Olá todos? Como vocês estão??
What an incredible week we had. We've been working hard and we definitely had our spiritual pay day! We got to listen to the Prophet, 20 new temples were announced in the middle of a pandemic (the work still goes forward), and we had a baptism (yes, the work DEFINITELY still goes forward).
This week we met with Henrique who has met with the missionaries for a very long time. We met with him and we read the introduction to the Book of Mormon. At the end I asked him if we believes that the Book of Mormon is true and if The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints really is the kingdom of God on the earth today, and he said yes! So I asked him if there was anything holding him back from baptism, and he said no. So I asked him if he would be baptized that Saturday, he accepted, and we had a baptism!
But backing up a little bit, I was talking to my companion and we both felt like there was something different going on in the lesson we had with Henrique. There was a different spirit and everything just clicked. Well, come to find out, his family knew we would be meeting that night, and that day they all decided to fast and pray for his baptism to happen. I'm convinced that it was because of the faith of his family that he accepted. His wife wanted so bad to have a priesthood holder in her home, and he was ordained to the Aaronic priesthood immediately following his baptism (his entire family are members). They had faith and did they something about it. After they exercised their faith, the miracle happened. And I was just grateful to be a part of it.
I also really loved Conference. I found a lot of comfort and peace in all of the messages that were shared. We have leaders who receive revelation to provide guidance and answers to our questions, what a blessing!
I hope you all have a great week! I love you all!
Elder Larkin
