tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70236249122484745622024-02-07T18:55:54.260-08:00Elder Braden Toma's Mission BlogMission adventures in the Brazil Maceio' missionToma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-1321030743789732242018-09-09T06:48:00.002-07:002018-09-09T06:48:51.807-07:00Septmber 7, 2018 Elder Toma is home!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-13194314846352797542018-09-09T06:47:00.000-07:002018-09-09T06:47:10.536-07:00September 4, 2018 Final Letter from the Field<br />
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This week is a little bit busy so it will be a quick
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I had a great week, I’m just making use of my last days
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The devotional on Christ-like attributes was great, it was a
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Sunday was good, it was testimony meeting so I had the opportunity
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I’m not going to lie, to me it was just another Sunday it doesn’t
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Today I have to finish my bags and then I’m going to have a
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Tonight I’ll go to the bus station and travel to Maceió and
then I’ll get there in the morning and I’ll probably do some self-reliance
class and then on Wednesday it will be the interviews and dinner with president
and then Thursday we travel. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I think that will be going with 2 other Americans. My
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Thanks for all the emails and support. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I love you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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See you soon<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-73313047232643038932018-09-02T06:13:00.001-07:002018-09-02T06:13:58.206-07:00August 26, 2018 Final full proselyting week of my mission!<br />
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This week was a good week, it was super busy running around
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So Tuesday we had rehearsals on this devotional that we are going
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Wednesday we had splits and I went to this area that was
huge! I got so tired that day just from walking in the hot sun all day but it
was a good day, the next day we undid the splits and we were able to work a
little in our area. but then the next day we were back on doing another
division and the next day we had to go to the sister’s area to do more interviews. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The sisters baptized 3 kids and a dad. These kids were so
incredible, when we got there they all came up to us and gave us big hugs and
then they told us about everything that they learned, I was impressed by how
much they learned and then they sang I like to look for rainbows for us!
imagine your investigators singing one of the hymns! They had a great
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This week we had 2 baptisms lined up for next week but when
we were teaching on of our investigators we were right about to mark the
baptism and she was feeling the Spirit and even compared baptism to eating the
fruit from Lehi's dream but then suddenly this lady walked in and our investigator
had to attend her and asked for us to come back on Tuesday! and then she didn’t
go to church so it fell through. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But the good news is that we have the other baptism that is
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So I just have 6 full days of work, I can make it! Next week
I’m heading to Maceió and I’ll take a self-reliance class and then the next day
will be scrapbook with sister Taylor and dinner and then I’m heading to the
airport. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m honestly feeling normal, I’m excited to see you guys and
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Next week I don’t know how much time I’ll be in the Lan
House because I’ll have to pack and get ready for Maceió and take care of the
zone, but I’ll send a quick message.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you all<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-42254448130671195542018-08-26T06:12:00.001-07:002018-08-26T06:12:59.441-07:00August 20 2018 Importance of Recognizing the Spirit<br />
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This week was good and very busy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So I had my last zone conference and we had to give a
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It’s an essential part in missionary work but it’s not just
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Also they have all the missionaries that are going home bare
their testimonies. It was only two of us that were going home this zone
conference because the others are in Maceió. So I was one of them and it was
really weird. It just went by really fast and it almost didn’t feel real,
it was kind of hard to accept that I was leaving so my testimony was kind of
weird. Maybe in a few weeks I'll feel it more during the last testimony meeting
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Sunday was really Spiritual, we had a lesson on charity and
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He had us right down our daily difficulties or struggles.
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And then we all read them and then he had us write what our lives
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Then after the video he read all the papers of what our lives
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I can't believe that Cole got married! send me
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-42273401413331378722018-08-19T05:23:00.001-07:002018-08-19T05:23:27.741-07:00August 13, 2018 Using our Gifts to do the Work<br />
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Dear Family, <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week was a good week but my companion got sick and so
we also had a slower week, but he is already getting better.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had to give a talk this week on missionary work. It was alright,
I talked about our talents and how different people need the talents or even
better are friendships, for example someone that I could help can be someone
that needed what I have to offer and of course more importantly will need the
conversion which only comes through the Spirit. In<o:p></o:p></div>
the Book of Mormon Ammon was
the right person to help the King Lamoni be converted. That doesn’t mean that
we are the ones that convert. But we are all used as instruments in the hands
of God but naturally we are different so this results in us be different
instruments in the hands of God. Maybe someone can have a gift in music so they
can develop that gift and use it to help others.<br />
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That’s also something that I’ve been trying to help the zone
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Alma 22:26 says <b><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> "</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth
good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing-unto such it is given to
know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things
which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring
thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring
these our brethren to repentance</span><b><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">."</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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To me this scripture is a hint on everything that has to do
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Like dad taught me, it’s a math equation, if we do these 4
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The week had some funny experiences too, I find it funny
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For example I saw a man on a horse and the horse had a license
plate on it ha-ha, like it took me awhile to realize that that wouldn’t be an
everyday thing over there. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Even to my companion everything here is weird because this
region is like the redneck Brazil. Also we had some laughs because of some of
the crazy people on the road that just start ranting to themselves the craziest
stuff or they start singing super loud ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I think one of the things that I am going to miss is the
food. The lunches here are really good and they make the best juices here from
the fruit. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We had lunch with a member this last Sunday and he bought
over 8 liters of soda! craziness ha-ha<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recently nothing has hit me yet, to me I’m still staying on
the mission and I’m not going home anytime soon, even when I try to believe it I
just can’t ha-ha. So I’m not too trunky because it doesn’t seem real yet. Maybe
