FAMILY!!!! I hope that you all had a great week!!! My week was a really good one! We have some awesome investigators and we are stoked for the next transfer. The transfer is today and me and Burton will be staying together for another transfer! I am stoked about it!!!
So last Sunday this couple randomly went to church. They used to go a lot a few months ago, then stopped, but then decided they wanted to come back. There names are Anderson and Maiara. Well they invited us to eat lunch with them yesterday and so we went. Also, Alex and his family from the ward went. We had a churrasco (Brasilian BBQ) and it was fantastic! Then we taught them the first lesson and invited them to be baptized. They really want to be baptized and they kept asking what they need to do to be baptized. We told them that they will have to get married, cuz they are living together. I really think they will get married and get baptized. They are great people. After lunch, we all went to church together. Anderson went in a freakin suit! haha it was awesome! I think that is the first time on my mission that my investigator has gone to church in a suit.
We are also teaching these two twins named Eduarda and Elaina. They are 15 years old. They came to church for the second time yesterday. They really enjoyed it. They have both commented multiple times that they want to be baptized, so we will probably plan it for October 12th. We are hoping that everything goes as planned.
We are still teaching Antonio and Sirlei. We will go visit them again this week and teach them the rest of the commandments. I am hopin that we will be able to baptize Sirlei this transfer too. She said that she knows the BOM is true, but wants to learn more before being baptized.
I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Conference is coming up and you all better make time to watch some of it!!! I love you!!!
Elder Howard
Monday, September 23, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
September 9, 2013
FAMILY!!! How are you doin?? This week was a good one!!! We got some pizza for my one year mark which was fantastic!!! I cant believe that one year is down and there is one to go! Pretty dang crazy!!!
So this week we taught Antonio and Sirlei again. We taught them the plan of salvation and also some of the commandments. It went great! There was a great spirit with us through the whole lesson and they accepted to keep these commandments. Sirlei has been reading the BOM and had a lot of questions for us. We are still pushin here for the baptism this month so I hope that works out. We will go back and visit them this week.
So there was another random couple that came to the church this week. Marcos, less active member, and Valeria, non-member. They are living together and dating. We are going to go visit them this week. We are hopin to help them get married and get a baptism marked as well.
We taught Leandro, Jandira and their family this week. That went good as well. We taught them the plan of salvation and they had a lot of questions about it all. It went really well. They are a great family, we just need to get them to come to church. They read part of the BOM that we left for them, but they havent prayed about it yet. I dont think we will be able to go back and visit them this week, but next week we will.
I hope that you all have a great week!!! I love you all and tell Morg that I love her too! I hope that everyone is doing great and that school started off good. Have a great week!!!
Elder Howard
So this week we taught Antonio and Sirlei again. We taught them the plan of salvation and also some of the commandments. It went great! There was a great spirit with us through the whole lesson and they accepted to keep these commandments. Sirlei has been reading the BOM and had a lot of questions for us. We are still pushin here for the baptism this month so I hope that works out. We will go back and visit them this week.
So there was another random couple that came to the church this week. Marcos, less active member, and Valeria, non-member. They are living together and dating. We are going to go visit them this week. We are hopin to help them get married and get a baptism marked as well.
We taught Leandro, Jandira and their family this week. That went good as well. We taught them the plan of salvation and they had a lot of questions about it all. It went really well. They are a great family, we just need to get them to come to church. They read part of the BOM that we left for them, but they havent prayed about it yet. I dont think we will be able to go back and visit them this week, but next week we will.
I hope that you all have a great week!!! I love you all and tell Morg that I love her too! I hope that everyone is doing great and that school started off good. Have a great week!!!
Elder Howard
Sunday, September 8, 2013
September 2, 2013
FAMILY!!! How the heck are you guys doin?? Sounds like you all had a good week!!! My week was great too, other than almost being kissed by an old gay guy!! hahah that was pretty dang weird. But I was quick enough to react and he didnt kiss me on the cheek. hahah freakin weird!!!
Last Monday we taught a super cool family. The dad is Leandro, the mom Jandira and they have two kids: João who is 14 and Julia who is 7. I told the little girl that she had the same name as my mom that I missed so bad. We taught them the first lesson and there was a great spirit there with us. They opened up a lot and told us that they felt good throughout the message and it made them think about things that they had never thought of before. It was a great lesson and we will go back and visit them today!
We are also teaching this guy named Bruno. He didnt make it to church which sucked, but he came to an activity at the church. We taught him this week about faith, repentance, baptism, holy ghost and endure to the end. It went really well. He has been reading the BOM but said he doesnt feel like he has gotten an answer that the book is true. We will visit him this week again too.
Two weeks ago, this less active named Antonio came back to church and he brought his girlfriend named Sirlei. We visited them last week and taught them the first lesson. It was great! Antonio bore his testimony many times and Sirlei accepted baptism this month if she gets an answer that the church is true. They went to church again on Sunday which was great and we will visit them tomorrow night.
