March 24, 2010
1. What is it like in Brazil?
Brazil is pretty hot. right now it is just a little bit hotter than i would like. ithas gotten up to about 104 degrees but it is humid too. not like in good old dry Idaho. right now it is about 80. is a great place to work! i really like the people here! they are humble and willing to listen. there arent very many people here that wont accept a visit so that is great! also brazil is a very good looking place! there are tons of trees and it is really green!! it isnt like i was expecting though. i have only seen monkeys one or two times ha.
2. How do you feel about Brazil?
I really love brazil! It hasnt quite taken over idaho as my favorite place to be. but i cant imagine myself in another place right now! i am so glad that i was called to this mission. i cant imagine being with a different president or in another place! (especially some place that is hotter than here! any hotter and i wouldnt be able to handle it!!! haha)
3. What are the people there like?
they are really receptive. they are willing to listen to what we have to say. there is also A LOT of people! for the last 4 months, i have worked on one single street. i have talked to at least 3000 people and i havent even made it half way down the street yet!!! it is great though!!! tons of people that we can teach!!
4. What are your feelings about the work?
i am really greatful for the chance i have to be one of Christ's representatives. i really do fell His presence everywhere we go! especially during the times when we are teaching.
5. Bear your testimony.
well i guess i would just like to say that i know that Jesus is our savior! that he is our only hope and that he can bring happiness for everyone! i know that he already felt all of our hardships and because of this, he will help us tons! God always will do His part when we do ours! I know that Jesus lives and that He loves us! I also know that He leads this work and this church! i have no doubt that the church is perfect! i know that Joseph Smith was the prophet of the restoration and that Thomas S. Monson is a prophet now! we are so blessed to have the gospel in our lives! we were chosen to be born in families that have the gospel so that we could help our brothers and sisters find the way as well! i am so grateful for the gospel. I am also grateful for the miracles that God gives us. i know he will bless us with many miracles every single day as long as we ask! Look for a BIG miracle per day and GOD will give it to you! not just in the mission but for the rest of our lives! Eu sei que isto é verdade. Em nome de Jesus Cristo. Amém.
6. Wish your friends well.
well i hope everyone else is having as much fun as i am! i really am having sacred experiences every day! it is great and i know that we can do great things if we work our hardest. I believe Heavenly Father really likes us Idaho boys haha and he is willing to bless us tons!! i hope you all look for a HUGE miracle every day! Pray for miracles! thanks for everything you guys have done for me. i am very grateful for the examples you guys always were for me! i am glad that i had good friends that helped me to get out here in the mission! i really wouldnt be able to have a better 2 years anywhere at this point in my life! Thanks!!! "Os Garotos do Idaho estão batizando todo mundo!!!"
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
March 24, 2010
every tuesday, our whole district goes to one area to help out there. so that the missionaries there can have more people to teach and also to help them reach their goals. i really like our district. we arent in three seperate areas (planalto, jacaré and itupeva). we are all one area ha. its great. we were in Jacaré
well hello there everyone!! so this week was a pretty successful week! we almost reached all our goals for the week! we only had 9 at church this week and our goal was 10 and then we had four baptisms marked at the end of the week and our goal was 5. so it wasnt to bad. we almost made it ha. but i guess i will tell you about my week! well first of all i will tell you about one of the biggest miracles that have happened in my mission until now. so you remember nina? she is that older lady that had a dream that 2 people dressed in white would visit her to bring the light. well we passed there about a week and a half ago and she had been talking to her family about the churhc. so she told us that she doesnt need to change churches but she is the one that needs to change. she kept saying that the catholic church was perfect and christs church. so we had pretty much left her. then on saturday, we passed in front of her house and she told us that she thought we had abondoned her. so we decided to teach her real quick. all we did was go in and say a prayer and then we sang a song. i dont even remember what song it was but she felt the spirit so strong! then she told us