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
Thursday, August 29, 2013
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
Monday, July 29, 2013
July 29, 2013
FAMILY!!!! How are you guys?? I hope you all had a great week!!! This week turned out to be a good one. We cut a lot of our investigators from last week, so this week we did a lot of street contacts. Here in Biguacu there is a park that everyone goes to. We talked to everyone about the church and also about our English Class. We found a few new people that we will visit. We are hoping to increase the number in our English Class.
We are teaching this super cool family. The dads name is Duda, his wife Chris and their daughter Dara. They arent married, and have been living together for about 8 years. They were taught by the Elders over a year ago and had been to church a few times. We met with Duda and taught him cuz his wife was at work. We read 2 Nephi 31 with him and taught him about Faith, Repentance, Baptism, the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. We then pushed the invite to get him to come to church. He accepted and when Sunday rolled around, him and his family came to church. It was great to have them there! They had a great time and the branch welcomed them really well. They invited us to have lunch with them after church so we did. It went great!
This week we will be meeting with some new people and making more contacts to find people to teach. It is a pretty tough area here, and has been a long time since there has been much success here, but we will continue to do our part and we know that the Lord will do his part. I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her too! Boys, have a great trip with dad and do great at your soccer tournament!!!
Elder Howard
We are teaching this super cool family. The dads name is Duda, his wife Chris and their daughter Dara. They arent married, and have been living together for about 8 years. They were taught by the Elders over a year ago and had been to church a few times. We met with Duda and taught him cuz his wife was at work. We read 2 Nephi 31 with him and taught him about Faith, Repentance, Baptism, the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. We then pushed the invite to get him to come to church. He accepted and when Sunday rolled around, him and his family came to church. It was great to have them there! They had a great time and the branch welcomed them really well. They invited us to have lunch with them after church so we did. It went great!
This week we will be meeting with some new people and making more contacts to find people to teach. It is a pretty tough area here, and has been a long time since there has been much success here, but we will continue to do our part and we know that the Lord will do his part. I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her too! Boys, have a great trip with dad and do great at your soccer tournament!!!
Elder Howard
Friday, July 26, 2013
July 22, 2013
FAMILY!!!! How the heck are you?? It was weird being away from home for my birthday but it turned out to be a great one!!! Eddy and Dani threw me a surprise birthday party at the branch presidents home here. It was a great surprise! There were some members from here that went and also some members from Itajai that came with Eddy. They made tons of cake and other snacks and we all had a great time! So grateful for Eddy and Dani and all that they do for me!!! And I cant believe I am 20 years old... hahah crazy!!!
This week we met with a lot of people, but a lot of them arent fulfilling the commitments that we give them like reading the BOM, and going to church. We cut a bunch of them and this week we will do a lot of contacts to meet new people. We got 500 more English class invites so we will be talking to everyone about that.
The highlight of my week was definitely the surprise birthday party. There isnt a whole lot more to say about this week! haha. Thanks for all the cards from home and all the birthday wishes!!! I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her too!!!
Elder Howard
This week we met with a lot of people, but a lot of them arent fulfilling the commitments that we give them like reading the BOM, and going to church. We cut a bunch of them and this week we will do a lot of contacts to meet new people. We got 500 more English class invites so we will be talking to everyone about that.
The highlight of my week was definitely the surprise birthday party. There isnt a whole lot more to say about this week! haha. Thanks for all the cards from home and all the birthday wishes!!! I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!! Tell Morg that I love her too!!!
Elder Howard
Monday, July 15, 2013
July 15, 2013
FAMILY!!!! How are you guys doin?? Miss you all like crazy!!! I got all of your letters this week for my birthday!!! It made me so dang happy! I have the best family in the world!!! Thank you all so much! I also loved the dollar bills that I got. Brasilians go crazy when they see dollars! haha so I show them off. Thanks again!!!
This week was a pretty good one and a pretty tiring one. Most of our investigators live about 45 minutes to an hour from our house so we do a lot of walking! haha I have never walked so much in my life! It is good tho! This week we met with a less active member named Jeyce. She is such a great lady! She has been a member for quite some time, but it has been years since she has gone to church. We visited her this week with some members and left her a message from the Liahona. It was a great visit! Then when sunday came, Jeyce came to church for the first time in years! It was so great to see her there and I know she enjoyed coming back!
Our English class is growing as well. Slowly, but it is still growing! haha. We have between 3 and 7 people each class. We have given out so many invites and everything and people just dont come. But thats okay! We met a guy named Ariel from our English class and he had a lot of questions about the church. We read 3rd Nephi 11 with him this week and gave him another part to read. He didnt come to church, but we are hoping that he comes next week. That is the hardest part, is getting the people to come to church!
We have a couple other investigators, but this week we are going to try to find a lot more. The hardest part about missionary work is finding people to teach. We are trying to work with members a lot more and I know that will help us.
I hope that you all have a great week!!! I wish you all were with me for my birthday this saturday! I think Eddy will come visit us and we will go get pizza!!! I love you all! Tell Morg that I love her too!!!
Elder Howard
This week was a pretty good one and a pretty tiring one. Most of our investigators live about 45 minutes to an hour from our house so we do a lot of walking! haha I have never walked so much in my life! It is good tho! This week we met with a less active member named Jeyce. She is such a great lady! She has been a member for quite some time, but it has been years since she has gone to church. We visited her this week with some members and left her a message from the Liahona. It was a great visit! Then when sunday came, Jeyce came to church for the first time in years! It was so great to see her there and I know she enjoyed coming back!
Our English class is growing as well. Slowly, but it is still growing! haha. We have between 3 and 7 people each class. We have given out so many invites and everything and people just dont come. But thats okay! We met a guy named Ariel from our English class and he had a lot of questions about the church. We read 3rd Nephi 11 with him this week and gave him another part to read. He didnt come to church, but we are hoping that he comes next week. That is the hardest part, is getting the people to come to church!
We have a couple other investigators, but this week we are going to try to find a lot more. The hardest part about missionary work is finding people to teach. We are trying to work with members a lot more and I know that will help us.
I hope that you all have a great week!!! I wish you all were with me for my birthday this saturday! I think Eddy will come visit us and we will go get pizza!!! I love you all! Tell Morg that I love her too!!!
Elder Howard
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