We did lots of contacts this week again. I did two more bus contacts, which was almost 70 more people in total. I lost fear of getting in front of them, so I decided that each time we use a bus that is full, I will get up in front of everyone. We also started our English Class and only had a few people. But we will put a banner in front of the church and keep talking to everyone about it.
I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her as well! 1 year this week!!! How crazy is that?!?! LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Elder Howard
Thursday, August 29, 2013
August 26, 2013
FAMILY!!! How are you all doin?? Sounds like you guys had a great week! I cant believe that the boys already started school again! That is crazy!!!
My week was a good one! On Saturday we had Simoni's baptism and it went great! There was a great turn out of people there and a great spirit throughout the whole meeting. Me and the other 3 elders that I live with played a special hymn for her for her baptism. I played teach me to walk in the light on the piano while the other elders sang three verses: one in Portugues, one in Spanish, and one in English! It was awesome! Elder Castro was the one to baptize her and I got to confirm her on sunday which was really cool as well.
So we started teaching this guy named Bruno. He is about 25 years old and lives next door to a member. We did a family night at Alex's house, and then two days later we went and taught him the first lesson. It went great! /there wasnt an overwelming spirit, but just a strong constant one throughout the whole lesson. It was great! Elder Burton invited him to be baptized and he said that if he gets an answer to know that the book of mormon is true then he will be baptized. He didnt come to church, even tho he said he would. But we will keep working with him.
We did a lot of contacts this week again. Knockin doors and stuff. I also did a contact on the city bus in front of 30 people! haha. I will send the video home so check it out :) Also, our English class starts this week. We are pretty excited about that! I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tel Morg that I love her as well!!
Elder Howard
My week was a good one! On Saturday we had Simoni's baptism and it went great! There was a great turn out of people there and a great spirit throughout the whole meeting. Me and the other 3 elders that I live with played a special hymn for her for her baptism. I played teach me to walk in the light on the piano while the other elders sang three verses: one in Portugues, one in Spanish, and one in English! It was awesome! Elder Castro was the one to baptize her and I got to confirm her on sunday which was really cool as well.
So we started teaching this guy named Bruno. He is about 25 years old and lives next door to a member. We did a family night at Alex's house, and then two days later we went and taught him the first lesson. It went great! /there wasnt an overwelming spirit, but just a strong constant one throughout the whole lesson. It was great! Elder Burton invited him to be baptized and he said that if he gets an answer to know that the book of mormon is true then he will be baptized. He didnt come to church, even tho he said he would. But we will keep working with him.
We did a lot of contacts this week again. Knockin doors and stuff. I also did a contact on the city bus in front of 30 people! haha. I will send the video home so check it out :) Also, our English class starts this week. We are pretty excited about that! I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tel Morg that I love her as well!!
Elder Howard
Monday, August 19, 2013
August 19, 2013
FAMILY!!!! How are you all doin?? It sounds like you guys had a great week!!! I saw Austin with all the girls in the hot tub! hahah what a freakin stud!!!!
So this week was a really good one. I got swapped around with missionaries all week as I was waiting for my new comp to get here. My new comp is sick and we are having a good time together! He is a new American from South Carolina. He had been waiting for his Visa in Tennessee and it finally came. He is learning Portuguese and it reminds me of when I first started. He is a cool kid! We are also living with Elder Castro, from North East Brasil, and he is training a new missionary from Bolivia, Elder Calani. They are both cool kids and we have a good time living together! I am learning a little bit of spanish too ;) hahah
So we have a baptism marked for this Saturday. We are pretty stoked about it. Her name is Simoni and is 17 years old. She had her baptism marked before I got here, so we have just been helping her continue to prepare. We started the BOM with her and gave her a BOM reading chart so that she can read one chapter eeach day. She was pretty excited about it. Elder Castro will baptize her and I will get to confirm her on Saturday. Im stoked!
We also have a few others that we are teaching and we are trying to get the members involved in the work too. There are about 45 people that go to church each week and it is a branch here as well. There are some great people here tho! We are also planning on starting an English Class so we can have a little bit of fun with the Brasilians :)
I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her too! I will talk to you all in a week!!!
Elder Howard
So this week was a really good one. I got swapped around with missionaries all week as I was waiting for my new comp to get here. My new comp is sick and we are having a good time together! He is a new American from South Carolina. He had been waiting for his Visa in Tennessee and it finally came. He is learning Portuguese and it reminds me of when I first started. He is a cool kid! We are also living with Elder Castro, from North East Brasil, and he is training a new missionary from Bolivia, Elder Calani. They are both cool kids and we have a good time living together! I am learning a little bit of spanish too ;) hahah
So we have a baptism marked for this Saturday. We are pretty stoked about it. Her name is Simoni and is 17 years old. She had her baptism marked before I got here, so we have just been helping her continue to prepare. We started the BOM with her and gave her a BOM reading chart so that she can read one chapter eeach day. She was pretty excited about it. Elder Castro will baptize her and I will get to confirm her on Saturday. Im stoked!
