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Faith and Miracles

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  Olá Meus Queridos!! I don't know when was the last time I've written to all of you 😅. If any of you still read these posts I just wanna say thanks for being patient with me!  A lot has changed recently in our mission... We received a new mission President and his family. A bunch of new missionaries from the states are starting to arrive. I have served most of my mission close to Lisbon and in the central part of Portugal. But this last transfer I was sent all the way up to the northern part of the country in a little town outside of Porto called São João da Maderia. It's such a cool little area with a lot of trees and a good view of the ocean. The northern part of Portugal is completely different from the central and southern part. The people are very hard to talk to and the culture is different. I was a little nervous when I got here, but I was excited to see what this new area and zone had to offer!  This last transfer I had a very special experience with one of our in
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Update!!!

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  Olá meus queridos!! I dont think I've given you guys an update for like 2 transfers now haha 😅. But anyways, everything is going great here in my "new" area Montijo!  When I first got here, the country of Portugal went back into lockdown and we couldn't go out or do anything. So, that transfer was pretty interesting. We just stayed inside and tried to do as much work as we could. The only cool thing about that transfer was that I got to serve with Elder Koyle who was in the MTC with me, so that was rad.  But now I'm in the 3rd week of this new transfer and it's been nothing but a blessing! Elder Koyle got transferred and I expected to just recive a normal new comp, but I got something better... A FILHO!! (A son). So this is my first time training a new missionary!  I was so stoked when I got the news that I was gonna train! The new missionaries where expected to arrive in Portugal at the beginning of the first week of this transfer, but all of their travel
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1 Year!

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Olá queridos!!! At this point I'll just keep on updating you guys whenever I have time, because I've never been so busy in my life!!  With that being said, the work has been really good here in our 3 areas: Abrantes, Tomar, and Castelo Branco!! I can't believe I've been here since August, but I've come to truly love this area and everyone in it! The Lord has definitely been preparing this area for a long time and it has been incredible to see the fruits of all of our faith and hard work! I'll most likely be getting transferred here in a week though...😅  On Friday this week I hit my year mark on the mission! It was pretty surreal to think that a year ago I was getting dropped off at the MTC and starting this crazy adventure called a "Mission" 😂. Since day one, I knew that this is where the Lord wants me to be and I've seen his helping hand all throughout my mission so far. Everyone he has put in my path has helped me to learn, grow, and feel his l
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I’m Still Alive!!!

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  Olá todos!! Sorry I haven't been keeping you guys updated for a while! Time has been flying here! I'm still in my same area of Abrantes and we are still covering 2 other areas! Our days are constantly slammed with appointments and other things to do, but I love it! I don't know if I ever told you guys, but last transfer we had a another baptism!! Her name is Constança and she is the sweetest little girl you'll meet!  I'm now serving with my comp Elder Nelson and he is the best! He is from Utah as well and everyone says we look like twins haha. We are teaching a lot of new people and have one on date for baptism, so hopefully everything will go as planned!  This past week our mission had the opportunity to have a 2 day conference with Elder Kopichke of the Seventy! It was an amazing conference and I learned so much from his teachings and experiences. One thing that he asked all of the missionaries was, "Why did you stay?". He invited us to write down why
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Ola!!!!!

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  Olá!!!! Sorry for not writing for a while!! This last transfer flew by! I'm still serving in my new area, Abrantes and we are still covering two other areas (Castelo Branco and Tomar).  I absolutely love this area and the people in it! It's really cool having two other areas because we are able to work with so many amazing people! All of our branch presidents are amazing and they help out so much! One is from Idaho and he lives here with is family. I never thought I would have an American branch president on my mission 😂.  I've witnessed a lot of miracles since being here. When I first arrived here my companion (Elder Jorgensen) and I established some goals to help our areas grow and become unified. The first two weeks we were focused on really getting to know the members in our areas. We went to a ward picnic, called everyone in our ward directory and did everything we could to build a better relationship with them. I saw how the Lord directed us to certain members who
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Transferencias!

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  Olá meus queridos! I have some sad but sweet news for you all! I will be leaving my FIRST and beloved areas QueLuz and Cacém!! 😪😇 But I'm so excited for my new area which will be in Tomar, Abrantes, and Castello Branco! My comp and I will be covering three areas and three branches ! I'm excited for this new adventure with my new comp Elder Jorgensen!  I'm sad to leave QueLuz behind, but I'm so grateful for all of the wonderful people that I met here and all of the wonderful experiences I had there. I definitely went through a lot there, good and bad. Reflecting on the past 6 months I've really have seen a change in myself.  This weekend we had a picnic with Fabiola and her family to say goodbye! This family were the first people that I met here in Portugal and had the most impact on me so far on my mission. This family has been through a lot, but their faith in Christ and love for others is so inspiring! On Sunday they came to church and even the Dad Wesley who
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