflower oil and cottenballs in my foot to care for my in-grown toenail but I remember I recieved a random message from someone named Jailson saying how he is the next Christ. I honestly didn't know how to respond so I said "cool!" and asked if he would be interested in a Book of Mormon.

Boys and the temple

Friday - TEMPLE TRIP! I love going to the temple and how much it has been emphasized these days. I truly know that all the promises that President Russell M. Nelson has said about the temple, are true! There is no other better place to communicate with our Heavenly Father or feel peace than their is in the temple. We should truly strive to go when we have time and try to make our home like the temple. The Home is the second holiest place in the world after the temple. After visiting the temple we had a member lunch and it turns out, the members had some farm animals! They had chickens, pigs, and bunnies! When we were going to see the bunnies (coelho) Elder Lopes ran away! It turns out, he has a fear of bunnies! I tried my best to help him give it a piece of lettuce but Elder Lopes freaked. Maybe when Elder Lopes goes to the US I can help him overcome this fear😉

BUNNY

 

 Boys and a porco

Saturday - Today we were confirming people for church and during our member lunch we had lunch with some of my favorite members: Raquel and Ozair. At times, we will teach them some english phrases and right now they like the phrase "YEAH BUDDY!". They also burst out laughing when I said "minha celular" instead of "meu celular" (they both mean my phone). Yeah... still working on the portuguese at times😅     

 

    

Sunday - Woke up early and got right to waking up everyone for church! While knocking doors, my dog friend kept jumping on me and ended up getting my clothes all dirty before church even started! But it was all good because we got 7 people to church, one of which was Adriele who got baptized! We have been teaching Adrieles family for some time and it is remarkable to see the difference the presence of the gospel of Christ has made in their life as the Father, who doesn't believe in God, now wants to believe! They have such a strong desire to follow Christ and we are slowly but surely helping them progress.

 Baptism of Adriele

Honestly in review, this week was miraclous! Even though at times I felt that I wasn't doing much as I could or that people weren't as open to messages, God provides! His work cannot be frustrated (D&C 3) and if we countinue with all diligence (Jacob 1:19) God will provide. That's Faith for ya!

Baptism with everyone!

Hope that your all doing good and that you all remember the small and simples moments that God has given you to help you and others come back unto Him. He is truly walking beside and carrying your load with you!

Ate a proxima!

-Elder Fisher