Elders with Branch Mission leader
Greetings!! The new area is freakin fantastic! We are right in the center of the city. It is a city with MANY people and a nice ward! There are about 50-60
active members so its much different then the 20 in my last branch. They are really
interested in missionary work and they want to help us reactivate people and
meet new people who might be interested! Investigators: we have like 10.
Progressing, 0...... I met the bishop for the first time on Saturday
and he freakin asked me to speak the NEXT DAY! So yesterday was my first talk
in our new area. It was good I think. It was about member missionary work.
(before I knew they were already excited about it...)Other than that the
members are REALLY excited about helping us and doing missionary work! This
area is basically night and day difference then our last area! YES the members do feed
us! We didn’t have a day last week without lunch! Each member has a day of the
month-ish. The church building is about the same as every church building in
the states. Just without AC. So thats nice for a change.
Our apartment is
in a big apartment building and its pretty nice! Also, the water from the tap
is drinkable here! It wasnt there in my last area. So thats awesome that we don't
have to buy water or go the church to get water. And yeah it is the same
apartment as I described on Skype at Christmas-where we stayed when I first
got to the mission; (with the mold on the walls and the plastic couch) but he
cleaned it really well so it’s like the best apartment ever now. It’s in an
apartment building and it’s pretty nice. I'll send pictures next week. I
ACTUALLY HAVE A DESK! It's so awesome. In my last area we didn’t have desks so that’s
better.
My new companion
is Elder B. His 20 years old and is from the US also. He has 15 months in the
mission and 5 months in Brazil. He is the district leader here and he is super
fun. We have a lot in common. He loves to sing, play sports, and we both want
to work and strengthen the area.
Being companions
with the district leader is a little different than the other elders. Every
week he has to call the other pairs and get their numbers from the week and see
if they need anything. He also prepares training for district meetings every
week. So it is a bit different.
I have a bus card
that the mission gives me money to fill. It’s like the city bus so it’s good. We
use it to go to different areas that take too much time to walk. That is also
different.
I had a really
happy moment this week! I spoke to our Bishop here about scriptures to see if
he could order some for me, because last transfer me and Elder Badger we
walking in the rain and they got soaked... So we looked online on a site called
Deseret Brazil and they sell Portuguese quads! The church doesn’t make them in
Portuguese, only this guy that makes them specially. So we ordered one and it
should be here next week at the latest! That was awesome! Also, they have a
ward choir here! We went and I discovered something. She is super controlling and judgmental if you get there late or leave
early. So that was funny.
I witnessed a
miracle this week. When I left my first area I could only understand about 50% of what
was said. When I got here I was suddenly able to understand everything! We are
2 Americans with not a lot of time in Brazil and we doing great things here. It
was insane how much the spirit helped us this week. We are having a lot of fun
as well.
I
was listening to Elder Holland's talk from conference this last time
around ("Are We Not All Beggars" Here is the link: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/are-we-not-all-beggars?lang=eng
) and one thing he said really stuck out to me. When he talked about
Pres. Monson and Mother Teresa and their service he said something that was
really moving for me. "She hath wrought a good work. She hath done what
she could." That's all God asks of us. Do what we can to keep the
commandments and do the right things. If we do these things we will add so much
good to the world. "What good we do is but a drop in the Ocean, but if we
don't do it, the ocean will be one drop less." Let us all add our one drop
to the ocean, Because if we don't the ocean would be without a whole lot of
water.
I love this
gospel, and I love the prophets and apostles. Their words are literally words
from God to us. I bear testimony that this is The Church of Jesus Christ on the
earth today. We are God's children and he wants us back. So, let us do what we
can, add our drop to the ocean, and return to his presence so that he may
embrace us and say "Well done my son/daughter."
I love you all
and hope you all have magnificent weeks. Take good care of each other! I would
be very sad to find out someone had a broken bone or something. Thank you for
all of your support and remember that I'm praying for you.
Sinceramente e
com amor,
Elder Deven
George
Pics with people in Imarui:
Imarui Branch President and his wife
Some favorite people in Imarui
Imarui Primary President and her daughter-in-law who was our investigator
Our young investigator
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