Last Week Before Transfers

Dear Friends and Family

This week was filled with miracles and amusement.

So, on Pday, I read all your emails, and then went fishing with a member and the zone leaders. It was really fun. I caught a lot of Brasilian Fish, how bout~that, huh.

On tuesday, we had a pretty amazing experience with one of our investigators. we went and actually were scheduled to have lunch at his house. So, we went there, and chillaxed for a little while the food was being prepared, then ate, and talked, and enjoyed the company. then, we had our spiritual message after lunch like we always do. During this time, we were talking about--I don't even remember what--something spiritual, when I looked up, and saw Leandro (the name of our investigator) crying. Tears were rollling down his face, and then, soon after, the spirit became really strong. and we could all feel it. It hit me, and it was amazing. And we invited Leandro to say the prayer, and he thanks God for this confirmation, that he now knows that this church is true. and during his prayer, I continued to feel the spirit. it was an amazing experience. God loves each of us, and he answers our prayers. I will never forget that moment.

The next cool thing that happened was we had splits on Wednesday. On this day, we ended up giving (me and Elder Tavares) on the street at night before we had to return back to our apartment. The lesson was pretty cool, and these kids (ages 14 to 15) were listening, which is rare. all but a few. The lesson started besauce Tavares decided to play some soccer with them, and we broke the ice pretty easily with them. Then, on the way back to the Caxias (the citry of our Zone) we had a great conversation with the bus driver. The Lord blessed us with no distractions, because the entire way returning back to Caxias, not a single person got on the Omnibus, which is really rare. and he was very interested, asking many questions. I've learned that miracles happen all around us, our families are miracles, and it's noticing them, noticing their source that is important. We need to remember to thank God more. because he's given us so much.

That's pretty much my week, and the experiences I had. Remember that God loves all of you, and that we won't learn or know everything all at once, its a process, and the process, of learning and understanding doctrine brings us closer to Christ. Which is guaranteed to bring joy, the closer we are to him, the more we can feel his presence and influence in our lives.

Elder Shurts