Week 66 Obidos

 

Hey Y'all! Tudo bem!? 

This week was very busy and very tiring but I'm loving it! We literally had one day that we left our house ready to work (dressed in missionary attire and all) at 7 am and didn't get back to our house until 9:30 pm! It's busy work but it's well worth it! 

We had a wedding this week which was fun to see a Brasilian reception, they are definitely very creative. And we had a baptism of the same family! Woot woot! So I am feeling pretty grateful for all of the blessings God has given us! There are so many in all of our lives and sometimes we just need to sit down and make a list of everything we are grateful for and realize that they are all blessings from a loving Heavenly Father! 

This week I found a scripture that really stood out to me! It is in the Book of Mormon in Helaman 3:27-28 which says:

27 Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will, in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his holy name.

28 Yea, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all, even to those who will believe on the name of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God.

God will really forgive us of all of our sins, mistakes, and shortcomings! And I know that that might not sound like huge thing, and I didn't think it was either until I had acted on this promise and called upon His name and asked for forgiveness! And the feeling that we get is irreplaceable! There is no greater feeling than the peace we can all feel after repentance! I know that God is merciful and that repentance is a necessary part of His plan for us! 

Now the pictures! 

1. A lizard I caught while cleaning the chapel for the baptism. We were filling the font and we went to check to see the depth of the water. And this guy was just big chillin in the middle. So we got a stick and got him out and after that he didn't want to leave! 

2. A cute puppy that fell asleep at my feet during one of our lunches! 

3. Fun fact, Pará is sooo hot because there are actually two suns here on the equator. It is a little known fact but it is confirmed. 

4. The magnificent Zona Santarém! 

5. This sweet bamboo-like food/juice here in Pará 

6. O Casal! The wedding couple! 

7. More photos of the wedding 

8. Their baptism! I am sooo happy for them, they have been working so hard for this and have had so many difficulties but they have definitely persevered and started their journey with Christ! 

9. The wedding reception! 

This is about all for this week! 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.