We Didnt have as many people as we had hoped at church. We had some people super confirmed saturday night but the weather got a tiny itty bitty bit colder and everyone is getting sick and getting colds. There is one family we are teaching that is really cool! The dad understands so well about the restoration, his name is Leo. He wanted us to go to his moms house and teach her, and when we did he went there with us and told the whole restoration and the book of mormon with so many details that we hadnt even taught him! He had gone on the church site and studied all about it! They had their family in brasilia invite them over saturday but they decided not to go because they had planned to go to church. But he ended up getting really sick Sunday morning and couldnt go to church. But they really want to go and are really excited. He always offers to help us out and give us food, he even offered us his computer so that we could call and talk to our families! haha. not until mothers day Leo!!!
But another family went to church, and the mom was sick, but she stayed almost to the end before she had to leave and go to the doctor because she was soo sick. But they seemed to be really liking it. They are member references!
Their is another family that we have been teaching that was having alot of problems with their marriage, they had been married, divorced, and want to get married again. Last night we taught with a member about eternal families. it was really cool. The mom started to cry and thank us for coming, she said the fighting at home and the feeling in the house has completely changed since we have started going there, and last sunday they even went to church. She said wether they join the church or go back to their old church our work has been in vain. It was a bittersweet moment. We were so happy to see a family changing as they applied principles of the TRUE gospel and studied the BOM, but it was sooo sad they didnt recognize the testimony that they have been given...how much clearer can it be? Why in the world would you go back when God has revealed to you something so great! Imagine if Joseph didnt follow the counsels of God he received in the first vision! If God tries to give us more knowledge, more light, and we dont accept it/apply it....he will take away even that which we have.
29 Wo be unto him that shall say: We have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough!
30 For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him thatreceiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.
I hope we can all always remember to accept and apply the light that the lird has given us.
This week i have started learning alot about myself and things i want to change before i return home. I want to take advantage of this time so close to the spirit and aquire the attrirbutes of Christ. I will be studying alot of the sixth chapter in Preach my gospel this week! :)
As Genereal Conference is getting here, i wanted to challenge all of you!!! ALL OF YOU! to write down a list of your friends (6-10 names)and pray about who you should invite to general conference. Your success as member missionaries is not if they get baptized or not, but if you invite or not!!! its all about the invite. Prepare a great invite for your friends, maybe practice inviting people in family night with each other doing role plays!
have a great week everyone! miss you tons! Boa viajem papai!
-Elder Grondel
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