Dear Family
This week went really, we taught some really spiritual
lessons and it seems like my companion is learning a ton, he already came on
the mission super prepared, but he teaches some super good lessons now.
I’m still dl and I’m liking it a lot, two newbies have
arrived, one of them is from Campo Verde which is an island off of Africa. He
is a good missionary and already speaks Portuguese because it is the language
where he lives.
When he arrived he didn’t know how to use a washing
machine because not very many people have washing machines there and so he hand
washes and also he said that the water that he drank the most is rain water so
the first time that it rains it cleans the roof of the house and then the
second time they through buckets out and collect rain water to drink, so I
thought that that was interesting. His companion is from Peru so the district
is an interesting mix.
So yeah Matheus was baptized last week and confirmed and receiving
the priesthood this week, he is happy and already helping us a ton with all of
his friends who aren’t members. This week we are going to baptize Pedro one of Matthew’s
friends whose parents also won’t let him be baptized and Adriano who is 20
years old.
Last night was crazy, right outside of our apartment this
car was driving crazy and hit someone on a motorcycle and he flew, the car that
hit him drove off, it was pretty messed up, I think someone took a pic of the license
plate. But what I liked is that everyone that was close, like 30 people all got
out and helped him, they called ambulance and his family and it looks like he wasn’t
to injured, he was able to get up but he was awake and able to pass
information. It’s always a comfort to know that there are many good people that
are willing to help, even in the old times of the bible there was people not
willing to help in the story of the good Samaritan.
Everything is doing well in the area and with the
members.
This week lots of lunches with the members fell through,
so here in Brazil we don’t eat dinner with members, we eat lunch lol, but yeah
it was strange because usually it doesn’t fall through, I think this week was
just busy, so I’ve had to use some of the personal money to buy lunch, I hope I
still have money left lol.
It’s crazy how fast time is flying, before I know it it’s
going to be Christmas, I still haven’t gotten the package but its probably
arriving. Its sounds like thanksgiving was good, I totally forgot about
thanksgiving, I liked the pictures hahaha.
So my day schedule is that we wake up at 6:30 and we
clean up a little or we go buy some bread and eggs for breakfast and then we
eat and do some exercise a little ha-ha I’m starting to slack on the exercising
lol.
Then we study personally and then we do the12 weeks
training for my companion and we do companion study and language study, I’m
helping him learn English and he´s reading the book of Mormon in English really
well already, Then we go to lunch and usually we choose to work in one area per
day because our area is huge, I like being a missionary servant because I like
leaving back my life, before the mission I had a testimony but it was more
relied on the testimonies around me and I’m able to try and do what Matthew
10:39 which say "He that findeth
his own life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find
it". I feel that I’m finding my life more losing my life, I love being on
the mission and I love serving the Lord and giving him everything that I have,
its where I’ve come closer to Him and where I have been able to coming closer
to finding my life.
And to answer the other question, this is what has
brought me happiest and joy, also being able to bring souls to Christ. I find
joy in serving and helping bless others.
I miss you guys but I’m glad that there is still lots of
time for me to be here.
I’m excited to see you guys on Christmas.
hope everyone has a great week
Amo Vocês
Elder Toma
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