it’s a good thing maybe not ha-ha.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But it sounds like everyone is doing well, I got Cole's
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-81017450159304673162018-08-12T05:44:00.000-07:002018-08-12T05:44:19.358-07:00August 5, 2018 Reaching New Heights<br />
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This week has definitely been a better one. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It seems that everything has being going back to normal in
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This week we had 5 at church so that was great and two of
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setting some goals with them and the bishop has some contacts that can help
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So my companion, Elder Araujo, used to be a part of some
spirit religion and he came in contact with the sisters just to bible bash
them. He wanted to attack the church but then when he went to church one day
the Spirit told him "God loves you and he wants you here, this is your
place" afterwards he asked the members behind him why they said that in
his hear but then the told him that he didn’t. He said that he started to pray
and ask if that was an answer from God and he said he felt really warm and ever
since then he was converted. But like Jason he had to wait a year because his
family went against him and was even banned from going to church for a year and
his family would find his Book of Mormons and burn them. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But he is an excellent missionary and has one of the
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This week we also went to the leadership council meeting in
Maceió. So my companion and I usually leave the house at 11 30 at night and we
get a but to Maceió at 12 30 and then we usually arrive in Maceió about 6:00 in
the morning. This time we arrived at 5:30. Then from the bus station we go to
the president's house and wait until 8 for the breakfast and then we start at
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Sister Taylor talked about reaching higher. She did a
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And then she had the same person try again but reach a
little higher. It’s interesting that we always find a way to reach a little
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President talked about the roles of a district leader and a
zone leader and how neither is better than the other but the mission has this
idea that a zone leader is more important when it really isn’t. IN fact a
district leader has even more contact with the missionaries. He compared the
two as a bishop and as a stake president.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After the meeting we went to the bus station at 6 and
returned home a little before midnight. I think that the lack of rest and
travelling got me sick because all week I have been feeling really tired and I
caught a nasty cold. I am getting better and its passing but it is never fun
getting sick on the mission especially when you need to work but your feeling
tired. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So this week was good but also a little annoying with the
cold. The next day when we got back from Maceió at midnight we had to wake up
early and go to a district meeting I was just dead ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My studies have been going really well and I’m enjoying this
challenge to finish the Book of Mormon by Christmas. I was reading in Mosiah
and I read the story of Abinadi and I just love that story. It reminds me of
all those that sealed their testimony with their blood. Joseph Smith, Abinadi,
and Christ are great examples of that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It teaches me that even when we are afraid to do what’s
right we just need to do it. I love that. It reminds me of President Thomas S.
Monson's talk on daring to be a Mormon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sounds like everyone has had a great week. I loved the
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-20431210860116918792018-08-05T05:13:00.001-07:002018-08-05T05:13:30.770-07:00July 30, 2018 Doing my best to finish out baptizingDear Family,<br />
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These last two weeks have been good but also weird because I
had to watch my companion go home. For me it was pretty normal but at the same
time trunky! It’s weird to watch someone leave the mission because it made me realize
that one day it will be me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Its good though to get back into routine and start to forget
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So the new transfer started. I’m in the same area which is
Siqueira Campos Aracaju. So in our house its 2 other missionaries including me
that are finishing up the mission. My companion goes home one transfer after me,
but he is one of the best missionaries from the mission. He is from my group in
the CTM. His name is Elder Araujo and he is from São Paulo. Him and his sister
are the only member from his family, but he is one of the best missionaries
that I have seen. I have lots of respect for him. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So the work is going well, the first week is always
the hardest but we are planning lots of activity with the members so that we
can integrate the investigators more with the members. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We have a couple people to baptize and I’m really going to
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The zone is doing really bad, I don’t know why everything is
so hard, but the numbers are really low and this month we only baptized one
person as an entire zone!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve never seen this my entire mission, it’s just been a
crazy month with 3 holidays and the world cup! <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve decided to try new things with the zone to help us,
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I’ve started a goal to finish the Book of Mormon before
Christmas, I think that I’m going to continue reading it in Portuguese even
when I get home. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The house is looking good, I think that will be in more
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This week I’ll send pictures because last week I didn’t ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-10755909559488206632018-07-29T06:18:00.002-07:002018-07-29T06:18:23.828-07:00July 22, 2018 Busy week with transfers<br />
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Everything is going well, <o:p></o:p></div>
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So me and my companion have to do a ton of stuff because he
is finishing the mission this week and we also have to take care of transfer
stuff for the zone so this week I’m just sending a real quick email. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Next week I will send details on the transfer and
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I’ll continue as the zone leader here. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you all<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-17820720978702391312018-07-22T05:26:00.002-07:002018-07-22T05:26:28.360-07:00July 15, 2018 Read the Book of Mormon Everyday!<br />
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Dear family, <o:p></o:p></div>
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Looks like this week was a fun one! EFY is always such a
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This week was good for us, the work is still recovering from
all that partying and the world cup but it’s all over now!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So it was awesome this week, we reactivated this girl that
has been inactive for a couple years but she finally moved here from Rio de Janeiro
and we did a family night with them a couple of weeks ago but she was still iffy
about church. But now she met some cool friends from our ward and now she is
going to all the activities and she is so excited about church. It’s
interesting how a friendship in the church can change everything. <o:p></o:p></div>
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afraid of her grandmother and family who are all really catholic. She is 19
years old, but she still wants her families support. We have been praying and
trying to help. I think that we are going to help her by doing a family night
with a bunch of in the ward that are her age. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This ward has a ton of awesome young single adults so that
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thing ever, I never did read it before the mission alone all the way through. I
remember that when I was in my second area I still was only a little way
through in Book of Mormon but then it hit me that I haven’t read the Book of
our religion! It was the first thing that Joseph smith did, God commanded that
he translated the Book of Mormon before he restored anything else! and I didn’t
even read it yet! I never felt so sad and I got on my knees that night and
