Dear Family!
This week was alright, we talked with alot of people, the mission is big on contacts right now, fala com todo mundo! So we do alot of that. We had like 20+ people saying for sure they were going to church , the night before our good investigators changed their mind, even when they promised aqll week and the next morning we woke up early and walked 1000 miles to diferente peoples houses and they werent there or said they couldnt go, even when they didnt have an excuse, this was really rough, weve had like noone coming to church. we have a date for baptism this week, we got an innactive fam back to church and we are going to baptize the son but he didnt go to church.ugh.
I Learned alot this week about our purpose as missionaries, the first thing it says is that we are to invite others to come unto christ...this is exaclty it, we invite so much we bear testimony and promise blessings but they still have agency and this can be soooo frustrating sometimes, becuae we know what is best for them but we cant for them... that was satans plan.
I want to thank you dad for sending your talk that week, it really helped me, especially the part about handing our life over to the Lord, because we really are. We give him everything. My knee feels better but still hurts here and there and my knees are neccessary for me to accompish any of my goals in life, so i put trust in him that I will be taken care of. Whenever I find my self thinking about if my knee is gonna be destroyed after the mission and if my goals will be demolished I tell myself that He is in control, He will do with me what He see´s is best. Its difficult to accept alot of the time, but He does know whats best.
We had a massive zone division this week and i went to another área with a brasilian and we like didnt talk at all, haha. I tried tho! it was sooooo HOTTT!, i want your weather!
Thanks for the scritpture and advice, I have been studying alot about Faith lately. it helps!
Its sad to hear that tumwater lost to lynden again! Dang, my comps school, Timpview, won the state championship again this year. we are both pumped to hear about the BYU UW game!
Are people being mean to Jake??? is that what the problem is? Gosh that makes me mad. Tell him to keep his head up, sometimes you just have to ignore everyone, be quiet and get respect with your pads. Wrestling is gonna be good for Jake to get past the mental toughness barriers. I wish I wouldve wrestled my junior and sênior year.(confession)
The language is really difficult but i can understand more here and there. We started an english class this past wednesday for free for everyone because we have four americans in this city., a sly way of doing missionary work. We had a decente turn out, i didnt do much cause i know almost nothing, so i just helped these two little kids with some words and then by the end they were teaching me português. It was cool tho!
Im so out of shape already, i did little knee excersizes to day and im sooo sore! We have a bunch of gyms near us and my comp and i talked to one and we might get a membership next transfer, idk, im reallllllyyy tired in the mornings!]
Caleb the only Little Drummer Boy in the band??? Oh Bella I remember my first Zambonie... Looks like you guys had fun at the christmas party! I Always love those, we will have a big mission talento show and thing in a week or two for christmas! Im pumped.
I miss you guys! I heard we get fed a ton hear during Natal so i hope thats true, im gonna need to drown my sorrows of not being home for christmas with a bunch of food :)
16 days till Skype!
Amo Vôces!
-Elder Grondel III
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