hey everyone. this is probably gunna be quick. we´ll see.
scripture: Luke 9: 23 - 27
alright so we did a mission-wide fast for 4 things. 1: to show our
gratitude to Heavenly Father for helping us to reach our goal last
month. 2: to pray that the huge amount of american missionaries that
haven´t gotten their visas can pass through. 3: to do something that
most people thought was impossible...reach 125 baptisms this month.
that means that in Cascavel, we have to help at least 13 people enter
into the waters of baptism. we are busting our butts in my area to
help at least 5 people this month. 4: to help the missionaries with
health problems. and my personal motive: repentance. i don´t know
everything that happened with Ferreira, but he went to another area.
he didn´t get sent home. i was fasting so that i could repent, move
on, and forget about how our companionship ended.
my new comp is Elder Piano. no, he doesn´t play the piano. he has been
on the mish for 10 + months. i love this kid already. i don´t know if
it is just because i had to go 7 weeks without smiling, laughing,
having fun, enjoying myself, enjoying the work, etc. or if it is
because this kid is awesome that i am having so much fun. we laugh a
ton. we work and we actually enjoy it. we were completely rejected
yesterday by some dude from the adventista church and we brushed it
off and laughed and had fun for the rest of the day. basically, this
kid fits perfectly in our house. he is from the same city as elder
cavalcanti. they knew each other before the mission. he is from feira
de santana.
elder cavalcanti didn´t get burned about elder ferreira. president
just doesn´t let anyone travel alone. and cavalcanti had to go to
londrina anyway. so they just took advantage of the opportunity.
ferreira has been causing problems ever since the beginning of the
mish. if he acts up again, i think he will get sent home. but the
shortage of missionaries could cause problems.
João Victor was confirmed this week. he is 10. we are trying to
complete the family. his aunt is already a member. we taught him about
fasting this week. he told his "mom" that if she wanted to stop
drinking coffee and quit smoking, she would have to fast and ask God
to help her. he is going to fast so that he can take a book of mormon
to the prison and bear his testimony to his real mom and give her the
book. she is in prison for burglary and drug use. so his "mom" and
aunt take care of him. his aunt was baptized a few months ago.
Johny and Moira are progressing. I might buy a cake or something for
them for their marriage :). the Bishop told them not to worry about a
party, because the ward would handle it :) Raulino and Elaine are also
great. Raulino went to church yesterday, but their son got sick, so
Elaine stayed home. She is going to be more difficult. She is very,
VERY catholic. But, she went to church already and saw the difference.
They are awesome, among others that we are teaching.
I am sorry that things didn´t go very well with the lesson with Suzy.
Something that the general authorities are implementing in missionary
work is the baptismal invite right at the beginning in the first
lesson. But we are still supposed to follow the Spirit. So i hope that
the sisters can understand that. it is true that there are lots of
things that we simply accept and don´t really question why others
wouldn´t understand. the sisters need to focus on a very
straightforward and simple teaching tactic. tell them that they
wouldn´t survive 2 minutes against that guy from adventista. i am
kidding....don´t tell them that. they would get sad. but i was
impressed with how much knowledge we can gain when the spirit just
teaches you and shows you what to say and do.
We are trying to divide the ward here and we are in the
process of organizing neighborhood family home evenings. you guys
could try that for more union between members and also the opportunity
for investigators to get to know members in a less-formal way.
I have a fun fact: that "Extra: Polar Ice" gum that i got for
Christmas of 2009 finished this week. Wowzers. I like to take my time,
huh?
mom, i wanted to ask: did you say that you sent 2 packages for
christmas? because i don´t know if i read incorrectly. so was it 2
that you sent? i was curious. did grandpa and grandma get my letter
yet?
okay...here is some important stuff. School.
FIRST. This thing of going home a couple weeks early doesn´t happen.
If you go home early, you go home a transfer early. we can´t just ask
for a couple weeks anymore. i will call the mission president and talk
with him and ask.
SECOND. i do not want to continue with biochemistry i don´t think.
i need another outlet or route towards medical school.
