tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616366085776503652024-03-14T03:18:43.561-07:00Elder David Rawson -- Santa Maria Brazil Missionray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-25830345440343617202018-06-13T19:59:00.000-07:002018-06-25T20:24:01.728-07:00Airport Welcome<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With cousin Jake Schumann </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With baby brother Blake Rawson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With big Brother Tyler Rawson </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With cousins Nate & Tyson Schumann</td></tr>
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-33029319182756510722018-06-11T19:20:00.000-07:002018-06-25T19:27:52.563-07:00Goodbyes in Mission Home<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Burton & Elder Rawson (2 boys from Utah in Brazil)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A last look at Santa Maria from the mission home</td></tr>
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Well folks, who would of thought that 2 years would go by so quick?<br />
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Words can not adequately describe the love I feel for my mission, the amazing people of Brazil, and most of all my love for my Savior Jesus Christ. What a journey it has been.<br />
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<b><u>1. CTM</u></b><br />
It all started 2 years ago in the "CTM" in Brazil, where I was thrown into the culture and Portuguese. I did my best to learn how to be an effective missionary and how to speak the basics. I began to feel the Savior helping me overcome my difficulties and fulfill my true potential.<br />
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<b><u>2. Salgado Filho</u></b><br />
Then out to the mission field I went, and arrived in my first area- Salgado Filho!!! Elder Prata showed me how to do the work. The amazing saints of Brazil helped me SO much. After I had a few good short weeks with Elder Ferris, then came Elder Oliver! We didn't have very many baptisms in my time here, and I felt down at times. Adjusting to mission life, having difficult companions, not knowing how to speak was difficult for me, but these moments made me rely on His help, and how grateful I am for having had these experiences!<br />
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<b><u>3. Ala Centro-Santa Maria</u></b><br />
After off to Ala Centro-Santa Maria I went! Me and Elder Olivares were new in the area and on the mission, and with my district leader responsibilities I really had to rely on the Spirit to teach me and show me the way! I grew up a lot in this time. I learned to love my study time, read the Book of Mormon, Preach My Gospel, and Jesus the Christ.<br />
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<b><u>4. Alegrete</u></b><br />
Finally I was transfered to a different city-Alegrete! How I love this city and Ala Prado. I really felt like I was making a difference there. I was able to leave things quite better than they were before I got there! The miracles started to happen. My first transfer with my son Elder Bagley was amazing, and my second with Elder Olegario was full of baptisms! Felipe, Lucas, & Margarida. Amazing people! My heart will always have a soft spot for Alegrete!!!!<br />
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<b><u>5. São Gabriel</u></b><br />
Then off I went to São Gabriel to serve with Elder Loureiro! Our zone was awesome. I learned SO much with Loureiro and we formed a brothership that will never be broken! Our branch Bom Fim was great, and we saw a lot of success! The next transfer I served in the other branch São Gabriel with Elder Lopes!!! We were able to work well together and make a difference. I finally felt confident in teaching the Gospel, speaking Portuguese well, and being a Christlike leader. What a great time I had there.<br />
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<b><u>6. Santa Marta</u></b><br />
God always knows whats he´s doing, and saved the best for last for me- back to Santa Maria in the Santa Marta ward! With Elder Luz, Elder J. Silva, and Elder Lundrigan at my side we were able to do big things! The Lord immensely blessed us. We had many miracles, weddings, and baptisms happen. This is for sure the strongest ward in the mission and it was a privilege to serve 6 months here and end my mission here!<br />
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I´m very grateful for every amazing experience I had, every life I was able to touch, and above all for having time to know my Savior a little better. I´m eternally indebted to him for all that He did and does for me. I know that Jesus Christ and his infinite Atonement is what matters most. The Book of Mormon changed me and my perspective on life. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is His church restored on earth, and all we need to do is follow Him. I love you all and thank you for all your love, prayers, and support.<br />
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See you soon,<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
1 Corinthians 13:11<br />
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P.S. I`ll be home June 13th and my homecoming will be June 17th at 11:00am for anyone who's interested!<br />
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-58468077796801924372018-05-28T20:07:00.001-07:002018-05-28T20:07:48.961-07:00Pray for Brazil<b><u>1. Jerusa's baptism</u></b><br />
The highlight of this week was for sure Jerusa;s baptism! Her late mother was a faithful member, and always invited Jerusa to come to church and talk to the missionaries, but she was never interested. Well, we met her in February as a member reference. Slowly the Lord has worked with her, softening her heart, to the point where she basically told us she wanted to be baptized! Her stepdaughter, Diane, was baptized in March and her other kids were already coming, so it was a triumphal moment to see all her family together at her baptism and at church! She had real intent, and the Lord blessed her and did His part. He ALWAYS does His part when we do ours! A great experience for me.<br />
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<b><u>2. Small Victories </u></b><br />
We had a tender moment this week. We were teaching a less active grandma and her 9 year old grandson, who came to church last week. We taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ and this lesson we taught about the Plan of Salvation, and of course at the end we invited him to be baptized! The grandma has health problems and wants to wait till she gets better and can come every week for him to get baptized, a valid thought. But Victor´s little prayer at the end touched my heart "Heavenly Father, please bless grandma so that she can get better so that I can get baptized and be able to enter into the Celestial Kingdom with my family." His powerful little prayer touched my heart!<br />
