Week 20

Monday, April 30, 2018

Hey family so my key board isn’t working very well and I don’t really speak Inglis anymore so please forgive me. But this last week was amazing! We marked four dates for baptism and saw some amazing miracles. For example we had been walking everyday more than usual which is a lot and we finally got to a house and I sat down to start the conversation and the first thing that came from the mothers mouth was that she wanted her daughter to be baptized and herself as well in the church of Jesus Christ. Her husband is brothers with our bishop and they kind of left that family alone because they lost hope. But you can imagine the surprise on my face when I had a day full of rejection and walked into that. The 9 year old daughter will be baptized Saturday and the wife later after she gets legally married. But what a miracle from Heavenly Father. It was really a humbling experience and something that reminded me that realistically, Heavenly Father is who prepares the people and converts them through the Spirit. So that was wonderful.

Another fun thing was p-day. We had been walking so much and we both felt a little sick but I asked my son if he wanted to climb Zumbi Mountain. He asked WHY? And I responded ha-ha because it’s there. Definitely made me think of dad. So we climbed it and it was sooo worth it. The view of the city was breath taking. We found two pure quarts rocks at the top and brought them to struggling investigators and gave a lesson about how they can do hard things like give up coffee. We are all on a journey in life and are all climbing a mountain. When we get tired and think that we can’t continue it is sooo important to realize that Christ is behind us ready to push us up. 

Please pray for Anna Rita and her husband Rogerio. They are so ready to be baptized but coffee is hard for them. They have a date for the 12th of May and we get to visit them every day. They are such a blessing to us. They are wealthier here and have a car and give us a ride home so we can stay longer with them. Brazileros are so amazing. The charity that this culture has is unbelievable. I will be sure to send more pics for you all. 

But thank you all for everything and for your prayers. We really feel them out here. I love and miss you tons!

Com muito amor,

Elder Lee