Bom dia Galera!! Como vocês estão hoje nessa manhã? Acabei uma ligação com meu primeiro companheiro, Elder Mortenson, e nossa... Somos muito velhos na missão já 😅 maz além disso, estamos bem! [Good morning guys!! How are you this morning? I just finished a call with my first companion, Elder Mortenson, and wow... We are very old on the mission already 😅 maz besides, we are fine!]
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| Shopping for BOM |
Hey guys!! Another week has come and gone and here I am back again like a boomerang to let you guys know about that stuff going on here in PARADISE (Paraíso I'm portuguese):
Monday - RAIN..... and hamburgers?? We tried a hamburger place called Gorillão and it was INCREDIBLE! Ngl, it was kinda pricey in terms of reais but, it was delicious. And of course it was raining so we got pretty soaked😆
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| Drenched at the Best Açai |
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| Gorillão |
Tuesday - ZONE MEETING! We taught our zone about the importance of discerning the people who are ready now to be taught and make covenants with God and also about being yourself and using your talents! Later the AP's arrived so I went around working with Elder Eduards. We went to visit a recent convert, Camilly, who asked about what to do when someone asks her what church she attends. We taught the name of the church and what our name is. We aren't "Mormons", we are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. And then during the closing prayer, Camilly thanked God for sending the Mormon Elders! (She is getting better😆). To end the day we visited my friend Gabriel and we both had a confirmation that it wasn't just by coincidence that we met him at this time. We invited him to be baptized and he already knew it was a sign!
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| APs |
Wednesday - I'm back in Palmeira again!! I went to Palmeira and did a divison with Elder Worthen to see how he works and if he is ready to be a Zone Leader. It was awesome! We found my friend Ari in Palmeira and invited him to baptism and he accepted! Cool thing, I found out that Elder Worthen also watched Speedracer as a kid!! I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE😂. And as always, we made Strogonoff while I was there cause I always cooked that😁 the remarkable moment was seeing Eva who I had baptized a year earlier and see how she was still going to church and had a better family relationship bc of the Gospel of Christ!
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| Stroganoff |
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| Corn popsicles with Elder Worthen |
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| Ari that was baptized in palmeira who I taught when I was there |
Thursday - Divison with Elder Snow! Other than missing our bus (oops) it was a pretty chill day! I went to help Elder Snow find more joy in the work and grow his confidence. It was honestly incredible. We went from just me giving an entire lesson to him giving lessons by himself at the end of the day. I knew that he knew the doctrine and how to teach, he just doubted himself. And now he has that confidence! Also, when I got back home, I found out Elder Eyring got sick🥲
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| Bus with Elder Snow |
Friday - After a blessing and some medicine, Elder Eyring and I went out to work. We confirmed people for church, for baptism, and everything but the highlight was talking to Natalie's dad. Natalie has been wanting to get baptized for some time but her dad never allowed her. Everytime we went by, he would sit in the back and make and excuse to not talk with us. But this time, the spirit guided us. We went with Venacio and his wife (members) to go visit them. As usually the husband stayed in his room and said he had a headache. So we shared a brief message with the rest of the family. Then, the Holy Ghost told me, "ask to give a blessing to the husband" and so I did. We then went to the back room and talked with the husband to give him a blessing. He accepted and it gave us the opportunity to talk with him. I honestly don't remember all I said or what happen but I remember that I felt the spirit guiding every step and putting the words in my mouth that... WE GOT THE SIGNATURE!!! Natalie will be getting baptized this coming week!
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| Nataly and family |
Saturday - Today was the good old run around and confirm everyone for church but also, being guided by the spirit. We went to visit Soraia and her family. We had invited them to be baptized and Wesley had accepted and Soraia had as well but she was struggling with understanding why we don't drink coffee. So we go with our friend Vinícius (member) and once again, not knowing what to say or do, the spirit guided us. He led me to invite Soraia to pray specifically if this is Christs true church and we have a living Prophet, and if she should be baptized with her son tomorrow. I did so and she told me she had actually already known because she asked God if it so be, that his servants (us) should keep coming... and we did. So she accepted! We then also gave her 3 things of Cevada so that she stops drinking coffee. But then..
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| Soraia family |
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| Lesson with Reni |
Sunday - After passing by her house in the morning, Soraia sends us a text saying they won't be baptized anymore. Unsure of what happend, we passed by. We could help them change their minds but we at least got them to church where we had the baptism of our friend Gabriel! (Sidenote: Ari in Palmeira also got baptized!!) We then also tried to help our other friends get baptized thar night but everyone was traveling or didn't feel ready. So we are praying that this week the spirit touches their hearts and helps them know they are ready!
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| Gabriel and Elder Eduards |
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| Baptism of Gabriel |
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| our friend Lucas that baptized Gabriel |
I like to think on a scripture that a friend of mine shared with me from D&C 68:2-6. We are called to this mission and to be moved upon the Holy Ghost. When we speak, acting from the promptings of the spirit, it is scritpure and comes from the Lord. The Holy Ghost is the teacher and we are just the messengers.
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| That's a tall turkey |
Love you all!
Até a semana que vem!
- Elder Fisher