begged for forgiveness and I promised that I would read the Book of Mormon every
day since then. My first time reading it all the way through was in Portuguese
about a few weeks later and now I’m on my fourth time reading it and it really
does help us through whatever we need. Its helping me finish this mission and
use these last 7 weeks to do my best. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s been a great transfer; this week I’ll receive the
transfer but I’m sure I’ll stay. I really hope that I can hit my goals this
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-42390291636580497672018-07-15T08:37:00.000-07:002018-07-15T08:37:01.072-07:00July 8 2018 <br />
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people and set some baptismal dates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with president and it was awesome. He talked to me about how I only have 8
weeks left and how 8 weeks is a lot and to not let the enemy make me think that
it is little because I still can become the missionary that I want to be in 8
weeks and accomplish what I need to accomplish. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So I have really been
trying to help us as a zone develop and use the gifts to help the work.<br />
The missionaries have been getting excited about it, but unfortunately these
last weeks have been hard with all the holidays and the world cup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This week we gave
talks in sacrament meeting and then the bishop gave his talk. He was roasting
everyone and then starting crying. IN the middle of his talk this old guy
picked up the phone and started talking so loud! and then when we thought he
was going to hang up he talked for 3 more minutes! It was kind of funny I’m not
going to lie. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this week, it was good. It was about the Book of Mormon and it was really spiritual. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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last conference and Elder Jensen´s last conference so when we are going home
they call us up to bare our testimonies so my <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I really like my companion and admire that he is still pushing through even
though he goes home in two weeks. It’s the good thing about having American
companions because I can see them easier after the mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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enjoy summer there, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in Utah! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-5337231284688054412018-07-01T05:27:00.004-07:002018-07-01T05:27:38.097-07:00June 25, 2018 "Just let the Spirit do his part"<br />
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Dear Family, <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week went well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
this area isn’t close to my first area its actually in a different state. Its
closer to my second area but it’s still pretty far from Tobias Barreto which
was my second area. This area is SOOO small. we can walk from one side to
the other in 20 mins easy. It’s very small. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our baptism didn’t go through this week, there was a holiday
called São Jão so church was pretty empty and we didn’t have any investigators
at church this week. But we are looking at 2 baptisms for next week. We
received some references to and it’s so nice to work with references. I was
missing it for a while because my last area was harder. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week was spiritual for me during an interview. So
we went on splits last week and taught a returned missionaries mom. She told us
that she wanted to wait for her husband to come back before she would be
baptized. He would only be getting back at the end of the year. </div>
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lie, I had no idea what to say. It was just silence for a while. Then I said
"just pray about it" only our Heavenly Father knows what is the best
for us. She agreed. But we were still afraid that she wouldn’t be baptized. Her
son who just returned from his mission helped a ton. By the end of the lesson
we asked how she was feeling and none of our words saved her baptism but the
way the Spirit touched her saved it! I thought that was amazing how
sometimes we don’t have to say much but let the Spirit do his part.<br />
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I also did her interview which was one of the most spiritual
interviews that I have done. It’s amazing to watch someone go through the
process of conversion, it’s just something so amazing to me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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She would receive the lessons and then pray and then receive
an answer. During the interview she bore her testimony saying that her neighbor
tried stopping her from being baptized in the Church because the Mormon church
is a "cult". She said "anyone or anything can try and stop me,
but nothing will because I can’t deny that answer that God has given me during
my prayers" <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week was a good week even with the world cup
going on and São João. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m starting to really like it here, Sergipe is a good
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This week I won’t be able to send pictures because of the
computer that I am using but next week I’ll send more. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you guys<o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Toma<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-5706894690608296872018-06-24T05:03:00.001-07:002018-06-24T05:03:05.668-07:00June 18, 2018 Miss my old zone but already love Sergipe<br />
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Dear Family, <o:p></o:p></div>
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So I’m in Siqueira Campos Sergipe. it is in Aracaju which is
the capital of Sergipe. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s a nicer place and its very developed and organized
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To be honest I love Maceió though. Its where I started my mission
and its where I always end up staying. Yeah, it’s more dangerous and it’s like Gotham
and here it’s like Metropolis but I just like Maceió more. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Ward is amazing, I love all the members and I have
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So we are living in a house of 4. It’s my companion Elder
Jensen from Utah, Elder Marques from the Amazons which was already a previous
companion of mine, Elder Kolowski from Paraná Brazil and then me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The zone is bigger, but I miss my old zone, my companion
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I am getting the hang of Sergipe though, I already love it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We already have some baptisms marked so it’s nice to come to
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It’s crazy here in Brazil, the Presidente had us go home on Sunday
because of the world cup. It is hard to make new investigators and work because
everyone is partying and drinking. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Soccer is so big here in Brazil and so it’s insane but also
fun to see how much the get into it. The roads are all green and yellow and
everyone is wearing the Brazil shirt. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My companion is from Brigham City Utah and he finishes his
mission this transfer. He is trunky but it’s all good. I talked to him about
his goal and I’m happy to help him achieve his goals on baptism and all that,
so we are going to work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So I actually go home September 6th because Presidente
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I didn’t take any pictures this week, but I’ll send some
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Sounds like everyone is doing great!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I miss you all<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love <o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Toma<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-83258997653864297712018-06-17T05:32:00.002-07:002018-06-17T05:32:38.184-07:00June 11, 2108 Transfer to Siqueira Campos em Sergipe<br />
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Dear Family, <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week went well, we couldn’t work to much because we
took injections and I think maybe I got sick from it because Tuesday until Thursday
I was feeling pretty sick. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But I’m all better now. It was a good week overall; the zone
had a lot of baptisms and we got 3 investigators to church. The area seems to
be progressing a ton. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The transfers came through. I’ll be going to Siqueira Campos
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It’s going to probably be trunky but I’m going to do my best
