Well, this week was a busy one. We really stayed busy. So in our area, we've been getting blessed a ton! In a few weeks we've been able to get a pretty good teaching pool together and we have a good amount of investigators that have lots of potential, especially Jó, Larissa, and Augusto! All 3 of them went to church yesterday and they said that they loved it! The ward did a great job of welcoming them and making them feel good. When we went back later that day to talk about what they thought about church, Larissa, who's 14, said that during testimony meeting she really wanted to go up there and bear here testimony, and it was her first week at church! Jó and Larissa are super excited about their baptism that's coming up in about 2 weeks. They said that ever since they've been learning about the gospel, they feel "as light as a feather" and "like wind". Then Larissa said that next fast and tesimony meeting she will bear her testimony. She said "I'll be up there in front of everyone, you can be sure about that!" Elder Silva and I are just so grateful to be a part of their conversion. We are also teaching a family that has a mom, Marlene, and 3 kids. The mom has had a really rough life and she's even involved with drugs now. But she said that ever since she started praying to know if what we are teaching is true, she's had more energy and strength to do things, and she's even seeing a different reaction in her kids! They're being more obedient and are happier.
It's so cool to see how quickly the gospel blesses the lives of those who don't have it. The Lord is anxious to bless us, and if we do our part He will! Marlene's family is cool because it's the 2nd time I've met someone here in Brazil that has actually blonde hair. Her 3 kids all have blonde hair and her youngest daughter who's 5 or 6 yearsold has super blonde hair and blue eyes. When you aren't used to seeing people like that it really takes you by surprise! They also like to talk to me because of my light colored hair and eyes haha so that's cool.
Another family we're teaching is Juliana's family. Well, we actually haven't met her husband yet but she's already gotten an answer to her prayers and is recognizing it more and more each day. She also has 3 kids. They didn't go to church this week and we aren't sure why, but we'll keep following up with them. So like I said the Lord is really blessing us. It's not because we're super good missionaries that know all the right things to say, but it's because the Lord puts us in the right places at the right time to meet the people that he wants us to. It's been such a cool experience this transfer back in the field seeing miracles happen everyday.
I don't have much more time to share, but I'm looking forward to another great week!
I love you guys, until next Pday! Elder Odom
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