Hey family,
So today for preparation day we are at the house of Lincoln Martins at his super fancy mansion. I'll send some photos next week.
This week was tough, but we found some more people to teach. On Friday we met this cool guy named Adriano and Saturday we taught him the first lesson. Then on Sunday he went to church and thought it was really cool. We are going to pass by there this week and see if he'll be ready for the waters of baptism soon! It's gonna be great!
Vivaldo, the husband of the couple that got married my first week while here in Paulinia, received the Aaronic priesthood yesterday! It was cool! Btw, sorry if the email is a little messy -- right now I'm using an iPad at this house we're at and I've never typed with an iPad before. It's kind of cool but difficult too.
Something I wanted to mention. Study the scriptures and focus on the gospel and the atonement of Jesus Christ. Strive to understand the atonement and the gospel more. Make difficult questions for yourselves to study and find answers. For example, why exactly couldn't Jesus have sinned at all in order to perform the atonement? Couldn't he have sinned just a few times but repented? I found the answer to this question in the book 'Jesus the Christ' the other day. Why do we die? If I lived a perfect life would I still die? When we search for answers to these questions our minds are opened up for more understanding and we gain a greater love for Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father. And we will have the Holy Spirit to help us out when our friends need our help. Study a bunch about the atonement and I promise that something you learn you will be able to pass on to someone to help them see the fruits of the restored gospel.
Yeah, I'm learning a lot on the mission! I've learned that it's very nice to wake up at the hour God wants me to - during these two years it's 6:30am. Have an awesome week! I'll be praying for you guys to manage all the busyness with stuff for school and seminary! Wow, and I think my schedule is jam packed until I hear what you guys are up to!
Elder Bradford