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<b><u>3. I love teaching the Gospel</u></b><br />
I have come to love teaching the Gospel, explaining God´s teaching so simply that even a child could understand. This has made me be able to clearly see what God expects of us and I have gained a testimony that all this really is the truth. There´s such a joy in being a missionary and teaching the Gospel. There is no more compelling work than this, nor any which brings greater satisfaction. "More happiness awaits you than you have ever experienced as you labor among His children." And I testify that it's true.<br />
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<b><u>4. Pray for Brazil</u></b><br />
Brazil is passing through some difficult moments. The truckers, who deliver everyday products, are on day 7 of a national strike because of corruption in the government. Basically markets are running out of food, some cities don´t have gasoline, etc. Pray that this can be resolved before a national panic happens.<br />
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Well, next week will be my last P-Day.... and shortly I´ll be home! I love you all! thanks for the prayers, love, and support.<br />
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Elder RAWSON<br />
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-18979490083438434112018-05-21T16:20:00.001-07:002018-05-21T16:20:37.740-07:00#ConheçaOsElderes (meet the Elders)I absolutely love this work. The burning joy that I feel in my heart is indescribable.<br />
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<b><u>1. Our social media campaign</u></b><br />
We've been applying a 20th century method to preach the gospel, using the Facebook of members! They take a picture with us and post it using the hashtag #ConheçaOsElderes (meet the Elders) for all their friends to see! It´s been cool to see the members positively react and help bring the light of the Gospel to everyone. My question for you now is- when was the last time you put a spiritual message on your Facebook/Twitter/Instagram??<br />
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<b><u>2. Visits with President and Sister Louza</u></b><br />
This week we had the privilege of heading out with our mission president and his wife to visit some of our investigators! They are so awesome and their bright spirits were able to help two families we are teaching! And finally, Seila came to church, so it worked out! At this point I`m inviting all of our investigators to be baptized on the last Saturday of my mission in 3 weeks. Go big or go home, right?<br />
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<b><u>3. The power of the Livro de Mormon</u></b><br />
I´m so very grateful to have the Book of Mormon in my life! As I was studying this week I felt it´s message penetrate my heart once again. I know that this is Christ´s church. This is where we need to be to one day return and live with Him. I have felt God´s undying love for me, and I hope that each one of you can feel it too. Ask, and it shall be given.<br />
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love,<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
Enos 1:26-27<br />
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A successful week! A wedding, 2 baptisms, ward conference, and a wonderful Mothers Day call home:)</div>
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<b><u>1. Leticia and Alisson </u></b><br />
After months of preparation Leticia and Alisson got married Saturday morning and then Leticia was baptized that afternoon! I´ve shared a little bit about them in previous emails, but our all-star member Alessandro passed a reference to us- His less active brother Alisson and his girlfriend Leticia that lives with him. Leticia and Alisson were super open with us and willing to do what the Lord expected of them! After the first Sunday that they came to church, Alissone got a call telling him he got the job he needed! They recognized it as a sign of God´s love for them, and they've done everything expected of them since! After their wedding they told us they have a new goal in 365 days- the temple! Such a great experience for me to witness. God does his part, always!<br />
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<b><u>2. Vitoria´s story</u></b><br />
We were also super happy to see Vitoria get baptized! Last month the Elders from the Center had made contact with a girl (Vitoria´s sister) and sent us her address to go visit her, and when we got there Vitoria showed way more interest than her sister! She hasn't missed a Sunday since and is loving the church. It´s cool to see how God acts- the real elect was the contacts sister! God acts in mysterious ways to bring forth the salvation of his children!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vitoria´s baptism</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 new members -- Leticia and Vitoria!</td></tr>
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<u><b>3. The "lasts" continue</b></u><br />
I´m having a lot of "last moments" but it doesn´t feel real yet, cause I still got a month to go. This week was my last zone conference. We gave a training on teaching simply and clearly and we got lots of positive feedback, so I was happy.<br />
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In my interview with President Louza he just thanked and thanked me for everything I've done- for having that big smile on my face since I stepped off the plane, for always leaving my areas better than I found them, for inspiring other missionaries, and for making a difference in the lives of the families I've taught & baptized. It was a tender moment.<br />
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I love President Louza! He´s an excellent mentor and a role model for how I want to live my life.<br />
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I love you all! Thanks for your love and support.<br />
Elder RAWSON<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">exchanges in the zone with Xis!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Lundrigan and I after zone conference,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">talking with the best family ever!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our P-Day lunch in the "shopping center" - American style- hot dogs</td></tr>
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-85814925521867104062018-05-07T23:11:00.000-07:002018-05-07T23:12:13.497-07:00Tender Mercies Everywhere<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><u>1. My last mission counsel </u></b><br />
This week was the last mission leadership counsel meeting! I bore my "last testimony" along with the other missionaries who are going home next transfer... We talked a lot about the great change that our mission had. Today we have harder working and more obedient missionaries, our mission is baptizing almost double from when I got here, and mission life is all around better. I´m grateful to have been a part of this change and for my personal conversion that will stay with me for the rest of my life!<br />
