New area

This week was pretty crazy. I traveled to my new area and we only had to stop once when the bus broke down. Then I got to take a 40-minute Uber by myself from the bus station to pick up my companion. 

My companion has been pretty sick during our time together. We've been to the hospital twice already (where he tested positive for dengue) so hopefully he will start feeling better this week. His name is Elder Cunha and it would be awesome if you guys could pray for him that he can heal and rest up this week. 

I also got to go to p-day with President today and see some of my friends. I don't have all of the photos yet so some will get put on next weeks email. 

I want to share a scripture this week for Alma chapter 8. "30 And Alma went forth, and also Amulek, among the people, to declare the words of God unto them; and they were filled with the Holy Ghost. 31 And they had power given unto them, insomuch that they could not be confined in dungeons; neither was it possible that any man could slay them; nevertheless they did not exercise their power until they were bound in bands and cast into prison. Now, this was done that the Lord might show forth his power in them." I love this scripture because it talks about the power that Alma and Amulak had when they were doing what the Lord asked them to do. I know that when we serve when we are asked to and do our best that we will be blessed and have the Holy Ghost with us. 

If you have any questions or just want to talk you can email me at benson.plaster@missionary.org.

Tchau,
Elder Plaster 

The fam

Elder Cunha

Bus station with President 

Leaving Araxá 

Leaving Araxá

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Crazy week

Image
This week was very different. We had exchanges and this drunk guy tried to argue with us about the story of Adam and Eve.  I got to say goodbye to my companion at the bus station as he returns home on Wednesday. Now I get to stay with the Zone Leaders, for the next 4 days, in a house with 5 missionaries and 1 bathroom.  Transfers are a little different with our new mission president and I won't know what's going to happen until early tomorrow morning. We also got to go to a party where there was lots of food and had a table to share Book of Mormons and other pamphlets about the church.  Always remember that God loves you and He is there to help you through all of your difficulties. All you have to do is get on your knees and pray to Him and ask for help.  I love you guys! Hope you're all doing fantastic! If you have any questions or just want to talk you can email me at  benson.plaster@missionary.org . Tchau, Elder Plaster  Festa Junina  Rafeal's goodb...
Read more

Miracles

Image
This week was amazing but also really crazy. I saw many miracles this week.  The first one was I found Peanut Butter when I was with the Zone Leaders. I have eaten many PB and J sandwiches the past few days. I also decided to make a sandwich with pancakes and that was also super good.  The second miracle was that Elder Aviz, my new companion, arrived in Uberlândia. His bus never showed up but they got him on the last bus that came to Uberlândia so he didn't have to sleep at the bus station. He only had to wait 5 or 6 hours at the bus station. Luckily I woke up at 2 am when they called so we could pick them up from the bus station.  The third miracle is that someone who talked to the missionaries a while ago decided to show up to church and has a lot of interest in returning more times. We were kinda afraid that nobody was going to come to church even though multiple people said they would, so it was amazing when he showed up and we weren't even expecting him.  The fo...
Read more

Transfers???

Image
This week was pretty good. We've been preparing for the next transfer and trying to find people who want to meet with us more than one time. Our friend who has been progressing the most told us he is trying to move so we are hoping and praying that he ends up staying in the area.  I can't remember of anything special that happened this week. I'm feeling a lot better and not as sick anymore. We should be getting transfer news tomorrow which is nerve racking because I have no idea what is going to happen. This week we faced a lot of rejection and we got a little frustrated.  My spiritual thought to you guys is to keep on going. Even though we will experience hard times and people will reject us we need to keep on loving them. Jesus was rejected and suffered way worse than we will in this life. We can always look towards Him and ask for help to love others and continue on doing the right things like He did.  Hope you all are having a great summer! Love you all! If you have a...
Read more