teach people not lessons.

this last week has been the best week of my mission. yesterday i just barely finished all of the tasks our branch president asked us to complete before we leave the mtc. i have memorized james 1:5, the first vision, the missionary purpose, seven habits of a diligent missionary, and D+C 4, all in portuguese. i also just finished reading the book of mormon yesterday. it was a great feeling to finish all of that and i have seen many blessings come from it. we are currently teaching 5 investigators. the investigators are just actors but feel very real and it's great practice. this week we get to skype with church members from brazil and teach them. portuguese is a lot of fun. i love the way it sounds and it isn't too hard. last thursday me and my companion had a 24 hour fast from english. it was a great experience. it was cool to see what we did and didn't know in portuguese. we could actually carry some pretty decent conversations. one of my favorite parts in the book of mormon is when the sons of mosiah are on their way back from their missionary work with the lamanites and they see alma the younger on the way back. as they told alma about their mission trip and were brought into remembarance of it ammon fell to the earth because he had such exceedingly great joy. i look forward to experiencing that joy as a missionary.

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