hello. i miss you all and love you all.
favorite scripture: D&C 18: 10 - 22. that is just kinda my theme right now.
so big news...Rafael was baptized on Sunday. that was awesome. only
the second baptism, but a baptism that will be an absolutely firm
member of the church and is already planning the day that he will take
his wife to the temple to be sealed. he is only 20, but he is HUGE.
kinda bomb. so two baptisms in Ourinhos that are way firm. that - in
my opinion - is better than 20 baptisms with people who wouldn´t
really be strong members of the church. Juliano and Ana Paula were
there for the baptism, too! that was great. we went on a trade with
another companionship on Monday and i stayed in Ourinhos with Elder
McCombs, a new American in his first transfer. that was kinda fun to
be the senior comp with a greenie. lol. we taught the Gospel of Jesus
Christ to Ana Paula and Juliano. it was funny to be the one that they
were looking to for a translation. but anyway. they are waiting for
everything that they need to get married. that was an amazing
blessing. i just hope that everything goes right. i want to baptize
them before elder Da Silva leaves, which is around the middle of May.
so anyway. it is incredibly difficult right now. finding people to
teach has been way tough. we are going to have go through old
investigators and the teaching records to find some people that might
be ready to hear the gospel now. getting people to go to church is
nearing an impossible point. it is RIDICULOUSLY hard. so many people
just disregard everything that we teach. so we have had quite a few
days of nothing more than knocking doors and knocking more doors. most
of our references are being cut because we get to their house after
walking way out of our way and they are just like...hmmm i don´t have
time right now. come back another day. so just pray that we can find
the people who are actually ready and willing to hear and follow the
gospel.
IT`S A BOY! oh wait...Morgan already told me that. BUT THAT IS SO
COOL!!!! i am still going to be an uncle! but i will have a nephew.
that is tight. will he stop growing or will he just keep growing until
he is bigger than i was? that is awesome! congratulationssssss. and
congrats to Stuart for not dying after one year of law school! just
watch legally blonde...that will teach you all that you need to know
about internships and law school. isn´t it great to have a
brother-in-law with such intelligent insights?
the testimony gloves activity went well, yes. we have had a lot more
success with Juliano and Ana Paula because of Eduarda, so in that
sense, yes we have taught more lessons because of the primary
activities with her. we are just waiting for the marriage. but i still
have like 30. so i probably won´t need anymore.
and it is okay that you are getting a break from cooking...i will eat
a ton again one day. so you don´t have to worry about it right now :)
where is Blake with school? if he is doing sports medicine and
physical therapy what is he doing in school? what is he studying? and
is he dating another girl right now? because elder Da Silva was
confused when i told him that Blake isn´t married lol. the Brazilians
here have the mentality that you should be married after 2 months that
you return home lol. there are 5 or 6 Brazilian missionaries that i am
aware of that are engaged already.
that is good to hear that all the missionaries that left around my
time are doing well. how is Connor doing? has he returned yet??
that is nuts that Morgan and Stuart are having the two year
anniversary already! and that Lauren will be 21. and that i will talk
to you guys on the 9th. and that i will be 20 in June. lots of moments
coming up. i will leave the teenage years? how sad. as for a package?
i have no idea. definitely more deodorant. i still have deodorant, but
i will just take advantage of the package. so deodorant. i will have
to think. i will tell you next week, okay??
andddd Lauren. i am good. i am alive. and for the most part, bug bites
are a little more rare...but i still have plenty. um the
baptisms...might be coming. but it is tough. and you don´t need to
worry about me. i have a sweatshirt, and if i need to, i will use it.
and if i absolutely have to, i will buy a sweater here. but it is
still hot here. so i am not needing one right now. it doesn´t get
freezing here. just in Rio Grande do Sul where Blake served and where
your roommate is from. so how are you? dating anyone that i need to
know about and still need to approve of? are you wanting to work with
cosmetology again?
anywho. so i got mom´s email saying that dad´s email is coming...but i
don´t know if i will have time to write back to what he says or if i
will even have time to read it. i hope so. but i am not sure. so for
now, i love you all. thanks for the constant support. i miss you all
and i hope everything is going great! and that mom and dad aren´t
killing themselves with projects. i hope everyone is healthy and
stuff.
LOVE YOU ALL! tchau
elder scott ghormley
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