Week 63 - Planning Baptisms in Marambaia

Hello!!

So this was a good week. Nothing too special hapened. We had another exchange this week, I went to Julia Seffer with Elder Smith Wednesday and we were able to do some good stuff. It was the second time that I stayed with him and it was good. I dont even know what it is like to work with a brazilian! Its been so long since I have worked with a brazilian it will be wierd if I get transfered!

So there is a girl that the sisters are teaching in our district. She really didnt want to be baptized. She had made it clear that she wanted to wait a while. So the sisters asked me to go and do a little interveiw with her just to try and help. So after much fasting and praying we went there and were able to answer some of her questions and now she is SUPER excited to be baptized next Saturday!! So we are all very happy and thankful for that.

We were all told to ask the bishop for 5 names of less active families that we could visit. We got our 5 names and were able to bring 4 of them to church!! But one of the families hasnt been to church in a while and has a daughter that was never baptized! Her name is Victória. She will be baptized this Saturday. We are all super excited for her.

We also have been teaching a 17 year old kid named Daniel. Sunday we went to his house at 8:20 to take him to church. He came out and he wasnt ready to go. He said, "I got up at 7:30 and waited for yall until 9:00 but you never came!" We got a little confuesd, but eventually we figured out that Sunday was the day in Brasil that the time changes. It goes ahead 1 hour. But thankfully here in Pará, they dont do that so it was really 8:30but his phone automatically changed. So he actually got up at 6:30!! HAHA! But he did go to church and liked it a lot. We are going to work a lot with him.

Thursday morning we had to go to the police station and I got a real identity card. I am oficially Brazilian!! Now when I need to get a plane or something I dont need to use my passport I just show them my card. 

I dont know if yall remember Luan, a kid that we baptized in Cabanagem. But I saw him at stake conference and General conference. He sang in the stake choir and is preparing for a mission!!! His baptism was one of the best experiences that I have had on my mission and it was great to see that he is still firm and progressing in the gospel.

I have learned more about the Atonement of Christ than anything else here on the mission. It is sometimes a difficult subject to truly understand, but everyone has to learn about it. Because there is literally no other way we can be saved and be happy without the Atonement. My desire to share the gospel with people has grown as I have come to understand the Atonement a little bit. I know that Christ lives and His Atomement is real. 

Love yall!!

ELDER GREEN

MISSÃO BRASIL BELÉM

MISSÃO DE MACHO. NEM O VENTO É FRESCO.