Oiii meus amigos!! Beleza? Então, this week was pretty good!! Im in a trio now here in Miami Gardens!! So the trio gang is a party!! But I hope you guys are doing well!! I love and miss you all!!
Well this week was pretty long haha we didn’t have P-day until today because we get to go to the temple!! But we were able to get a lot done this week!! One of my highlights this week was one day we were out and about walking this one path around a mall that Brazilians usually walk. Throughout all my time here I’ve never been able to meet a Brazilian on this walk or if I did they were never interested. But we walked this 2 mile walk which took us about an hour to do just because we tried to talk with anyone and everyone! And at the very end of the walk we ran into a Brazilian!! She was super sweet and interested in doing our English class!! So that was sick!!
So one of my comps was a Spanish speaking missionary his whole mission until now and he has about 4 months left! And so he’s been learning the language with me! And we were on a phone call and he understood what she said but just didn’t know how to say what he wanted to in Portuguese and so I whispered to him “Vou mandar seu numero pra eles la na boca raton” which just means like I’ll send your number to the missionaries in boca!! And he didn’t know what I said and so he just said some gibberish sentence to this Brazilian and she was SOOO confused it was hilarious!! We all had a good laugh because I myself have those moments all the time haha!!
Well, this week I had a pretty cool experience!! Well, it may seem kind of cliche but for some reason it touched my heart more than I can express!! So, we were on our way out the door when I noticed my wallet wasn’t in my bag which I always put it in this one place!! And so I was just irritated because I didn’t know where it was and I wasn’t sure if it fell out or if I lost it! I looked in my room the house and the car and couldn’t find it. But we had to leave to the chapel for our studies before our lesson. Right before my personal study in my prayer I was frustrated because I wanted to be able to focus on my studies and feel the spirit and not be so anxious about my wallet. So, I asked Heavenly Father to at least just help me know where my wallet is. Just to know where it is so I can have peace of mind to focus on my studies! And so, I got up and sat down and began to look through area book to see if something would jog my memory of where I left it. I glanced and saw “soccer” in area book and instantly remembered that I left it in my soccer bag and which pocket I put it in. I know, I know it’s very cheesy! Those stories we hear all the time of asking to find something we’ve lost it seems kind of small and not very significant. But in this instant to me it was more than just my money and cards that I had in my wallet it was the peace of mind knowing where it is so I could focus on the Lord’s work. And he truly answered my prayer!! I know that prayers work!! Sometimes it takes a very long time to get answers and maybe sometimes it comes a little sooner. I can truly promise and testify that God’s timing is perfect. Whether it takes seconds or years to find answers I know the God ALWAYS answers our prayers!! But I love you all and I hope you guys have a great week!! Até mais meus amigos!!
Tchau tchau!!
Elder Castillo