Oi!
Como vocês estão? bem? Que bom. Tá bom, vamos começar com uma oração! Estou
brincando :P
Hey! So before I forget because I´m thinking of it right now! Funny story. I
unclogged a toilet by blowing into it! Yeah! Next story! just kidding I´ll
explain haha. So, I clogged a toilet and then I ask the Irmão there if there
was a plunger, and then I remembered oh yeah I´m in Brasil. haha So then he
gave me this huge long stick with holes on either end and told me to start
blowing! And that´s what I did... so gross... but it worked... I miss
plungers... hehehe :P
So this week, we worked like in crazy amounts! This is week two into the
transfer and we have 6 or so pages of contacts already... Man... It´s so many
people it´s crazy! but that´s why you got to see who is progressing and who
isn´t and already put people in the book of area for other people.
Cool story! I don´t know if I told you guys about Sandra! But anyways one of
our contacts was this girl who had some piercings on her face and stuff but we
went up to her and just did a contact with her and marked another day to pass
by there. And then on sunday we passed by to visit her and her family and there
was Talita (the girl), Tatianna, Tiago, Kimberely, and Sandra. And Sandra is
the mom and Kimberely is "married" to Tiago. So anyways we just
taught the first lesson and invited all of them to be baptized and they all
accepted it super fast! It was so awesome! I loved it! So we marked them to be
baptized for the 3rd of june (now we have to remark it because they didn´t go
to church) but it was just super sweet. Gave them all book of mormons and we invited
them to read parts of it. Next time we went over there, they didn´t read it
because of lack of time, but we read it with them. The moment we read it with
them, Sandra told us, you know just from reading it right now, I already know
that it is true. I know it is! It was so awesome! And it really showed the
faith people have, especially in the missionaries. Because that was the seconed
time we wmet with them and they were alreday put everythign into it. I´m just
very excited for them, but because of some problems with the mom of Sandra they
didn´t go to church, but they´ll go I know it :) yes!! Anyways, there was more
details to that, but it´s hard to write all of it in english haha.
I was pretty disappointed this week though. Even with tons of progress moving
and we have 13 or so people that we were planning on taking to church. 0 of
them went! AH! man, sundays are such stressful days for me. There´s a reason
why P-day is right after! haha. So I just had gotten discouraged with that
especially that this next sunday is stake conference, and that willl be hard to
bring people to and then the next week is a temple dedication and we aren´t
allowed to bring investigators to that (obviously!) haha. But so I´m just
trying my best to help all these people understand the message and importance
of it. I´m also trying my best to work more with the ward. That can be tricky
at some times. Just let me summerize, as a trainer (especially training an
american) I do everything. Man, it´s a big jump and I´m more tired (physically
and mentally) than I have been on my mission! But I´ts good for me. I just
really hope that I´m doing what I can to train Elder Steele right. He
definitely is better at obeying the rules with exactness than me. But we
certainly have been seeing the blessings flowing from our work and fasting and
praying. I´ve gained a big testimony on fasting from this two weeks as well. I
really need all the blessings I can get so I try to do everything I can hahah.
But you can do all of that, but if you do not have diligence it does not
matter!
Man I love being a missionary. Don´t want to stop.
The momster is getting a taste of the errand life! Woot! hahah. :P Random
thought: Priesthood line? Did you guys get that yet? Anyways, Sarah is going to
Russia?!?! What the heck! That´s super crazy! AH! hahaha. Man, that´s so crazy!
I loved Louie´s message btw! :)
I loved the pictures of Elder Schenk also! Elder Squires always tells funny or
cool stories that happened with them and I keep in my prayers everyday. I do
miss having him around, he´s an awesome guy and a campeão! (champion)
Man, I loved the story about Gavin! I bet he´ll be a computer wiz when he grows
up! i can see it already! haha. Now he just needs to skype the people where we
have lunch! :P hahah just kidding :P
Mom, why do you put Mom J at the end of your message? hahah
Hey dad, that experience you had is the spirit saying, "don´t watch any
other awesome movies without your son grant!" hahaha :P And dad didn´t you
say that I would be a trainer in the next transfer during skype? I think so!
Well anyways, my time this time is short, but I love you guys and you guys are
super sick! (like sick being awesome hahah :P) Anyways, e-mail time is always a
blast! Love you guys!
Com amor,
Élder Grant Shaw Merrill
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