This week was legit! Where to start, first off we have started doing parkour a bit more here which feels super good to do on Pdays. The other Elders want me to teach them a backflip which I'm a bit apprehensive doing but it's super nice to get a change from Push-ups, sit-ups and jump rope every morning (I may or may not be huge now). Elder Sly and I have started really focusing on working and it's super awesome to see the Lord blessing us when we are trying to do our best to keep all the rules.
This week was super fun, I got to see Elder Maza this week as he came to our house on splits with the Zone leader which was awesome. I bought a mini futebal last week that I've been playing with as well, so I'Il probably be a pro futebal player by the time I get back. Also my allegiance has changed from Flamengo (the major soccer team here in Brazil) to Vasco (the rival of Flamengo) so Josh I'm prepared to whoop your Flamengista behind when I get back. Also I got all the cards from the ward and my mom this week which was supppper awesome so thanks so much! (If you want to mail me a letter email me and Ill send you the address)
Update on our investigators: We have several promising people we are working, the guy that came to church last week wasn't able to be baptized this week because we couldn't really teach him but we are hoping to help him out for this week. Then we have another investigator that is the mom of a member and she is super awesome. She has tons of questions about how she can prepare for baptism and the gospel in general which is wonderful but shes also been busy but we are preparing her for baptism this week as well. We found a family of 12 people who we want to prepare for baptism as well because they're super awesome but its hard to teach them all at the same time.
I've seen so many tender mercies this week which has been super nice. First off this week in general had some good lessons and some good contacting but nothing super crazy until Sunday when we finally had some of our investigators in Church. The other thing is that on Sunday we had lunch with a member like 5 or 6 miles from our house and our area is another 2 and half but it was just Elder Sly and I because the other Elders forgot their hats so they had to return to the house of the member's house but Elder Sly and I wanted to work so we didn't go back with them, and then some random Batista(one of the religions here who really like Bible Bashing but when we prove them wrong they just don't listen so I don't usually particularly like them) stopped while we were walking and gave us a ride to our house because it was hot outside (its always hot outside, or its flooding, there really isn't an in between) which was nice. It meant we could actually spend the day working instead of walking!
Finally my mom sent me a talk in a letter called "the first great commandment" by Elder Holland, I highly suggest it, but one part of the talk that I really like is where Christ is asking Peter the Apostle if he loves him, and Peter responds of course, Christ already knows that he loves him, and after asking three times Elder Holland takes the liberty of suggesting what Christ could've said he says "Then why Peter are we back here, by these same boats, the same nets, having the same conversation" "If I want fish, I can get fish. What I need are disciples." God sent us here with the ability to choose for ourselves. And one thing he will never do is go back on that gift, he will always give us the ability to choose even if we are choosing something that hurts us or will lead the wrong way. We need to choose to be his disciples, we need to show him that we love him through our actions. Do we love him? And if so how are we showing it? God has given us everything, are we giving him everything? I know we all have room to improve, I certainly am far from perfect and still have many places to improve. One of the best ways to show that we love him is by using the atonement of Christ. To change, and improve, to get closer to our Father in heaven. I love you all and pray for you all, I hope you always remember who you are a Child of the most powerful being in the Universe and he only wants the best for you all.
-Elder Pettingill
Pictures
-Some more landscape of Brazil
-Elder Maza
-A tarantula that we found dead
-Brazil and its brilliant placement of trees
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