September 22, 2014- He has been out a YEAR!

Ollo!

This week was Gaúcho week! So there were lots of people dressed in the traditional gaúcho clothes and lots of horses and even a parade. Also on Sunday we ate churrasco, in other words lots and lots of yumminess! :)

Irmão Vanderlei and his family did not go to church this week, but when we talked with them we shared our testimonies of the love that Jesus Christ has for them and us and how through the restored priesthood families can be and are together for forever. Afterwards we gave Irmã Elizete a blessing so that her eardrums will get better and the spirit was really strong. After the blessing we asked their son Wagner how things felt. He replied ´´certo´´ and a bit more or in other words that what happened was the right thing to do; he recognized the spirit and how the Lord always guides us even if we have other desires, what is hard is doing what our Heavenly Father wants and not just what we want.

With Irmão Laureni and Irmão Vanir (Nicker) we talked about the restoration of the priesthood and how crucial it is that those who follow the Lord need to follow him in the way that he has pre-established so that we can receive all of the promised blessings that he wants to bless us with. Irmão Reinaldo and Irmã Mari went with us to the lesson and bore their testimonies and invited them to visit church on Sunday. Irmão Vanir was sick and bedridden so with Irmão Reinaldo we gave him a blessing by the spirit and on Sunday he was up and walking and stayed through all of church. Irmã Laureni and Irmão Vanir liked what we talked about in church on Sunday because the lessons were about the temple, family history, and how Our Heavenly Father makes it possible for all of his children to receive the gospel with his authority even if they never had a chance in this life to accept or reject the gospel of Jesus Christ in its fullness.

:) Additionally I have now been out on the mission for over a year, the time passes by super fast.

Also we got transfer calls and I will be staying in Sião Pedro do Céu with Elder Müller Archilla.

Com muitos sorrisos! :) :) :)

Sincerely, Elder Vernon :)

Irmao means brother and Irma means sister in Portuguese.