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| Elder Galvão and Elder Perry |
Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing amazing! To those of you reading this in Utah, I must say that the perpetual heat and humidity here in Georgia makes me miss the snow.
This concludes week 65 of my mission, as well as the first week of Elder Galvão's mission. We were able to get a lot done this week, and I hope he is already learning the important skills necessary for the rest of his mission. Both of us got some flu-like symptoms halfway through the week, but a COVID test confirmed to us that it was just a cold. So after a couple of days quarantined, we are happy to get back to work as usual.
We had lots of success finding people on Facebook this week! That is actually the first time I've actually seen it working. We posted service ads into many local Brazilian groups, and received many responses. There were several responses from people who needed service, which was great, but also a large amount simply congratulating us on our willingness to serve. Either way, we have been able to see the importance of planting seeds and letting our lights shine forth. We have been working hard with many investigators, members, and on some more videos for Facebook.
And a spiritual thought as well: In Sunday school we discussed the value of the Book of Mormon. As we discussed the value of the truths, and personal meaning of the Book of Mormon, this scripture in Doctrine and Covenants was also brought up, and made me reflect a little more on the true cost of the Book of Mormon - D&C 135:6....
Hyrum Smith was forty-four years old in February, 1844, and Joseph Smith was thirty-eight in December, 1843; and henceforward their names will be classed among the martyrs of religion; and the reader in every nation will be reminded that the Book of Mormon, and this book of Doctrine and Covenants of the church, cost the best blood of the nineteenth century to bring them forth for the salvation of a ruined world; and that if the fire can scathe a green tree for the glory of God, how easy it will burn up the dry trees to purify the vineyard of corruption. They lived for glory; they died for glory; and glory is their eternal reward. From age to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems for the sanctified.
The Book of Mormon cost the best blood of the nineteenth century, as Joseph and Hyrum Smith died doing what they knew to be right. Always remember what this book means to you, and what its true value is.
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