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12/16/2009

O man, my comp (rushing through a crowded street today) ran into a drunk who 

started to tip over in slow motion.  Luckily i was right behind him a caught 

the rather confused man to put him back on his feet.  In the end tho i´m not 

sure who was more confused my comp or the man.
 
How is Everyone?
  This week naturally flew by.  I was in the center quite a bit taking care 

of the wedding of ´´Our Family´´.  Everything went well a smoothly with the 

help i inrolled of another elder.  Instead of the usual month we managed to 

work the casamento in one week and the papers então should be out the 23rd.
  Fun time of the week:  Me and my comp went to the Radisson Hotel today. 

As the american tourist who didn´t know portugues yet (but with the help of 

his ever faithful translator), My Comp and I managed to get a tour of the 

hotel and a look out at some of the prettiest views of Maceió.....Pure Awesome!
  It would be hard to say that i´ve ever been happier on the mission.  My 

comp is already speaking portugues like wildfire and every lesson is so 

strong.  And it´s different but as the President challenged me to increase 

my faith daily i´ve started to notice the great cahnge in letting the Spirit 

not only teach the lessons but guide them as well. 
  Last night as we taught the Word of Wisdom to our family the Spirit 

quickly took us through an adventure of book of mormon stories and promises.

If Néfi could build and ark don´t you tihnk you could largar café?  Realmente 

these commandments always come with blessings and the Book of MOrmon doesn´t 

pause or take a breath to promise them.
  I´ve never heard an investigator reference the Profet and such as ´´The 

First Presidency´´ btw.  But this weekend was stake conference and both 

Elder Eyring and Scott were in Recife to talk and direct us.  This naturally 

came with both challenges, stresses and blessings.  Just the fact that church 

wouldn´t be in our chapel was enough to stress me all week.  But gettting our 

investigators there by just pure power and they absored everything; Quotes 

from Eyring,
  ´´Let the missionaries into your homes.  The missionaries can tell and are 

entitled to have the power to lead you to the things you need to hear.´´
  ´´If you want the Holy Ghost, pay the price that it comes with.´´
 
  It was certainly nothing new, but the most important things usually arn´t. 

I strongly believe that it was just by chance that my planner this month 

clearly read, One Flock, One Pastor.  Build the kingdom may be a responsibility 

at this moment but that is far from the reason i am here.  If i could, in 

some way, share with you even a tenth of the joy i share with people each 

day, If you could see or share in the tears the gospel brings, if you knew 

the distance a smile goes, i have no doubt that you would follow the advice 

to preach to all you came incontact with until you could no longer run, 

until you could no longer walk, until you could no longer crawl.
  There is always a light at the end of the tunnel.  There is no place to 

dark that the light of the gospel can´t reach.  From those of you blessed 

with such a gospel, always remember to share such light that you have, such 

light that cannot be hid (3 Néfi 12:16)  In all times, things and places 

remember who you are and what you stand for.  I bear my testimony to you 

that this gospel changes lives.  And i am a witness that that is only for 

the better.  Help others build on that same support you have (Helamã 5:12)
  I luv and miss you GUYS
 
Helamã 15:7-8!