Elder Moore received a new secretary training the other day and found out that most of the hispanics have to go home early. So it threw a ton of things off in the mission! So President said I am probably going to have to stay with two other elders or just stay at the secretaries house for that time. We will have to see what happens because transfers alone are gonna be interesting! haha I think I am gonna be totally lost without Fernadez in the office!
But he was actually super bummed about having to go home early! Earlier on he tried extending another transfer but it didnt get approved because he isnt brasilian.
It is interesting because we talk a lot about how it is gonna be really weird everyone going their seperate ways, the mission ending and then starting up your life again. Fernandez decided he wants to try to study in the U.S. because we talk about all the friends we gain on the mission and the possibility of never really seeing them again. So he wants to go there because most of the people try to go.
But it got me thinking, and I have thought about this quite a few times there are so many people that we really grow to love in this life but they dont stay around for ever. Even your family doesnt stay the same forever and that stinks! My parents sent me a bunch of pictures of North Bend Washington and all the cousins and famliy up there and its weird cuz things are changing. And i was just thinking, man that is so lame! I want these things to stay the same and i was to always be able to be with these people for ever. Freinds from the mission, members from here, investigators, family members, friends in life, etc...
But that is why we all gotta get to the Celestial Kingdom! It is going to be sweet there! When I think about the happiness that comes from all the people that play a big part in your life, i realize that the Celestial Kingdom is going to be like that and we are going to have all the time in the world to spend with those people! And thats why we cant quit! I love Muhammad Ali's quote, "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion!"
And with the gospel we don't even have to suffer! That is the best part! Men are that they might have joy!
But with the area everything is going great! Flavia gets here February tenth. Rubens is going firm and doing awesome! We are really trying to focus on helping him understand how to study the scriptures and learn the doctrine for himself now. And he is doing awesome! Starting to connect principles and doctrines in the book of mormon with what he is learning in the pamphlets so that is really great!
We have an ex investigator that has started coming to church again! Rodolpho. He is a good guy but super poor so we couldnt visist him because he was working so much because he wasnt able to pay anything for his family. He has a wife and a new born kid. But we found out the other day that he is in Alma and never stopped reading the Book of Mormon because he knew it would bless him!
His biggest obstacle is his wife, she hates the church! She wont listen to any lessons, avoids us at all costs, and really doesnt want to hear anything. Her name is Suelen so please pray for the Lord to soften her heart so we can start to teach her as well!
But that is pretty much it for this week! Love you all so much and hope everything is going great! Have an awesome week!
Elder Keller
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