Ehhhh,
I hope all is doin well
with yal!! I’m doing greattt. This week was awesome. General Conference was so
awesome too. General Conference as a missionary is like the SuperBowl. hahaha.
I was so pumped for it! We had to watch all of Sunday´s sessions in Portugues.
And then we got to watch the Priesthood session Sunday morning in English. The
rest of the sessions on Sunday we watched with Portugues words but subtitles in
English. We had to watch the Priesthood session in the morning because it
started at 9:00 here on Saturday at night. I’m not gonna lie, it is way better
in English, getting to hear their real voices but it was still way awesome!!
Blew me out of the water. Priesthood session was on point, wayy good!! I really
liked the analogy of one of the talks that we all make sure we charge our cellphones
everyday. We need to also take time to spiritually recharge ourselves everyday
as well!! There were so many great talks and I walked away with such a
stronger testimony and desire to do better than I have been doing! I am so
grateful that we have these opportunities to hear the words of the prophet and
other leaders of the church. I could feel the spirit testifyin to me that what
they were saying was true, especially during Boyd K. Packer´s talk!
General Conference was
definitely the highlight of the week!! None of our investigators were able to
go. It was so good and really wished some of them could of been there. The
technology we have today is incredible. And at the click of a button we can do
marvelous, great things but also do evil things and tear ourselves down.
Our lessons this week with
our investigators were way awesome!! Especially with Dino!! Nossa he is a
stud!! After our last lesson, he said he just had this strong feeling of peace
and that it all just made sense. That it just makes sense to him. I have
really learned on my mission that the Holy Spirit is the Key that unlocks the
hearts. Our words are meaningless and without power when the Spirit isn’t
present. But with the Spirit, the heart is unlocked and the words just flow in
and make sense!! I have learned so much too that being here, and serving
a mission is more than just helping others find the right path and grow closer
to our Savior and Heavenly Father, but also for me!! By serving here, my
testimony has been strengthened so much and my footing on the path is more
firm. Whenever we are teaching the Gospel and testifying to these people that
what we know, we know to be true, even if they choose not to accept it, my
testimony was still strengthened. Because while teaching, it gets firmer and
firmer into my heart by the Spirit that what I’m doing is right. There are so
many things in this world that can make us Happy. But I know that obeying the
commandments of God and living his standards will allow us to have True
Happiness in our life. The message we take to the world is of Happiness, that
we aren’t alone in this test of life! That Jesus Christ isn’t just waiting for
us at the end, but literally with us side by side. To be
"yoked" with us. To help us carry our burdens. This life isn’t easy.
When we chose to come down here to Earth we knew it wouldn’t be easy! But we
knew it would be worth it! To have our families and prove our selves worthy to
return to our Heavenly Father and have eternal life with Him and our
Families.
I love yall so much!! I
know this work to be true!!
Tenha uma boa semana!!!! Eu
amo vocês muito!!!!!!
Um abraço, tchau tchau,
Elder Bean
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| It's been raining A LOT |
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| Old Zone |
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| New Zone |
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| General Conference Weekend |
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| Eating at a bakery during the break on Saturday |
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| Watching the Priesthood session in English |
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| The Stake President took these pics, they might end up in the May Ensign/Liahona |
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