Elder Sargent

Hey Family!

So this week was a bit challenging but I was able to overcome it and have learned a lot! Overall i am greatful for challenges because when we turn to the Lord, we overcome them, and become even stronger, closer to our Heavenly Father. I love the perfect Gospel of Jesus Christ. This week will be great! We have one baptism planed for this Saturday. His names Pedro. He's 8 years old and his family recently moved to our area. his family are members but not all are active. He was asking for us if he could be baptized! haha he really wants to and is super smart! He knows it all and is really great. hope everything goes well for his baptism planed this Saturday. 

 

 Special event this week is Jaydens birthday on july 27th!! Cant beleive shes turning 5! she growing up fast. love that girl, my niece! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY, LOVE YA! 

 

So i remeber watching gen conf with family in october 2013 and remember seeing a pic of a mission pres and thinking, hey they look similar to my mission president! (i think i had recently received my call) so i learned the other day that it was my mission president they showed a pic during general conference! apparently they are good friends. i believe it was during Elder Henderson or Andersons talk that he showed them. funny the things we learn on the mission later! haha. so this week the church had fest de julho! its a traditional holliday here where they celebrate pioneers, etc! very yummy food, and "quentão" which is like grape cyder and is super hot! like so hot i spilled on my tie! haha but luckily my tie was same color! phew! haha. they also have these cool gaucho dances and line dances of the culture. very neat to see and learn some more culture! Saturday we had 2 service projects in one day! 1st we helped cut down a big tree that had all the branches tangled in telephone wire in the sky. we were sucessful but tired after! haha funny how light the axe felt when we started and how extremely heavy the axe became when we were finishing the job. then we helped the bishop construct some more roofing. service is great! when in the service of fellowmen in the service of God! :) Overall the mission is great! im loving the area and our ward. not extremely fond of the center of the city. LOTS of people for me. but where we work i enjoy! Its coming along. all will be well. We just need to always repent, and obey, and The Lord will provide. I love and am eternally grateful for the miracle of forgiveness and this true and marvelous work! This week will be great family. I love you all and pray for you! 

 

 

With Faith,

Love,

Elder Sargent