Week 89

Monday, August 26, 2019

It’s weird that the ten week count down has started... (By the way in my defense my back area button doesn’t work so I can’t return and correct my errors... freaking enternety cafe in Brazil) 

This week we got to start teaching the family that recently moved from Sao Paulo. Rogerio the husband who isn’t a member is great! His difficulties are Coffee and smoking. But he really has a desire to stop and we are going to bring him some great candy to trade for his cigars. Ha-ha Works like a charm. But he and his wife who are members have a 14 year old son who we are going to start taking out to get him excited for seminary and eventually a mission. And as an added bonus, it just so happens that she makes fantastic cake ;) 

We marked a baptismal date with a few people this week on being Richard a 16 year old that’s a little confused and feels abandoned. His family situation is a little hard and he openly expressed his desire to find peace. Mathew 11 does as great job teaching that. We were able to promise as representatives of Christ that by following his commandments (one being baptism) he would find the living water and indescribable peace. He was very excited to try. 

We also finally got to teach Gabriel our 11 year old with a date marked. It’s marked for this Saturday but we still have to get on his dads good side and teach him. He is very catholic... But it’s going to work out. 

This week we had a special meeting and the two small branches were finally able to combine and will continue as one. It will be a little confusing at first but it’s going to be able to help us create Zion here in the city of Teofilo Otoni. I’m super excited to see the miracles the Lord has in store for us! I hope to finish the mission here. I have one and a half transfers to go. 

Any ways I love you all and hope you all have a great productive week! Always look to bless the lives of those around you! Love ya all!

Elder Joshua David Lee