Carnival floats and a Package!

March 16, 2015

Ollo! :)

This week I got a package with cheetohs and starbursts and maple that was yummy in my tummy! Also I got a letter with Dad´s dad´s patriarchal blessing which was cool. 

Something funny was that I asked a member ´´Como está odor?´´ but I wanted to say ´´como está a dor´´ (how is the smell verses how is the pain). I just thought it was funny and stuff. :)

With one of the investigators we are teaching we read John 3 with him and talked about how baptism is essential and that the spirit will teach us that it is the right thing to do. We also talked with a recent convert about what happens after baptism using john 14; we need to receive the gift of the holy ghost and then live the commandments because we love our heavenly father and our Savior.

We contancted a referal and found a family too.

During my personal study I read about Alma and the Sons of King Mosiah and how they were converted. I like how they stopped suffering and found true happiness and then worked without ceasing for the rest of their life’s to share that same joy and happiness with everybody. And how did they do it? Through missionary work! Faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism for the remission of sins (our first covenant), the gift of the holy ghost, and enduring to the end are all wonderful because they help us to be happy because of the atonement. :) :) :) :) :)

Atentamente, Élder Vernon :) :) :) :)

March 9, 2015

Ollo!

There was transfers and I will be staying in the same place.

This week was carnival during the weekend so we worked like normal. Our area is far away from the center of the city so we did not see very much carnival stuff. Other than today going to the lanhouse we saw a bunch of parade floats on the city´s main street.

We watched the restoration with Irmão Cézar so he no longer has doubts about Joseph Smith and that her was called to be a prophet. It was also great because we started teaching the rest of his family and after his sister prayed to know if what we taught by the spirit was true she said that she felt the spirit. It was funny because she then left the room and Irmão Cézar started to talk about how neat it is to feel the spirit confirm that something is true.

Vitor, who we are teaching looks like he is moving to a new city, but we are still excited for him and his family that is staying in Uruguaiana. We started teaching his grandparents and uncles. Among other things there was an older man that started listening to our conversation and talked about he had already visited all the churches except for the Mormons and that he would like to visit the church. It was great because he was really interested in the organization of the church and how it is the same as when Jesus Christ organized his church; we shared Joseph Smith´s first vision with him and invited him to pray about baptism.

We had some good family home evenings with some members too about how the Plan of Salvation helps us to think about the eternal perspective and how baptism is essential to have an eternal family.

As always more stuff happened but there is not enough time to write everything! :)

Com muitos sorrisos! :) :) :) :) Love, Elder Vernon :)

Time for new shoes!

March 2, 2015

 My shoes that broke.

My new shoes that a sister in the ward gave me, they are good I just need my feet to adjust to them.

:) This week we visited Irmão Cézar with Bishop Claudio and followed the spirit as we taught about the 10 commandments as well as the word of wisdom law of chastity and tithing. It went great because Bishop bore his testimony about each of the commandments and talked about how they help us prepare for our eternal families. Also our prayers were answered because when Irmão Cézar tried the barley he liked it.

All of Alberto´s family came to church this Sunday which was really great. And another family that we are working with came to church too! :)

Also during this week my shoes broke but Irmã Ramona in the ward gave me new shoes that she would have sent to her son that is serving a mission but she bought the wrong size which just happened to be the size of my feet.

Lots of other stuff happened too. Com muitos sorrisos! :) :) :) Sincerely, Elder Vernon

 :)