Yes
I realize thing will be different. But I still have two more weeks to
live the missionary life. Still seems like a good chunk of time. I am
glad I am not coming home during the winter. It would be really
difficult for my body to handle. I have not had a winter since 2013. I
miss watching baseball and golf. These sports do not exist here.
I
am glad you have a chance to go with the missionaries to teach people.
It is a good experience for members and gets them involved in the work.
And yes there are tons of things to explain so you just have to make it
really simple. But anyone who studies it themselves will learn. It just
takes effort. Speaking of effort our efforts this week paid off and we
are planning to baptize 2 people this Sunday. One guy who is like 24 and
a women is around 35. They are cool and just have to quit drinking
coffee. (Have I mentioned that everyone and their dog drink coffee in
Brazil. I thought Washington was bad but here is worse. People give
coffee to their kids who are like 3 years old.) I have learned on my
mission the impact of people's childhood has a lot to do with how they
will live their life. Children are very sensitive to everything. And yes
people sometimes get the wrong impression that we worship Joseph Smith
because we talk a lot about him in the first lesson. But it does not
work talking only about Jesus Christ because everyone here believes in
him. Not because they actually believe and read the scriptures but
because someone when they were a child it was told to them that a man named Jesus
Christ died for their sins.
But those who
search will find. Knock and you will receive, right? A promises made in
the scriptures many times. I am giving a talk in our branch this Sunday.
I will be able to compare the two. I have only given a talk one other
time on my mission in my first ward. It has been a long time. That is
all for this week. Lots of love. I will give my testimony to the whole
mission, along with the other people who will go home with me, on Friday.
Should be a fun time. Friday will be our zone conference with the whole
mission. A seventy will come. Elder Pino I think.
With love,
W
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