Week 69 Obidos

 

Hey Y'all! Blz? 

This week was good one! We finished our exchange this week and it was pretty fun! We saw a lot of miracles this week, although two of our baptismal dates got canceled because their mom doesn't want them getting baptized! But she accepted hearing our messages, so we are gonna start teaching her! 

This week at the end of the exchanges Elder Azevedo and I waited on my comp and his comp to get back. They were supposed to be on a boat that would arrive in Óbidos at 3 pm, so we got there at like 2:30. And the 3 pm boat comes and goes but they don't get off! So we thought that we mistaked the boat. But after an hour of waiting we starting thinking that they fell asleep and were halfway to another city! And after another hour, at 5 pm we started to get worried that there was a problem with their boat. They were riding a boat that goes super fast! Like more than 100 kilometers per hour. But there is a lot of debris in the amazon river and it is very easy to hit the debris if someone isn't watching. And to hit debris at that speed would sink the boat. So we were starting to get a little worried, but it all worked out. They arrived on a whole nother boat at 5:30. They said they traded boats at the last second but they didn't warn us and thats why they were two hours late. 

Besides that it was a pretty regular week! We had some good lessons and a lot of service again and all good things! 

This week was also general conference! I loved it so much! It was pretty interesting watching in another language but, to me, the fact that they translate it to many other languages is just another testament that this is the Church of Jesus Christ. And it is a worldwide church which is also something so special! But at this conference I felt that there were 3 main  themes : 

       - God loves us perfectly and we have a purpose! 

       - Joy is about the focus of our life, not our circumstances 

       - Look to the future to stay on the covenant path 

I feel like all of these things are so important in our day to day life! We need to remember these things as we strive to become a better disciple of Christ! If you have any questions about General Conference I would be happy to answer them! Or if you would like to share what you learned from conference I would be happy to hear! 

Now the pictures! 

1. One of our service projects 

2. After said service project 

3. Açai with the elderes! 

4. The return of Elder Caldeira 

5. And here is our zone/district! I have loved serving in this zone soooo much! 

6. So quick funny story. So Elder Azevedo and I payed our boat pass to travel between Santarém and Óbidos. And because of this we had no money. Not even enough to buy clean water. So we started boiling our water this week to clean it as best we could. But two days later our bank account refilled and we bought more water so were good now. 

7. A little more of the delicious brasilian food I get to eat 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