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<b><u>2. Miracles that happened this week</u></b><br />
This week was amazing! Jerusa, the step mom of Diane our recent convert, always chatted with the missionaries but never was really interested. Her mom was a member so she has known the church for 6+ years. Well this week she told us she made a deal with God, and that if she got the job she applied for she would change her life and come to church- and she got it! When we got to her house on Saturday she told us how she´s ready to be baptized. So cool!<br />
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Also a month ago we made a street contact with a teenage girl who was already baptized and she started coming back to church! Well this week she told us how she didn't know if she should go to her mom´s church or come back to ours so she said a prayer, and a few days later we stopped and talked to her. She recognized this as an answer from God and now she´s reading the Book of Mormon daily, doing Personal Progress, and wants to serve a mission! All this because I followed the Spirit and opened my mouth.<br />
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This Saturday will be Leticia and Alisson´s wedding, followed by the baptism of Leticia and Vitoria, another girl we´re teaching! I´m so grateful to see the blessings of heaven every day. I know God´s immensely blessing me in these last days on the mission. I LOVE MY MISSION<br />
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Elder Rawson<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant Livro de Mórmon </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my last mission counsel with my friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a member was randomly wearing a Ute shirt #GoTyler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Lopes- ex comp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my Sister friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye pizza for Elder J Silva</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Luz- ex comp<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">haircuts with our man Irmão Silvio</td></tr>
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-17272564247203437732018-04-30T16:07:00.002-07:002018-04-30T16:07:49.758-07:00The Last Transfer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm officially going to spend my last 6 weeks in Santa Marta! I'll get a new comp tomorrow, Elder Lundrigan from California, so I'm excited!<br />
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<b><u>1. A great week to be in Santa Marta</u></b><br />
What a great week we had here! I was happy to hear that Daniel (a man that I originally made contact with 6 months back when we helped him with a moving project) and his family of 4 all got baptized in Salgado Filho this week! I was super proud of our zone for having 10 baptisms this week and 16 on the month! At our zone conference President Louza threw up our mission's numbers, then compared it with "a zone that´s doing big things" to show our true potential. I´m proud of the hard working missionaries we have!<br />
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<b><u>2. Life in the vila</u></b><br />
This week we were teaching a kid who's come to church 3 times in the "vila" where life conditions aren't great. As we were teaching, his mom´s ex-husband showed up and they started yelling and fighting, and he pulled out a knife and threatened to kill her, all right in front of us. We tried to calm down the situation but we felt that it was best for our safety just to leave. Life in the vila is always interesting! I have some fun mission stories to tell at least!<br />
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<b><u>3. FHE and the Book of Mormon</u></b><br />
This week we had 3 family home evenings with members to help them get to know our recent converts and investigators, and it´s a guaranteed way to bring a great spirit into the room. Always remember to have FHE folks! I see the blessings it brings into people's lives. I finished the Book of Mormon this morning too and I can say without doubt that it is the most correct book on earth, and it's the best way to come closer to our Savior Jesus Christ and feel lasting peace in our lives.<br />
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The Church is true, the Book is blue!<br />
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Love you all!<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-53698832297136762582018-04-23T16:47:00.001-07:002018-04-23T16:47:47.006-07:00Hey Elder, Can we Give a Blessing to our Cat?<b><u>1. A week to remember</u></b><br />
What a week it´s been. The mission is absolutely amazing! The church was packed this week and we had 10 investigators present, so I`m as happy as can be. We have a solid teaching group, God´s elect that He put in our path. The blessings are raining down in Santa Marta!<br />
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The funniest thing that happened this week was a call we got from our recent converts, Roger and family, asking if they could give a blessing to their sick cat. LOL. At least he was trying to use his priesthood, right?!<br />
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Also the water in Santa Maria got contaminated and we´re not supposed to drink it cause lot´s of people are getting sick. I chug water cause it´s hot here, but we've been blessed and everyone's okay!<br />
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<b><u>2. The Spirit guides us</u></b><br />
We really are so protected as missionaries! Last week our FHE with Luiz ended after dark, but we felt that it would be good to walk him home instead of going straight home. Well we found out that that very night a crazy man was on the street with a machete exactly on the route we would of taken home, but since we took Luiz home we didn't even pass close by!<br />
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Also on Friday a member told us that there was a job opening at a restaurant, and if we knew anybody who needed a job that he had an opening! Not 2 hours after our investigator told us he needs a job! I could clearly see the hand of the Lord helping us. Cool stuff.<br />
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Well I`m super happy with how my mission is going. I've seen lots of changes in myself and in our mission since I got here. I´m eternally grateful for this opportunity to serve my Master!<br />
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#50Days<br />
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Elder Rawson<br />
Ether 4:18-19<br />
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-84873605430131737142018-04-16T15:59:00.000-07:002018-04-16T15:59:49.144-07:00 Tomorrow the Lord will do Wonders Among You<b><u>1. A great week on the job</u></b><br />
