Hello Everybody!
Thursday: We had zone conference. With preparation, impromptu trainings are quite entertaining to give.
Saturday: I got to go up to São Paulo and watch the sealing of Eduardo and Dalila in the temple! I was serving in Mauá when Dalila was baptized a year ago. With their two daughters all dressed in white, it was the most beautiful sealing that I´ve seen (that's because I didn't get to see Scott and Lorinda's). While I was there, I also got to see the sealing of Amorim and Lídia. They were a recent-convert couple that had been baptized in Mauá before I got there, but had already gone inactive because of false rumors about the church. While I was in Mauá, I helped them build their testimony and come back into activity. Now they and their two daughters are also an eternal family. I also found out while I was there that Sérgio and Cleomar will be sealed this Saturday. I baptized Sérgio a year ago in Mauá. They didn´t get sealed this last Saturday because it lacked 2 days for him to be a member for one year. I don´t know if President will let me go two Saturdays in a row, but I´ll sure try to convince him.
Sunday: Hurray! Daniel and Elizangela were baptized on Sunday (pictures attatched)! President and Sister Richardson and 4 of their 12 kids were in town to talk at the stake conference for the other stake, and they decided to stop by our chapel and watch the baptism. It was the most special baptism I've had on the mission. This family has a lot of faith. They are facing family rejection and financial difficulties because of their decision, but they are passing this trial of faith. We did a special fast with them on Friday. There have been just so many miracles involved that I don't know how to tell them. One thing that helped is that the 2nd counselor in the stake presidency is Daniel's co-worker and had been able to support them in all this.
Sunday was also our ward conference. We spent the whole week contacting less actives to invite them. Most have moved. It's sad because without a forwarding address these people become completely lost to the Church.
Well, Goodbye for now!
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Elder Jason Morgan Allred
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