Hey all,
It was a great week. Started off with a great meeting with Pres. Fortunato and the Assistants where we learned a lot and were really fortified. We watched a short clip of the church movie "Only a Stonecutter" about John Rowe Moyle, a pioneer who helped construct the Salt Lake Temple. Very inspiring. It was a great meeting.
But unfortunately, we didn´t have anyone progressing for baptism and we really wanted to start baptizing. We prayed and sought the Lord´s help. Elder Smidt looked up some names of old investigators in the Area Book and we went after them. After walking a lot and not finding a lot of people, we finally found Maria Ilza, a senhora who had already been taught by the missionaries and even gone to Church for a while. We taught her and had a really inspirational lesson and thanks to the Lord, she accepted to be baptized. She has wonderful faith - a very humble and inspiring person and yesterday she was baptized. It was an answered prayer and a very tender mercy from the Lord.
Things are great with Elder Smidt. He and I are very alike and he is teaching me a lot about humility and love for the work and the people we serve.
Everyday, I think how blessed I am to be on my mission. It is such a blessing. I feel greater love, I better understand things and I honestly am coming to know my Lord more and more as every day passes. We are so blessed to have the Gospel - it is a blessing of which we need to take more advantage. I know that the Church is true. I am honestly very very happy to be here serving my mission.
We´ve got a lot of work to do still! There are a lot of people, a LOT of people that don´t know about the gospel. No matter where you are or what you are doing, you have people that you can help and with whom you can share the gospel. Share the gospel with someone this week y'all. It is too precious a treasure to keep to ourselves.
I love you all!
Elder Jacob
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