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This week the attribute is patients. It has been a good
attribute to study. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I lost my cable for my camera, so I’ll have to by a new one
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I liked the goals that dad has sent me, and I have been
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1) I really want to get 8 baptisms from now until the end of
my mission. it’s hard because maybe that goal can be low if a get a really good
ward in a good area or maybe it’s too high if a got an area like here. But overall,
I want to focus on 8.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2) I want to focus on studding the attributes of
Christ. Especially the ones that I am needing. My patriarchal blessing helps a
lot with that one. I want to developed being more selfless and I always want to
develop obedience the most that I can. But as a goal I’m going to continue to
study, pray, and fast weekly for the attributes that I am studying. I think
this week I’m going to study charity and love. <o:p></o:p></div>
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3) to help my companions and others around me, I want to
strive to be an example. Especially with my new companion, I’m going to have to
help us not get too trunky and hit it hard until the end.<o:p></o:p></div>
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4) To strengthen the members, that’s one that I’ll think
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5) habits to strengthen me and help me maintain the Spirit.,
THE BOOK OF MORMON. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Again sorry that I didn’t send pictures, I’ll try and send
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Hope everyone has a great week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Miss you all.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love <o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Toma<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-53954041520990381682018-06-10T05:11:00.001-07:002018-06-10T05:11:39.023-07:00June 3, 2018 Every week is inspired<br />
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Hey family, <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week went well and super busy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We ran around all week doing baptismal interviews, which is
a good thing ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was impressed by some of the people that were baptized
this week. They were all so ready for it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The zone learned a lot about hope last week. It was cool to hear
the sisters experience on hope with the baptism that they had. <o:p></o:p></div>
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They truly believe that every week is inspired. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week we are study knowledge and wisdom at the same
time. At first I thought that maybe we should study them separate during
different weeks but study both of them together has been a great experience. <o:p></o:p></div>
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They complement each other so well. One of the scriptures
that I have liked has been Doctrine and Covenants 88. It’s a great chapter for
knowledge and wisdom. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I thought it was interesting the other day I was studying in
my patriarchal blessing. I won’t say everything it says but it did talk about
studying the attributes of Christ and that whom that I serve shall benefit. It’s
so cool to see the progress the zone has had in unity and in everything. I was
worried that maybe not everyone would participate or that it wouldn’t have the
results that it has had.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This week we are going to have a zone pday, president is
letting us because some of the missionaries in our zone are going home this
next week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I think that I will be transferred. but it will be good, I’m
ready to start fresh in a new area. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Here it has been so rainy also, I think it’s raining every
day. Its starting to cool a little but it’s always hot here ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week’s letter is a little shorter because today we got
to get everything set up, <o:p></o:p></div>
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we are all going to play volleyball. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But I hope everyone has a great week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Wish Conner a happy birthday!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you all. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-26618515705006409442018-06-03T04:54:00.000-07:002018-06-03T04:54:54.366-07:00May 27, 2018 An Experience with Prayer<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dear Family, </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">This week was a great week, we
had our devotional in the zone on the Book of Mormon. The Spirit was strong,
and the music was good. I played the part of Joseph Smith and I bore testimony
of the gold plates and the vision of Moroni. President and Sister Taylor gave
powerful testimonies that left many of the members in tears. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">This week we have been study
about “Hope” it has been a great study and we have had many experiences study
this attribute.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">This week I had an experience
with prayer. When Joseph Smith had the first vision of God the Father and
His Son Jesus Christ it started with a prayer, it was after a prayer that the
angel Moroni appeared to Joseph, Joseph prayed about baptism when the John the
Baptist appeared to him, and all other occasion and experiences that happened
just occurred after prayer. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">A personal experience of this
was this week. I was doing something very simple but important which is
personal study. It was a busy morning and we had lots to do. So when I finally
started to study, I realized that during my study I wasn’t understanding or
receiving the promptings of the Spirit. I felt that something was
missing. I remembered that I forgot to pray. I got on my knees and asked
for forgiveness and I prayed. I later realized the complete difference
that prayer makes. “If ye will ask in faith, believing that ye shall receive
with diligence in keeping the commandments, surely these things shall be made
known unto you” (1 Nephi 15:11) Maybe we don’t see the angel Moroni or John the
Baptist but through prayer I testify that we can call the powers of heaven,
though we don’t all ways see it, we definitely experience it. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">The zone is doing so awesome,
this Saturday we had 6 baptisms in the zone. I’m so grateful for the
missionaries in my zone. We did have an investigator in church so thanks for
the prayers. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Something that I have
learned from President Taylor is to love those that you serve and that kind of
answers dad´s second question as well, when a missionary is struggling I have
learned to just listen to them, be patient, and then help them by loving
them. The attribute that I have learned, the knowledge and the
worth ethic are definitely things that I would like to bring back from me and
continue to do. I know that the mission is the place to study so I need to make
use of this time, but I would love to continue my studies at home even if it’s
just a little a day, maybe setting goals would help with that. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have a great week</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-47966346589605005212018-05-27T05:41:00.003-07:002018-05-27T05:41:47.290-07:00May 20, 2018 Mosiah 2:41 ". . .blessed and happy state. . "<br />
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Last week was so good to speak to all of you guys. For me it
was probably the least trunky call because usually after we skype we really
miss everything back at home. I’m not saying that I don’t miss you all! but
maybe it’s the fact that I go home in two transfers. I felt good and I went
back to work and it was a normal day for me. But it was really good to see you
all and talk for a little. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week we had a zone conference and my companion, and I
had to give a training to the 3 zones that were there. It went well, it was
about finding when we teach and teaching when we find. Many times we find
people to teach just by reactivating a less active. <o:p></o:p></div>
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to bring the members to them and re-teach the lessons and many times we do find
more people to teach just by doing that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week we will also have a musical activity on the Book of
Mormon. We are planning it as a zone and it sounds like the stake president
will be going and even president and sister Taylor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will be playing the role as Joseph Smith.
