This week was a rough one but tons of fun. First off my companion is all good once again but he and Elder Maza had to go to the hospital in Teresina which meant that I and Elder Sly had all of Floriano to work in instead of splitting it which makes it a lot harder and a lot more walking. We also had Zone Conference on Wednesday which was fun and really encouraged me to use the Atonement in my life. The atonement of Jesus Christ is truly the most wonderful thing in the world. Through it we have the ability to truly become better and get closer to God. The Atonement means real change, one that makes us more like Christ and with the New Year change is something I've been focusing on a lot. As I help change others, I need to change as well. One quote I love but don't remember who it was from is "you can't lead someone else to a place you, yourself, are not" which is one hundred percent true. How can you help someone else repent if you yourself are not repenting. You just can't.
Also this week I had the opportunity to see more crazy wildlife than I ever have. The first I saw was a Gila Monster (a lizard about three feet long and extremely venomous, unfortunately I was unable to get a picture because he ran before I could) the second I saw was a duck but ducks here aren't ducks so I call them dodo chickens because they look like a mix between a duck, chicken, and a dodo bird and the last was a bunch of little tiny monkeys about the size of my hand. It was really fun to actually see some cool things and now all I'm hoping for is a 12 foot snake.
I hope you''re all doing well, I pray for you all!
-Elder Pettingill
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