Well
i didnt get to see all of conference, but i saw most and it was really
good! i really wanted to watch there talks in English to feel the power
they talk with. But it was nice to listen to the portugeuse translation
one last time :p my comp is downloading it to his pendrive so that we
can listen to it when we get back in the apartment. i really liked
Utchdorfs explanaiton of grace. It seemed the focus this year was
MARRIAGE and freedom of religion. Saturday was all about marriage...
We
had three baptisms this week, it shouldve been four but the other son
didnt want to. It was a family of mom, dad, and son. But they arent
married, but they dont live together. We had to get a firm commitment
that they would keep the commandments. we are encouraging them to get
married. But is was an awesome way to celebrate Easter or in
potugease-Páscoa! I couldnt imagine a better day to get baptized. The
members were awesome, there were so many there to support them. we got
that video called PORQUE ELE VIVE / or because he lives, and a member
put it on our pendrives last week and we have been using it in lessons,
it worked really well for short lessons this week, and we got pretty
little cards from the church with the site of the video to hand out to
everyone.
The stake conference was at my old
chapel and so i got to see all our recent converts and reactivated less
actives! It was such a special thing to see them all firm and go by
themselves! I saw a young man of 14 years old that came all by himself
and the next day the whole family came to watch! I gave Rogerio a big
hug, it was awesome to see them, and others are really firm as well. I
am so grateful for the members that help in retaining new members, even
though they dont know the converts that well they make a big difference,
they dont even know the role they play in the salvation of such special
special people!
Well
the other Elders that were in the ward we go to were transferred out in
an emergency transfer and now we have their area in goiania and the
city of Senador Canedo and the city another half hour farther where the
family that baptized lives, called Caldazinha! we have got work to do!
but im really excited!
ha, so i missed like an hour of conference on sunday because the
baptismal font wasnt draining all the way, and the baptism was after the
session! so i had to go in, roll my pants up and get to work! we took
the rest out with a bucket and cleaned it out! there was a dead lizard
in there...ha. but i was sweating and smelling bad! ha. i filled up the
bucket and my comp took it outside and dumped it, TEAMWORK! ha. but
everything went jsut right and the font reached the limit right as the
meeting began! a tender mercy from the Lord!
one more miracle in this great work....
Well today is my comps bday! he shares a bday with Jesus! how cool is that? ha.
idk gmas adress but tell her Happy brithday and that i miss her a ton!
well have a great week! love you guys!
-Elder Grondel
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