Family and Friends!
It is a great time to be alive and all things are falling into place. Besides the quickest half hour (give or take) of my week is the fact that I get to email my family, is the week itself. Can you believe that I have been here just over 5 weeks?
Dad- I met a guy. His name is Elder Michel Blind Mechaileh, he is from Curituba, Brasil. He lives in the Portão-Ala Gralha Azul stake or something like that. His dad's name is Miled L. Mechaileh and the son, who is going to serve in Japan, said that his dad has been there since the seventies. I was wondering if you knew him, I know it is a big city.
Mom- I love getting your letters, the last one was so funny. I was able to find Elder Brett Carroll and we are planning on taking pictures later tonight. Also, I will add a letter for you to give to the turners when I get it written today. . . I don't know their address. I don't know how many names I will have done, but I have done several. I will finish them before I leave the MTC. Also concerning the temple, look at John 20:30, I think it is interesting on what the Savior did.
Jessica- I am way excited to see you later this month! I suggest trying to be here only 3 weeks because the food causes turbulance. I don't know where we can meet, but I will figure it out by next letter/email. Las Vegas is such a cool place, I am way excited for you. Are you going to be the nurse in that mission? What did you mean by dad picking you up from Saint Louis in your letter, it sort of confused me.
Megan- I have a little bit more to say to you. Please do whatever you can in your power to get well and healthy. Secondly, I hope you will stay in Spanish. You will never regret it. It is a skill that you can use for the rest of your life. It will open the door for you to understand the other romantic languages such as Portuguese, French, and Italian. I ask you to strongly consider staying in spanish, That is one thing I would do differently if I went through High School again. Please just take a moment to look around at the blessings that Jessica has received from Spanish, the blessings dad has received from Portuguese and even the blessings that Dale has received from learning French. You can make your choices, but I encourage you to make it a matter of prayer whether or not that is something that you should continue or not. I know that you will never regret learning that language, that Spanish will help you through life. I am greatful that the Lord took pity on me and gave me a second shot at learning a language. In Pregar Meu Evangelho (Preach my Gospel) it says that the Lord works wonders with the people who take the time to learn another language. It says that he has invested a lot of time into helping us learn, understand, and apply the language that we have been learning. Please consider it.
Ok, another cool thing that was told to us is that 46% of the chapters in the Book of Mormon have reference to the Atonement of Jesus Christ. As Missionaries we enable the power of the atonement as we invite others to come unto Christ. Just like the Berlin wall, sins can be a wall in our lives that prevent us from going any further. Repentance is the way we take the hammer and chizel away at the wall. Some walls are really thick, and we get help from Bishops and other leaders to help us. Read Alma chapter 7 verses 11 - 13 (I think those are the verses) and see how many times it mentions the word "sin". How many times Alma mentions that Christ died for our sins.
A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos últimos Dias é a igreja de Deus. Eu sei que Joseph Smith foi um profeta de Deus e ele traduziu O Livro de Mórmon por meio de o poder e força de Deus. Deus ama-nos ele quer-nos voltar e para morar com ele outro vez no reino Celestial. Eu sei que eu foi chamado de Deus por meio de um outro profeta quem é seu voz na terra oje. Não tenho muito tempo mais, mas eu quero dizer que eu amo-se.
Com Amor
élder Hope
P.S. dad if you put aprende rather than aprenda, it is the command form.
send my love and my wishes to elder Mosca. and I am way excited for Jessica (Hermana Hope) to come!!!
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