Elder Augusto and I have been working very hard. We planned really well, worked hard, and talked to a lot of people on the street... but we had little success. We had found a really great old couple- Clement and Roselina as we were walking home, and they live in a bairro WAY aways from our house. It´s about a 45 or 50 minute ´´walk´´, or rather a missionary walk which is about twice as fast as a normal paced walk. We have started working in theis area now since it has been promising. Anyway, we taught them Thursday night of last week and they were AWESOME! the Dad was excited to read the BOM and was practically asking to come to church. He played the Ocordian or what ever? It was way cool, I filmed him and his wife singing. We were so excited, but then when Sunday came around, even after we had checked with him, his family didn´t show up. Neither did ANY of the families or people who had said they would. We tried calling, but nothing. So anyway, these past 3 days we´ve tried to get a hold of them, and to no avail. All the plans we´ve been making from contacts- no one is home! cmon! haha Yet, I just want to keep going and keep working hard and see what the lesson to be learned is in all of this. We are really hoping and praying that today we will get a hold of them, because the people we have found are amazing people, and we know the gospel can really bless their lives.
I´ve been loving reading the book Our Heritage as a part of the missionary library. My goodness, the stories of those early Saints, especially the early missionaries really have inspired me to be better and work harder. Reading about Heber C Kimball and Brigham Young, who were called to serve in England, in the early early days of the church in this dispensation, is crazy. They accepted calls to serve, and as they were leaving their homes, they were so sick they could barely stand, and both of their wives were in the same condition. But as the reached the crest of a hill by their homes, Elder Kimball suggested they stand and yell back to their wives- they did so, struggling to stand, they shouted ´´Hurrah for Israel!´´ 3 times. They then saw their wives stand to see them off, and then they continued on in their journey, feeling blessed to have seen their wives stand in that condition. Gosh, the sacrifices and miracles of the Saints and early missionaries are amazing. The problems or struggles I have seem to cripple in comparison, and so, I´m working on trying to be more like them in pressing forward in faith.
Anyway, we gotta get going, so know that I know this church is true- I say that because of the testimony I have of a living prophet, a restoration of the eternal truths and nature of our God, and the Book of Mormon. It´s true, and we really do have a loving Heavenly Father who sent His Only Begotten Son to be our Savior and our Example. I testify of the love He has for each and everyone of us- it truly is amazing.
Love, Elder Merrick
I really recommend watching ´´On the Lord´s Errand´´ about President Monson-that man is called of God, and has lived a truly exemplary life.
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