Fist off wow you guys got a lot of snow! I always love that time of
year because if it snows enough you get off of school haha. I still
remember that one year were it snowed so much that we went racing with
the Munks at Rose Hill JR. High on our 4 wheelers haha that was one of
those moments I will always remember. The Cavalcanti's bebê (baby) is super
cute tell them "para bêns pra vovês" for me. I don't remember if they
are going to be there when I come home or not. If not tell them I will
come back here in 2014 for the World Cup haha.
So this week was a lot of fun, one of our wards had a late Christmas
party so that is why we are crammed in the trunk of that car. We went
to this really cool place that is on an island and we got to get on
the funny looking ferrie thing again. We played volleyball and killed
everyone haha. Also we ate BBQ with rice and beans YUM. Yea who would
have thought that I would love rice and beans so much! I even like all
the stuff that I didn't like before the mission like tomatoes,
mushrooms, and chicken feet haha ( they are actually pretty good and
very good for you too!).
We have a baptism this week and I am so excited, its been awhile since
we have had a baptism so we are passing by everyday to make sure that our
competitor doesn't give her any second thoughts. Also we have one
more on the 4th and he is super cool and it was his first time at
church the other day and he has already made a lot of friends. We are
visiting him every day as well. There is something that I have noticed
here on the mission that is going to give me more success here in a
bit. Us missionaries are on one team and Satan is one the other and
everyday is a battle. If we leave our investigators for one day our
enemy will do his job and he has had plenty of practice and he works
very good. It is better to visit our investigators everyday because we
can find out faster if they were prepared by the lord and want to be
baptized, or if they are just wanting to be our friends and not want
to follow the example of Christ and be baptized.
I had a great experience of following the spirit this week. We went on
a division with two members in our ward. I planned to visit a less
active member, but didn't know why I needed to go over there with a
member. So we split up and stared walking in the opposite direction with
my companion when Vagner (the member that left with me) said "it would
be a lot faster going the other direction". I agreed with him, but
just kept going in the same direction not knowing why haha. Suddenly
the bishop of JD. Lucélia came up with his car and gave us a ride.
When we got there bishop said he will go with us to teach. When we got
there the bridge that goes from one side of the favela to the other
was halfway broken just like in the movies because of the rain. SO we
did our walk of faith and managed to get to the other side to teach
the less active family. When we got there they had company, but they
still invited us in. There was a couple and 2 kids that were visiting
and he was teaching them stuff from the bible. SO I though oh great
its going to be a bible bash. But it turned out that he was honestly
seeking the truth and our bishop gave a great testimony and we marked
another day to teach them. So because I followed the spirit we meet up
with the bishop at the right time and showed up at the house to teach
the new family at the right time and marked another day to teach the
right family. Pray for them because they work on Sunday and they need
to switch work. Love you all so very much and my time ran out.
Te amo!
Elder Crandall
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