the Sea of Green

E aí folks! Dude I know I sound like a broken record every week using the same excuse, but I don't got a whole tonna time today to write so this is gonna be a little brief. We had transfers this week! I'm sticking around here in Paar and ima be recieving the certificated dawg Elder Johnson as the new comp. I already met him when I first arrived here in Brazil, and dudes a straight stud. Super amped for the transfer with him, boutta be such a party! (Previously taken photo w Elder Johnson below)


This week we had a miracle folks. Our young friend Guilherme, who Elder Bertoch has been saying is on the tism train since I arrived here, was baptized this week! Gosh man was such a great time, we were all so happy. We finally were able to get in contact with his fam this week, and when we asked him when he was thinking about baptism he said this week! Dude is a natural, he's got so much faith and a genuine desire to know the Gospel. I felt super priviledged to be apart of the process of his baptism! 

This whole month was a miracle, not even gonna lie. As a Zone, we put 14 down as our goal of people to baptize at the start of the month, and we ended with 16! Gollly you guys. This month I gained a massive testimony of the way in which the Lord works with us during this work. A lot of the time, I can feel like there's always more I can be doing in the work or that I'm not pushing myself as much as I need to be. But I know that the Lord just wants us to be trying, always doing our best in each moment we can, and he'll do the rest! The lord truly magnified my efforts this transfer, and I'm so grateful for the testimony I've grown, people I've met and the experiences I've had in the last 6 weeks. Super excited for the next one! 

Thank you all for reading. Talk to yall in the next one! 

Email Title is from the lyrics of The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” from their album “Revolver”
 
1. 7/24 
2. We overcame cavemanish nature and used the Magical Mystery Tour bus to get around this week 
3. Guilherme's Baptism!! 
4. Elder Johnson 🔥🐉
5. Clean cooking station 🤗 (I made soup this week)
6. Drawing for the 'Toch 
7. The Sea of Green 
8. Sunday Supper 










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