February 18, 2015

well, yet another week has come and past, the time is going too fast. I can't believe how fast that it goes. Like always this week has kept me on my toes. I am super tired and I can't wait for it to all end, but the joy that I get out of the mission is unreal. I will not lie when you watch someone that you have been teaching and working with for over a month to help them get baptized, and in my case when you get in the water the happiness that you have is of God. There are no words that can describe it but, pure love of God. The light and power, joy and happiness that you have is over whelming, it's something that you can never forget not matter what. So yes we had a baptism this weekend, which was amazing, and wonderful. This is why I am out here to help people have this joy and happiness. I am tired and sore and the mission is killing me, but that's fine, that's part of it. The things that I see or that happen, only happen on the mission. The mission is a place to become a man, I am so different then I was before. The world is getting worse every day and we need to get stronger, or we will fall, we need to pick where we stand and stand strong, we are only human we bleed when we fall down, we are only human we crash and break down, the words of the world are like knives in our hearts, but don't worry I will build you up when you fall apart. I am here as an angel of the lord

Elder Homer

P.S. This week was carnival which is like 4 days of parties and everything is shut down and everyone parties and gets drunk or goes to the beach. Pretty crazy.

Missionaries on P-DAY

February 9, 2015

Hey,

Well yet another week has passed on my mission. I still can't believe how fast the mission flies. There is no time to waste, you have to take advantage of every moment. This week was yet another week of being really busy. This mission has me running everywhere. To start the week I was teaching a class of English, and wow it was really hard. I can't believe I am forgetting English, I can still speak somewhat.... haha. It was cool that I was able to teach in Portuguese. This week I taught a ton of people and we had 10 new people in church this week. We are working hard, me and my comp. He's super cool and he knows how to teach. The only thing that happened bad this week, is that my knee has started to hurt a ton. I have to take it a little slower, but I am good and loving life. Take care and if you need anything just ask.

Dalton

February 2, 2015
Well to tell the truth this week went by so fast that I don't even remember what happened. I will do my best to give you an idea. This week I spent a lot of time with my DL, he is super cool and we get along. We worked a lot in his area, then at the end of the week we were asked to go to a English school and to help out with the students. I was able to teach English and help them understand a little bit more. It was kind of cool because I was able to teach them English in Portuguese. We didn't have a baptism this week but we have a lot of new people who are wanting to get baptized. It is amazing the faith of some of these people, they really amaze me. It makes me want to find more faith. I guess that is why I am out here trying to become better. This week I am really tired, I haven't been sleeping well. This week was super cool, I love you all.
Dalton

Love Missionaries

Singing in the Rain

Brazil

English Class

January 26, 2015
Well this week was good, we had transfers, I didn't get moved. I am staying with my comp, and now I have 7 months in one area. It looks like there are still people that I need to help here because the Lord always have a plan for me and the people here. This week was good, we worked hard taught people and had baptisms. We made a cake this week with a member and it came out really good. We had a good week, not too much to say. Have an amazing week. I just want to say that I love you so much and I miss you a ton.
The Oldest Son D1

As a mom, I love that every once in a while pictures of Dalton pop up on facebook. Thanks to all who take a picture and tag him so that every once in awhile when I open my facebook there is my little missionary smiling.

January 19, 2015

Family,
Well this week had me running from one end of my area to the other. This week went by really fast so I don't really remember what happened every day, but I will try to tell some stories. To start I had lunch this week, and when I went to eat the meat... it wasn't meat, it looked like dirt or something orange. So what happens when you don't know something that you eat... yeah you become sick. This week I was really sick, it was like food sickness. yeah I stayed near the bathroom for about 24 hours. This week we were able to teach a lot of people and families which is so much better. Also this week something happened, which was really sad. There is a family here of a mom with 8 kids. she does everything she can to take care of them. She fights every week to go to church and show her kids the way. This week two of her kids asked to go to the beach, and she said yes. Later that night she got a call saying that both of her kids had died. One child was drowning in the water, and the other went out to help and in the end they both died. She was super sad, but in the church she said something that gave me peace. "I know that I can see them again, but now I have to fight 10 times harder to be worthy and to make it back to them." God has given us this plan of salvation, and of happiness, but we have to work our hardest to earn it. This week was a good eye opener. It made me ask question like, What do I want in my life, and how do I use my time? Always remember why you are here, and what you need to do to get back to God. This week was a good week, but went by super, super fast. Have an amazing week.

I love you

January 11, 2015

Hey,

Well yet again another week has passed. I will have to say that theses weeks seem to be flying. But the experiences of this mission are making this worth it. So where to start, Monday found me in the hospital for my companion. He was bitten by something and had a bad reaction. We were there trying to take care of him, it came to a point that he couldn't walk, so I carried him to our things, how weird would that look, two guys in white shirt and ties, one carrying the other. Tuesday was a slower day so that he could stay off his feet. We had a lesson that was amazing with Clintita, she is 18 years old and has a child who is 4 years, this happens a lot here. Every day I see this and it kills me because they are so young, and not ready. She is ready for the gospel and it can help her a lot. Wednesday I went to Karlas house, she got baptized this weekend, we went over and I made pancakes with maple syrup. Everyone loved it. Thursday we were super busy, we went to this one house, and we were talking with the family, one of the family members said. "I can't wait until church, I am counting down the hours, why can't it be right now." I stopped and thought about that, am I this excited for church? I asked her why she was so excited and she said, "that the feeling that she has when she is at church is one of happiness and joy, she wants to feel the love of Christ". I couldn't believe it. Here I am counting the time for church to end, or not wanting it to come, when I should be wanting church, I should be excited for the small of amount of time that is given each week for church. The question is, are you excited for church and do you go to grow and want to learn and feel the spirit, or do you go because you have to or when you are there do you count the time for it to end? Friday and Saturday I was with the PA and the ZL for the day helping out in other areas. Sunday was amazing I was excited for church and we had another baptism, During the baptism I asked Karla why she was crying, she said "she has never felt so happy in her life for doing the right thing, but was sad because her mom went to the beach instead of coming to watch her daughter get baptized." This made me sad, but in the end she was happy because you became clean as snow, like a new born child without any sin. She followed her savior Jesus Christ and got baptized. This church is so true, it's why I am here to grow and to become a man of god, to share his love with the world.

Elder Homer