I'm super happy with how everything is working out here in Santa Marta! This week we were happy to see Luiz and Ferreira get baptized! It was my first baptism of an elderly(70), but teaching him was a fun experience! Luiz is Alessandro´s friend who´s been coming to church for a while, and he´s excited to receive the priesthood and go to the temple with the YM next month. We have a good group of people to teach so I'm a happy missionary!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Ferreira on his Baptism Day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luiz on his baptism day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Baptism</td></tr>
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<b><u>2. Surprise house checks</u></b><br />
On Wednesday morning we were doing our daily planning when we got a knock on the door- President & Sister Louza! They did a surprise house check and interviews, and everything was in order so we were happy! I´m always inspired by President Louza and his pure desire to follow Christ and help our mission. It´s a privilege to have them as my parents for these 2 years!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All smiles with Pres. & Sister Louza after we passed our surprise apartment check!</td></tr>
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<b><u>3. Family home evening</u></b><br />
We've been doing a lot of family nights with our members to help befriend our converts and investigators. We put up a FHE calender in the church so that´s been useful. Monday the family Borba invited Roger & Marcieles family over and Thursday Daniel & Lidiane invited Luiz over. A short message, a fun activity, and food wins the hearts of everyone!<br />
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I´m incredibly grateful for the atonement of my Savior Jesus Christ. Through him we can overcome spiritual and physical death. I know that if we dedicate ourselves to study the Book of Mormon daily that the heavens will open to us!<br />
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Elder Rawson<br />
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Everybody go read 3rd Nephi 18:32 #MinisterLikeChrist<br />
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-80885611086136046722018-04-09T15:02:00.002-07:002018-04-09T15:02:20.385-07:00The Santa Maria Games<b><u>1.Let the games begin!</u></b><br />
This week our zone started a competition to see who can have the most lessons, baptism invites, new investigators, people at church, etc. Everyone is fired up, cause I promised pizza for whoever wins at the end of the transfer! It´s pretty fun and is motivating everyone to work a little harder to be a little better! On Friday we won "lessons with a member present" cause our ward provided a member to be with us for all of our 9 lessons that day! I love serving my zone and doing my best to help them reach their potentials.<br />
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<b><u>2. The Work is hastening</u></b><br />
I´m absolutely so happy with everything that´s happening right now! I've been on a spiritual high and I`m loving it. We are teaching a young man, Luiz, who's been coming to church for a while and his parents are going to let him be baptized! Also a member's dad, Ferreira, has been coming to church for a few months, but because of his old age he does not understand a lot, but his baptism was also authorized and he's pumped! Our couples are getting ready for their weddings and baptisms next month as well. The more time I spend on my mission, the more I feel that the worth of souls truly is great in the eyes of God!<br />
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I´m grateful for every minute that I have to be a missionary. Time is winding down and I´m not too excited about it... You feel things as a missionary that only God understands, and I´m going to take advantage of every moment I have! I know that this is Christ´s restored church, that we are led by a living prophet, and that anyone who doubts that can read the Book of Mormon and know for themselves.<br />
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Love,<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
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1st Nephi 3:15<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Irmã Terizinha who has read the Book of Mormon 70+ times!</td></tr>
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-65728131473146520662018-04-03T17:42:00.003-07:002018-04-03T17:42:45.775-07:00Conference - A Spiritual Treat for All<u><b>1. Revelation is real</b></u><br />
What a general conference! I think all who watched could feel the great spirit that radiated from these inspired men! The changes that happened just confirmed to me that we have a church that has a living prophet that receives continual revelation. As he was speaking on Easter morning my heart was profoundly touched, and I know without doubt that he is God´s mouthpiece in these last days. All those who humbly listen to the teachings of these men will feel the same.<br />
When I was at home I always laughed a bit at the talks from the leaders from other countries who have accents. It´s easy to think 'isn´t there an American who could speak instead?' but now that I`m here in Brazil I see the difference. You guys don´t know the joy these people have when they see a church leader from their country give a talk! When Elder Soares (Brazilian) was called apostle everyone was thrilled! This is a world wide church and I`m grateful to have inspired leaders!<br />
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<b><u>2. The temple- a blessing for all</u></b><br />
So we´re teaching a super cool family, Alisson and Leticia, who´ve been coming to church for a while and are getting ready for their wedding & baptism. We felt inspired to teach them about temples and ordenances for the dead, and what a great lesson it was! Leticia told us she had prayed 2 days earlier that her family and ancestors could have the same happiness as she has had learning about the Restored Gospel, and that we were an answer to her prayer.<br />
I know the temple is chainlink between us and God, and that we need to make it our personal goal to actively participate in this glorious work!<br />
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With love,<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
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3 Nephi 18:32 "minister like Christ" must read!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">General Conference on a rainy day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an Easter selfie for y´all!:)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best Members Ever!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My tie collection hit 36 this week</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pizza - a missionary favorite!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seila and the crew- Great family!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictures I gave our recent converts. After each baptism,<br />I print the picture, put it in a frame, and give it to the new members.</td></tr>
