Elder Dias liked the fake snow, it was his 1 year mark so he made a cake.

A Copa do Mundo Já Começou! :) This means "The World Cup has begun"

June 16, 2014

A Copa do Mundo Já Começou! :)  This means "The World Cup has begun"

Ollo!

This week was great! :) We went and visited a bunch of people with Irmão Alan, a cool guy in the branch that likes to work with the missionaries. Also the assistants to the Presidente came on Thursday and did exchanges with us so we were able to visit more people than normal this week despite the world cup starting.

When we were working on the day of the first game of Brazil for the world cup it was funny because whenever Brazil scored a goal we could hear all the people cheering even though we were in the streets. My companion said that where he lives in Manaus that the ground shakes for about 15 minutes after each goal and that here in Rosário is pretty calm.

I got a package for my birthday that had fake snow in it. It was cool showing Elder Dias the fake snow because the only time he has seen snow is on the TV or computer. I opened most of the stuff in the package but saved some stuff to open on my actual birthday.

I ate more cow hoof dessert and cow guts soup! Yum! :)

After we passed by a bunch of peoples houses reminding them about church there ended up being 5 people that came to church this week!

Com muitos sorrisos! :) :) :)

Sincerely,

Elder Vernon :)

Why I am serving a mission...

June 10, 2014

Ollo Família! This week was great! Irmão Glenio (he was baptized last Monday) was confirmed in Sacrament meeting! Also, the Sister Missionaries had three baptisms! Also we went to Santa Maria for the Mission Tour of Elder Mozart B Soares and got trained on how to do missionary work better.

One day of the week we had lunch at Irmão Delcis and he invited a bunch of members and another friend who isnt a member. It was yummy, but it was cow guts soup that we ate! They call it Mondongu or motaco. 

I am still the exact same weight I was before the mission and during the mission; it is funny though because people talk about how skinny I am, but I am just the same as always. I also got a happy birthday letter, so I am feeling a little old (just kidding, I will only be 19 when my birthday comes around). 

Elder Mozart B. Soares talked about how part of missionary work is helping people come to Christ and be saved spiritually. He talked about how we can always do more to help people out and that we should not abandon them when they need us most even if it seems like they are not doing the things they need to do to change. He shared how his parents were the first converts in Recife and how he was the first Mormon baby in Recife Brasil.  :) He also asked us to write why we are serving a mission to our family, so here is a short explanation:

Why I am serving a mission is quite simple, I want to help people be happy and I know that because of what I have learned, especially in the home because of my parents and siblings, that Jesus Christ is my personal Savior and that his Atonement makes it possible for all who will accept him to be perfected (not only me and my family, but the whole human family!) :)

I would say the most spiritual growth I have had on the mission is with seeing others how they can become and trying to understand their situation and why they do they things they do.

The soccer world cup starts this week, it is fun to see the people freaking out and getting super excited for it; however, as missionaries the rule is that we can study or proselyte like normal during the games, we cannot watch the games with people. :)

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