Week 49 - Satelite

 

Bom dia! Tudo bem!?

Então, this was another great week! We found some new people and taught a lot of lessons. We were able to find people this week that are really interested and learning more and doing studies with us daily! I love it! And it helps my portuguese a lot! 

Also, the members here in Brasil are absolutely amazing! In addition to feeding us lunch everyday and sometimes dinner, every lunch we are told about a family (sometimes 2 or 3) that need a visit. And then they wink and say "and there kids aren't baptized" hahaha, I love the members here, they are so missionary focused! And the people of Brasil in general are very church focused. They take it seriously and they really give their all for their church! 

So this week we were walking down the street on our way to a lunch, giving out some Bom Dias to others and some man replied with "Bom Dia Sisters!" Haha, it was great. Sisters have been in this part of Belém for 7 years, so everyone who knows anything about missionaries thinks were sisters, because sister is not a word in portuguese, but sister missionaries are called sisters here. One time a guy read my name tag and said "ah, sister Esante, prazer" and in my head I'm thinking "seriously, it says elder right there, not sister" I think its pretty funny that this happens.  

This week I read in Mosiah 8 and verse 18 really hit me hard. It says "Thus God has provided a means that man, through faith, might work mighty miracles; therefore he becometh a great benefit to his fellow beings." God really has provided a means that we can work might miracles! When we exercise our faith and trust in God miracles will happen. It may not come how or when you expect it, but it will come. There is no reason or way that I should be able to communicate with almost everyone here in Brasil after only a month. But the Lord has provided a miracle and he will continue to provide miracles for those exercise faith. Also, I love that at the end he mentioned that miracles will happen to benefit our fellow beings. I have really learned this. God often won't bless you for you, but for other people. He has not blessed me and thousands of other missionaries with the gift of tongues so that we can return to home and say we speak another language. He gives us our gifts so that we can bless the lives of others and work miracles for all of Gods children. This really is a great and marvelous work when we go about serving after the manner of the Lord. 

 Sorry if it seemed like I was preaching, but what I said was true and I have learned it through experience. Now it is time for pictures! 

1. A new fruit I got to try 

2. I got to visit Parque de Utinga last week and it was a ton of fun to ride a bike through the Amazon 

3. There is a place around the corner from our house that sells pizzinhas  and pigs in a blanket for really cheap! So naturally we eat dinner there often. 

4-6. more pics of Parque de Utinga 

7-8. Monkeys that we saw just chillin on a wall in the city! I love Brasil. 

This is all for now! Feel free to email me if you would like or if you have any questions or people to pray for! Hope y'all have a great week! 

Com muito amor, 

Elder Sant 

Acreditar. Amar. Fazer.