April 29 2013

Hey everyone!

This week was really great. The coolest thing that happened was yesterday. Yesterday was the stake conference for the Santa Cruz stake. President and Sister Wright were there, which was awesome, and I also got to see a ton of the members from Rio Pardo. For those of you who don´t remember, Rio Pardo was my first area here in Brasil. It was really nice to see them. They all remembered me, and gave me a very warm welcome, which was great. But the best thing that happened was that I got to see one of the people I baptized in Rio Pardo be sustained to receive the   

Melquisedeque Priesthood. I am very proud of him, and the progress that he has made in the gospel. I got to congratulate him after the meeting was over, which was pretty cool. Other than that, things are pretty normal. The work is going great. Oh, my new companion is Elder Herrlein. He is from Argentina, which is also pretty cool. I am helping him learn Português, and English. He´s really cool. 

Anyways, I´ve got to go. Thanks everyone!

Sincerely,

Elder Day

April 22 2013

Hey everyone!

This week was interesting. At the start, it was really dificult. It seemed like no one wanted to talk to us, and a lot of our investigators had lost interest in the Church. We worked really hard all week, and nothing was going right. But yesterday made it all worth it. There is a part member family here that is really cool. Two members of the family are baptized and active in the church. The parents are not members. The Mom wants to be baptized really bad, but her "husband" doesn´t want to get married, so she cant be baptized. They have a son who is older and lives with another girl, but for the longest time they had absolutely no interest in the church. He smoked, drank, and did not believe very much in God. His name is Leonardo. Then last week, out of nowhere, he went to church with his mom and sisters, so that was cool. They were at church yesterday too. We visited this family yesterday, and Leonardo and his girlfriend were there, which was really awesome, but when we entered the house, I had to face my biggest challenge yet as a missionary... THEY WERE WATCHING THE HOBBIT! AND THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO WATCH IT WITH THEM! Obviously I said no, but it was not easy. But it was worth it, because Leonardo and his girlfriend Paula opened up to us. They shared some experiences that helped them know that God exists. He has stopped smoking and drinking all by himseld, and they want to get married and baptized. It was pretty cool.

Transfers tomorrow. My companion got transfered, so I get a new one tomorrow! Hopefully he will be cool. I´m glad that I get to stay in Venâncio Aires. It´s an awesome city. 

Thanks everyone!

Sincerely,

Elder Day