My part is basically the testimony of Joseph Smith in the Book of Mormon. Ill
bare testimony of the Angel Moroni and the golden plates while a video passes
behind me on a big screen. We have some good music planned too. One elder plays
the violin really well, I’ll be playing a few of the songs on the piano but
there is another elder that will play a lot of the songs for the choir which
will be the zone. <o:p></o:p></div>
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the best missionaries in our zone. The elder that I trained while I was in
Arapiraca is in the zone and they are just having so much success. Like two
baptisms every week and next week they have 5 baptisms that are set. Everyone
else is also just doing so well, this week everyone in the zone hit the standard
of excellence for new investigators and for investigators in the church. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I love the scripture in Mosiah 2:41<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"And moreover, I would desire that ye
should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the
commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal
and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven,
that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O
remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken
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can be connected to diligence because we need to be diligently quick to obey. I
have seen so many blessings in the zone just because of that. I know I brag a
lot about my zone but it’s because of the obedience and diligence that the missionaries
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The attribute last week was diligence, so we actually study
it for two weeks. I don’t know why but we just felt to continue study diligence
for not one week but for two. Tomorrow we will decide our next attribute. Maybe
patience, charity and love, virtue, meekness, knowledge, or I really liked
gratitude also, that’s a great one.<br />
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<br /><br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-49388668666810382202018-05-20T06:53:00.002-07:002018-05-20T06:59:35.406-07:00May 14, 2018 Mother's DaySunday was Mother's Day, so we were able to Skype with Braden. No letter this week. It was great to see him and hear his voice.<br />
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-8105593711444849112018-05-13T07:42:00.000-07:002018-05-13T07:42:15.634-07:00May 6, 2018 The Still Small Voice<br />
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This week was hard when it came to teaching new people
because we were running around all week doing baptismal interviews but by the
end of the week we got the ward really excited to work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week it looks like we have someone to leave with us
almost every day! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Something interesting that I have learned this week is
inspiration and revelations comes way more clearly and directly in our
spiritual meetings. It doesn’t mean that we don’t receive inspiration when we
aren't in those meetings but for me I receive these promptings during prayer
and during study but then in these meetings they are magnified to me. I thought
it was so interesting. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was sitting in sacrament and just names and people and
members where flying through my head, it was like the Spirit was just telling
me almost as it was in person! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Something that the prophet has said is that God has so much
to tell us and He wants to tell us many things. I remember feeling that
everything that the Spirit was telling me was true, but it wasn’t just a loud
voice He speaks to us so quietly, if I wasn’t praying or listening in Church
then I don't think that I would have even heard it! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Something that I like that President Russel M Nelson has said
is to pray, listen, write down our thoughts, and act. And if practice makes
perfect then the more we pray, listen, write, and act then the faster we can
recognize or receive revelation. I really like the scripture in Doctrine and
Covenants when the Lord commands Joseph and Oliver to write everything down
while they were still filled with the Spirit. Even the Prophet Joseph Smith did
it!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So my companion is really awesome, he is from Paraná Brazil,
it’s in the south of Brazil. He served in the military and is just an overall
great guy, I have been blessed my entire mission to have <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week we taught a lesson to an old guy outside of his
house with tons of birds and chickens running around, to me it was normal but
then I thought about what it would be like in the states and I thought
"wow, this is not normal"! ha-ha he was a nice guy, he wants to get
married and baptized so we are helping him. Afterwards he gave us a whole wheel
barrel full of coconuts and avocados, I didn’t want to accept it but I think he
would have gotten offended if I didn’t ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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the zone leaders at the president’s house on the importance of bringing our
investigators to church. Pray that the Spirit can be with us. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week we presented the new attribute to the zone, we are
all studying about faith.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wow it has already been a great study, it is so amazing to
see how everything connects like a puzzle. Faith, humility, and obedience are
all so connected and every week I have understood more about each one. It’s fun
to see how much something pops up when you are actually looking for it. I will
be just studying about anything and things about faith will pop up, last week
it was obedience that was just popping up everywhere! Even the president's
weekly message this week is called "FAITH" what a "coincidence"
right. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And you’re right the mission is such a marathon there are
those points where we don’t see the finish line and we don’t think that we can
make it but seeing those people on the side lines holding up <o:p></o:p></div>
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your name routing for ya sure helps us continue and it gives
us the motivation to press forward,<o:p></o:p></div>
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thanks for being the ones routing for me on the sideline and
giving me motivation to always continue. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks for the prayers, they make all the difference <o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope everyone has a great week <o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Toma<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-67193505915314660552018-05-06T05:49:00.001-07:002018-05-06T05:49:58.637-07:00April 29, 2018 Transfers<br />
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Dear Family, <o:p></o:p></div>
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So this week is the transfer. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I will be staying in my area Boa Vista and I’ll be training
a new zone leader. My companion is going to be transferred even though he has
been here for only 5 weeks! <o:p></o:p></div>
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But the president needs him somewhere and I think that is
how the mission should be. If the president feels good about something, then it
must be right. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week we had to cut some investigators unfortunately. It
seems like lots of people talk bad about our religion, like it’s a cult or
something and they end up giving up when they hear <o:p></o:p></div>
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those things from friends or family members. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But on the bright side we have found lots of new
investigators to teach. One of them loved the lesson and has been searching for
the true church and another cried in the opening prayer just by feeling the
Spirit. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Something that I learned this week was that my companion and
I had a day this week which was just rough. We got rejected by everyone, we put
some of our favorite investigators in the area book, and we had a lesson with a
crazy woman and her house was just filled with bad feelings. It started pouring
on us, it was about 8:20 and we still had 40 minutes before we had to go home.
