Merry Easter
Hey Everybody,
Sorry I didn´t write to you yesterday. Things were so busy here that I didn´t have any time at all. Yesterday we had an american missionary get here right in the middle of the transfer. So I had to run all over the third biggest city in the world to get him all taken care of. He ended up staying with me and my comp at home last night. It´s weird being in a threesome. It feels like every contact that you do on the road feels like you are going to rob and mug the guy. So I tried my best at not being intimidating and talking with other people while my comp and this american talked with others. We got a lot of productive work done. Including today we did 30 contacts before lunch and got a few addresses. We have decided to work on another area in our area, one that has been ´´forgotten´´ for a awhile. And when we went back there people starting opening up to us.
We really need the prayers of everyone. Once again I have had to start over completely my teaching pool. Our baptism fell through for this Sunday too. It seems that everything is working against the Lord and his work. The baptism fell through when we went there and his mom got really mad at us and told us never to come back again. We tried so hard to convince her but it didn´t work. It´s a young man of 14 years that wants to be baptized. His name is Fabriciu, but his mom won´t let him and there is nothing that we can do about it.
So last Sunday when everything fell through and the rain started we had nothing to do. So we knocked about 100 houses to talk to anybody. Nobody let us in, and we only got one address to come back. (By the way he lives out side of our area) It seemed like everything wouldn´t go right. But when the times get tough, he just need to push back harder. I like to follow the advice from Bob Marley ´´because every little thing... is going to be alright..´´ I know that Heavenly Father is taking care of us, and I know that we need to have opposition in every thing. I can´t expect to be handed everything on a silver platter now can I?
President has been applying a lot of scriptures to missionary work, by changing around the names so that it applies directly to us. I thought it would be cool to do the same thing for our family. That Sunday night I was feeling quite down to tell you the truth. 11 months on the mission, looking what I still had to do, being disappointed with the missionary work that was going on, then I read this verse from Mosiah 28, which helped remind me of my purpose as a missionary.
1 Now it came to pass that after the asons of Kenning had done all these things, *they took a small number with them and returned to their father, the bishop, and desired of him that he would grant unto them that they might, with these whom they had bselected, go up to the land of Brazil that they might preach the things which they had heard, and that they might impart the word of God to their brethren, the Brazilians—
2 aThat perhaps they might bring them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and convince them of the iniquity of their fathers; and that perhaps they might cure them of their bhatred towards the good people of God, that they might also be brought to rejoice in the Lord their God, that they might become friendly to one another, and that there should be no more contentions in all the land which the Lord their God had given them.
3 Now they were desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not abear that any human bsoul should cperish; yea, even the very thoughts that any soul should endure dendless torment did cause them to quake and etremble.
I paid really close attention to number 3. I think that is why I have been so depressed about the missionary work, that I need to see someone accepting the Gospel. I love to see the change that it brings into their lives. It´s really a self motivator. It´s difficult for me to think about that most of the time we as missionaries are the only hope for people for salvation. I need to do my job the right way the first time, so that my investigators can feel the Spirit and be converted. Sometimes I wish that I was with the Sons of Mosiah, and were with them as they did miracles, and baptized thousands. But I am here in Brazil for a purpose and I need to keep on going.
Missionary work is so awesome.
How come I didn´t get any photos of the pine wood derby?
Is everyone excited for Easter and for conference this week?
I hope Heavenly Father has been answering my prayers, and I hope things have going alright.
Well I need to get going.
Mom I love you so much, thank you for everything that you do for me, for all the prayers of support.
Dad thank you so much too, I love you for being such a great example to me, I hope one day I can be just a little bit of who you are.
I love you all so much, I miss you guys even more. Until next week.
Happy Easter, and Happy Conference!
Love,
Elder Kenning
Spiritual Thought:
***Bunny I think the scripture I used during my letter is sufficient for the Spiritual thought. = )
Sorry I didn´t write to you yesterday. Things were so busy here that I didn´t have any time at all. Yesterday we had an american missionary get here right in the middle of the transfer. So I had to run all over the third biggest city in the world to get him all taken care of. He ended up staying with me and my comp at home last night. It´s weird being in a threesome. It feels like every contact that you do on the road feels like you are going to rob and mug the guy. So I tried my best at not being intimidating and talking with other people while my comp and this american talked with others. We got a lot of productive work done. Including today we did 30 contacts before lunch and got a few addresses. We have decided to work on another area in our area, one that has been ´´forgotten´´ for a awhile. And when we went back there people starting opening up to us.
We really need the prayers of everyone. Once again I have had to start over completely my teaching pool. Our baptism fell through for this Sunday too. It seems that everything is working against the Lord and his work. The baptism fell through when we went there and his mom got really mad at us and told us never to come back again. We tried so hard to convince her but it didn´t work. It´s a young man of 14 years that wants to be baptized. His name is Fabriciu, but his mom won´t let him and there is nothing that we can do about it.
So last Sunday when everything fell through and the rain started we had nothing to do. So we knocked about 100 houses to talk to anybody. Nobody let us in, and we only got one address to come back. (By the way he lives out side of our area) It seemed like everything wouldn´t go right. But when the times get tough, he just need to push back harder. I like to follow the advice from Bob Marley ´´because every little thing... is going to be alright..´´ I know that Heavenly Father is taking care of us, and I know that we need to have opposition in every thing. I can´t expect to be handed everything on a silver platter now can I?
President has been applying a lot of scriptures to missionary work, by changing around the names so that it applies directly to us. I thought it would be cool to do the same thing for our family. That Sunday night I was feeling quite down to tell you the truth. 11 months on the mission, looking what I still had to do, being disappointed with the missionary work that was going on, then I read this verse from Mosiah 28, which helped remind me of my purpose as a missionary.
1 Now it came to pass that after the asons of Kenning had done all these things, *they took a small number with them and returned to their father, the bishop, and desired of him that he would grant unto them that they might, with these whom they had bselected, go up to the land of Brazil that they might preach the things which they had heard, and that they might impart the word of God to their brethren, the Brazilians—
2 aThat perhaps they might bring them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and convince them of the iniquity of their fathers; and that perhaps they might cure them of their bhatred towards the good people of God, that they might also be brought to rejoice in the Lord their God, that they might become friendly to one another, and that there should be no more contentions in all the land which the Lord their God had given them.
3 Now they were desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not abear that any human bsoul should cperish; yea, even the very thoughts that any soul should endure dendless torment did cause them to quake and etremble.
I paid really close attention to number 3. I think that is why I have been so depressed about the missionary work, that I need to see someone accepting the Gospel. I love to see the change that it brings into their lives. It´s really a self motivator. It´s difficult for me to think about that most of the time we as missionaries are the only hope for people for salvation. I need to do my job the right way the first time, so that my investigators can feel the Spirit and be converted. Sometimes I wish that I was with the Sons of Mosiah, and were with them as they did miracles, and baptized thousands. But I am here in Brazil for a purpose and I need to keep on going.
Missionary work is so awesome.
How come I didn´t get any photos of the pine wood derby?
Is everyone excited for Easter and for conference this week?
I hope Heavenly Father has been answering my prayers, and I hope things have going alright.
Well I need to get going.
Mom I love you so much, thank you for everything that you do for me, for all the prayers of support.
Dad thank you so much too, I love you for being such a great example to me, I hope one day I can be just a little bit of who you are.
I love you all so much, I miss you guys even more. Until next week.
Happy Easter, and Happy Conference!
Love,
Elder Kenning
Spiritual Thought:
***Bunny I think the scripture I used during my letter is sufficient for the Spiritual thought. = )
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