Week 36: As Zion's Youth in Latter Days, We Stand with Valliant Heart
Week 36: As Zion's Youth in Latter Days, We Stand with Valliant Heart
Date
February 24, 2020
Area
Uruguaiana, Brazil
Companion
Elder Joshua Robbins
Week 36: As Zion's Youth in Latter Days, We Stand with Valliant Heart
Brothers and Sisters,
This week was kind of crazy. We've been working a lot with Nathan and Gustavo, both of them were getting ready to get baptized this week, but both of their moms decided to not let them. It's sad to see that their parents won't let them do something that will be such a blessing in their lives, we'll keep working with them and with their parents, but it's sad that for now they're unable to be baptized. We're also working a lot with Nathaniel and Talita. Their Brother returned home from his mission in Argentina this week and is super excited to baptize them this Saturday. We're working a lot with one other family, Johnny (19 years old) is the ward secretary and was baptized two years ago and planning to serve a mission, his parents want to get married and get baptized. We're filling out all the papers with them so they can get married and baptized this month. The work is going well, but it's crazy working with so many people who are getting close to baptism at the same time.
This week was also crazy because of transfers. Elder Robbins and I weren't transferred, but 2 sisters in our district were, next transfer will be a lot different without Sister Hunt and Sister Alvarado, I'm excited to meet the new sisters and see who they are. This week, Elder Da Silva also went home, Elder Van Alfen's new companion will be an American, it will be interesting having 4 Americans and 0 Brazilians at home. Without being able to rely on our Brazilian roommates for language help, my Portuguese will finally be tested for real.
Até mais!
Elder Walker
Hymn 256
"As Zion's Youth in Latter Days"
As Zion’s youth in latter days,
We stand with valiant heart,
With promise shining in our eyes,
Resolved to do our part.
Upon a noble past we build;
The future fills our view.
We face the challenge of our day
And pledge we will be true.