My Third Trio- Portuguese Area

Zone and District Leaders

Sister Conway

Saying Good bye to Elder James

ForeFathers Monument

Eric

Jimmy & Gloria

Having Fun with Elder White & Elder Leite

Brother Volpetti

Brother Gould

Plymouth Rock

Plymouth Rock Monument

Indian Monument

Having Fun with Elder White and Leite

Brother Billy Salmons

Fun Sign

Shopping 

Fun with Elder White

Now in my third Trio
October 14th 2019  week 52


      I hope everyone had a good week, mine sure was! Monday was pretty fun, we both had no clue about who was staying or who was leaving, so we both went around downtown taking it all in. I got a couple of souvenirs for the road and a couple to send back home. While downtown we talked to a couple of Utahn’s! They were both on vacation here. After downtown we went to the forefathers monument and it is tall! We had a short lesson with Sister Conway to say our good byes and read 1st Nephi 1 with her. After Judy we had a great lesson with Pam! We talked about Gods plan for each and everyone of us, and it gave her so much peace. She has a desire to come to church with the rest of her family  "even if just one of them joins the others will know and understand so they can show support" -Pam. That was super cool to hear, we plan on a lesson because week with her.  We are both excited for it.
     Tuesday was a good day, because we still don’t really know who was leaving we said some good byes to friends and members. In the morning we did our regular studies, and Brother Volpetti picked us up for our "Last Supper". He took us out to lunch at T-Bones. It is a really good steak place. After lunch we went over to the Jenny Museum to help cut the lawn because the next day we wouldn't have time to mow it. We then came home and made our way to see Brother Gould and have a lesson with him. We read the Book of Mormon and said our goodbyes. We then went to the Projects to meet with Jimmy and Eric. Jimmy didn’t have to much time so we let him know we would be coming back soon. With Eric we watched the restoration video. He thought it was pretty interesting. We then made our way to see a friend with interest and we just helped testify that God does answer prayers. She has been having a tough few months. To end the night we hung out at the Salmons so we could say our goodbyes to him and his wife. On the way home we got T-texts and I will be staying here in Plymouth. Elder James will be going to Waterbury Connecticut. He then packed for the night.
     Wednesday morning we went and helped at the food pantry. While there we kept busy wiping off squashes covered in dirt. When we got back Elder James did last minute packing and we left for the Weston Chapel. At transfers we saw lots of other missionaries and had a good time. I then met Elder White, my new companion. When we were ready we made our way to the Roger's home (Framingham area) to pick up a name tag I forget there. It was fun to see Sister Roger's and Nevaeh again, sadly Mark Roger's wasn’t there. While on the way home we stopped by a McDonald's to eat dinner then come home. To end the night we stopped by Brother Houlds home, then walked downtown. Oh boy was it windy.
     Thursday was a long day but it was good. After we woke up and got ready we did personal studies, comp studies, language studies (we are opening up a Portuguese area). We took a break to eat lunch and then we had weekly planning.  It was a lot of studies today. After all that we went to the projects to introduce Elder White to a couple of our friends. We went to visit Al, along with Sherri and Dick. We had dinner with them and shared a message about the restoration.  We went to go see Ollie and Peyton. While there we were able to teach the other 3 members that live there! Larry, Yanta, and Myana.  We gave a message on the Plan of Salvation, both Peyton and Myana said they wanted to be baptized!!! It was so cool to hear that, now we are going to continue and hope the rest of the family will have that same desire. To end the night we walked downtown to street contact.
     Friday we left around 9 to drive to the West Bridgewater Chapel for District Leadership Council.  Lots of things were talked about to help continue the work for the Mission. It took about 2 hours to go through it all. We got a call from the AP's (assistant to the president) they informed us we will be becoming a trio, to help the Portuguese area in Plymouth.  We then went out to lunch at Little Dammies and I had some dang good mac and cheese there. After lunch we went back to the Chapel and waited to pick up our new companion Elder Leite from Fortaleza Brazil. This is his 3rd day in the mission field in this mission. He served a 3 month mission in Brazil while waiting for his Visa.  We got to meet him and put his stuff in our car. Then went inside to have District Council. We just let the rest of the District know about what was talked about in DLC. We started to make our way home, then we got a call from the Brockton Portuguese Elders. Elder Leite forgot a bag that he needed, so we had to head back the way we came. We were hungry so we went out to eat at Chick-fil-a. While we were there we ended up getting a free meal because they couldn't find the person who ordered it. We then got the bag from the other Elders and made our way home. Traffic was pretty bad. When we got back, we made a couple stops with Brazilian friends to set up a time to come back.
     Saturday was a long day as well. We got up and ready then we moved furniture around to accommodate the three of us. Luckily we have 3 desks so it all worked out in the end. I honestly like it much better now then what it was. For the time being I will be sleeping on the couch until a new bed comes next week. We had studies, personal and comp studies. After lunch, Elder Leite gave us a Portuguese lesson on the verb to be. I will learn but I still am confused, wish me luck! We had dinner at the apt and then made our way to a lesson with Brother Gould to read from the Book of Mormon.  To end the night we walked downtown.
     Sunday, a lot of the members were surprised that there were three of us. We are hoping to start an English class soon for the Brazilians in our area and we already have members wanting to help out! It was Fast Sunday so I went up to bare my testimony. After Sacrament we talked to Billy Salmons who was in the foyer. He got to know the new missionaries a little more. After Church there was a linger longer, with lots of good food! We had lots of fun, with the members of the ward.  We came home and listened to a couple conference talks then went to visit a member. She has a less active husband and was hoping we would be able to talk with him, sadly he isn’t interested at the moment.  While we were with her we walked on a private beach that her family has access to. It was lots of fun. I took of my shoes and socks and had to walk in the water. When we got back to her house we shared a message on the Sacrament and headed to our next appointment. We had dinner /coordination with Sister Wood and her son Preston. It was lots of fun. She is the new Relief Society President and wants to get stuff done! She is going to be a great help for us. To end the night we stopped by Charlie and Vivian. They were our first lesson on Portuguese. Sadly  just Vivian was home this time so we will teach Charlie soon! It was a whole different experience, I couldn't understand anything but I felt the spirit for sure!

                     2 John 1:3

     "3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love"

    The God head is all loving, Both our Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ only want the best for us all.
They are full of both truth and love, I have come to know this by reading the scriptures and praying every day. I promise you, it can be the same way for you if you read and pray to have peace in your lives. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen