July 31

We didn´t find to many new investigators but we set up a ton of stuff for this week.  I´m very excited to see what will happen.  Beatriz STILL hasn´t been baptised.  I know that she will be baptised though this week!  The mission is going a long pretty good.  Working a lot, and teaching a lot.  It´s really fun to teach. 

 

Oh yeah the bishop of expedcionarios was released this week and another was called.  He was bishop for 5 years.  A lot of members were very emotional during sacrament meeting,  I almost got emotional seeing him bear his testimony of how amazing it was being bishop.  Thought a lot about my bishop.  Bishop Feller.  How blessed are we to have him!  Helped me through so much, and I thought about how much time he has.. . . He is coming up on his 5 year mark.  Hope he doesn´t get released before I get home.  It´s sad to see people released but it has to happen.  Ohhh well!

 

Further developments next week.  Stay tuned ;)

 

 

Elder Diamond!

July 23

This week we had the baptism of Brigida (13) and Tiago (17) .  WOnderful people.  Brigida is the sister of Hercules and Tiago is the brother of Felipe.  Tiago wants to serve a mission and that makes me really happy.  Brigida is enjoying going to church and everything seems to be alright :)

 

The baptism went pretty good except we forgot to set up the chairs..  I totally spaced it and when brigidas family came it was a mess in the baptismal room.  Oops.. >.> 

 

Me and my comp are running around teaching, finding, and baptising.  I feel like i´m getting adapted to the mission now.  The routine is becoming more and more normal as each week passes.  My body is extremely tired always but it´s really satisfying to keep going and keep teaching.  I love teaching.  It´s a really really neat experience.  At times you litilarly feel a surge of the holy ghost when you are explaining a principle or doctrine and it gives the words a lot more power.  My knowledge is increasing,  I´m feeling good.  Life is good haha. 

 

 

Elder Diamond

July 16

As for the week.  Was good, stressful.  Walking around a lot, trying to find people to teach, but I found that the lord is always watching and helping.  Everything is going great and we worked really really hard this week.  Had two baptisms and have 4 possibles this week.  We are gonna do a fast this week to see what number of baptisms we should work for this transfer.  I have a feeling it´s gonna be a really sucessful transfer! 

 

Baptised Jõao Paulo and Mikayele this week.  Was really good.  These kids are so great and have wonderful spirits about them.  They were jumping for joy before and during the baptismal service.  I´ve never seen someone so excited to be baptised!  They were arguing about who would go first and when the time finally came, they were both so nervous neither of them didn´t want to go first.  Ha,  Jõao Paulo went first and when he came out of the water he was so happy!  Great great kids!

 

This next week should be good stay tuned!  Much love to all family, friends.  Please give abby a hug for me, I miss her.
Good luck have a wonderful week

Elder Diamond!

JULY

So the week was extremely good.  Me and Elder Dos Santos prepared the baptisms and let me tell you... It was show ( really good ).  The baptism started out kinda normal,  Raquel (14)  and Felipe (13) were being baptised.  The Mother of Raquel is a member and she went to Church for the first time last week.  I think she hadn´t returned for almost 8 or 9 years??  The Church was always so far away.  But they went last week and when they were walking into the church ( me and elder d.s. were walking in to)   I knew that raquel was gonna be a baptism.  Grabbed her information and we visited her house.  The mom, Persiliana, has always been a member, just never was in distance of church.  The Church oppened about a month ago and is close to her house.  She finally did a visit.  Which turned into her daughter being baptised.  Anyway, the baptismal meeting was great, after the baptism the liders of the young men and women said some words, and Persiliana was crying the whole time and suprisingly some others.  Then a member went up and did a vocal solo.  About half way through it Elder Dos santos walked up and started singing with him.  Pretty soon 20 + people were singing the song and the spirit couldn´t be held back.  Everyone was just crying.  Just felt so much love.  Agh was so awesome.  Anyway, that was basically my week so i´m really excited for what this transfer is going to bring! 

 

 

He lives mom!

Elder Diamond!

say what?

Querido mãe

 

Como você está?  Eu espero que tudo está bem.  Eu tenho muito saudade de você!  Sabia?  Mas tudo está bem comigo.  Estou muito com sono, mas isso é normal.  Eu te amo! 

 

Whoops sorry was typin português haha. 

 

I love portugues it´s a lot of fun speaking.  A really beautiful language. 

 

As for the week it was really good.  We are just teaching a lot.  Me and Elder Dos Santos are having a really good time teaching.  I like him a lot, cool kid.  He just got a call though and he is going to be a zone leader :/   so i´m getting a new companion next monday.  We will see what happens.  It was a fun 6 weeks with him though, that´s for sure. 

 

We tryed to find quality new investigators this week.  It´s pretty difficult at times to find the elect, but when you find a family that is elect.  Well it just makes your mission haha.  I´ve come to the conclusion that I am really happy that I was raised in the right church.   I hear a lot of peoples ideas about god and religion and it just blows my mind how people can think like that.  Like at times it doesn´t even make one bit of sense what people are talking about.  But it´s chill, i´m teachin them hah. 

 

Still workin hard, still loving the mission, still tired, still happy.

  

 

 

He lives!

Elder Diamond