Another Email - 4/6/10

Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:37 AM


Wow, here the weather continues normal. SUPER HOT, then SUPER WET. Anapolis you can tell it´ll rain when it gets really hot. The hotter it is, the more it´ll rain. And when it rains strong, there´s nothing to do but hide in some little corner and wait for it to pass, or go looking for the house of someone you know or are teaching, and wait it out there. And they call this "Autumn/Winter".

It´s great to hear that the Elders are doing such an excellent job of bringing families to the Church back home. These days we are being taught more and more to focus on bringing families to the Church, and not just individuals. After all, Salvation might come Individually, but Exaltation comes in Family. I´m glad to hear that your weekend went so well. Mine was excellent, too! Eliana was baptized between sessions of General Conference, and it was truly a spiritual ceremony. All the Elders present sang, "Nearer My God to Thee." It was very cool.


It´s been interesting serving here in Anapolis, and I look forward to this transfer here as well. Elder Vitorino is a newer missionary, and he´s really excited to get on the work, full of faith and the spirit, this is sure to be a great five weeks. Certainly there is a family waiting here to hear our message. Pres. Tobias talked recently about how, in all of our callings to teach, whether they be as parents, as missionaries, or as simply primary or home teachers, every person we teach we teach because we had combined with them in the pre-mortal life to do so. Of course, if, by unworthiness, we don´t teach someone, that, too, will frustrate these antemortal covenants we made.

You don´t need to worry about me losing focus here, haha. I´ve got to be at the top of my game in the next few months, to help prepare the mission for the transition of presidents, and also so that I can come home and say that I worked faithfully to save myself and to save others during these two years.

Love,

Bryan