We never know how we help people on their earthly journey

This week was an amazing week.  We were able to have interviews with our mission president and were able to get to know him a little better.  We have also been preparing Carlos to be baptized.  My companion actually bumped into his less active wife about 4 months ago.  He helped them get married brought them back to activity and on Sunday he was baptized.  It was a stressful road but in the end turned out perfect.  President Silcox even came to watch him get baptized which was really cool.  After we had a bbq with a ton of food and was a perfect way to end the week.  Now we will prepare them to enter the temple to be sealed for eternity.  It has been a blessing to be a part of their journey.

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We had a great week.  We have been working really hard and I find that the harder I work the happier I am.  We did have one or two days this week that were tough.  No one was home and no one in the street had time to talk to us but days like these happen and the next day is always better.  This Sunday a friend from my last area came to my ward to visit me so that was a really cool experience.  We also had a baptism here.  It was a kid that my companion has been teaching for a while but he was excited and ready to go.  He is 17 years old and is really special.  My companion will be going home in 4 weeks and I will be getting another one but I am grateful for this chance to be in this area and to work hard.

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Being the district leader is a big responisbility

Thanks for the email and updates about home.  

I’m a little rushed today,  we ended up doing some shopping and my computer is pretty bad today so I will do my best to let you know what is going on in my life.  We had a great week.  The only down side was the my companion got a little sick which made it hard for him to work.  I did have the chance to go on an exchange this week and got to work and learn a lot during it.  Exchanges are a lot different now since I’m the district leader.  I get to set everything up and its my responsibility to help out the other missionaries and to help them stay happy and do what’s right.  We are working with two really great people right now and one will be baptized this next Sunday if everything turns out right.  Its been a great experience to stay in the same area for a long amount of time.  I feel like I have gone through so many things in my short time here.  I’ve had amazing experiences and some really tough ones but I am happy for the time I’ve had here.  There's a saying here that we say a lot that goes, “Tudo vai dar certo”.  Which means basically everything will turn out right.  When we put God in front of everything everything will turn out right and tudo vai dar certo. 

 

Thanks for the support and love.

 

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A good start to the transfer

This week was amazing.  We got in the area and had to help the other missionaries with there bags and help them find their houses.  That was a long day but a good start to the transfer  My new companion is Elder G. Santo,  he is Brazilian and he will be going home after this transfer.  We are working so hard though and it feels good.  I had several difficult companions in my other area so I have really been enjoying my new area and new companion.  We have the responsibility to take care of 6 other sets of missionaries.  I am still learning but this will be a good chance for me to learn and grow even more.  I gave a talk yesterday in church and I thought it went pretty well.  It was about being obedient.  We have a chapel here that is pretty big with a good sized ward.  Its been a good first week and we have been working super hard.  I am really excited for this next transfer and know that good things will happen.

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