Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well, and having a great time preparing for Christmas. The Christmas prep here in Georgia has been going great, with the exception of one thing - the lack of snow. It has gotten quite colder here, and I've heard that it snows very rarely, but this Christmas is reminding me a lot of Brazil!
We had some great lessons and appointments this week. We witnessed one miracle through our Facebook efforts. A couple of weeks ago, we hosted a random live Facebook event wherein we made a popular Brazilian dessert. We messaged everyone that commented, and met someone named Ayla. She is awesome, and is actually from Fortaleza, where I was serving in Brazil! She invited us to her home, and said she was looking for truths regarding Jesus Christ in her life. We gave her the Book of Mormon and taught her the restoration. We have seen some serious miracles from the new work that we have been doing here.
We had a wonderful church service on Sunday. We got to hear some great music from some talented members, and even a couple of numbers by the primary. The branch is really young, from what I have noticed. Made of lots of young families with children. They are all wonderful. I feel very privileged to have served here, and to see the growth that is taking place.
And, with the exception of a few people standing on the side of the street with posters, we haven't heard or felt too much regarding local politics. We actually don't know too much about what is happening, but it is cool to be here during such an interesting time.
As we approach Christmas, Elder Galvão and myself worked on a video to share with members centralized around this main scripture found in Isaiah 9:6 -
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace
As Christmas approaches, take time to think about the role that Christ plays personally in your life. His life and his sacrifice were done very personally for each and every one of us. His love extends forever, and his arms are always outstretched. Love you all, have a wonderful Christmas!
Love,
Elder Perry
Elder Perry