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-3906775949612958822018-03-26T17:34:00.000-07:002018-03-26T17:34:11.167-07:00Happily Ever After<br />
<b><u>1. A Wedding and a Super Baptism</u></b><br />
What a week! First, I´m grateful for the thoughts and prayers of many this week, and I`m happy to say that everything worked out beautifully! Roger and Maricele got married Saturday morning and that afternoon they were baptized, as well as Diane! It truly was a miracle that everything worked out so perfectly. I've never worked and prayed so hard for something in my life, and the immense satisfaction and Spirit that I now feel makes it all worth it. The mission is the best. being able to help them in this process was so amazing. It really was such a beautiful day.... I´ll never forget it. A family for Christ, & happily ever after for all:)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marciele signing at her wedding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me signing the marriage papers as a witness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The family -- all members now!</td></tr>
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<b><u>2. Family Night with President Louza</u></b><br />
On Monday we had another family night with President and Sister Louza! This time we brought Luis and Marilde, who are getting ready for their wedding/baptism in May. Their 13 year old son Ramiro, who was baptized last year, has been a great example to them. You can always count on your mission president to give a powerful message! It was a great night for sure.<br />
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<b><u>3. Brazilian Politics</u></b><br />
Right now Brazil is in a rough patch with political unrest. There is a lot of corruption in the government, and it´s a hot topic here. Well this week the ex president Lula, who is trying to get re elected, came to Santa Maria and had a rally right in the middle of my area! As missionaries we´re suppposed to avoid protests and rallys like this, but our area was packed with people! I even saw Lula! Ha, crazy stuff.<br />
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I´m grateful to be serving my Savior here in Santa Maria. I´ll never forget this time of my life! The joy I feel as a missionary is super extraordinary. I love it here.<br />
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Love,<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family Night with Bishop and some recent converts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roger and Maricele´s wedding and the members who came to support!</td></tr>
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-42270090895494808422018-03-19T15:40:00.001-07:002018-03-19T15:40:27.451-07:00Let´s get Married Folks!HELLO FAMILY AND FRIENDS!<br />
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<b><u>1. Planning Weddings</u></b><br />
So the highlight of our week was for sure marking 3 weddings with people we are teaching! Here in Brazil nobody gets legally married, they just start living together, so to prepare to get baptized you have to follow the slightly complicated legal process. We've been working hard and we have 3 marked! This Saturday Roger and Maricele will get married and baptized so that will be a huge victory! I've been teaching them for a while now and we've fought various difficulties to get here. There´s not a better feeling for a missionary than to see your investigators trust in Christ and apply repentance so that they can be baptized. Their son Kauan was baptized in January, so this will be the first complete family that I was able to teach and baptize! Miracles everywhere.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> get ready for our investigators' baptism</td></tr>
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<b><u>2. Crazy Brazil rainstorms</u></b><br />
So twice this week I passed through a strange experience. We were walking on the street on a normal sunny day with a few clouds in the sky and all of a sudden it started DUMPING rain! I was confused cause it was sunny, but in 10 minutes it passed. It rained just enough to wet us down for the rest of the day:)<br />
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I´m so very grateful to be here in Santa Maria on my mission, serving the people of Brazil. The pure love that I feel for this people is not something I can describe with words, only something that Christ can put into our hearts. I´m grateful to have this chance to come to know my Savior.<br />
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Love you all!!<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> I´m in love with Açaí <3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">District meeting with President & Sister Louza</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pday lunch with Alessandro (greatest member ever)</td></tr>
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-11271627937874468302018-03-12T16:09:00.006-07:002018-03-19T15:43:01.118-07:00Give it The Gas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><u>1. Daniel´s baptism</u></b></div>
This week's highlight was the baptism of a little kid we've been teaching, Daniel. His family was less active and we're helping them come back. It's different teaching Primary- aged kids, but he's the man. Irmão Alessandro, the best member missionary ever, baptized him and is taking care of him! We've been working closely with the members and our ward mission leader and things are working out well! Happy day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel with invitation to his baptism</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel's baptism</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10th Birthday/ Post-Baptism party for Daniel</td></tr>
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<b><u>2. God immediately blesses us when we do what´s right!</u></b><br />
We are also teaching Alessandro´s brother, Alisson, and his wife Leticia. Alisson was baptized in another city and when he came to Santa Maria stopped going to church. But we visited them and promised them that if they would go to church God would bless their family! So Alisson, Leticia, and their cute little daughter all came to church! Well, the very next day Alisson got a call for a job interview and he got the job! He was unemployed so it was a HUGE blessing in their life! They recognized this as an answer from God and they're going to always come! They also accepted our help to get them legally married so Leticia can get baptized! I´m so happy to know that God will can bless us spiritually and physically (Mosiah 2:41) when we are obedient!<br />
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<b><u>3. Give it the gas Elder!</u></b><br />
Well, my time in Brazil is ticking down... Just when you finally figure out how to be an effective missionary and speak the language it´s time to go home! The second half of my mission has really changed me. I´m just grateful to be here and I´m going to do my best for these last months!<br />
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Love you all! Read 3 Nephi 4:33<br />
