WOW, what a week. I AM LOVING
MY MISSION! There is nothing more satisfying then helping people 24/7!! Alexandre was baptized
a member of the church this past Saturday and it was an amazing day!
I really do love him!
We have been working
with Sister Agusta and her son Luis. We went over to their house a few times
this week to teach Luis who loved the lessons, he said, "Wait, I totally
need to be baptized." We were super excited. We
returned Saturday night to remind them about church the next day.
Only sister Agusta was there so we talked to her and she did a 180 degree turn
around. She wanted nothing to do with us. She told us she didn’t need to go to
church and that Luis doesn’t need to be baptized. We were so confused. We think
she has a hard time committing to serving and being part of a Church. She feels she can get the same feeling listening
to evangelical speakers on you-tube as she does when she goes to church. She
said she will not return and that Luis will not as well. It was really sad because
we know that Luis wants to get baptized and be part of the Church but his mom tells
him that he doesn’t need to be baptized and that all churches are good. They haven’t answered any of our calls. It’s a little frustrating but I know that the
Lord will help us. Let’s see what
happens this week.
The highlight of my
week was working with Antonio. We contacted him a couple weeks ago on the
street because he had a way sweet t-shirt. Last Monday we had set up an appointment
to teach him. We went to his house and I was so humbled. He literally lives in
a shack that is cold, dark, and very unwelcoming. He is from Brazil and has
been here in Portugal for 4 months looking for a better life. He is 24 years old and his family is still in
Brazil. We knew he was searching for something when his first question to us
was, "How can I become a missionary?" He has such a genuine heart. We
taught him the first lesson and he loved it, the Spirit was so strong. He committed
to baptism and said he would go to church. Sunday came and he didn’t show
up so we called him and went over to his house that night. We brought my favorite
member whose name is Diego (he is from Brazil and is literally the coolest guy
ever.) Apparently, the reason Antonio didn’t go to church was because he lost
his job the day before and had no money... like none. He was waiting for one of
his friends to give him food, he is living from meal to meal. We taught the 2nd
lesson and he loved it so much! It gave him so much hope. Diego helped him a
lot, by giving him food for lunch and working with him to find a job. I am
going to give him some of my p-day clothes that I don’t wear. He is someone
really special. He has some word of wisdom issues but once we taught it to him
he said he would stop right then and there.
The faith and will of this guy is amazing!
For p-day today we
went up to this abandoned hotel in the forest that overlooks Lisbon. Some other Elders went with us and it was way
fun! In the forest we found some ropes courses!!
This week when we were
teaching the second lesson--the truthfulness of it really hit me. We can return
to our Heavenly Father if we just follow him and try our hardest and Christ
will do the rest. IT IS SO SIMPLE!!! Many times just because it’s simple we don’t
take it seriously enough, we think going to the celestial kingdom is almost
impossible. It’s not. We just need to do
all that we can do and Christ will fill up or do the rest. We just need to keep
giving it our all. Through Christ’s love and grace we can return and live with
them again!
Love you all! Fica
bemmmmm
-Elder Herrmann
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