Baptisms! Booyah! This week we baptized the three kids of one of our strongest investigating families. In fact, I actually performed the ordinance myself for the first time... ever... and in Portuguese. o_o I'm not going to lie, I was shaking like mad. Fortunately, shaking like a mad man doesn't make it any less valid -.- The parents are next in line and have their minds set to follow.
But wait, THERE'S MORE!
Please excuse my annoyingly propaganda-like (note from Breanna...he said Propagandic...that is not a word) transition as we move on to other events of the week. This last week kicked of with the party of Carnival, which means that all the missionaries return home earlier in the day. Probably for the best, as a few extra hours at home really helps one prepare. A little extra reading, a little more sleep, a little more fruit ninja, a litt... wait, fruit ninja?
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Anyway, we kicked off the week well rested and ready to go. That, and we're starting to see all the gears turning. Baptisms, birth, miracles. It's all falling into place, if not for a little pushing and shoving. :P But I guess a good story today would be that of a new investigator we found yesterday. In fact, it was more like he found us. As my companion was standing in front of the church before it started, the man passed by and began to converse with him. He spoke of how he'd visited many religions and never found one he felt was right. We visited him later that night expecting water, when we got a waterfall. As the man put it himself, he was prepared of the Lord through his faith and his conversations with God. By his faith, many miracles had already been wrought, including the salvation of other's lives and his own. But most of all, he was so spiritually in tune, he had already been taught many great truths by the holy ghost that are normally the largest barriers for us to overcome. It's only been a day, but just by the power of the spirit I felt there, he'll be one of our strongest investigators.
But, if there's one thing I'd like to share with all of you, it's the principles behind the spirit of this man. Faith and Miracles. As Moroni says in the book of Ether, "God is a God of Miracles, as he has been from the beginning, and will continue to be so as long as Faith still exists upon the face of the earth." When we have faith, especially in things that never faileth (God and Jesus Christ), miracles inevitably follow. The faith of this man served as a conduit that connected him with his heavenly father, and through his faith, he served many people just as Christ did and taught us to do. Likewise, Another family this week just bounced back from an extreme financial crisis after months of prayer and a chance encounter. If we seek miracles in our lives, we must first seek Faith. We must be in a constant struggle against the feelings of impossibility, or the influence of Satan, for therein we find the light and the hope of Christ. Dedicate your time, if even just a little each day, to read the scriptures, study them in your heart, and converse with you Heavenly Father in prayer. Though the things are simple, it is by small and simple things that great things are brought to pass.
Thanks for the letters and the support. I've been getting a few Christmas and new years letters recently, so I'll be sure to respond to the as soon as I get time. ;) Anyway, stay sweet and feed the sheep.
Elder Angus
Words of the Week:
Portuguese: Caçador (Kah-sah-door) Meaning hunter. As the prophet Jeremias prophesied, "first the lord will send fishers, and the he will send hunters, to seek out the low places, the mountains, and under the rocks." (Sorry, I probably butchered that quote. :l )
Mission: Kill, Dying, Dead - When a missionary is going home, he is dying. When he has left, he has died. And theretofore, the companion with which he died is the killer. R.I.P Elder Bueno (5/6 more days)
Photos!
-My sweatiest shirt yet.
-Wonderful Translation
-The Baptism this week
-Fruit Ninja >:D
P.S. Breanna, send me a list of friend requests I have on Facebook and I'll tell you whom to accept. I don't remember how many people added me. :l Sorry. Oh, and thanks good buddy ol' pal. :P
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