We got some really awesome news this week! Do you remember Graça,
who was baptized in the end of December, when I was here with Elder Bellini?
Well, when we were in the process of teaching her, she had broken her shoulder,
and the doctors had told her that she was going to need surgery to get it
fixed. (Something about how the ligaments had stretched out, and because of her
old age, they were no longer able to hold her arm into place.) She was very
worried about this and told us that she only wanted to be baptized after her
surgery. We felt impressed to tell her that if she was baptized, she would no
longer need surgery and that she would be healed. So she took a leap of faith
and was baptized. Now after a few months, she said to us this week,
"Remember what you had promised me before I was baptized? Well I went to
the doctor, and he gave a definite answer about the surgery. He said that I
would no longer need it because the arm had healed itself sufficiently!" I
am so grateful for the Lord keeping the promise that we had made.
The mission leadership council meeting was this week and it was one
of the greatest we have had yet. President Fortunato had asked us to prepare
our trainings about teaching techniques, and we had prepared them. But the
morning of the council, President asked us to change and talk about focus and
hard work, and to hear the missionaries as much as possible. He is an inspired
man. The missionaries really opened up, and we had some spiritual experiences
talking about how hard work really does make the difference. We made some
awesome goals together, and we could just feel the power in the room. President
said at one point, "Look Elders. Your calling starts when it begins and
only ends when it's over!" Maybe that’s obvious, but it was a great
reminder for us all to endure to the end in any calling or situation!
Love,
Elder Marsh
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