Faz me andar so na Luz.
We sing this song almost daily with our investigators.
Jesus Christ is the light!
well, it looks like fall finally came here in Portugal, it rained for the first time here ysterday and it is finally starting to get colder. It is warmer here in teh south than in the north though so that is way good!
Sunday we left our house at 8:45 to get investigators up for church and we didn´t get back to our house until 10pm. We thought that we had left the window above the bed open, but it was a blessing taht we had actually closed it. It was raining cats and dogs for the most part of the day!
Well another week of miracles!!
There are 2 girls in our ward who were baptized last transfer, Elma (15) and Palmira(9), and we have been working with their dad since i got here, Emanuel. Last week he told us that he doesn´t feel ready to be baptized yet, and that he wants some space. We didn´t contact him at all last sunday, but then passed by and did a night familiar with the family. At the end of the atividade, as we were leaving he asked if he could call us tuesday morning to talk about something. We said sure, and stayed curious and anzious, hoping it was good news! then he calld tueaday morning and asked to meet us at the church, (the capela is 5 minutes from our house!) so we met him, and at first he ahd questions about money, and our position in this, then we taught dizimo, tithing, and that it is through baptism tha the really receibves the great blessings that Pai Celestial has in store for him. We prayed with him, an dinvited him to be baptized on sunday! He accepted!! He said he is now ready to take this step in his life! We were so excited for him!!! That just made our day so exciting!
We also last sunday taught Antonio in the porta of his house, and we invited him to be baptized this saturday that just passed.
So basically this week we were teaching and helping Emanuel and Antonio prepare to be baptized! And it all worked out!
Saturday, Antonio was baptized, and his mom and grandma and sister and friend showed up! he was so happy to see them there. Antonio has had a rough past, and he really has a great desire to follow the Savior, he said he loves reading in the book of mormon about the great plan the God has for each of us!
Then sunday morning, we went to church!! Holy cow!! there are so many mambers! And families!!! there are tons of jovens and crianças and parents and older people! just so many people! it is so great!
the meetings were so good! our professor of principios do evangelho is so amazing! he taught about the ordinance of baptism and how really it is so great to be a part of this great work!
There were 10 investigators at church too! they just come! the members have friends and they bring them and they want to hear more! there is one jovem, Bruce, ellen it is really his name! :) and he is freinds with Miguel who was baptized a few weeks ago. Bruce also wants to learn more about why is it that everyone here is so happy!
Irma michael
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