My first thought was, let’s just give up and go do the area book. But we
continued until we knocked on someone’s door and when this contact answered the
door, she smiled and wanted us to come in. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That was the lesson of the night! she loved it and wanted to
know more! she took the Book of Mormon and was just excited to read it. After
we started going back home, my companion was like "I felt like giving up
today, I was going to just say let’s do the area book" but good thing that
we didn’t. Because if we did, we would have missed that lesson. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It reminds me of Nephi when he went to go get the plates and
he didn’t achieve them the first time, nor the second, but on the third try he
got the brass plates. <o:p></o:p></div>
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many times it’s on the last try that we succeed. The first
will be last and the last will be first ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week’s attribute in the zone was exact obedience. It’s
the first law of heaven and definitely an important one. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The example that i shared was a perfect example of it. Even
though many people say that they don’t see the blessings from obedience, many times
I believe that obedience blesses the people around us. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Congrats to Mckinzie and Mark!<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s good to see the whole family together. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I miss you guys but three transfers is too little! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Hope everyone has a great week! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Love <o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Toma<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-50289546518347214982018-04-29T06:27:00.001-07:002018-04-29T06:27:05.568-07:00April 23, 2018<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The week went really well because I had some new learning experiences. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My companion and I have decided to set a new goal and this goal is
to follow the promptings of the Spirit without hesitating.<br /><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One example was that I was sitting in church and I was praying, and I got a
strong impression to call two of our investigators. So, I quietly got up and
left to call them. Interestingly I called them and no answered! I called again,
and nobody answered. I don’t know if this happens with lots of us. But
sometimes I feel like the Lord tests us to see if we will listen to His Spirit.
Later that night when we went to visit one of our investigators, we knocked on
the door and she didn’t answer, we yelled for her name and clapped our hands
and still no answer. So, we left to visit other people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As we were attempting to contact people, everything was falling through,
and we ended up sitting on the curb and we said a prayer. Our first impression
was to return to the original investigator's house. As we got there we knocked
on the door and she answered! she was there and told us that she read the Book
of Mormon and that she knew that it was true. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“we will grow in
the spirit of revelation and receive more and more Spirit-driven
insight and direction" </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">-Elder Rasband</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When I was in a member’s house for
lunch yesterday I realized something really interesting that made me
think. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXFcCPAw8CCiz9ioRHp7Zp3DkRNb641dIxVfgs14icHXyCzHzZDY0OdnP7BEn3bQURjz6ndCtRnaX4d3lap74VjdqxAYKkWSfPQXm9OBYNBjrB33mFls3o0AMXe0RiOpcJgyRkuzMEuA/s1600/28238564_10156140229038769_6350264116048482353_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXFcCPAw8CCiz9ioRHp7Zp3DkRNb641dIxVfgs14icHXyCzHzZDY0OdnP7BEn3bQURjz6ndCtRnaX4d3lap74VjdqxAYKkWSfPQXm9OBYNBjrB33mFls3o0AMXe0RiOpcJgyRkuzMEuA/s320/28238564_10156140229038769_6350264116048482353_o.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This member has a little 7-year-old
girl. She asked for some juice and her dad poured some juice in her cup. When
she asked for more he looked in her cup to see that she hadn’t even drunken any
of it. So, he said something that stuck out to me, he said "I will but
more juice in your cup when you drink it". If she drank her juice, then he
would have put more in her cup. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I feel the same way when it comes to
revelation. If we ask we shall receive but the more, we follow the
promptings the more we shall receive. If we just ask but not do anything why
would we receive? it’s just like giving a child a cup of juice and if he doesn’t
drink he doesn’t get more. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxlw7GzT9-fUfVI314__QQ-WDoR254QsRtcpqvWCuIgB9981J3LeiX9t6Dqw0VWb21vJiORwQkKh2h6fFU4R5Pi6sQ08nfAajfMd_ttLzabylfmwkFjpiRDh2VnqfsccQ5N27lqNLf20/s1600/28423081_10156140231543769_7892580058450914278_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxlw7GzT9-fUfVI314__QQ-WDoR254QsRtcpqvWCuIgB9981J3LeiX9t6Dqw0VWb21vJiORwQkKh2h6fFU4R5Pi6sQ08nfAajfMd_ttLzabylfmwkFjpiRDh2VnqfsccQ5N27lqNLf20/s320/28423081_10156140231543769_7892580058450914278_o.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> This week we are still thinking
about which Christ like attribute we will study as a zone, but I think my
companion and I are thinking about faith. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Things are actually cooling down a
bit, it rained on Sunday and it was actually pretty cool, none of our
investigators went to church even though we offered to have a member take them
in a car, but then again not even the members went because of the rain, it was
sad. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’m appreciating my companion each
day, we really push each other every day and I like getting feedback from him
and he likes it from me. Like dad said feedback is key, we always ask our zone
for feedback so that we can improve and always seek to get better. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1yfOlAYZehIfHwVJgF01tVWut7dZY37-sBdttAPV8U60mzPBX_iCSow530ZJYEVgW-ikDwiohqkq2vHPwUjyD8QYWM29TrLXzvWV30L7OCmVTdyERUH9_pSMaEHnhp2LJ8bRGZ1p9Tk/s1600/DSCN0346%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1yfOlAYZehIfHwVJgF01tVWut7dZY37-sBdttAPV8U60mzPBX_iCSow530ZJYEVgW-ikDwiohqkq2vHPwUjyD8QYWM29TrLXzvWV30L7OCmVTdyERUH9_pSMaEHnhp2LJ8bRGZ1p9Tk/s640/DSCN0346%255B1%255D.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And Cole hasn’t even told me! that
punk lol. tell him to send an email ha-ha. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thanks for all the tips and support that you all give
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Elder Toma</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-81363030731565225162018-04-22T06:19:00.000-07:002018-04-22T06:19:03.661-07:00April 15, 2018 "We can't control the wind, but we can set the sail" <br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The week went well, and we had some good experiences one good
