April 19

Mom,

Doing great thanks for the letter as always!  This week was aweeesomee!  I´m pretty sure all things are great where you are.  I was kinda fighting off sickness this week but other than that it was really good.  

The teaching is going good.  We are trying to find new families and help this area out.  I´m going to stay in Cidade Oeste (my area)  for another month and a half.  That will make 6 months in cidade oeste by the time I leave.  I´m staying with Elder Reis again... we will see how that goes!.  We had two baptisms this week.  I would attatch some photos but this computer isn´t that great and can´t read my card.  Yes I do do some baptising.  It´s such a great feeling entering those waters.  Puting my arm to the square and reciting the baptismal prayer.  It never gets old.  Transfers are today.  But i´m staying.  Generally transfers happen every 6 weeks.  I e mail president souza every week.  By the way I gave Sister souza your present for Christmas,  they LOVED it!  and said for me to tell you thanks.  

Good to hear that my bois are doing good.  I hope Josh has more success on his mission.  I´m sure he will he is a good kid.  All of them have great personalities, it´s kinda funny, we all have different personalities but when we are hanging out it works perfect!  

And Ohhhhh man I so remember that coming home from school and doing that HAHAHA I was so bad!  I´m totally busting up at this computer just laughing and laughing.  Good time I remember is when we would used to go to costa vita MMMMMMM so good.  I miss american food haha.  How is Kyle doing by the way?

Anyway the week was really good.  A lot of walking, was kinda sick had mad headaches for like 4 days but it´s getting better now.  The two baptisms were awesome.  By the way this last transfer our zone was the best zone in the mission!  So we got ties as a reward :D.  We are also the smallest zone with the fewest missionaries might I add!  Anyway,  the gospel is true Jesus Christ lives!  and this is his church.  Have a really good week.  LOVE YOU

PS.  I haven´t recieved the card in the mail but i´m 90% sure that i´m going to recieve it tomorrow 

Elder Diamond!

April 4

This week was really good.  We found a really good family and they went to church.  And watched the Baptisms we had this week.  I will attatch photos.  The boy is named Vanderli and he is awesome!  He knows it was the right thing to do being baptised and now he just needs to continue!  The girl is named Daniele.   She is very very smart, the sister of Idaias the young man that was baptised two weeks prior.  

Nothing else is to knew just trying to find these people that are prepared to recieve the gospel.  Yesterday was easter, in which we celebrate the Lords ressurection.  The most important event in human history happened on that day.  A human being who laid down his life, took it up again.  He shattered the chains of death.  He said that he will return and put all enemies under his feet, the last being death (of us).   All knees will bow and all tongues will confess that Jesus is the Christ.  Oh how that is like music to my ear.  I´m SO thankful for what he did.  Because he lives we can live again.  We have the  opportunity to have an eternal family.  We have the opportunity to become even as our father in heaven is.  It´s wonderful!  

I absolutely love my savior and feel it a pleasure to serve him, and help build up his kingdom.  I love you all have a wonderful week, be safe ;)

He LIVES!
Elder Diamond

PICTURES APRIL

March 30

This week I really want to focus on conference and how it was.
First:  What seperates us from other churchs is that we have men and women CALLED of god to bless us with his word every six months.
Second:  These men receive revaltion for US.  Not for themselves,  in the church of Jesus Christ, no one gains money for serving in the church.  It´s all to help other people.
Third:  You will always hear what you need to hear during these conferences.  Hearing the words of the apostles and the Prophet is a privelege.

So if you missed conference.  Watch it online.

finally I would just like to talk about one of the many talks I enjoyed about conference.  Jeffrey R Holland really gave a clear picture about the mercies of god and how they apply to our lives.  He said that God gives us miricles in our life that sometimes floor us so much that we have to ask ourselves why?  I don´t deserve this.  God will give his tender mercies to who he wants to give his tender mercies.  Relize that we have all recieved these mercies at one point or another in our lives.  


Thank the God who gave you these mercies and love him with all of you heart.  After all it is the greatest commandment.   I love you all have a wonderful week :)

He lives
Elder Diamond