Man time is flying by! This week had highs and lows. The hardest thing this week happened Thursday morning when we went to our last zone conference in Lisbon and we got a call from Finda (one of our recent converts). She was screaming and crying saying her baby (Kelly) had died that morning. The whole conference we were thinking of her and when the conference ended went right to her house. It was really sad. We talked to her about eternal families. I am so grateful for this gospel and the assurance that I will live with my family again and that it’s a part of God’s plan. The viewing and funeral were rough and really sad, but Finda is super strong. It was amazing to see how the Lord prepared her for this day through learning about the gospel and eternal families. I have only been to one funeral before my mission and it was when I was younger so the whole experience was new to me. I feel that my testimony was strengthened through this whole experience.
We finally ended all of our conferences this week. They went great! We are now on to the last week of work and preparations before the transfers. Elder Egbert has served his time as AP and next week I’ll get a new comp for the next 2 transfers. It will be weird with a new comp because Elder Egbert and I have been together for 4.5 months now and I will miss him. But hey, I am excited for the future!
The highlight of the week was the wedding and the baptism of Paula and Nilton! It was truly so special to see them married and baptized, they are now on the path and are guiding their children in righteousness. This was the only baptism where I wasn’t nervous they would arrive... I knew they would. And they did! It was a great baptismal service and they were so happy!
Lots of business here but it’s a good time. I love our meetings and conversations with President and Sister Tavares every Sunday--they really help me so much and I learn a lot from them!
The spiritual thing I learned this week was the importance of starting my day off with a sincere prayer. Morning prayer is always super hard for me, it is hard to focus...but when I start the day off with real intent, speaking with my Father in Heaven, my day goes so much better.
Today for pday we played paintball in the mud during the morning and it was super fun. Afterward, Elder Egbert and I went with sister Tavares to do a little shopping. Man, we learned a lot about fashion and buying things. It was really fun.
The gospel is true! Families are forever! Love to my Grandma who is in the hospital.
- Elder Herrmann
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