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Elder Rawson<br />
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P.S. Please pray for Roger and Marciele. Their wedding is marked for next Saturday, the 24th, and if Roger can stop smoking they'll both be baptized after! We also have a baptism date with Diane for the same day . . .<br />
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And please thank God for the great saints of Brazil and all they've done to help me and this great work.<br />
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-7722512732473599432018-03-05T17:11:00.000-08:002018-03-05T20:20:19.082-08:00It's the Little Things That CountWell its another beautiful morning in the kingdom brethren!<br />
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<b><u>1. A pleasant surprise!</u></b><br />
I´m loving every minute that I have to serve as a representative of my Savior Jesus Christ! The day I have to take of this tag will be a sad one... But this week I went on exchanges to my first area Salgado Filho! It´s always nice to spend a day where it all started. I had 6 great months there! Well, we entered into the house of one of their investigators and I knew I recognized the guy but I couldn't remember from where.... But he recognized me and reminded me where! 4 months ago in São Gabriel we were walking on the street and saw some guys struggling with a moving project so we jumped in and helped! Afterwards we talked and I got their addresses and passed it along . I totally forgot, but turns out the Elders went there and now he´s getting married so he can get baptized! It was so cool to see a seed that I planted start to grow! No effort goes unnoticed!<br />
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<b><u>2. One elect makes it all worth it</u></b><br />
The days are long and hot, and I've never sweated more in my life, but I´m happy as can be. One elect can make it all worth it! We got a member reference for an incomplete family and we found the most elect young woman ever! Diane is 14 and is loving the church! When we shared the First Vision with her she cried and cried then at the end of the lesson we asked her to pray and she offered the most heartfelt prayer I've ever heard. It touched my heart. If everything goes well she´ll get baptized in a few weeks.<br />
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<b><u>3. Cry nothing save repentance</u></b><br />
I love being able to cry repentance among this people and invite them to make the necessary changes in their lives so that they can prepare to be baptized!! That´s what being a missionary is all about. This week I was extremely happy to see 13 of our investigators at church. Literally the best feeling ever! We have two weddings marked as well:) I´m grateful to be here serving a mission and to have come to know my Savior a little better<3<br />
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Elder Rawson<br />
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-82341425560751266062018-02-26T22:14:00.002-08:002018-02-26T22:14:51.005-08:00"Oh okay, come on in! I thought you were the Mormons!"<b><u>1. Working hard cause the field is white and ready to harvest!</u></b><br />
What a great week we had! We were able to do all the paperwork for Roger and Marciele´s wedding so here in a month they´ll get married and if everything works out baptized the same day! We´re working super hard here, but our members make it easy. We basically just teach member referrals and incomplete families. For the second straight week we had 10 investigators at church so that always makes an Elder happy:)<br />
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<b><u>2. The Talent Show</u></b><br />
This week our ward had a talent show! It was a super fun activity and whatever excuse we have to open the church for investigators is great! We had 200+ people present! Well we got thinking and we put on a little skit. I dressed up as a "gaucho" and my comp tried to teach me, and I was your typical Brazilian cowboy, and everyone loved it! Then we sang our mission hymn that talks about bringing the gospel to the gauchos. It was an amazing night!<br />
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<b><u><br />3. Zone Conference</u></b><br />
This we put together our zone conference with President Louza! We had lots of training about the Book of Mormon, how to be better missionaries, etc. President Louza never fails to inspire us and bring a doce spirit to the room!<br />
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<b><u>4. "Well, what church are you from?"</u></b><br />
A quick funny experience. We started talking to this lady in her yard and we started explaining to her the blessings of the gospel and such and we asked if we could share a message, and she skeptically looked at us and asked what church we were from. Well of course we said The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And she said "Oh that´s okay then! Come on in! I thought you were the Mormons." Then we went in and taught her the restoration:)<br />
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Have an amazing week!<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-22361816228587672862018-02-19T18:44:00.001-08:002018-04-09T15:02:55.911-07:00CARNAVAL 2018<br />
<b><u>1. Carnaval and a new transfer</u></b><br />
Well things are a popping here in Brazil for the yearly national party called "carnaval". It´s basically a week straight of partying and apostasy. Luckily my mission is basically the Idaho of Brazil, so things here are pretty calm. We started a new transfer and me and Elder J. Silva are pretty excited! We've got some great things planned. I absolutely love the spirit we feel day to day, makes everything SO worth it.<br />
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<b><u>2. Teaching Seila</u></b><br />
So we've been working a lot with the family of Eduarda who got baptized recently. All her siblings and her mom are members, so now we´re just working with her grandma! She´s truly a special lady, but can never make it to church cause she takes care of the great grandma. This week we prepared a special lesson on Christ´s Atonement and the spirit was so strong. It was amazing.<br />
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Joseph Smith once said that "all things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to the Atonement of Jesus Christ" and I truly testify that that is true! We owe everything to Him. Now we just need to have faith in him, repent of our sins, be baptized, and endure to the end.<br />
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<b><u>3. Domingo do Amigo- Santa Marta</u></b><br />
So we decided to apply the domingo do amigo <i>(friend's Sunday)</i> here, cause we´re in the best ward in the mission! So we challenged every member to bring a friend, and sacrament meeting was packed!!! The talks were perfect and everyone left better than they entered.<br />
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<b><u>4. Miracles at every moment</u></b><br />
