Monday,
November 11, 2013
Famlee,
This week was an
excellent week! A lot happened, and I don't have much time, so I am just going
to jump in.
The highlight of the
week was the baptism of Mayara and Suely. It was so great! Both Elder Moore and
I got to wear the whites and perform a baptism, so that was really cool as
well. Their mom who was baptized in May gave the talk on baptism, and it was
awesome, she did so well. We made 2 cakes for the baptism the night before too,
so we had the baptism and then ate cake together after Paixão (the mom) fed us
Cashupa. It was a really special day for the family, because now they are all
baptized! The feeling of completing the family was so amazing, I can't express
it.
Also this week we
marked Ernesto, a man from Cabo Verde with something like 27 years, for baptism
for this Sunday. It might still be a bit of a struggle to make it happen,
but I really think he can make it. He just needs to continue to feel the spirit
as he keeps commitments we give him and he will be ready. Keep him in his
prayers and he will get there.
Just like the Elder in
your ward, I got to speak in Sacrament this Sunday about gratitude. I
used the story where Jesus feeds the 4 thousand with fish and bread, and
pointed out that in Matthew 15:36 it says that Jesus gave thanks for
the bread before he gave it to his disciples to distribute. Gratitude preceded
the miracle. So I talked about that principle. The talk went well, but there
was one funny part... To say bread in Portuguese you say 'pão'. The plural of
pão is 'pães'. To say 'parent' in Portuguese you say 'pai' and the plural of
that is 'pais'. So the plural of bread 'pães' and the plural of parent 'pais'
sound almost identical. However, the symbol ~ over the 'a' means the sound is
nasalized. Well, when I said 'pães' I didn't nasalize it very well so I ended
up saying that the people were eating parents... I think only a few members
noticed...
I can't believe I
almost have 6 months on the mission. In 4 days I will hit that mark. It is
crazy how fast the time goes, even if it seems to go slow for all of you back
home. It just is a good reminder to me to keep working hard.
We got a Christmas
tree from a Chinese shop for really cheap and set it up in our house. It feels
really, really good to have it in our house, a good spirit comes with
Christmas. I couldn't imagine not having one, and there wasn't one in the
house, so we got one. It is kind of fun to think that I beat you to it mom ;)
Well, I don't have
much more time. I love you all. Keep working hard. The Lord needs member
missionaries just like he needs full time missionaries, so look for
opportunities, and pray for specific opportunities as
well. We are all in this together!
I love you all, keep
up that good work!
Elder Lee
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