Elder Pier Dick

10/19/16 This week we were able to visit the Hartford, CT temple Open House! It's an absolutely beautiful temple, and we were able to bring some people who are investigating our church, and teach and show them a little more about what we believe.  It was a great experience.  I hear that my neighbor Mrs. Kathy went to college up here in Danbury Ct. Mrs. Kathy this week I'm gonna get a picture of the college and send it! I think it's Western Connecticut State? I hope you'll like it! There's a ton of Brazilians and Hispanics up here, so I get plenty of time when I couldn't speak English even if I wanted to! Sometimes people will understand a few words in English, so I can just say the words I don't know in English...but a lot of the time those we talk to don't know anything.  This is why I absolutely love teaching English Classes!  I already really like teaching, and being able to make SUCH a drastic difference in someone's life by he...

October 12, 2016 Up here in Danbury, CT almost everyone is an ethnicity other than American.  And these poor people who've immigrated here (most of them illegally) don't know any English! So the missionaries here teach English classes every Wednesday-Friday. We just teach vocabulary for specific things, like this last week we taught what to say during a doctor's appointment. It's super cool to see about 30 Hispanics show up and about 5-10 Brazilians (that's about right on part with the ratio of Hispanics to Brazilians in Danbury).  Teaching about the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is kind of really cool. Everyone in the world could have a better life if they worshiped God more (that includes me!) And it seems like most people know this! When we go around to talk about God and be examples of Him, it's so cool to see people's reactions. Some people think we're annoying preachers/salesmen and they hate talking to us and say mean things, but other peo...

After being home for seven weeks recovering from mono Pier was finally able to return to full-time missionary service. His seven weeks home was an enormous trial for him! For the first two weeks he slept 16-18 hours a day. It was a slow recovery, and he still tires easily, but he feels such a strong desire to serve the Lord that he was begging to return to the mission field. On Wednesday, September 28th, he received the most wonderful news! One of "dream" mission locations has always been New York and last week he learned that he would be serving in the New York, New York North mission until his visa clears for Brazil. He was beyond ecstatic!! He will be speaking Portuguese in NY while he visa-waits. Pier left for NY on Monday, October 3rd. Below are some pictures from his arrival. Here is what he had to say about his first few days: I am in the Danbury area. It is 70% Hispanic and 5% Brazilian. Apparently we go to a Spanish branch and I have been told to learn Spvnish too....