This week I don't really have a
ton to write. We found some awesome new couples and we have 5 or 6 with the
baptismal date in March that we are trying to teach and help get married. I
really hope I get to stay one more transfer after this one because that's when
all of our work should start paying off. This week they are having a collective
marriage in Manga and we are going to be going to the register with a lot of
our couples trying to figure out documents to prepare for marriage.
We caught another
chameleon and found out where a ton of monkeys are but we didn't get to go
there yet. Maybe next p day.
We had district
conference in Beirra and the Kretley's and Elder Usi from Kenya
President Kretley
also gave a training about the new youth program Vinde a Mim in Portuguese but
I think it's Come unto Me. Way Nice! Elder Hoffman and I tried to give a
training on it to our youth teachers about a month ago but I'm pretty sure
President Kretley put our training to shame. It's crazy how much that new
program and Preach my Gospel are alike.
Our branch is
going ok. We have a lot of callings need filled and not a lot of worthy members
to fill them. But I know these baptisms we are going to have in Warch will
help a ton. Our president is awesome and he is starting to step up now. He
was only baptized about 5 months ago! It's crazy but he is a cool guy. We
are trying to help him and work together. Someday Inhamizua won't need missionaries
in the presidency. Hopefully soon. Our new 1st counselor is a way cool guy and
things are starting to look better but we have a ton of work to do. There are
sooo many inactive members here. One of our contact questions when we hear they
have heard about the church is if they were already baptized. We have met tons
of inactive members but I know if we start baptizing a lot of people a lot of
people will start coming back.
One more story:
so we have a lot of first lessons where the people just have like no reaction
and don't pay attention show no interest at all but I have always wondered
this so when we teach the plan of salvation you would think if people who
really understood what it is and have never heard it they would be excited or
at least change their facial expression or something but a lot of people are
just like ‘yeah I already have a church’ ‘we are all on the same path’ kind of
deal. But we had a lesson marked with a guy named Bobo. When we first
showed up he didn't have a shirt on and I was kinda just like great but tried
to go in with a good attitude. But he was super nice and we planned on teaching
the restoration but we both felt we should teach the plan of salvation once we
started talking to him. One of the best reactions to the Plan of Salvation
I have seen! So we told him that we all lived with God before this life and he
was like ''Wait wait wait you guys just opened my eyes! You mean to tell me we
all existed before this life and all this was planned out?" It
was super nice and the spirit was way strong like he actually participated
and understood. And then at the end he says ''I don't get it. I'm a man
you guys are only men but there is some kind of other power here using you guys
to speak because this message is from God!" I was just like ‘holy smokes
this guy is prepared’ so he came to the conference Saturday and loved it. His
family lives down in Maputo
We tried to do a
Mozambican food week at our house because Elder Vestia from Portugal
It was a
good week, and we need another this week. Oh and I got a picture with a guy, a
member who I met for the 1st time this week, with an Elks Football shirt on!! Like
90 percent sure it's an old RV shirt!
I will send pics next
week. I didn't bring my camera cause it's raining.
Elder
Bigelow
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