January 6, 2014
Re: Happy 2014!
Dear Family & Friends,
I'm glad to hear your week was
stellar. I returned that Epi-Pen because it was expired I believe, but I still
have 2, no worries :). But please don't throw that one away. I think it's mine
from Australia. That reminds me...I got a really nice email from Jake. I'll
have to forward it to you. New Year's Eve was straight crazy! We weren't
allowed to proselyte after 8:00 pm. I think because of the crazies, so my companion and the other
2 Elders that I live with went out for Açai (It's berry’s frozen with ice cream
and a bunch of other stuff, it's way good). We took pictures, which I'll send.
I hope you got my others? Also, we started talking to the lady working and now
she's one of our investigators! Muito bom! I'm glad the Guymon's said Hi!
Please tell them I love them! They are the family I had Thanksgiving with in
Tennessee.
I'm glad Chelsey and Eric came down!
I'm so happy for Ashley :). That's hilarious that I'm baking hot and she's
freezing cold, ha ha. I got an adapter for the blow dryer, so we're good, but
thank you. The rain stopped shortly after Christmas, I think. Now it's more
like Brazil, ha ha. So, it turns out my area includes the beach. A member fed
us lunch at a restaurant by the beach it was very...tempting.... but maybe I'll
get to see that later ;).
I had a really good talk with my Zone
Leader Elder Williams. There are really good missionaries in this mission. I
did hear about Jessica! I am so excited for her. I can't wait to find out. Nah,
my Christmas package has yet to come. Truck Norris is probably the funniest
thing I've heard in a while. I am excited for Ashley and Allison, too. I
think we get the Liahona, but I don't get the Ensign in English. That
sounds like a really great talk.
I am reminded of the Hymn "God
Speed The Right" when I read your comments on The New Year. "If we
fail, we fail with glory!" That's true we must always strive. President
Monson said, "Sometimes Courage is that little voice at the end of the day
that says, 'I'll try again tomorrow.'"
I Love You All! I've been thinking a
lot lately about patience. It is absolutely necessary when you are learning a
new language. I was scared at first, but God is the same, no matter what
language you speak. There was a lady named Flavia, who said she was grateful
that God would send young men from so far away to preach the Gospel to her. She
asked me if my mother missed me. I said she did, but she was gladder to see me
serving the Lord. God is the Lord over the whole earth. Not just over one
nation or language. I am reminded of the words of Enos:
" 11 And after I, Enos, had heard these words, my afaith began
to be bunshaken in the Lord; and I cprayed unto him
with many longdstrugglings for my brethren, the Lamanites.
12 And it came to pass that after I had aprayed and
labored with all diligence, the Lord said unto me: I will grant unto thee
according to thy bdesires,
because of thy faith.
13 And now behold, this was the desire which I desired of
him—that if it should so be, that my people, the Nephites, should fall into
transgression, and by any means be adestroyed, and the Lamanites should not be bdestroyed, that the Lord God wouldcpreserve a record of my people, the Nephites; even if it so be by
the power of his holy arm, that it might be dbrought forth at some future day unto the Lamanites, that, perhaps, they
might beebrought unto
salvation—
14 For at the present our strugglings were avain in
restoring them to the true faith. And they swore in their wrath that, if it
were possible, they would bdestroy our
records and us, and also all the traditions of our fathers.
15 Wherefore, I knowing that the Lord God was able to apreserveour records, I cried unto him continually, for he had said unto
me: Whatsoever thing ye shall ask in faith, believing that ye shall receive in
the name of Christ, ye shall receive it.
16 And I had faith, and I did cry unto God that he wouldapreserve the brecords; and he
covenanted with me that he wouldcbring dthem forth
unto the Lamanites in his own due time.
17 And I, Enos, aknew it
would be according to the covenant which he had made; wherefore my soul did
rest.
18 And the Lord said unto me: Thy fathers have also
required of me this thing; and it shall be done unto them according to their
faith; for their faith was like unto thine."
I am honored to preach among the
Lamanites, and be a part of fulfilling the covenant that The Lord made with
Enos, while he prayed, all day, alone, in a forest for himself and his beloved
brethren.
Love,
Elder Weaver
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