Hey Y'all!! I'm still alive! Here's how the week went!
thurs - not a ton happened today. We taught a fake discussion to Elder
Farr. He gave us a good situation of him being an investigator who got offended
by someone in the ward. It was tough at first, but answered well!
fri - We thought something crazy was going on here this week because the
whole MTC was getting crazy cleaned more than it ever has! Like, they were
cleaning the crevices on the ground with toothbrushes, but we found out it was
just for mission conference. We all thought a general authority from Salt lake
was coming or something hahaha! Days are getting so repetitive here now, i cant
wait for something new every day!
sat - We were investigators for TRC today! It was fun. I was the main
investigator and i had 4 friends with me. I told him my name was Fernando and so
they asked what everyone elses names were and Elder Searles says his name is
Fernando too because he wasnt paying attention! haha! I was like, Feshe sua
boca! Eu sou Fernando! Não você! hahah! we practiced street contacting at night
during workshop! It was a lot of fun! I was companions with Elder Reams from
Fairmont, WV! I just went off saying whatever i wanted when we taught! You
realize how much you know when a younger elder teaches with you because theyre
just like, WHOA.. haha! I felt so confident after that though, i needed
it!
sun - We had fast and testimony meeting today and it was so awesome. The
spirit was just there. I bore my testimony on how grateful i am that my
grandparents joined the church and that missionaries like us can affect just one
family and their posterity eventually like the missionaries who taught papa gary
and grandma sue! We had mission conference as well which was really cool! The
concluding speaker was Pres Aroujo. Such a cool guy. The biggest Brazilian youll
ever meet and hes the type of guy that just slaps you on the back and just grabs
your shoulder like a grizzly bear when he talks to you hahaha! He told a self
experience of his that was used in a general conference talk before! He was a
member when he was a boy, but went inactive when he became good at surfing in
his later teens because competitions were on sundays. His priesthood leader
would always come to his house in the morning to pick him up for church before
he could go surf. He would always complain, but his leader would be like, Well
thats nice, you can tell me about it on the way to church ahhah! One day pres
aroujo woke up at like 5 in the morning and got to the beach and thought he was
safe! Then he saw his priesthood leader off in the distance from the water.. He
quickly dove under water and when he popped up for air his leader called his
name, but he ignored it! The third time he popped up for air, he didnt see or
hear him so he started walking up to shore, then he felt a hand on his
shoulder.. His leader was in all of his church clothes and was like, you ready
for Church? hahaha! He said he was so grateful for his leaders example and was
able to go on a mission because of him haha!
mon- We decided to write down our goals for every study session now and it
has made a huge difference. When you have a clear cut goal, it is so much easier
to accomplish! I was able to talk to some new brazilians today in the laundry
room just by myself and i caught myself just rambling on with them without even
thinking about it! It was so cool haha! Elder Allen and I schooled some big jock
guys in basketball today too. Jacobo would be proud of my outside shot.
tues - Elder Allen and i taught elder acosta today in a fake discussion. It
was really good because all 3 of us speak pretty good português! We had a
district arm wrestling tournament today too! Irmão Zamignani, the little ginge
professor, was the only one that could beat me! Hes a little tiny squat, but
strong somehow! I was reading in Alma today and it is crazy to think how King
Lamoni and his father were converted unto Christ. They were wicked as wicked
could be, but through Ammons submissiveness and love to the Lord, he was given
the power to soften their hearts. Nobody is too far away from receiving the
truth and fulness of the gospel! A heart can be changed, no matter who it is!
Our district performed Que Firme Alicerce (How Firm a Foundation) for devotional
tonight and nailed it! Everyone told us we did so good and a sister told us she
wanted to hug us, but couldnt! hahah!
Eu presiso sair! Eu amo vocês!
- Elder Larsen
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