This
Saturday were the baptisms of Heryvelton and Wellington. They both have the
same last name but rest assured they are not related. Lots of people have da
Silva as their last name here in Brazil. Both baptisms went really well and a
member made a cake! Elder Zanni and I
got some presents from the temple for them and they enjoyed those a lot. They
were both confirmed members of the church on Sunday (yesterday). Both Wellington and Heryvelton are super
excited to be members and have goals to receive the priesthood and get to the
temple one day.
Last
week we went to the temple. It was honestly so great. The temple is always just
a nice life breather. I had some cool spiritual experiences while I was there
too. After we got out of our session, Tawã (a member in the ward who is awesome
and reads all of my emails now lol) was there out front. So we grabbed a bus with him and headed back
home. We take three busses to get to the temple now.
I
ate cow liver this week. I would not suggest it to a friend.
Today
was transfers. Elder Zanni was transferred to Jardim Massangana. This was my last area so that was kind of
funny! My new companion is Elder Gabriel. He is from Franca, São Paulo. It is
nice to be with a Brazilian again! He has got like a year on the mission and
seems ready to work.
Elder Hammond, Elder Waters & Elder Gabriel
This
week I have been really feeling grateful for eternal families. I shared a
message during lunch yesterday with some members and we talked about how the
world is changing super quick and moral standards are going down. But if we
listen to the General Authorites' counsel, we will be protected. Do something
nice for someone in your family today :)
Elder
Waters
Steps:
111,224
Miles:
57.89
