9-1-14
Hey
family!
This
week was alright. Our numbers weren't that great and I was outside of my area
for 2 days doing divisions/splits with the other companionship. We didn't have
anyone at church which was also a bit sad but we did our weekly planning
session and set some plans and goals to have a better week this week.
In
the other area, when we were doing splits/divisions, we were knocking doors and
we happened to knock on the door of a less active couple! I believe that it
wasn't just coincidence. We talked with them and they were very welcoming and
friendly. The woman had actually just returned from a trip to the US in
Minnesota to visit her family! She doesn't speak English though...She said that
they were baptized in São Paulo (in the capital) and then moved here to Pinda
but that when they got here, they weren't very well received and the Branch
President and the Relief Society President were gonna visit her but never
did...so they became inactive for 8 years. But Saturday she entered into the church
chapel for the first time in 8 years to participate in an English class that I
and Elder Gilliat are teaching. She got to know some members of the church and
so we're hoping that with some visits from some people, they'll come back to
church.
The
other elders also are preparing a man to be baptized this week, Tércio. He's
very prepared. They taught him about fasting and fast offerings and then the
next day, he did a fast and asked us "I'm fasting, how do I pay the fast
offering?" He did that without them telling him to haha he's awesome. I'll
probably interview him this Friday for his baptism.
Do you have a favorite memory of going to Edisto?
I liked going with the Fowers, because then I got
to hang out with Chase. I don't have any single memory that stands out
though..lots of holes...body surfing...sun burns and what not. It's all good
memories.
So you’ve got a new mission president by now – tell me all about him and
the transition and all. I love the photo you sent of the last picture you
had with him. Is he from Houston?? You said something about running
into him?? I think that would be a very frustrating way to end a
mission!!
I don't think he's from Houston...buttt who knows
if he'd pass by there.
So we do have a new president. President Don Leo
Andrew and Sister Claudio Ann Andrew. They were serving in the Recife Temple
and they were invited to serve as mission presidents here by the first
presidency (which shows how far up this change went. The very prophet was
thinking about this mission). We haven't really gotten to know them yet but we
will get to know them.
You mentioned “mission conference” – was that a mission-wide gathering and
meetings? I’m assuming Pres Ferrin wasn’t there – tell me more about it.
Actually, President Ferrin Was there. It was a half
of the mission that was there. President Ferrin wanted to have one last meeting
before he left. He's gone by now.
How did the house building with Carlinho go yesterday? I hope he was
able to come to church today! And Geralda too!! Do they build
houses there with wood like we do, or is it more stone like I remember some of
the houses in Argentina? Is he building the entire house, or just doing
some of the work? Hope it all went well!!
And so, yesterday we did a division or splits and so
I stayed in the other area and my companion and another missionary tried to
find his house to do the service. "Tried" because they went to the
address that he passed to us and neither he nor the house was there..and then
he didn't go to church yesterday and so I'm not really sure what to think about
him right now. I'm also a bit less hopeful about him being baptized because he
needs to get married and his wife isn't very open to us.
Houses here are similar to houses in Argentina I
believe. A house made from wood is Very rare, I think I've seen one in my
entire mission.
What news do you hear from family and friends and other missionaries??
I don't communicate with a lot of other people.
Every now and then I'll talk with Sister Mady Spencer or my son in the mission
but I usually just talk to you guys and mess with microsoft excel
I'm reading Doctrine and Covenants in my personal
study and I never knew how much that D+C talks about missionary work! Like 70%
of the sections talk about it. This really is the most important work and responsibility
we have as members of the church. I remember a verse (I don't remember where
right now) that says that before we should go back to our houses, we should
proclaim the gospel on the way to the people we pass, our neighbors, friends
and everyone.
The church is true!
I love you all
Elder Horton
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