This will be my 5th transfer, and I am staying.

We had a good week.  I had the chance to go to another area to do a baptismal interview which was a really cool experience.  We also had a kid that we have been teaching for a good time now that was ready to be baptized on Sunday but when Sunday showed up his mom said to wait one more week because she was busy and wanted to be there to watch.  It was a little sad because he was super excited but what’s important is that he will be baptized.  We also got transfer calls and the first call we got was that we will both stay together in the area for another transfer.  We got another phone call early today though and they told us my companion will be getting transferred and I will stay.  This will be my 5th transfer here and I am really excited.  We are working with a lot of great people and I am really happy to be able to stay a little bit longer.  There’s obviously a purpose for me to stay as well so I am ready to work hard and do what I have to do.  It was a fun transfer with my companion and I am excited to get another new one.  Thanks for the support and love.

Love Elder Visser

There is always something we can learn

We had a pretty good and productive week.  So the area of Brasil is doing a program where they have names of families that live in our area and they pray about it then assign several people to go out and visit the families.  We recieved three families to visit.  Turns out they lived super far away but we had nothing to do that day and these families needed to be visit before Sunday.  So we started walking and a good 45 minutes later we found the house, all excited we knocked on the door just to find out that she does not live there anymore but we got her new address and started walking some more.  After a good hour we finally got to her street which turned out to be a huge hill.  We had already walked a ton so we walked up the hill and knocked on her door.  Turns out she was home and has not gone to church for 13 years but she has been praying for help latley and what do you know we end up showing up at her door.  Now she has sons and daughters who are old enough to hear the gospel and it went really well.  It was honestly a miracle that we found her house and was a testimony builder for me.  We also had another experience where we recieved a call from the President of the mission telling us there was a member in the hospital in need of a blessing.  He was about to have surgery and we only had about 30 minutes until he went in.  We were on the other side of our area but we got on a bus and ran over there.  He is a member of another Ward but has been a member for over 30 years and it was a very humbling experience.  We were able to give him a blessing and some words of encouragement.  Everything happens for a reason I know that for a fact.  I am grateful for the good times and the bad, there is always something we can learn.  Thanks for the love and support.

Love Elder Visser

The peace I feel in the temple.

I am grateful for the chance we had to talk last night.  Even though it was a little annoying with the Skype problems, it was still good to see you and to be able to talk a little.  Its hard not to think about home after a phone call with your parents but I am ready to get to work and do what I need to do.

We had the chance to go to the temple this last week which was amazing.  It was my first time that I went to the Sao Paulo Temple.  It was a good chance to relax a little and to feel the spirit and peacefulness in the temple.  The last time we went was about 6 months ago which felt like eternity.  I will be going to the temple as often as possible when I have the chance.  The temple is a huge blessing in our lives.  Honestly without the temple we would not be able to return to live with our families and we would not make it to the Celestial Kingdom.  I can baptize a lot of people on my mission but if they do not stay firm in the church and make it to the temple then I did not do my job.  I want to be able to see the people I have helped out in Heaven after this life.  I am doing all I can to help them look towards the temple.  My Mission President in Texas always said we stand in the waters of baptism but we look towards the temple.  Thanks for all the love and support.

Love Elder Visser

Time sure flies when your are busy doing the work of the Lord

It was a really good week here that passed by really fast.  We have been really busy lately which is a good thing and makes the time go by fast.  We also had the privilege to hear Elder Clayton from the Seventy talk the missions, Sao Paulo east and north on Friday.  He talked a lot about how we really do not have a lot of time on our missions and how we just need to do what’s right.  He mentioned how this is the only opportunity we will have to serve a mission and we need to take advantage of it.  It is so true and honestly I dont like to think about what my life will be like after.  Of course it will be good but I will not have as much time as I do now to study the scriptures and to help others with all my time and efforts.  I’m going to take advantage of my time here in Brasil and talk with everyone.  We do not know who is ready to hear the gospel so its our job to talk with everyone and at least extend the invitation.

Love Elder Visser