Oi família!
Everything is going good here in Cruz Alta.
The work is moving foward. Unfortunately, all of our appointments with Tanha fell through this week. We´ll know if she´ll get baptized (or cut from the teaching group) this week.
This week we had a zone conference this week. It was a great conference. Presidente taught about all the great examples of missionaries in the scriptures and in church history. I really like the story of Wilford Woodruff. He was baptizing so many people that the cops came to arrest him, and then he baptized them. Then some other cops came and he baptized them 2. There were also 2 "spys" from another church. He baptized them too. Talk about power.
It sounds like the family is doing well. It´s hard to believe that it´s summer other there because it´s starting to get super cold right now. haha
This week me and my companion bought a huge "xis" which is kind of like a huge hamurger with a ton of stuff on it. (egg, chicken hearts, etc.)
Oh Happy 4th of July!
On the 4th of July we were invited to go to an english class to talk about our independence day. We accepted and it turned out pretty well haha. We taught what happened and said that this resulted in religious liberty. We then taught about the restoration. It was really cool.
I hope that everything is going well in AZ!
Com amor,
Elder Rollins
PS I think i need some more socks, and some more hair gel. If we have "The Great Apostasy", "the miracle of forgiveness", or any other good books like that I would love to read it.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
July 2, 2012
Oi Familia!!!
Im soo tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We´ve been working really hard this week, this seems liked the first time I stopped all week. My new companion and I have been getting along well.
As a district leader have have to follow up with all the missionaries and their goals, do splits, motivate, serve. I like talking to all the missionaries and getting ideas from them. We have a district meeting every week. Last week we talked a little about the importance of investigators going in the sacrament meeting. It´s been fun.
That sounded like a great family reunion. Let me know how 4th of July goes.
We´re teaching one lady called Tanha. Shes progressing very well. She accepted baptism and this week we are going to mark a date.
Have a great week!
Com amor,
Elder Rollins
PS. The pic is us doing a service project for the bishop. We replanted trees.:)
Im soo tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We´ve been working really hard this week, this seems liked the first time I stopped all week. My new companion and I have been getting along well.
As a district leader have have to follow up with all the missionaries and their goals, do splits, motivate, serve. I like talking to all the missionaries and getting ideas from them. We have a district meeting every week. Last week we talked a little about the importance of investigators going in the sacrament meeting. It´s been fun.
That sounded like a great family reunion. Let me know how 4th of July goes.
We´re teaching one lady called Tanha. Shes progressing very well. She accepted baptism and this week we are going to mark a date.
Have a great week!
Com amor,
Elder Rollins
PS. The pic is us doing a service project for the bishop. We replanted trees.:)
Monday, June 18, 2012
June 17, 2012
Hey Family!
Dad. Happy Father´s Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This week was pretty crazy. We had 2 baptisms that were very spiritual (Daia and Elianadra). We also had 9 investigators in church which was awesome. With the other companionship in our branch we had 17 investigators total in our branch. The work is really starting to move forward in Santa Rosa.....but I'm not there anymore! Saturday night I got a phone call from President Ribeiro that I would be transferred to Cruz Alta. I´m the new district leader here. Sunday night I travelled to Santa Maria to get my companion Elder Andersen. We just got here in Cruz Alta a hour ago. I really liked the old area I was in, but i´m sure i´ll like this new one. (I have pics of the baptisms and families from Santa Rosa that i´ll send next week)
Elder Andersen is from Alaska and is my first American companion. He seems to be cool. (Dad, he wants to be a dentist)
I got the package today! I was way happy to get the letters inside. That's always the best part. Also the food the food was (is) great too.
Hows Mitt Romney doing in the election?
Well I´m super tired from traveling. I´m going to go unpack my stuff :)
Com Amor,
Elder Rollins
June 11, 2012
Ola Familia!!
Happy Bday Tess! 16 is a awesome year full of awesome stuff.
Dallin! Usted esta no CTM!
Sounds like alot is happening back home.
