Boa noite galera! Tudo bem?
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| Smolder? |
We spent a lot of time at our zone meeting today, shopping, and baking cookies so this is going to be a quick update!
First things first, LOTS OF RAIN. We have entered into normal Curitiba weather here😅
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| Na rua [in the street] |
But in other words, here is a summary of the week:
Monday - Elder Vital told me the story of the "Bolinha" (which means small ball). The story is used to present the book of mormon and the "bolinha" is the liahona. If anyone wants to know more, send me a message and I will try to recreate the story in portuguese.
Tuesday - Altacelma was baptized today! Someone who the other Elders had been teaching for a while, and who I also taught a bit, was baptized! It was remarkable that despite the rain, she pushed forward to follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized!
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| Baptism of Altacelma |
Wednesday - Today, I had my own "4th floor, last door" experience. Elder Lima and I were walking around at the end of the day in the dark and I felt the need to hit the last door in a road. We knocked and found Gabriel, who ended up being an elite person! He explained that he wanted to come closer to Christ and wasn't baptized. Elder Lima and I talked about baptism and recieving the Holy Ghost and finally, MY SON DID HIS FIRST BAPTISM INVITE!!! Gabriel is now on date! (Proud dad moment!)
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| Gabriel (4th floor last door) [Mom note: if you don't understand the reference, feel free to check out this link: Fourth Floor, Last Door |
Thursday - Today we had an activity with the "JAS" which is the "YAS" in the states (young single adults). It was cool to get to know other people who were around my age and play this game called "This is not a game" that has a lot of deep question to truly get to know other people. It got deep!
Friday - TEMPLE TRIP!! We went to the temple today and while I was in the temple, I was focusing a lot on the power of the priesthood. Something I forget as a priesthood holder is that we have the power to bless others and we should use and offer these blessings to other, but not permit ourselves to have dominon over others. (D&C 121) I also did a division with my boy Elder Vital! Let's just say, don't forget your umbrella when it rains!
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| Umbrella gang |
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| Angelo baptism |
Sunday - Angelo was baptized today! With all the rain from this week messing with our work, I was truly grateful for our Heavenly Father helping us bring 10 investigators to church today! We also found my friend Alan today! He was roller blading down the road and saw me and we ended up talking with him and his mom! They are looking for more peace and a greater presence of God in their home. We talked about the Holy Ghost and how he can helped them and now they are on date for the 28th of July!
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| baptism PT 2 |
Overall, this week was pretty slow with the rain. I think there were many times this week that I had these doubts of having the outcomes I wanted because I wasn't seeing them, but in the end, it comes down to trusting in the Lord, and he will provide!
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| Raquel e ozair |
Love you all and I hope that you put your trust in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Let his Atonement have an effect in your life!
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| I was hungry |
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| [Mom note: I brought a 'Flat Devin' to church and took a pic with Elder Child, who returned home] |
Ate o proximo!
-Elder Fisher