Oii meus queridos!! Wow I can’t believe that this transfer is already over!! 6 weeks seriously is not a long time!! I hope your guys weeks were super ótimo!! This week was pretty fire! Let’s hop right into the good stuff!!
This week we went and visited one of our recent converts Jay! And Jay is about 15 years old and so we went over to the family’s house and we got there and Jay had another friend over! At first we were a little skeptical because it’s usually hard to get Jay to focus on the spiritual side of our visits but this time things went down a little differently!! We started talking to Jay’s friend and his name is Eduardo! He is from São Paulo and his whole family is here! Started talking to him a little bit more and the kid was super intrigued by history in the Bible! I started talking to him about the Boook of Mormon and how the Book of Mormon fills the gap between the Old and New Testament and more! He was super stoked about that. We then taught the Restoration to him before we left and had Jay there to testify as well!! He was super grateful for the message and was super excited to read the Book of Mormon!! He is such a great kid!!
Well, my Portuguese is still super bad haha I am understanding a lot more but still my Portuguese isn’t the best haha. This week one of our members came up to me while I was playing prelude and was talking about the hymn “Count Your Many Blessings” and I wasn’t super focused on him talking because I was playing but as always since I don’t know much, I say “Sim, com certeza!!” Which means like “yes, absolutely!” But as I said that it seemed that I agreed to something that he wanted me to do and I have no clue what I agreed to… so let’s hope that he just wanted me to learn that hymn HAHAHA oh man é uma vida né?
Well to end it off as always, I want to just share what I’ve been reading in the Book of Mormon!! I’m in Ether and finished Mormon this week! One thing that struck me this week was how alone Moroni felt as he took upon him the plates and witnessed his people including his dad be killed off by the Lamanites. A few times in Mormon 8 Moroni expresses how he is alone. And how his father was killed as well as his loved ones. As I read this chapter my heart was filled with such sorrow. Putting myself in Moroni’s position I can imagine how distraught he was. But despite this hardship Moroni knew how important it was for the plates to be preserved so that we can have the Book of Mormon today. I am so grateful for the Book of Mormon. For the prophets that were faithful and kept the records according to God’s will and especially for Joseph Smith in translating this ancient record. The peace and joy that I feel as I read the Book of Mormon every day is unmatchable. I continue to learn each day more precious truths the Lord has need for me to learn!!
I love you all and hope you guys are healthy and happy!! Boa semana meus amigos!!
Tchau tchau!!
Elder Castillo