This week was super tiring. I don't think i have slept so well at night in
my entire life. Missionary work can be incredibly exhausting. The area is great,
the members are solid, but the teaching pool was very empty when i got here. We
are going to work a lot with less actives in an attempt to split this ward.
President's goal is the divide this stake and the itajaí stake to create another
stake before the end of the year. I am excited to be here and be part of this
vision! We lost a couple days because of the transfer, but we were blessed with
many miracles. My companion is a stud and works really hard. I think it is
interesting to see where i am at now as a missionary. I got to the house and the
first thing i wanted to see was the area book and i wanted to know abou the
investigators and the ward and the bishop... it's all habit. I immediately had
some ideas to increase our teaching pool, my comp wanted to tract on some roads
close to home, and we went to work. We had a really great lesson with Israel
and he went to church on SUNDAY! he liked it a lot and we are going to do the
follow up visit today. He was studying to be a padre in the catholic church but
as he studied more and more... the more he realized he was in the wrong place.
He said: "i had that same question joseph had. if it isn't this one... which one
is it??" I know the lord is preparing people to receive the message of the
restoration.
I was missing itajai a lot this week. i actually almost cried. i realized
that i really loved the people i was serving there. i love the members and
itajai will always have a special place in my heart. i was asking the lord to
help me figure out why i had to leave so quickly. I loved it there, the work was
going super well... and the Lord helped me see why i needed to be transferred.
The Bishop of our ward. I have a TON i am going to learn from him. He is
intense, demanding, and incredibly righteous. He doesn't wait for anyone and has
no patience with idleness. he has this laugh he does that kinda reminds me of
Dad too. The Lord always has a purpose for everything He does.
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Thanks for the updates! i am glad that you guys liked the pictures. We had
a lot of fun taking them. The airplane picture is my favorite! haha.
Abraço,
-Élder
Grondel
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