that she has missed our visits! and that she was really wanting to go to church. so she went to church on sunday and on monday when we visited her we witnessed a miracle. she cant read so we read a part in the book of mormon for her. we told her that it was a proof that the church is true. she said she didnt even need to pray about the book because she already knew it was true. then she told us about how she was talking about the church with her son. she told her son that next time we visited her, she would ask to be baptized. well we didnt even invite her yet and she ASKED to be baptized!!!! it was amazing!!! but the rest of that day was pretty crappy and i didnt even notice until the end of the day ha. i was just so surprised the whole day haha. but there were other good things that happened this week too haha. for example...we had 3 more baptisms!!!! that was pretty awesome. we baptized carlos's sons and another 12 year old. his parents are working on getting married. it was pretty special. but sunday is always stressful and this sunday was more stressful than ever!!! we went the church in the morning and waited for the brothers that were going to help us pick up investigators. the patriarch ended up picking up someone else and couldnt help. then the other brother called and said his car had broken down. well we had one car and like 15 people to go to church!!!! well elder demásio went in that car and picked up three people. then i got another brother to help us at about 9:10 haah. there was like 8 people waiting in front of the house to go!!! this car is about big enough to fit 4 normal sized people!!! so we crammed everyone in the back and then there was just me and moisés (portuguese for moses). there was the front seat left is all. well moses....he is about 300 pounds!!!!! haha we didnt even try it ha. we ended up making two trips. but then when we got to the church, it was already 10:30 haha. we turned the water on in the font for the baptism. then we headed to sacrament. then i tried my best to forget everything except christ during the sacrament. i reached this goal (forgetting all about the water as well!!!!). haha well i went running out of the sacrament meeting and the bishop and like 3 others were trying to get everything cleaned up!! i am going to have to put the blame on elder demasio for this one because he said it wasnt full enough even though it was up to at least my waiste haha. but then we had the baptism after we got everything cleaned up haha. i hope it was the baptism of 3 future missionaries haha. tuesday was another pretty good day. we were told to be in the center of town at 8 for our zone meeting. we did our personal and companionship studies there. then we walked out of the room and president was there for interviews. it was a surprise haha. finally it was my turn. i walked in and sat down. then he asked if i was worthy to enter the temple. i said yes. then he asked if there was anything i needed to talk to him about and i said no. and then he said i trust you a hundred percent. and so does the lord. he told me that my interviews would never be long because he needs to help others.(everyone else was there for about 10 minutes). he said that he felt 100% confident with me here in a zone leaders area. then it was over and i left. it was about 45 seconds long haah. but it was still a great experience! then afterwards i got to eat at burger king!!!! that was really great!!!! and our whole district headed to a city called jacaré. we all went there to help out that companionshíp. we all split up with the members. so there was 6 sets of companions. it was a pretty awesome night. except that we werent able to visit anyone in our area! but pretty much it was a great week!! i got the three packages from you guys!! thanks a ton!! i especially liked the pics of jacoby. i cant believe how big he is. and i would like to see him shooting haha. but i guess i will here in a year or so ha. well i hope you guys had a great week and that everything is going well! love you guys!!
love,
elder long
ps i got tons of letters this last week too. oh i forgot to tell you that we had a multi zone conference too. that was pretty awesome!! but it sounds like everyone is good!! i really liked all the letters from my friends! jay dee, tyson,jon and james sound like they are loving the mission. colby and chad are doing great too. i really liked the letter from eric. he is a lot different haha but still really funny! it was good to hear from him and to see how much he is loving argentina!
there was a thunderstorm earlier in the day and it
was a different sunset ha. and ya that (street) is
varjão. i have worked on just that one street the
last 4 months haha
we baptized carlos's sons and another 12 year old
(left to right: renato, carlos, and jonatan).
it was pretty special.i hope it was the baptism
of 3 future missionaries haha.