We also have a few others that we are teaching and we are trying to get the members involved in the work too. There are about 45 people that go to church each week and it is a branch here as well. There are some great people here tho! We are also planning on starting an English Class so we can have a little bit of fun with the Brasilians :)
I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her too! I will talk to you all in a week!!!
Elder Howard
Monday, August 12, 2013
August 12, 2013
FAMILY!!!!! How are you all doin??? Sounds like you all had a great week with the trip and everything!!! Im glad that the boys had such a great time!!! This week was a pretty good one. I got to know the area a lot this week, cuz my companion from here already got transfered. I am going to train a new missionary and I think it should be an American. I sure hope so cuz I think it would be really fun to train an American. My new comp will get here on Wednesday. We live in four here in one of the nicest apartments on the mission. Thats pretty cool!!! Joaçaba is full of hills and has been cold this last week. It has rained pretty hard and the other night I got home and I was soaked head to toe! haha but we are doing good here!
So we have a baptism marked for a girl named Simone on the 24th of this month. We are also going to start teaching her friend Gabriella who has already come to church 2 times with her. Thats pretty cool! We also started teaching an older man named João (John in English). He is the dad of a member here. We taught him the first lesson and also read 3rd Nephi 11 with him. It went pretty good. He has been to church a bunch, we just need to get him to pray about the BOM to know that it is true.
So the members here are really cool too. This Sunday we had a meeting with the leaders of all the organizations. I presented a plan about using the pass along cards with a stamp on the back that has our phone number and the church's address. Then we will enter in each organization every Sunday and give 2 people a pass along card that they have to give to a friend that week. Then the next week they have to report to everyone how their experience was. All of them accepted the plan and are excited to help out with the missionary work.
I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her too! Next week I will let you know all about my new comp and everything!!!
Elder Howard
So we have a baptism marked for a girl named Simone on the 24th of this month. We are also going to start teaching her friend Gabriella who has already come to church 2 times with her. Thats pretty cool! We also started teaching an older man named João (John in English). He is the dad of a member here. We taught him the first lesson and also read 3rd Nephi 11 with him. It went pretty good. He has been to church a bunch, we just need to get him to pray about the BOM to know that it is true.
So the members here are really cool too. This Sunday we had a meeting with the leaders of all the organizations. I presented a plan about using the pass along cards with a stamp on the back that has our phone number and the church's address. Then we will enter in each organization every Sunday and give 2 people a pass along card that they have to give to a friend that week. Then the next week they have to report to everyone how their experience was. All of them accepted the plan and are excited to help out with the missionary work.
I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her too! Next week I will let you know all about my new comp and everything!!!
Elder Howard
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
August 5, 2013
FAMILY!!!! How are you guys doing??? So I got transfered this week... hahah I am in a new city called Joaçaba and I got called as District Leader here. I am pretty excited about it. I left Biguaçu on friday and after a 7 hour bus ride, I got to Joaçaba at 1 in the morning on Saturday! haha. I got to meet all the members at church. It is also a branch here. I live with four elders in total. My companion is named Elder Guimarães and is a cool kid from northern brasil! Also, Joaçaba is in the middle of the state and is full of hills! haha it sucks climbin all the hills, but I will get used to it. I was sad to leave some of the people in Biguaçu, but I am excited for whats ahead of me here.
On saturday we visited this couple Silva and Pablo for the first time and it turned out to be an awesome experience. We went to there house and decided to teach them the first lesson, which is about the Restoration of the gospel. We started off talking about prophets and then about Christs life. Then I started talking about the life of Joseph Smith. When I began to recite the first vision, the spirit filled the room. As I was reciting it, Silva eyes filled with tears. The spirit was so strong that I was fighting back my own tears! haha. The first vision ended and we continued the lesson and I was speakin better portuguese than ever. The spirit was really strong and it went great. I dont know if they will get baptized, but I know they will always remember the way that they felt during the message.
We had 5 investigators in church as well, so we will have a good amount of people to teach. A few of these investigators are preparing for baptism so I am excited about that. I love you all and I hope that you great week! Tell Morg that I love her too! Aust, have a great time at EFY! Haydz and dad have a great time in Nauvoo! I love you all!!!
Elder Howard
On saturday we visited this couple Silva and Pablo for the first time and it turned out to be an awesome experience. We went to there house and decided to teach them the first lesson, which is about the Restoration of the gospel. We started off talking about prophets and then about Christs life. Then I started talking about the life of Joseph Smith. When I began to recite the first vision, the spirit filled the room. As I was reciting it, Silva eyes filled with tears. The spirit was so strong that I was fighting back my own tears! haha. The first vision ended and we continued the lesson and I was speakin better portuguese than ever. The spirit was really strong and it went great. I dont know if they will get baptized, but I know they will always remember the way that they felt during the message.
We had 5 investigators in church as well, so we will have a good amount of people to teach. A few of these investigators are preparing for baptism so I am excited about that. I love you all and I hope that you great week! Tell Morg that I love her too! Aust, have a great time at EFY! Haydz and dad have a great time in Nauvoo! I love you all!!!
Elder Howard
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