This week was a lot of getting to know people and the area.
It was a pretty productive week. Elder Stewart and I are getting along really
well and we're both super excited for the rest of this transfer. It should be a
good one!
I found a quote the other day that I really liked and
decided that I would share it with you guys. "Disappointment, sorrow, and
affliction may be the expression of an all-wise Father's kindness." -Elder
James E. Talmage.
Life is full of trials and tribulations, but we can always
learn from them. Like we heard in the MTC, when we go through hard times, we
shouldn't ask, "Why is this happening to me," but rather, "What
can I learn from this?" There is always something that we can learn, in
the good times or in the bad. Just remember that your Heavenly Father loves you
and that he is always mindful of you and your needs! And when it seems hard to
do what is right, just go and read 1 Nephi 3:7, and it will help you out.
We are currently working with a family here (kind of a
family) that is planning on being baptized on the 18th of this month. It's a
husband and wife that have been together for 15 years or so, but never got
around to marrying. They have one kid who is 14 years old, but she works at
another church so we still haven't really gotten a chance to teach her. The
husband, Benedito, has problems with smoking, but he's been working really hard
this week on that. He used to smoke 40 or 50 cigarettes per day, but as of
yesterday he was down to 5 or 6. And yesterday we gave him a blessing and
took the rest of his cigarettes. We'll be talking to him later today, so we'll
see what happens! The wife, Sônia, only really had problems with coffee, but
she's been pretty good about that since I've been here. Today Benedito went to
go get his papers so that they can be married, and we should have more on that
subject next week! Looks like we'll being doing a joint wedding-baptism in a week
or so!
Looks like the truck is coming along well! I'm so glad that
everything is falling into place. Now you just need a transmission and maybe a
new transfer case? Let me know how it all goes! I wanna know!
Oh! And let me know what happens with my car, too. Take some
pictures and send them to me so I can know what condition it's in!
I love you all and good luck with EFY and the travels and
all that fun stuff!
-Elder Hopper 1 (these computers don't have a number
sign...)
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