I feel like I am as ready as ever. My Portuguese is great. My companion thinks that there's a chance that I will be better than my trainer if he isn't a native portuguese speaker. He's crazy haha.
Yesterday one of my best friends, Elder Petersen, was shipped off to Mozambique, Africa Portuguese speaking. Before he left he requested that all the Elders in my district offer him a blessing. As I stood in that circle I felt the power of God. I felt the spirit so strong and tears started rolling down my cheeks. We were all crying saying goodbye to this elder but it was a great experience. I truly felt like a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I want all of you to know how much love I have for my savior Jesus Christ. I know he lives. I know that he leads his church, and that this is his church. I know that without a doubt. He loves you beyond your imagination. He loves you so much that he took upon himself every single pain, sickness, sorrow, or hard experience you have every or will ever go through. He went so much pain that he trembled and bled for every pore, begging Heavenly Father to take away the pain and if there was any other less excruciating way. He did this because he loves you. He knows everything you are going through, and he is there to comfort you. As a true Representative of Jesus Christ, I invite you to come unto him. COME UNTO CHRIST, and by his grace be made holy again.
From today on I will be communicating by pretty much only email as letters will take a while to get there and back.
Eu amo voces com tudo meu coracao. (Sorry I can't type portuguese accents on this computer.)
-- Elder Brandon Michael Haroldsen
A Igreja De Jesus Cristo Dos Santos Dos Ultimos Dias
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