Life is beautiful! Having said that,
missionaries experience lots of disappointments! A woman that we were
preparing to be baptized gave up this week. We taught her the Word of
Wisdom and the Law of Tithing and she wasn't willing to give up her
coffee or give 10%. She completely gave up on baptism. We told her to
pray about these commandments and also about Joseph Smith (because if
she knows Joseph Smith was a true prophet, she would accept these things
as true commandments of God), but she told us that she didn't even want
us to return again. Wow. I was not expecting that. That was hard.
However, this week the youth from our ward got home
from EFY. Here in Brasil, EFY is a new thing, and it is organized
through the stakes. I have spent the last couple of months encouraging
the youth in my ward to go. Many didn't want to go because you have to
live by high standards while there. In the end, most of the youth ended
up going. Even a couple non-member friends went. They got home this
week......different. Punk young men that said they wouldn't be caught
dead on a mission returned with desire to serve a mission. AND......the
non-member friends came home with desire to BE BAPTIZED!!!!!!! I truly
say that the church is full of inspired programs. EFY is one of them. As
the world gets more and more wicked, the spirit has to be felt stronger
and stronger. As a missionary, I promised myself to live an even higher
standard of righteousness and obedience so I can help all these people
aqui feel a huge amount of the spirit.
Sorry that this isn't long, but know that I am happy and healthy and lovin life!
Sister Aut Barnes Sr.
Great Mail Day! I was almost brought to tears!
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