Another great week here on
the island of São Miguel! Our week started off with divisions on the other
islands which are close to each other so it’s only about a 30 minute plane
ride. But because they are so close the
planes are tiny, little ones and I think I will die every time we take
off. We went to the island of Terceira
to do some divisions and give a presentation about teaching techniques. My
first division was with Elder Day (my comp in the MTC)! It was so fun to see him and work with him
again after 8 months! We traveled to
the other part of the island the next day to give this presentation to all the
missionaries on this island, it went really well and the Spirit was super
strong. After the presentation we went on another division and it went great.
We arrived back home in São Miguel on Thursday afternoon. I’ve been in this
transfer for 2 weeks and we’ve only had 5 days to work in our area so that was
kind of frustrating but also good because Elder Nogueira and I knew that we had
to take advantage of our time to work so we got a lot done in a small amount of
time.
I like my comp a lot,
he is a really hard worker and we get along very well. We are always laughing yet being obedient and
working really hard. He is a convert to the church for about 3 years now and
his conversion story is sweet!
I see why people say
the Açores is a hard zone in which to baptize.
We got a lot of rejection this week but we knew if we kept working
something would happen. We decided to fast on Friday to receive an answer
on where we should work in our area (our area is really big). We decided to go
to this area that is a little far away and the first woman we saw talked with
us and let us it. Her name is Lordes, she has red hair and is about 66 years
old. We taught the plan of salvation and the Spirit was so strong! At the end
of the lesson she came over to us and gave us this big bear hug and a kiss on
our cheeks. We tried to explain that we
couldn’t hug and kiss but she didn’t care. And this after only 40 minutes of
talking to her, she is just a loving person.
That experience was a
real testimony builder about the power of prayer and fasting. When we sacrifice
and do all we can, he will answer our prayers. In studies this week I was
reading a talk that basically said that the way you serve your mission can
determine how you will live your life. Through learning and applying the
attributes of Christ, I can choose who I want to be after my mission. I have
learned that Christ is our absolute leader and we just try to lead as he
would. I need to do the will of Christ
and not my will!
I hope you all have a
great week! CONFIANÇA NO SENHOR E TUDO VAI DAR CERTO!
-Elder Herrmann
The pictures are from p-day and the dogs
are an Açorian type of dog. Their tails
are cut off and their ears are rounded so they look like bears!!!
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