Oi família!
Wow. The World Cup
was cool because I was in Brazil while it was happening. Everyone was all decked out in yellow and
green and every clothing shop had Brazil jerseys for sale. There were chalk drawings and decorations
over the streets. But I cannot express
how happy I am that the Cup is over and that we have returned to normal work.
It[s a little funny because as we´re walking in the street everyone says
"Congrats germany!" to me. People don´t seem super angry that they
lost, but more than anything, I´m just glad to be back to normal work.
That was one of the cool things I noticed this week. We had one of those days that everthing fell
through. And I mean everything. But, as we were walking in the street, I was
just so pumped to be a missionary. I was
so thrilled to be out serving, and preaching the good message. Seriously, being a missionary is the greatest
thing that has every happened to me.
But, I guess that was the cool dealio this week. We had an exchange this week and I had stayed
in the area with the new district leader in our zone, Élder Benitez (he´s
american but his dad is from Porto Rico).
As Élder Benitez and I began the day the duty fell to me to lead out in
the lessons, contacts, things of the nature.
As I did, I began to feel this intense happiness and joy for the gospel. We taught the Restoration three times that
day, and each time the Spirit helped me to see how true the message truly
is. I remember in one lesson in
particular we were teaching a woman and her neighbor and during the lesson I
was filled with this recognition of how great and grand the blessings of the
gospel really are. It was so cool to me
to see how in every single lesson, the Spirit testified to me about this
beautiful message and how it has changed my life. We talked with a man named Elton who
explained about problems in his family and how he hasn´t talked to his mother
in quite a while. We were able to
testify about the healing power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and how it truly
brings families back together. He was
super touched by the Spirit and said "I will definitely go to church with
you guys". What was even better was
how guided I felt during that whole lesson.
I felt as if every word I said was placed there by the Spirit. It was truly a day of miracles that helped me
to recognize the great blessings of the Lord in my life. I love being a missionary.
But really, think about that. Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, has called
another prophet in these our days to lead us and guide us in this troubled
world. Every day we hear of earthquakes, wars,sickness, and poverty that plague
the world. But with the restored gospel
of Jesus Christ upon the earth we have the promise of the Lord that we will be
safe. I know this is true. So, head out and share some blessings with
people this week. You´ll be glad that
you did.
Até mais,
Élder Evans
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