Email 03/13/17

Hello everyone I hope that all of you have enjoyed your week. To start I have a new companion and his name is Elder Santos. I miss Elder Novaes a bit, but nonetheless he is where the Lord needs him to be. I had a week, seeing as I had to train my senior companion, mostly because he doesn't know the area well yet; but I am glad God gave me the gifts that I have so I can I succeed in performing the work he sent me here to do. I had a fun trial this week. My house companions had the fun idea of taking all the things we need to the other house and sleep there for the sole purpose of not having to walk a few kilometers more than we usually do. The irony of the whole situation is that we have been walking far more than we would have, during the past few days; than we would have been had we just left our things in our own house. To continue, my companions insist on returning to our own house, seeing as our food is there and they also don't want to have to walk back and forth from the Zone leader’s house, just to have the things that we need. Nonetheless I find this all fun.  I have no authority to stop them, all I can do is give them advice and do my best with the situation that I have. The Lord has been showing me why he has been allowing these things to happen.  One of the reasons is that he has been trying to get us to humble ourselves and be willing to share the things we have with those that need it. Even if the people that need our things are simply our brothers. One example of this is when I need to use my companion’s towel, because my towel is in the zone leader’s house. Nonetheless I find this all fun. The Lord is helping me have what I need after I do everything I can to get those things on my own. Other than that, my week has been normal. I attend church on Sunday, do what my senior tells me to the best of my ability.  I have healed for the most part. The Lord helped me heal quickly. The missionaries here say I need to read, speak, think, and dream in Portuguese, but they don't understand why I read in English when I do, nonetheless I will keep trying to read the scriptures in English and/or Portuguese whenever I am given the opportunity.  I hope you'll have an enjoyable week. I will try to read all your emails as I have time and opportunities, but for now, Tchau.