Just this morning one of the couples we´re teaching called us and asked if we could go to marriage office to help them get married! We were SO stoked, casue they´re being taught for more than a year, and this morning we put in the paperwork to get them married! God is good to us.<br />
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Love you all:)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Domingo do Amigo</td></tr>
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-88051714537635684802018-02-12T22:59:00.001-08:002018-03-05T21:38:18.143-08:00Interview with a Member of the 70<b><u>1. Mission Tour with Elder Del Guerso</u></b><br />
We kicked off this week with our mission tour! The entire mission gathered in Santa Maria for the conference. As we were reverently sitting and waiting to start I was informed that I had been chosen to be interviewed by Elder Del Guerso of the 70. We had a great conversation about how my mission experience is going among other things. Five other missionaries got interviewed as well. It was a super cool experience! He sure did put fire in my bones! Afterwards we were richly instructed on how to be more effective missionaries and we learned some new techniques. I also got to see all my old friends/comps so that was fun!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all my old comps who are currently on the mission #brothers4life</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my last pic with Elder Loureiro before he goes home </3</td></tr>
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<b><u>2. Diogo´s baptism</u></b><br />
This week we happily filled up the baptism font (1 day early this time) for Diogo's baptism! He's a young man that´s been receiving missionary visits for 6 months, but his grandma never let him go to church. We were able to use our charm, with the help of his neighbor the stake patriarch, to win her over. His baptism was so amazing! He even chose the patriarch to baptism him. It was dumping rain most of the day so when we sang "when I am baptized" it was pretty cool.<br />
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Last week we went to an animal preservation place (zoo) and saw a ton of cool animals! Exotic birds, tigers, monkeys, flamingos, and lots more!<br />
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-61445509562933696182018-02-05T16:53:00.001-08:002018-02-05T16:53:41.996-08:00Are you Ready?<b><u>1. Be Ready for Everything!!!</u></b><br />
What a week! This week we were happy to see the baptism of Eduarda and Sebastian! After all was said and done, it was quite the day! Santa Maria has been having some issues with water faltages <i>(translates to "missing")</i>, and we got word an hour before the baptism that the church had no water. NO! We had half the ward there waiting as well. Fortunately, a neighbor had water so we grabbed buckets and went to work! We were able to get the water to a decent level and they were able to baptized. The Bishop gave a great testimony about the 'water miracle' and truly it was a great experience for all.<br />
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<b><u>2. Sebastian's story</u></b><br />
Sebastian is the coolest 10 year old ever! His family already are members, but they wanted him to make the decision to be baptized. During my first week in the area I had the strongest prompting that we needed to visit his family, so we changed our plans and went to his house. As we were arriving they had grabbed the phone to call a member to give a blessing to Sebastian, who was pretty sick, but when they saw us at the door they knew that God had sent help! Through this experience Sebastian prepared himself to be baptized. I´m so grateful to have followed the Spirit that day!<br />
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<b><u>3. BE BOLD</u></b><br />
Next week we have our mission tour with an area 70, and he challenged us to dedicate 2 hours to inviting people to hear more about Christ. As we prayed about how to do this we felt that we could take a big picture of Christ to the street and talk with everyone! We sure did get some strange looks but it was a powerful experience for me. See pic below.<br />
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-26927802160527967532018-01-29T19:48:00.004-08:002018-01-29T19:48:57.125-08:00Be Ready for Everything!HELLO family and friends! Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers, they help more than you know!<br />
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<b><u>1.FHE with President/Sister Louza</u></b><br />
This week we got invited to a family night with our mission president and his wife! So we invited some of our investigators and were getting ready to go when we got a phone call from the AP´s telling us that we were responsible for the message! We had a little freak out moment cause we had nothing ready, but we decided to say a prayer that everything would work out. We ended up talking about the life of Christ, and after reading The Living Christ the room went silent. The Spirit was SO amazing.<br />
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President Louza then got up and invited everyone to be baptized and our investigator accepted! It was such an amazing night and I was grateful that the Spirit helped us to touch these peoples hearts! When you don´t know what to say, testify of Christ.<br />
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Our purpose as missionaries is to invite everyone to come unto Christ and prepare them to enter into God´s presence, which can only happen when they truly repent of their sins and are baptized with the proper authority. We´re working with a great group of investigators, and 3 currently have baptism dates. I absolutely love this work and am grateful to share with others what has come to make me happy.<br />
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<b><u>3. Feeling fruity</u></b><br />
I've been on a natural juice craze. Fresh Brazilian fruits rock!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My amazing comp making fresh guava juice<3</td></tr>
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Have an amazing week! Think about what you can do this week to show your love and devotion to your Savior Jesus Christ.<br />
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Elder Rawson<br />
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ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-29633680976525196522018-01-22T22:57:00.000-08:002018-01-22T22:57:10.198-08:00Call Me Cupid<b><u>1. God´s blessing the work</u></b><br />
I´m blessed to say that everything is going super well down here in Brazil! We've been seeing miracles as our investigators come to accept Christ and His restored church! We teach lots of youth, who are super open to our message, but we are also teaching 4 couples! Well, none of them are legally married and therefore cannot be baptized yet, so we've been working hard to get them married! Brazilian laws about marriage are kinda stupid, cause if we had a Las Vegas close by we could solve this issue real quick. But it´s been a great adventure:) #CallMeCupid<br />
