Eaeeeee! Espero que todos estejam tenso um bom dia hoje!!
We had another pretty good week! To kick it off we had exchanges with the Elders in Caruaru! I stayed with Elder Stephens in my area, it was gringo day! Haha, he's an awesome Elder and we got a whole lot done. We got to teach Tomàs, our friend who's preparing for his baptism on Saturday, Alexandre and Josinade and their kids, and it went awesome!! This family we've been teaching has been progressing a little slowly, and we decided to try something different. So, we taught them about family history and the temple, and they loved it! Then and there they all downloaded family search and started putting together their family trees. It was exactly what they needed to progress a little more. They're now looking forward to coming to church and getting to know the members a little better!
On Friday, Elder Marques and I were walking down the street to an appointment. We were practically running because we were late. Then all of the sudden, a man came running from his shop and was following us! He was telling us to wait, so we stopped, and when he caught his breath he told us he'd been looking all over for us, and he asked me for a Book of Mormon. It was incredible to see his willingness to learn more. I'm so excited to keep teaching him and see where it goes.
After we got to that appointment we were trying to get to, we got a text from another person we had been teaching, but decided he didn't want to meet with us anymore. He told us he had been praying and thinking a lot, and that we wanted a copy of the Book of Mormon to study, and he wanted to hear our message again! So from there we went and taught him, and he has been progressing pretty well since then! I'm very excited about him too.
Our city is currently in lockdown, so we've been inside a lot more, but the Lord's hands have been all over our work, in pretty much every detail. I'm learning that the promise made in D&C 84 is very real and important. It says, "And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up." It's so true! I'm a witness that this work is the Fathers work, I count myself lucky to be a part of it.
I hope you all have a great week!!
Elder Larkin
