This week was hard finding people to teach. A lot of the days our appointments were dropped and we had nothing to do but contact people. But we were able to meet up with our investigators Luiz and Neuza.. They are really cool and they always feed us when we get there haha. When we show up hes always watching some different youtube video or the simpsons or a movie and this time it was hunting in portugal. I was like what?! I didnt think they even had guns in Portugal? And he said basically they are smuggled in.. But they were hunting javelina pigs and i was like where is this? He said up in the north. But he showed me videos of javelina in Setubal which is like 30 min away!!! Thise pigs were huge! and they werent even afraid of people. I was all pumped lol But these people are awesome!! We basically had them marked for baptism but came to find out they arent married :(
So we explained the Law of Chastity and told them they can be married at the chapel by the bishop for free. They had huge smiles on their faces and said they will have to talk and get some clothes. I told him he can use one of my suits haha so im excited for that!! Hopefully it happens.
This week my comp had to go back to the hospital because his shoulder got hurt a couple weeks ago.. so we went to lisbon across the river and went to the American store! They have a ton of american foods that they dont have in Portugal!! I got some dr peppers, cherry coke, root beer, kettle corn, and candy. It was so nice having dp again!!
Last night we got invited to eat dinner with the bishop of our ward and his house was so nice!! He had invited one of the members who had just moved here from canada because her son is playing soccer here in portugal and is hoping to go pro. Anyways she was asking us where we are from and i said Im from cali but i have a mom from Ecuador and shes like IM FROM ECUADOR!!! She had only lived in canada for 8 years and shes been here in portugal for 4 months. She only spoke to bishops wife in english so i spoke spanish to here and i had thought i wouldnt be able to but i still can luckily!! But she said she cant speak portuguese even after 4 months of language classes here. So i had to translate for her from portuguese to spanish haha. She was shocked i have only been in portugal for 2.5 months... The gift of toungues is real!! This experience really helped build up my confidence and reminded me of my fam back home. The lady was just like Liz! :)
This week we got a letter from the AP´s and i really liked it:
"There was a wise man who was walking down the beach one day. In the distance, he saw what looked like somone who was dancing in the waves out in the distance. As he got closer, he saw a young man who was grabbing starfish from the sand and throwing them into the waves.
"What are you doing?" The man asked.
"The sun is coming up, and the tide is going out. If I dont throw the starfish back into the water, they will dry out and die."
"But kid, there are hundreds of miles along this beach that are covered in starfish. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE"
After the old man said this, the young man grabbed another starfish and threw it into the waves... "But it makes a difference for that ONE" "
In life and on our missions ,we feel like we are small. We are just one person and theres billions of people on the earth. How can i possibly make a difference??
We have the ability to bring to help and bring souls to salvation. But we have to work at it. We have to try with all our might to help others come unto christ.
D&C 18:16
eu os amo!! Espero que fiquem bem e sempre sejam melhor cada dia. Tenham uma boa semana meus amados amigos!
Com amor,
Élder Brandon Haroldsen
The address to write him letter:
Élder Brandon Michael Haroldsen
Missão Portugal Lisboa
Rua Jorge Barradas Nº 14C
1500-370 Benfica, Lisboa
Portugal
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