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<b><u>2. President Nelson</u></b><br />
This week we were all privileged to hear from and see our new prophet, President Nelson! I know he was called of God and will guide this Church exactly where God wants it! Two Elders here had a cool experience- They invited a teenager and his mom to watch the announcement in the church on Tuesday. The mom didn't want her son to be baptized because of her view of our church and 'false prophets'. But after the broadcast, she turned to the missionaries and said "That man is a prophet of God and my son needs to be baptized here." So right after they put on white clothes and went to the river and he was baptized! Powerful experience.<br />
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<b><u>3. Stake conference</u></b><br />
This week we had stake conference in Santa Maria! It was such a great day because I was able see all the members from Salgado Filho and Centro where I have already served! I felt pretty famous when I saw that I know almost everyone in the stake. But what made me happier was that I saw 3 of my converts there, firm in the Gospel! Such a proud moment. Rose is doing great and that was for a sure a happy reunion (see photo 4 below).<br />
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Love you all! Keep reading the Book of Mormon so that God can bless you!<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
Alma 34:15<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Enjoying AÇAÍ with my BFF`s on Pday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My convert Rose with the bishop and his wife:)</td></tr>
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-80585044874104845102018-01-15T15:47:00.000-08:002018-01-16T16:06:23.218-08:00Enjoy the Little Moments<b><u>1. A splendid week!</u></b><br />
HELLO Y´ALL:) This week was full of miracles. The Lord´s hand is ever so present in my life and I love it! The highlight of the week was for sure Kauan's baptism! He was crazy excited. His parents even came out to watch and now we´re working to get them legally married! I was super grateful for the ward's support- it was packed and there wasn't room for everyone so people crowded in the back and into the hallway. Some investigators made it out to church as well that we weren't sure if they would be able, so we´re being super blessed with the progress!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE BAPTISM WAS WELL ATTENDED</td></tr>
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<b><u>2. Three service projects</u></b><br />
As missionaries we´re supposed to always search for planned and unplanned opportunities to serve, and this week we finally were able find some! We painted a grandma´s house and as we were cruising along our day to day plans we saw 2 moving projects that we helped with! People think we´re crazy to offer help with manual labor with a white shirt and tie, but I love it:)<br />
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<b><u>3. Enjoy the little moments</u></b><br />
My time here on the mission has taught me to enjoy the little moments! Just making the best of every little oppurtunity you have. Whether its taking a cold shower after frying in the sun all day, or ordering pizza when you complete "a sister mission" aka 1 year and 6 months. I hope you all can take the time to enjoy the little moments and seek Christ in all that you do.<br />
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Love you all:)<br />
ELDER RAWSON<br />
Moroni 7:34<br />
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-25455010756380380382018-01-08T21:32:00.000-08:002018-01-08T21:32:01.307-08:00Am I in Utah?<b><u>1. Live from Santa Maria</u></b><br />
HELLO FAMILY AND FRIENDS:) This week went so fast I don´t even remember what happened! We´ve just been going to work, doing our best all day every day! So yesterday we get to church to stand in the door and greet the people who come in... And the people just kept coming and coming and coming! We had almost 200 people in sacrament meeting! Compared to the branch of 50 where I was I felt like I was in Utah! I´m blessed to be in such a great place.<br />
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<b><u>2. The blessing of members</u></b><br />
I´m always so grateful for all that the members do for us! They always go out of their way to make sure we have good meals and are taken care of. We have a super cool Irmão named Alessandro that is helping us and being a member missionary! We got a phone call from him and he said that his son has a friend that´s ready to be baptized! He already got the parents permission and everything, we just needed to show up "to teach the lessons." So Saturday we´ll have a Kauan´s baptism! I truly feel like I`m in a Utah ward #blessed<br />
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Have a good week, and remember to stick with those new year resolutions;)<br />
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Elder Rawson<br />
ALMA 5:45-46<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a marvelous exchange with my ex comp Elder Loureiro:))</td></tr>
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<br />ray671http://www.blogger.com/profile/14851809381331349753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761636608577650365.post-12821460898440614362018-01-01T22:59:00.001-08:002018-01-01T22:59:56.597-08:00The Return - Santa Maria 2.0<b><u>1. When the Lord calls- You go!</u></b><br />
So to my surprise I was transferred back to Santa Maria- where I started my mission! I was super happy with the progress we were seeing in São Gabriel and I was content and hoping to stay more time there, but when the Lord calls, you go! But I am happy with the seeds I left planted, and my old comp Elder Lopes will take good care of everyone:)<br />
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<u><b>2. Hello Santa Marta!!!!!!</b></u><br />
On the bright side of things I got transferred to the ward Santa Marta, the most famous area in the mission:) Things here are so nice! The Sunday attendance here is through the roof! Also our teaching group is literally all references from members and families of recent converts. My new companion is Elder Luz, from São Paulo. I already knew him from early on the mission so I´m pumped to work with him!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My comp Elder Luz and my Utah friend Elder Mckinley</td></tr>
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<b><u>3. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YÀLL:) </u></b>When you´re new on the mission they joke that you won´t go home this year, and not even the next year, just in the next! So I`m happy that its 2018- my year! I´m ready to give it my all these last 23 weeks.<br />
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Love you all!<br />
Elder Rawson<br />
1 Nephi 3:15<br />
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