THIRD. THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT. for my scholarship, it gives me up to
5 semesters. meaning that i can miss 2 and a half years. so i NEED
your help. PLEASE call ASU and ask if my scholarship can be moved up
until the next semester. if it is possible, perfect. that time between
getting home and starting school could be dedicated to some basic
courses to get my brain back into school mode. i think that if i were
to go home and immediately start school, i would have a meltdown in my
brain.
i think another important note is that i really want to finish my
mission. thank you all for your support and your love. i hope that you
have an awesome week.
elder scott ghormley
p.s. please get back to me on the scholarship info and stuff. i will
try and get the info from president this week.
scripture: Luke 9: 23 - 27
alright so we did a mission-wide fast for 4 things. 1: to show our
gratitude to Heavenly Father for helping us to reach our goal last
month. 2: to pray that the huge amount of american missionaries that
haven´t gotten their visas can pass through. 3: to do something that
most people thought was impossible...reach 125 baptisms this month.
that means that in Cascavel, we have to help at least 13 people enter
into the waters of baptism. we are busting our butts in my area to
help at least 5 people this month. 4: to help the missionaries with
health problems. and my personal motive: repentance. i don´t know
everything that happened with Ferreira, but he went to another area.
he didn´t get sent home. i was fasting so that i could repent, move
on, and forget about how our companionship ended.
my new comp is Elder Piano. no, he doesn´t play the piano. he has been
on the mish for 10 + months. i love this kid already. i don´t know if
it is just because i had to go 7 weeks without smiling, laughing,
having fun, enjoying myself, enjoying the work, etc. or if it is
because this kid is awesome that i am having so much fun. we laugh a
ton. we work and we actually enjoy it. we were completely rejected
yesterday by some dude from the adventista church and we brushed it
off and laughed and had fun for the rest of the day. basically, this
kid fits perfectly in our house. he is from the same city as elder
cavalcanti. they knew each other before the mission. he is from feira
de santana.
elder cavalcanti didn´t get burned about elder ferreira. president
just doesn´t let anyone travel alone. and cavalcanti had to go to
londrina anyway. so they just took advantage of the opportunity.
ferreira has been causing problems ever since the beginning of the
mish. if he acts up again, i think he will get sent home. but the
shortage of missionaries could cause problems.
João Victor was confirmed this week. he is 10. we are trying to
complete the family. his aunt is already a member. we taught him about
fasting this week. he told his "mom" that if she wanted to stop
drinking coffee and quit smoking, she would have to fast and ask God
to help her. he is going to fast so that he can take a book of mormon
to the prison and bear his testimony to his real mom and give her the
book. she is in prison for burglary and drug use. so his "mom" and
aunt take care of him. his aunt was baptized a few months ago.
Johny and Moira are progressing. I might buy a cake or something for
them for their marriage :). the Bishop told them not to worry about a
party, because the ward would handle it :) Raulino and Elaine are also
great. Raulino went to church yesterday, but their son got sick, so
Elaine stayed home. She is going to be more difficult. She is very,
VERY catholic. But, she went to church already and saw the difference.
They are awesome, among others that we are teaching.
I am sorry that things didn´t go very well with the lesson with Suzy.
Something that the general authorities are implementing in missionary
work is the baptismal invite right at the beginning in the first
lesson. But we are still supposed to follow the Spirit. So i hope that
the sisters can understand that. it is true that there are lots of
things that we simply accept and don´t really question why others
wouldn´t understand. the sisters need to focus on a very
straightforward and simple teaching tactic. tell them that they
wouldn´t survive 2 minutes against that guy from adventista. i am
kidding....don´t tell them that. they would get sad. but i was
impressed with how much knowledge we can gain when the spirit just
teaches you and shows you what to say and do.
We are trying to divide the ward here and we are in the
process of organizing neighborhood family home evenings. you guys
could try that for more union between members and also the opportunity
for investigators to get to know members in a less-formal way.
I have a fun fact: that "Extra: Polar Ice" gum that i got for
Christmas of 2009 finished this week. Wowzers. I like to take my time,
huh?
mom, i wanted to ask: did you say that you sent 2 packages for
christmas? because i don´t know if i read incorrectly. so was it 2
that you sent? i was curious. did grandpa and grandma get my letter
yet?
okay...here is some important stuff. School.
FIRST. This thing of going home a couple weeks early doesn´t happen.
If you go home early, you go home a transfer early. we can´t just ask
for a couple weeks anymore. i will call the mission president and talk
with him and ask.
SECOND. i do not want to continue with biochemistry i don´t think.
i need another outlet or route towards medical school.
THIRD. THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT. for my scholarship, it gives me up to
5 semesters. meaning that i can miss 2 and a half years. so i NEED
your help. PLEASE call ASU and ask if my scholarship can be moved up
until the next semester. if it is possible, perfect. that time between
getting home and starting school could be dedicated to some basic
courses to get my brain back into school mode. i think that if i were
to go home and immediately start school, i would have a meltdown in my
brain.
i think another important note is that i really want to finish my
mission. thank you all for your support and your love. i hope that you
have an awesome week.
elder scott ghormley
p.s. please get back to me on the scholarship info and stuff. i will
try and get the info from president this week.
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