I have no time at all this week so I wont be sharing a very large email but i want to share whats happening with me here in Bom Pastor!
This past week we had transfers and i recieved a new companion, Elder Pereira from Fortaleza, from the northern states of Brazil. He is an amazing example and this week was filled with obedience and love and expereinces that i cant explain! Heres one ill share:
While walking this past week we had a Less active member of the ward come running out of his house to tell us about this guy that he met this past week playing paintball, he gave us the reference to the mans house and we stopped by that night. During the discussion we found out that he was a long time member but hadnt been to church in a while. W ended up teaching he and his wife about the Book of Mormon and he told us that he felt that me and my Companion were "men that he would never be able to forget" because he felt that "we had met before". I bore my witness of the Book of Mormon and the spirit was so strong. Afterwards we were walking home and felt as though we should stop by another person we had met in another house with his mom while teaching her, as we went to pass in his house he welcomed us in with a very warm heart. We asked to share a message very special to us with him and his family. I have never in my mission seen somebody accep the message of the Restoration of the Gospel so well. He and his wife accepted the invitation to pray about the prophet Joseph Smith and we will visit him again this week.
Generel Conference for us was a true blessing and it was amazing to hear all of the wonderful talks. My personal favorie was the concluding discourse given by Elder Anderson. I felt the spirit so strong as he shared the words of the recently passed Elder Hales. The other Elders and i had an amazing experience sharing our testimonies after watching the sessions. We even took a picture during one of the sessions i will attatch.
Brothers and Sisters reading my email today, thugh it may not be very long i want with all my heart my witness for the divinity of this great work. Henry Ward Beecher says: "If you want your neighbor to see what Christs spirit will do for him, let him see what it has done for you." This gospel has changed my life and because of that i hope that i can help change others through my work here in brazil. The spirit of christ has helped me be happy through all kinds and levels of trials and throughout all different walks of life and it will do the same for all of you if you so allow it to do so. Christ states in the gospel of Matthew: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest." My testimony this week is that he will do so if ye only seek him out. My testimony about this church is true and i am so grateful for the opportunity to help others recieve this great gift. In the name of our savior jesus christ, amen.
I love you all and hope you all have a good week, sorry if i didnt write all of you this week it was a busy one, i will get to you next week.
Have a great week,
-Elder Arscott
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