Hello Everybody! So, my week wasn't super full of great
events, but I've got plenty of quick highlights to share!
So, we've been meeting with two people from the area book,
Jefferson and Silvia, but it's difficult with them, since neither is able to go
to church on Sunday. Silvia does some military thing, and Jefferson has to stay
at his Dad's house.
Tarcio, we weren't really able to talk to this week, since
he has been sick the whole week, but we will start talking to him again this
week.
On Wednesday, we taught Nonata and Luis Carlos, who have a
son who just got back from his mission, but lives in another neighborhood. We
talked about the Book of Mormon with them, and read a part. Nonata has heard
the lessons a lot, so she already has a testimony, but she just doesn't know
it. She also has a complicated home life, that for now, impedes her from being
baptized right now, but we are helping as much as we can. She came to church on
Sunday (actually , we were running late and she went ahead of us!). But she
just loved church and came to an activity we did at night. Her son, Pablo, and
us are feeling really good about the chances this time around. We had talked to
her about how she would have to continue in the church and with the Book of Mormon
no matter what to really use the Gospel in her life.
We also talked with Franklin, Lucicleide and Marcio (Lucicleide's
brother). We gave them a straight challenge to stop drinking coffee altogether,
with the promise that if they did such, they would be ready for baptism on the
25th. We really saw that to be true. Franklin and Marcio, especially Marcio progressed
a TON this week. We can really see a difference in them, even over the course
of just a few days.
On Friday, we talked with the boyfriend of a new convert. He
also has heard the discussions a lot, and we talked about how the Church of
Jesus Christ would help him in ways that his current church simply is not
capable.
So Sunday, we had an AWESOME activity called 创Um dia para
recordar创(A
day to remember). We gave the first lesson over the pulpit, followed by a
baptismal invite. Then we presented a slide show of baptism photos from the
ward. Then there was a testimony part, were some of the older members talked
about their conversion. The take president told about how he was influenced by
the example of Tita, a soccer player who is also a member, at the time he
played for Flamengo and the Brazilian National Team. Knowing that he could play
soccer and be a member of the church, he knew that nothing would get in his way
of being baptized. All in all it was an awesome super spiritual activity that
we will continue next week. There were about 40 members this week, and I bet
each person will bring two or three more people.
So that was my week! I'll talk to the family on Sunday!
Elder Cornwell
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