Monday, June 11, 2012

So this week was a bit slow and difficult. Mostly because we are having trouble finding people to teach. However, we did have some success with an investigator who is the girlfriend of a less active member. She really wants to help her boyfriend to get active in church and stop drinking and smoking. Also she is super super awesome. She's such a good person. I can feel the goodness radiating from her. It's crazy. Honestly I haven't yet met someone like her here. She's just so kind. It's rediculous. So needless to say I'm stoked to work with them and to help them out. Now I just gottqa do all I can to have the spirit with me when I go there and help them to feel it. So the Dedication of the Temple in Manaus was AWESOME! President Deiter F. Uchdorf presided with Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the 12 and Also Elder Walker of the 70. But we got to go to all 3 sessions which were broadcasted at the stake center. Was super awesome. Learned alot about the blessings of the temple and also about temples. Learned some stuff that went completely over my head when I went to the Nauvoo Temple dedication. So all in all it was a great experience. Helped me out a lot. Mostly because we don't have a temple here and it was an opportunity to feel the spirit of the temple there in the chapel which was an extension of the temple during the session. But President Uchdorf was Hilarious during the sealing of the cornerstone. The translator was doing nothing so all the brasilians missed out. But it was hilarious all of his ''comments''. But anyways, thats about it for now, until next week.

Elder Bender