Hello Family and Friends,
So my second week in Dom Pedrito
has already flown by, it was tough but worth it. We taught quite a few lessons
and we were able to find some new investigators. Now we need to invite them to
be baptized which is our goal this week.
My companion and I are doing well here in Dom Pedrito considering the circumstances, being
both new in the area and all. I feel like we have the trust of the members
already. We have marked a few Family Nights with the less-actives members of
the area and we are organizing an activity in the chapel for the 19th of July.
I know that through the members of the church we will be able to have much more
success than working alone. So our game plan is to strengthen the less-active
members through Family Nights and plan activities for the active members to
bring friends and family members to the church. Soon our Ward Mission Leader
will be able to help us out a lot. He has been recovering from an emergency
surgery due to appendicitis, I know about that. He used to be the bishop in Dom
Pedrito and he knows almost everyone in the city so he will be a great asset.
Like I mentioned above this week was no small task, it was
all about finding people to teach. We walked, contacted, knocked doors, and
walked some more. By the end of the week my companion was wiped out, literally.
I know the work has been pretty hard, but I know he is grateful to have a
companion that does not mess around. While walking in the street one night he
told me that he is grateful to work and follow all the rules because he does
not have a heavy conscience. He also said that as we have been obedient and
working hard he has been able to say and teach things that he wasn't able to
before. In other words, he feels a lot closer to the spirit through our
diligence and obedience. I feel the same way as him. I have faith that by
fulfilling all the commandments we will be blessed immensely in our area. I
know that sometimes those blessings do not come immediately and sometimes we
will not have the privilege to see these blessings in our own time, but they
will come, of this I have certainty.
Other than this there is not much to say. The protests in
Brazil are getting worse, I am learning a ton being the senior companion, there
are some good cooks in our ward, and living with three other missionaries is
nuts! The temperature is getting colder but it is not too bad. I have a cold
right now because one of the Elders opened the window last night and I ended up
getting blasted by the cold breeze.
This week the letter is pretty short, but hopefully I will
have a lot more to say in the next letter home. I missed you all on the 4th of
July. Elder Beary and I made up for it by singing the US anthem to our fellow
Brazilian roomates and making hotdogs.
Thats all for now,
Love Elder Miller
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