Lots happened in the week

Óla!

Soooo much happened this week.

Tuesday we had zone leaders council. It was really spiritual and fun, we talked about the importance of our purpose as missionaries and speaking with everyone. I have been trying to get better at that, talking to people on the bus, at the bus stop, store, etc. It is fun to have meetings cause you leave with so much excitement and go talking to everyone.

On Wednesday we prepared a training that we were going to give to our zone that was in Elder Alencar´s words ´Jedi´´ Later that day, we had the experience of getting assalted on the street. It was actually really tranquil, not how I would imagine being assalted, we shook their hands and invited them to church afterwards haha. Then we left and they (there were two) started following us, so we picked up the speed and turned onto a road and waited out in a members house for a bit. They only took 9-11 Reais that I had, So it was fine.

We had our zone training meeting on Wednesday and we really felt like it went well, it was also about always fufilling our purpose and inviting everyone to come unto Christ, so our getting assalted and inviting them to church still was a kind of comical but good example ha. We went on splits with Elder Gull and Elder Soares, to do a baptismal interview in their area. It was on a holday, the independence of Brasil. 7 de Setembro. We taught so much and I got home dead that day.

We remarked Jorges baptism for this coming Saturday becaue he is REALLY progressing well and feel like he is ready.

Alex is already walking around with crutches and he said he is training so that he can go to church this sunday. I already love him and Adriana, we are going to teach them tonight and I am SOOO excited!

Sorry this has got to be short, we only have one computer and E Alencar still needs to write.

Also, we need to move from our house and have about two weeks to find a place in our area and arent having much luck, please pray for us to find a new place to live.

Lots of love.

Elder David F Morgan

 

 

Just Because I Have More Time Now:

 

Óla.

So we managed to get a little bit more time.

I think I already summed up most of the week but just another strange/ sad experience. We were walking home last night after visiting Alex and Adriana, they live way far away and it was pouring down rain. Coming up close to our house somebody called out to us that we didn´t recognize. As he came closer and presented himself I recognized it as Lucas, a guy we had contacted on the street the other day, marked a visit with him and when we went there he wasn´t home. He looked pretty beat up and his cheek was all swollen and had a black eye. He told us he had been on the street for four days, because his cousins roughed him up and expulsed him out of the house. I happend to have some bread and some crackers with me that a member, and Adriana had given us, so we gave it to him. He then went on his way, but we called him back and told him to come with us. We have rules about having people in our house, so we told him to wait at the gate and we would be right back. We got together some water, and a way warm blanket, and a change of clothes ready for him and brought it to him, asked him if he had somewhere dry to go and he said he did. It was so sad to see. Clearly I don´t know the whole story but it just reminded me why I´m doing what I´m doing, there is so much sadness in the world and bad things; only The Gospel, when lived to it´s fulness has the power to change that. I am sure of that. So a little bit at a time, we are trying to make a difference.

Just that.

Lots of love. Please remember to serve one another, and forgive others their trespasses.

Elder David F Morgan