experience that we had this week was during a lesson. We have been trying to
find someone to teach for a long time because this area is so hard with even
making new investigators. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">So, we decided to get
the members list and work with less actives. We went to this less active's
house and the person the answered the door was a 19 or 20-year-old girl that
told us that the person on the members list had moved. But we talked to her and
asked to leave a message. The message was actually super good, we all felt the
spirit and then when we asked her how she was feeling, she explained to us that
she was feeling peace and relieved of some stuff. We then asked her "what
does this mean to you" and she responded, "That this message is
true". It was a great message but the part that stuck out to me the most was the
way that we found her, it was with the intent to help a less active... To me
the Lord blesses when we help others and try to bring the lost sheep back to
the fold. We found someone with the intent to reactivate another. It was
the perfect way that the Lord could help us find someone that was ready to hear
His message.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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been feeling strongly about working with the less actives earlier. We knew that
baptism is the focus like president has told us, but we had been feeling
it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nephi knew had to build a ship, but when he went to the Lord, the Lord
instructed him, and he didn’t only instruct him how to build a ship but the way
that the Lord wanted him to do it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This week I had a strong
impression to do something new in the zone. Every week we will all study
together during the week as a zone, one attribute of Christ, and then during
our district meeting we will invite someone to share an experience that they
had with that attribute. This week to start out this new idea we chose humility.
I’ve been praying every day and trying to understand humility better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I am heartbroken that Aiko
has died, and she has been a member of our family since i could remember. But
it was the right thing to do...Things happen in our life that we can't control
and sometimes the Lord’s will isn’t what we want. But I feel a peace as I let
the Lord's will take its course. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">"We can't control
the wind, but we can set the sail" <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Love you guys and I hope
that everyone has a great week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Toma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-47009815547031609882018-04-15T04:56:00.002-07:002018-04-15T04:56:32.891-07:00April 9 Courage<br />
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Dear family,<o:p></o:p></div>
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This week has been a good week, super busy with meetings and
divisions. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I enjoyed the pictures, Conner is getting really big! Loren
is getting tall too. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So my companion and I have decided that we are going to still
focus on baptizing, but we feel like we need to really reactivate and
strengthen the ward, last week we were able to serve the members and get to
know them all which I think helps a ton. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So an interesting experience that I had this week was right
before lunch we decided to do some contacts and we met this teenage boy and we
talked to him and asked questions like "who is Christ to you" and the
way he responded was interesting he didn’t know! he was like "I don’t even
know how to respond to the question". There are people that don´t know
Christ and then there are even people that don't know of Christ. Being a
missionary is one of the hardest but best experiences because we invite others
to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through the
gospel principles.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1.) My favorite thing to eat in brazil that is sweet is
probably Açaí, I like it with bananas and granola and sweet and condensed milk
with some powdered milk too. normal foods that I like here would
probably be like feijoada and like churrasco which is like a Brazilian
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preach my gospel, but this quality means so much to me <o:p></o:p></div>
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humble, it takes courage to be obedient especially when others are not, it
takes courage to be submissive, virtuous, it even takes courage to be loving.
This week if been trying my best to be courage in every sense, I had an experience
this week when I felt that I should contact someone that was on the street, but
she passed by us and I waited and then I thought it would be weird if we ran
back at her and she would think we are weird or something. but the first voice
is the Spirit's and the second is fear which is the enemy's.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It really does take courage to do what's right and that’s
why it has impacted me so much this week, but what I love is every week I can
learn a new attribute of Christ and apply it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I love this video <o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope everyone has a great week, <o:p></o:p></div>
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that’s sad about Aiko I really hope everything goes well
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Love you all<o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Toma<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-46853720151324281562018-04-08T06:23:00.002-07:002018-04-08T06:23:38.540-07:00April 2, 2018 Great Conference!!<br />
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Dear
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a great Easter and conference. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, transfers
where last week. I’m in the same area but me and my companion from the MTC are
opening the colina zone so it’s been a fun week just trying to figure
everything out ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has been so amazing to see how much my companion and I have grown since the MTC,
it has been such a blessing to have him as a companion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are also three areas in the zone that are being opened so everyone is pretty lost,
but we are all here together helping out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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highlight of my week was conference but also a lesson that we had with a
family. We taught the restoration and it was one of the most spiritual lessons
that I have had on this mission,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the
Lord put me and my companion from the MTC together for a reason and I know it.