This week we started teaching a super awesome family. The parents are Luciane and Renato. They really well off. (Their house is the nicest house I´ve entered here in Brazil) Luciane is already a member but Renato isn´t yet. They knew some people that recently died in a car accident and it opened their eyes. After 10 years of investigating the church, Renato accepted baptism, and Luciane wants to return!
I don´t know what´s happening with Elton. It looks like he doesn´t want to continue. But lets keep praying for him one more week!
Daia and Eliandra will be baptized and it will be awesome! (pictures to come)
Right now I´m studying in the book of Jacob in the Book of Mormon. It´s really good. This morning I calculated the number of nephites and laminates there was when Jacob dies (about 180 after lehi left Jerusalem) And I came up with about 48,086. That´s plenty enough people to have a civilization like they had in that time. (Don´t worry I usually study worthwhile stuff) haha
I love you guys! Até mais!
Elder Rollins
Happy Bday Tess! 16 is a awesome year full of awesome stuff.
Dallin! Usted esta no CTM!
Sounds like alot is happening back home.
This week we started teaching a super awesome family. The parents are Luciane and Renato. They really well off. (Their house is the nicest house I´ve entered here in Brazil) Luciane is already a member but Renato isn´t yet. They knew some people that recently died in a car accident and it opened their eyes. After 10 years of investigating the church, Renato accepted baptism, and Luciane wants to return!
I don´t know what´s happening with Elton. It looks like he doesn´t want to continue. But lets keep praying for him one more week!
Daia and Eliandra will be baptized and it will be awesome! (pictures to come)
Right now I´m studying in the book of Jacob in the Book of Mormon. It´s really good. This morning I calculated the number of nephites and laminates there was when Jacob dies (about 180 after lehi left Jerusalem) And I came up with about 48,086. That´s plenty enough people to have a civilization like they had in that time. (Don´t worry I usually study worthwhile stuff) haha
I love you guys! Até mais!
Elder Rollins
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
June 4, 2012
Hi family!!!!!!!!!
This week was every awesome. We still haven´t baptized Elton. He still doesn´t feel ready "ready" even though he is. If you guys could pray for him that would be great.
DALLIN IS GOING ON HIS MISSION! WHOOOO
That´s awesome. I´m thinking a satchel would be better (at least in brasil we´re not allowed to use backpacks to work). He is going to have some great experiences. I remember waiting to leave on the mission as if it were yesterday. It´s totally different than you could imagine.
This week we marked 2 baptismal dates. The first was a girl named Diana. This baptism kind of fell out of the sky. She´s the girlfriend of a member named Marvan. Luckily she has a testimony that the church is true. She wasn´t baptised yet because her parents didn´t let her. She just turned 18 so after 2 years of waiting she´s going to go swimming. Her baptism will be in 2 weeks.
The other is Aliandra. (that girl that went to church last week). She accepted baptism for the same week. She said that while she was praying about the message she felt a joy and happiness. So she knows the church is true. YEA!!!
Next Sunday we get to watch the dedication of the temple in Manaus. We´ll watch it by transmission. I´m super excited to see it.
I love you guys!
Até mais!
Elder Rollins
This week was every awesome. We still haven´t baptized Elton. He still doesn´t feel ready "ready" even though he is. If you guys could pray for him that would be great.
DALLIN IS GOING ON HIS MISSION! WHOOOO
That´s awesome. I´m thinking a satchel would be better (at least in brasil we´re not allowed to use backpacks to work). He is going to have some great experiences. I remember waiting to leave on the mission as if it were yesterday. It´s totally different than you could imagine.
This week we marked 2 baptismal dates. The first was a girl named Diana. This baptism kind of fell out of the sky. She´s the girlfriend of a member named Marvan. Luckily she has a testimony that the church is true. She wasn´t baptised yet because her parents didn´t let her. She just turned 18 so after 2 years of waiting she´s going to go swimming. Her baptism will be in 2 weeks.
The other is Aliandra. (that girl that went to church last week). She accepted baptism for the same week. She said that while she was praying about the message she felt a joy and happiness. So she knows the church is true. YEA!!!
Next Sunday we get to watch the dedication of the temple in Manaus. We´ll watch it by transmission. I´m super excited to see it.
I love you guys!
Até mais!
Elder Rollins
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