Walking

Well guys, here in Brazil, Saturday is considered the holy day of the week, so almost everything is closed and there aren’t very many buses. But we had to take one very early in the day to go do intervistas batismal for the sisters in the district. After, for like 5-6 hours there was not going to be a bus that went to Ouro Branco, so we came up with the great idea to walk back to Ouro Branco! Yeah, it was a lot longer than I expected it to be, like 26 km(Approx 15 miles). Saw a truck get its tire blown out, that was very interesting, I don’t think he realized what was happening because he just kept on going. About a little more than halfway into our journey, a guy pulled over and offered us a ride. The people are so great down here, that’s why it’s so good here. but yeah, that’s kinda the story of the week.

I’m going to try and include a spiritual thought tambem, so, this week we had a conference thing where the schedule for the mission changed, like we can get up at 7:00am now. But there was one quote I really liked "miss no opportunity to serve your fellow man" -Elder Dallin H. Oaks. I think this is super important because everyone on Earth is literally our brothers and sisters, and if we can help them we need to. And also, when we are in the service of our fellow man, we are only in the service of our God. How great is our joy if we can help the children of God?

Love you guys, hope all of you have a fantastic week!!! Write me, I love hearing from you guys!!!

Elder Hilchie

Gravata (ties)

I don’t have a good title for this week haha.

Well this week I got a new companion and he is pretty good. He is a good worker but a bit reserved. And so this week we went to the hospital because a person asked for us to give a blessing to their child. He was pretty cute, 3 years old. So we gave the blessing and afterwards while my comp was talking to the mother, the kid looked at me, I smiled at him and then he started laughing and smiling haha. Definitely brightened my day.

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 So I was reading in Helaman(Book of Mormon) chapter 14(I think) talking about how God blesses the Nephites with wealth and prosperity, but they turn orgulho(proud) and iniquios(iniquity) and don’t turn to God, but instead worship their wealth. And how in our lives we receive a lot of blessings, but sometimes we don’t thank God for them and we turn more prideful in our strength and wisdom when it is actually the power of God that we should be thanking, for He has given us everything.

I love you guys!!!! Can’t wait to hear from all of you!!!!

Elder Hilchie

Transfers

Well guys, first off I want to wish my sister good luck with the next part of her journey, I wish her the absolute best!!!

Today is transfers, and I am getting a novo companheiro, finally done with the primero 12 semanas haha. 

So, we have been teaching 2 netos(grandchildren) de uma membro, it was going really well, on date por batismo, but then the day before the batismo, the parents decided them were going to move to Belo Horizonte, and so they left... it was quite sad, but life goes on, and em no futuro, eles vai por batismo e o reino do ceu.(in their future they will be able to be baptized into the kingdom of heaven)

Well guys, I know you can have felicidade em todos as lugars e em todos os tempos(happiness in all that you do always), atraves o Expiaçao do Senhor, porque Ele sente nossos dores, afliçoes, sofrimentos, todos(because of the atonement of Jesus Christ). mas we need to turn to Him por todos, and He will make everything right, for His burden is light 

Love you guys, can’t wait to hear from you all!!!!! Wish you guys the BEST!!!!

com Amor

Elder Hilchie