The Spirit was able to testify to us all with ease and our investigators knew
it. I’m so grateful to be an instrument to the real teacher, who is the Holy
Spirit of God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was amazing this week. ALL of my questions were answered clearly! And to
answer the question, which was my favorite talk? well I think that all of them
were because I felt the Spirit and the need for all of them! I love how
everyone testified of the Prophet and the importance in hearing and acting on
his words. What I the Lord, I have spoken, and excuse not myself,...my word
shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled whether by mine own voice or by
the voice of my servants, it is the same. (D&C 1:38) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not going to lie, when they were all telling us to listen to the Prophet, I
knew something was coming ha-ha. We were all throwing in our ideas like
"maybe we can’t use apple phones" "no maybe we all got to go to Missouri"
and then one elder named Elder Nelson said "they are totally taking out
home teaching" and when they announced it, I was like how in the world did
he guess that?!?! ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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every talk was so good. Lynn G Robbins talked about mistakes, stepping blocks,
and progress. Bednar gave a fantastic talk about meekness, Taylor g Godoy
helped me understand more about sacrifice. Elder Wokolo taught me more about
ordinances and covenants, Devin G. Durrant and Elder Dale G. Renlund gave me
answers to a few questions about revelation and family history and temple work.
The talk about small and simple things was a perfect talk and how he said that
we need to always keep paddling because if we aren’t climbing then we are
falling. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was so much things that I liked about conference and I wrote it all in my journal.
I liked how President Nelson told us to really study and apply these teachings
for the next 6 months. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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really want to just apply it all to myself, my work, my area, the zone, and to
even my investigators. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is so great to have living Prophets and apostles to lead and guide us. Without
them it is a dead church, and not a living one. and I know that God works
through a living church and Certainly the Lord reveals His secrets unto
His servants the prophets (Amos 3:7)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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happy to hear that the family is all doing well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m
loving it here in Brazil, it’s been rainy but that is better than the
heat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Toma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-36309767340857919982018-04-08T06:13:00.001-07:002018-04-08T06:13:15.709-07:00March 26, 2018 <br />
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So, the transfers came, <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are going to be a lot of changes. So before we were
the zone leaders of two stakes, litoral and colina. Now we are opening the new
zone which is going to be just the colina zona. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We are taking in a bunch of new areas and new missionaries,
so it will be pretty interesting. My companion is going to be Elder Crowley, he
was my companion in the CTM and then we were district leaders in the Arapiraca
zone and now we are zone leaders ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week we have been trying to help these two missionaries
that were fighting, they wanted to be transferred but we were able to convince
them to hang in there for just one more week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Well everything was going well until the very last day which
was Saturday. So we went on splits Sunday until now, but it seems like
everything is getting better. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s funny because I knew it was going to happen. I told one
of them about a week ago that this week will be hard because it’s the last week
and I even said that the last day was going to be the hardest because that’s
just how the enemy works. The secret is to recognize that and learn to
avoid his temptations and strategies. You can’t defeat the enemy if you don’t
know his plans. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That’s why even as missionaries we need to follow all these
little rules, it’s what protects us. It’s funny how so many missionaries see
this rules as limits or chains. Just like the commandments, so many people
think that commandments just limit us from being free but it’s funny how things
work when you see it from the other side or from another view. It’s just the
exact opposite. <o:p></o:p></div>
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To answer dads question, I think that this transfer will be
good because my attitude is that this transfer will be good. I’m excited for it
because it’s just another chance to try even harder and give it even more then
the last one. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The other question was about elder Gene R. Cook. So I
started it but then I realized that I didn’t take a picture of all of it, but
so far it is super good and made me think a lot about working with the spirit. It’s
the probably the most important thing that a missionary can have. He is the
teacher and the real converter in any situation. What a great talk. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Today is going to be busy so I can’t write too much, but
next week I will fill you all in with the week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks for the emails.<br />
Have a great week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Toma Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989414965343786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023624912248474562.post-58529616977815702912018-03-25T05:57:00.000-07:002018-03-25T05:57:08.816-07:00March 18, 2018 <br />
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Hey Family! <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week went well, nothing super new happened but it was a
busy week with lots of baptismal interviews. Lots of baptisms fell through and during a training I wanted
to talk about something else but out of nowhere my training was about obedience. Faith and miracles only come through obedience and it was a
little roast, but they are accepted it humbly. The zone isn’t reaching its full
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For me the attributes to help a missionary be more successful
are the attributes of Christ. Specifically I think that being selfless is a
key. Doing everything in the Lords will and then going with faith and working diligently
to fulfill His will we lead to success. He is the master planner, He knows
everything. ITs only through HIs Spirit that we can teach. For me that is a
successful missionary.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In these last three months my testimony has grown in respect
of the Book of Mormon and Christ. They kind of go together because the Book of
Mormon testifies of Christ. It helps us know about Him but also come to KNOW
HIM. A Book like that can ONLY be TRUE. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sounds like quite the adventure dad had ha-ha, its sounds
like a missionary day, sometimes everything goes wrong but the Lord always give
us what we need. And we can always learn from any experience even if it’s not
the best experience ha-ha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m excited for this next transfer, I think it’ll be a good
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I miss you guys <o:p></o:p></div>
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