Week 68 Obidos

 

Hey Y'all! Blz? 

 This week was another great one! We had a visit from one of the leaders of our church here in Brasil and it was such an amazing thing to be there with him! 

So this week we took a boat to Santarém and because we didn't have any luggage we slept in hammocks on the boat. And I slept surprisingly well. I might even say I slept better than in a bed! And so thursday we had our big meeting with Elder Koch and it was super special! Normally in these meetings its me and at least 100 other missionaries so there isn't a lot of one on one interaction, but in this meeting with him it was my, him, and 12 other people! It was sooo amazing to talk with Him and learn with Him! 

Afterwards we started a divisão. So one elder came here to my area and is gonna be working with me for one week while my comp works in his area for a week. And it has been an absolute blast! I have been working with elder azevedo and ele é o mito! We have been working pretty hard and having a lot of fun! We found a lot of new people and marked 2 baptismal dates! So I am pretty stoked for all of this!  

This week in our training the area seventy asked us what is our ultimate goal in this journey of life? And there were lots of answers but one of them is happiness. Not just happiness, but eternal happiness! There is a difference, and of that I am certain. Football brings me a lot of happiness, but the happiness I feel when I am living the commandments, or when I am in the temple, or when I get to witness the miracle of someones life changing because of the Gospel of our Savior, Jesus Christ, is a different kind of happiness and I honestly haven't felt anything equal! There is definitely a path to happiness and God is preparing each one of us to feel this Happiness in our life! I know that God loves us and only wants whats best for us, even if we have to change, its all for our eternal happiness! 

Now the pictures! 

1. On the boat in the morning before the meeting.  

2. Os elderes de Santarém! 

3. Zona Santarém! Vem que vem! 

4. The goofy photo 

5. Some more brazilian cowboy hats! 

6. Yesterday one of our friends grabbed a huge stick, like 3 meters long and knocked a cocunut out of his tree. Actually 4 coconuts. He cut open the first 3 and we drink the water inside, which was really good! And then the 4th, which had already dried, he cut open and we ate the meat inside! It was honestly a great experience! 

7. Elder Sant e Açai! This is one of Brazil's biggest producers of Açai 

8. The açai plant! 

9. And this is Açai when you eat it! It's honestly sooo delicious! 

10. This is pure açai!  The liquid! The only eat it this way here in the north, and its also very good! 

11. Óbidos is the best area I have yet seen on my mission! Its soooo great here! 

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 

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