As I said yesterday, I will be heading to the temple for the last time with the guys from my group so today will be my P day for the week. I hope that everyone had a good weekend and I hope that everyone is excited because Im coming home. nerk.
We had a good week last week and another baptism. I dont know if you remember J.T., my first baptism here. Well, a couple months back we baptized him and reactivated his family and a couple weeks ago they gave us a referal. We visited the family and met W., J., L. and We., we taught and prepared W. and baptized him Sunday. His parents fell in love with the church and with us and even served us dinner last night. We. is going to go to church this Sunday and probably be baptized next week and his parents, who arent legally married, are going to have to wait a month to be baptized, so I wont be here for the rest of the baptisms in this family but thats okay, I did my part and Im happy to see that they are embracing the gospel.
I gave my ``farewell talk´´ here in Neópolis on Sunday, seeing as how next week is Conference I asked if I could speak a week early. I spoke about the principles of Zion and thanked everyone for the help and love that they gave me in this area. I usually am not much of a cryer when it comes to speaking in church but this time I couldnt help it. I love these people so much and so I ended up crying in front of everybody, but I wasnt the only one, as I looked out over the pulpit I saw that the Stake President, the B. family, J.T.'s family, other recent converts and a whole bunch of other members were tearing up as well. There is something about this area and these people that has touched and changed my heart. I formed such a strong friendship with the people in this ward that it will be hard to let them go. But that is they way things are and Im just glad that I was able to be part of Ala Neópolis for these last three months.
On Friday I was able to swing by my areas in Canoas. First I went to Rio Branco, said hi to the Elders, ate lunch with a family there and took a picture or two with a recent convert. Then I headed to Estância Velha, my first area. Another family gave us lunch there too (what can I say, they love me, nerk) and then we visited the D. family (that was sealed last month) and then ate dinner with the M.´s. We had a great time at their house and when we got there they were doing seminary so I got to see a lot of the people from the ward. We ended up missing the bus back so we crashed at the missionaries´ house there in Estância (where Elder R. is working, my former companion). We headed back the next morning. It was great to be back in my first area and say hi to some of the people. The talk we had with the D. family was great too. We talked about the plan of salvation, the sealing power and Gods plan for us. The family is doing well and have been going to the temple regularly, so they will be all right.
To finish up and somewhat paraphrase the Barenaked Ladies:
It´s just one week and Ill be home
It´s been two years since I left out on my own
In just seven days Ill catch the plane
Ill be heading home to reap the R.M. fame...
Almost there,
Elder Morris
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