WILSON!!!!!!! I’M SORRY
WILSON.....I AM LEAVING THE ISLAND. I AM NO LONGER A CAST AWAY!!
Sunday night President Tavares
called me and told me that I will be transferred to continue as a zone leader
in the ALGARVE! The Algarve zone has 28 missionaries and is the biggest zone so
it’ll be some hard work but I am super excited! This year our whole mission has
been really focused on turning Algarve into a STAKE! (We need 20 more
baptisms and 5 more Melchizedek Priesthood holders.) Algarve is the southern
coast area of Portugal where it’s all beaches and pretty places. They get over 10 million tourists a year! I
will being going to FARO, the capitol of Algarve, which is a huge city with a
university, airport, etc. The work is
still pretty tough down there but it’s alright! I have been prepared and am
ready!!
Not only am I excited
for this but I am excited for returning to the Algarve for my “revenge”!! I
served in Tavira (eastern Algarve) for 12 weeks and didn’t find anyone to teach
and we couldn’t ever get anyone to come to Church. I feel like I am Alma in
chapter 22 of the book of Alma going back a second time to the city!
Embarrassing story--so we were going home at 9:30 at night when this 70
year old guy came up to us and said he wanted us to see this masterpiece in his
room. We said he had to get home but he
told us if we came over he would listen to our message the next day. Being
stupid, we agreed. We entered his house and then his room which had the lights
off. He closed the door and I thought I
was going to die...then he turned the lights on!! Instantly we saw pornography over all the
walls in his room. Closing my eyes, he just looked at me and said, "Do you
like my masterpiece?" We gave him
the law of chastity pamphlet and got out of there ASAP! ONLY HERE IN THE AÇORES!
This week was really
slow as far as the work goes. I think we knocked on 1,000,000 doors...and
nothing. Even so, I’m really grateful for the opportunity to serve in the Açores.
It was hard saying goodbye to the Carters (the best missionary couple who were
so good to us) and this zone of missionaries that I love! I will never forget the things I have learned
here and they have changed my life! I know exactly why I needed to come and
serve here. I LOVE YOU, AÇORES!
HELLO FARO!!!
-Elder Herrmann
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