April 17, 2017 letter - Amaralina

This week was prettty awesome. Tueday we started off with a really good lesson about the Gospel of Jesus Crhist with Fernando. He really loved the principle of the Holy Ghost being the cleansing by fire after a remission of our sins. The spirit really was there to testify of the redemptive power of the atonement!! Everytime we start our day with Fernando the rest of the day seems to go perfectly (knock on wood). We found a new investigator Paulo! He is a reference from another investigator and he has a ton of interest/questions! He lost his job recently and he´s been going thru some tough times so he´s really looking for some spiritual guidance. The restoration lesson was going really well until I forgot the first vision hahahaha. We sat there for like 20 seconds of pure silence which is extremely rare to find in Brazil, while I was trying to remember the first line. hahaha. It was pretty embrassing but the lesson ended really well and he was really interested in our message. 

We were finally able to meet with Fabiana again this week, it had been awhile since we had seen her. She's super close to getting married to a less active in our ward and pretty much all they need to do is pick a date for the wedding (probably in May). She and the boyfriend were both in church yesterday and participating a ton so I was super hyped about that!! 

Our baptism with Rebecca is pretty much set for this weekend so please keep her in your prayers! She has come a long way with a ton of opposition from her family but its been so awesome to see how much the gospel has changed her life and brought that light to her eyes. 

One thing i want to share with everyone: Never be afraid to share the gospel or think that you can't because you don't have the right authority or calling! Our recent convert Eduardo was telling us this week that he wants to share the gospel with his family but he has been waiting to get permission from someone at church. We then explained that he doesn't need to get permission and he just needs to spread his wings and share it!! Every member a missionary. 

Spiritual note: Because of Him. Mosiah 16:8-9 is an awesome scripture. 

"But there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ. He is the light and the life of the world, yea a light that is endless, that can never be darkened. yes, and also a life which is endless that there can be no more death."

With Easter yesterday, I have been thinking a lot this week about the Resurrection of Christ. There is always hope for us and our loved ones, the gift of the Savior makes it possible for us to all be together again. 

love elder prince