2017-02-06

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Over the past 2 weeks our English class has exploded and we had TONS of people start coming, and since I'm the only one who seems to know english, I have the wonderful opportunity of teaching all the time!  But I like to teach so it is wonderful! We were able to get in touch with a very less-active family, and found out that the father is getting his Greencard this week! And he is getting a new job so he can come tochurch with his family. Awesome! Really cool thing happened the other day. After p-day (preparation day) ended the other week, we went finding. We had a referral (i think?) from the sisters, and we hadn’t visited them yet, so at close to 7:30 we head to this person’s house. Took us a long time to find it, and it was absolutely FREEZING outside, but once we found the correct door we were surprised at what we found! It was pitch black outside, in a really sketchy part of town, and this man (who I could have sworn was hispanic) opened the door. Both Elder Costa and Elder Rocha were absolutely silent so I opened my mouth about the first thing that came to mind, “Hey we’re missionaries and we go around sharing messages about Jesus Christ! Can we share a message with you?” This man Alyson (probably only like 25) was SO WELCOMING. It was great. He had a kid, maybe 6 or 7 named Helio (el-e-oh) who was a superstar. Offering us juice, apples, showing us his bible….it was cool. We were able to find out that Alyson has a friend who goes to our English classes! We invited him to come, but he said he didnt have a car, so that’s our first obstacle to overcome. Finding him a ride to church. We shared Helaman 5:12 with him and his son, and he said how true it was. They’re “catholic” like a lot of Brazilians are catholic. They went to Catholic Mass a few times in their life and that’s all the religion they know. And they have a "Catholic bible." But they know they’re not super devout and they’ll tell you. He said he was super grateful for us and wants to keep learning and hear more about the Book of Mormon. So, miracle for the day. Transfers are this week. One Elder from our trio is leaving so it will just be me and Elder Rocha. Just the 2 of us for a HUGE area that covers Portuguese and Spanish speaking families. How are we going to do it? I know we can with the Lord's help. It is just overwhelming to think about.  Love, Elder Dick

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