Drink your veggies.
Monday- I am grateful for how I hear Him and being a missionary.
Tuesday- I am grateful for quality lessons, trying new things, smoothies, happiness, and The Book of Mormon.
Wednesday- I am grateful for smiling, The Sun, eggs, and very random holidays.
Thursday- I am grateful for the Earth, hugs, change, and french toast.
Friday- I am grateful for Elder Bednar, feelings from The Spirit, and hard days.
Saturday- I am grateful for testimonies, writing, and Faith.
Sunday- I am grateful for Baptism, The Sacrament, The Plan of Salvation, prayers, and Agency.
Another week down.
This was a HEFTY last week of the transfer.
We had a very random split with the zone leaders. It was very good to see some other missionaries and learn from others. It was a good switch.
We had many lessons fall through but also some good quality ones.
Conference with Elder Bednar
We've been focusing on the Book of Mormon during our lessons because I LOVE the Book of Mormon. So we've been starting at the beginning with many of them. AND I realized that honestly, if all I could do as a missionary was read the Book of Mormon with our investigators and they would gain a testimony and progress. That's only a hint at the power of daily reading The Book of Mormon.
I've had some real good personal studies this week and I can't even imagine now not having a full hour to study the scriptures every day.
I was very blessed this week to have a mission devotional with Elder Bednar and 2 area 70~s. It was a spiritually enriching 3 hour devotional that I hope I never forget. We learned about praying as an agent primarily! But really the best part was that it wasn't a talk that he and his wife gave. It was a study they did with us taking our thoughts and ideas and building on them. Then the whole last hour was just us asking him questions! So cool and good.
P.S. There is a whole other level of AH when an apostle calls your name and you weren't expecting it.
Diego and I
We did lots of Facebook finding this week.
We had a powerful testimony meeting as a Zone, good stuff.
Sunday was quite the adventure. We had the baptism of our friend Diego! The area was 50 minutes away but we didn't realize that. We thought it was our area that is only 15 minutes away....
So happy!
So, when we hopped in our UBER and after about 30 minutes was like huh we might be late. Well we were smarter than leaving just 15 minutes before the baptism, we left an hour early.
So, after a very beautiful countryside, Sunday morning, Crazy Brazilian driver, 50 minutes in the car we arrive. We get out and there's not a church in sight. We were lost. WE called the bishop and after about 10 minutes of HUH and then 5 minutes of walking we find the church with all the wonderful members waiting for us. Well, all 5 of them of course. It worked out quite nicely though and no one worried that we were late because our friend was still getting changed! WIN!!!!
The baptismal service was 30 minutes late but excellent and very simple. I'm very grateful to have gotten the chance to baptize Diego! He also got the Gift of The Holy Ghost and then 20 minutes later, the Priesthood! To top it all off we had a little Sacrament service right there after everything else. It was all smiles and happiness all around. Diego even had that newly baptized convert happiness appearance. I love that.
Another beautiful 50 minute drive home :)
Me, Diego and Elder Bassett
Well, our Sunday took another turn. Our bishop died from Covid. It was super quick and we are all still just huh. Prayers would be appreciated for his family and the ward!
I'm doing good :)
Elder Bassett, Diego, his wife Aleesee and me
Elder Bassett, Diego, Bishop, me and Fabio
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