The Brazilian Adventure: Week 48 April 28-- May 4

  My Dearest beloved Family and Friends:

"And the Lord said unto them also: Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls." Alma 17:11 

I found this scripture the other day and loved it. It has helped me out a lot. This is what the Lord told the Alma and the sons of Mosh to do when they left everything and went out as missionaries in the lands of the Laminates. The Lord has also called us to go forth among the Laminates (Brazilians) and to establish his word (church) among them. This is what the Lord commanded us to do, but that didn´t mean that it would be easy. The Lord has told us to be patient in Long-suffering and afflictions because he knew that it wouldn´t be easy. People aren´t just going to be baptised and accept the restored gospel just like that. So the Lord commands us to be patient and to set good examples. So that is what we will do. We will wait for the Lords time and not our time for miracles to happen. And we will do my part, and then the Lord promises that he will make us an instrument in his hands unto the salvation of many souls. I believe in that promise. 
We are starting to do a lot of Family Home evenings with members. We have done a few and they were awesome and now all the members want to do some with us. We are starting to do about 3 a week and it is awesome because we can invite our investigators over and the members invite there friends over. They are a lot of fun and the snacks are great too.

I don´t understand it. I´m just so happy. It´s just strange. I´m here in a strange land, trying to learn a new language, I´m serving others 24 hours 7 days a week, I´m away from my family and friends, I get rejected and laughed at, I grow a love for some people that we teach and then later they reject us and it´s sad, putting aside my personal life like a job, girls, fun, music, movies, ecx.. and just a bunch of other tough things. But I´m just so happy. I don´t understand it. But it is so awesome. I can´t explain it. There is such a great joy in sacrifice and service. I don´t know why, but there is. I love this mission, I love this spirit and feeling, I love His church and His Gospel, I love His son and His atoning sacrifice, and I love being a missionary in his church. 

I hope you all are doing great and are being the person that the Lord wants you to be. I´m doing great. It is going to be great talking to my family this coming week on my birhtday!

Be Happy 

The Elder Jones