What is up everyone!! I hope everyone is doing well and had a phenomenal week!! This week a ton happened!! So lets get right into it!!
Well second week of Portuguese and I am starting to understand a little bit more!! Hahaha a little bit as in probably 1 percent more haha! But hey progress is progress!! This week we had a really good lesson with one of the recent converts here and her step daughter (who isn’t a member). After the lesson she was asking us questions on how she can prepare for baptism and the things she needs to do! It was so cool to see the Lord soften and prepare people’s hearts to receive the restored gospel!!!
So, this week we decided to take the bus one day all the way down to this place called Coconut Grove. One of our members told us that she came across a ton of Brazilians down there and that we should check it out! So to get there we have to take a bus to the train station then the train station to another bus stop then the bus stop to where we are going. So we travel there and it probably took us about 2 hours to get there! We get there and there was absolutely NOBODY there hahaha!! Like no one and so we walk around for a little trying to find some people to talk to and we decided to just go back home because it will take a while and we can make some calls to end the day off. So, we start to head back and we get on the bus to go to the train station and literally it was the longest bus ride of my life HAHAHA traffic plus some cops blocked off some roads it took one hour and 45 minutes to get to the train station haha!! Longest bus ride I have ever been on haha it was so rough but so funny!!
This week I’ve been studying in 3 Nephi!! Some things that have stood out to me this week!! When Giddianhi writes an epistle to the chief judge of the Nephites (Lachoneus) trying to deceive him in giving him their freedom and threatens them! Something that I loved was Lachoneus’s reaction to that letter. Immediately he prepared his people for the attacks of the Gadianton robbers not only physically, but spiritually as well!! It got me thinking of ways that I myself can stay spiritually and physically prepared for the adversary’s attacks in my life! The Book of Mormon helps me because we see the devil’s strategies and can best expect them in our days!! It’s so cool to see how the Book of Mormon truly is for our day!! I hope that made sense it was kind of just a thought that came to my mind this week!!
I hope you guys have a fantastic week!! I love you all and am so grateful for you guys!! You are incredible!!
Amo vocês!! Tchau tchau!!
Elder Castillo