well hello there everyone!! so this week was a pretty successful week! we almost reached all our goals for the week! we only had 9 at church this week and our goal was 10 and then we had four baptisms marked at the end of the week and our goal was 5. so it wasnt to bad. we almost made it ha. but i guess i will tell you about my week! well first of all i will tell you about one of the biggest miracles that have happened in my mission until now. so you remember nina? she is that older lady that had a dream that 2 people dressed in white would visit her to bring the light. well we passed there about a week and a half ago and she had been talking to her family about the churhc. so she told us that she doesnt need to change churches but she is the one that needs to change. she kept saying that the catholic church was perfect and christs church. so we had pretty much left her. then on saturday, we passed in front of her house and she told us that she thought we had abondoned her. so we decided to teach her real quick. all we did was go in and say a prayer and then we sang a song. i dont even remember what song it was but she felt the spirit so strong! then she told us that she has missed our visits! and that she was really wanting to go to church. so she went to church on sunday and on monday when we visited her we witnessed a miracle. she cant read so we read a part in the book of mormon for her. we told her that it was a proof that the church is true. she said she didnt even need to pray about the book because she already knew it was true. then she told us about how she was talking about the church with her son. she told her son that next time we visited her, she would ask to be baptized. well we didnt even invite her yet and she ASKED to be baptized!!!! it was amazing!!! but the rest of that day was pretty crappy and i didnt even notice until the end of the day ha. i was just so surprised the whole day haha. but there were other good things that happened this week too haha. for example...we had 3 more baptisms!!!! that was pretty awesome. we baptized carlos's sons and another 12 year old. his parents are working on getting married. it was pretty special. but sunday is always stressful and this sunday was more stressful than ever!!! we went the church in the morning and waited for the brothers that were going to help us pick up investigators. the patriarch ended up picking up someone else and couldnt help. then the other brother called and said his car had broken down. well we had one car and like 15 people to go to church!!!! well elder demásio went in that car and picked up three people. then i got another brother to help us at about 9:10 haah. there was like 8 people waiting in front of the house to go!!! this car is about big enough to fit 4 normal sized people!!! so we crammed everyone in the back and then there was just me and moisés (portuguese for moses). there was the front seat left is all. well moses....he is about 300 pounds!!!!! haha we didnt even try it ha. we ended up making two trips. but then when we got to the church, it was already 10:30 haha. we turned the water on in the font for the baptism. then we headed to sacrament. then i tried my best to forget everything except christ during the sacrament. i reached this goal (forgetting all about the water as well!!!!). haha well i went running out of the sacrament meeting and the bishop and like 3 others were trying to get everything cleaned up!! i am going to have to put the blame on elder demasio for this one because he said it wasnt full enough even though it was up to at least my waiste haha. but then we had the baptism after we got everything cleaned up haha. i hope it was the baptism of 3 future missionaries haha. tuesday was another pretty good day. we were told to be in the center of town at 8 for our zone meeting. we did our personal and companionship studies there. then we walked out of the room and president was there for interviews. it was a surprise haha. finally it was my turn. i walked in and sat down. then he asked if i was worthy to enter the temple. i said yes. then he asked if there was anything i needed to talk to him about and i said no. and then he said i trust you a hundred percent. and so does the lord. he told me that my interviews would never be long because he needs to help others.(everyone else was there for about 10 minutes). he said that he felt 100% confident with me here in a zone leaders area. then it was over and i left. it was about 45 seconds long haah. but it was still a great experience! then afterwards i got to eat at burger king!!!! that was really great!!!! and our whole district headed to a city called jacaré. we all went there to help out that companionshíp. we all split up with the members. so there was 6 sets of companions. it was a pretty awesome night. except that we werent able to visit anyone in our area! but pretty much it was a great week!! i got the three packages from you guys!! thanks a ton!! i especially liked the pics of jacoby. i cant believe how big he is. and i would like to see him shooting haha. but i guess i will here in a year or so ha. well i hope you guys had a great week and that everything is going well! love you guys!!
love,
elder long
ps i got tons of letters this last week too. oh i forgot to tell you that we had a multi zone conference too. that was pretty awesome!! but it sounds like everyone is good!! i really liked all the letters from my friends! jay dee, tyson,jon and james sound like they are loving the mission. colby and chad are doing great too. i really liked the letter from eric. he is a lot different haha but still really funny! it was good to hear from him and to see how much he is loving argentina!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Help
I don't know who ever looks at this blog anyway. But if anyone does, maybe you could help. Thomas wants a few of his friends' addresses.
JayDee
Colby
Chad
Eric
Zach
If you don't want to post it on here, just email it to janet_long1962@msn.com
Thanks!
JayDee
Colby
Chad
Eric
Zach
If you don't want to post it on here, just email it to janet_long1962@msn.com
Thanks!
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