Olá,
I got such an awesome Christmas package this week!! Thanks
a ton. That countdown calendar to Christmas with a note inside for each day was
so awesome!! That big ole marzipan chocolate bar made my day :) I tried my
hardest to make it last long. I was actually proud that it lasted almost a
whole week. I would just take a few bites every day. But thanks so much!!
It was the best!!! I felt so much love and felt so great after opening
it.
This week had its difficulties but ended up being good
week. Last Tuesday we had a Mission council, with our mission president, the
assistants, and the zone leaders. It was a great training and the spirit was
super strong. President and Sister Lundgren are awesome! We then had a
meeting with our zone on Wednesday.
We had some bad news with Dino this week. He called us
during the week and without an explanation said he didn’t want to be baptized
anymore. We have been calling him and going over to his house everyday but
haven’t been able to find him. His brother said the situation is pretty bad. It
was tough.
But Rogerio and Jhennifer are doing great!! That family
is so special. She is very excited about her baptism on the 6th of December and
we are making goals and preparing Rogerio to be able to perform the ordinance!!
They are so awesome and always ask about my family and friends back home. When
Rogerio said the closing prayer at the end of one of our lessons this week, he
prayed super hard for a blessing on all my loved ones back home. It made
me feel so good. Rogerio and Jhennifer said they were praying to God that he
would guide them to where they needed to go. And the next day, I gave them my
seat on the bus and invited them to hear our lessons.
We have an investigator named Andrea who will be
baptized for sure this weekend, and we will possibly have two more this weekend
as well. Claudia (a mom of two recent converts) will let us know on Tuesday if
she will or not. She is awesome and loves us a ton.
Raimundo and Ivaneide (in Itapoã) were planning on getting
married and baptized this weekend and I would have asked for permission to go,
but something happened and it will be rescheduled for December. I’m
hoping so bad that all works out. But yesterday in Itapoa they had two baptisms
for people that I had taught there, so I was super excited to hear bout that!!!
I know this work is true!! Christ lives!! Lets make
this Christmas season a special one and remembrance of the birth of our
Savior!!
Love y’all!
Elder Bean
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| Christmas came early this year :) You just never know how long it will take to get a package to Brasil. |
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| Marzipan, favorite candy!! |
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| Walking miles and miles = holes in shoes |
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| With Rogerio, Jhennifer and their baby, Bryan Arthur |
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| Maria Jovina |
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| Church |
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| Elder Winterbottom |
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| Elder Figueiredo and the jersey he gave me |
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