Soccer, and why we have Rules

Here's today's thoughts from Elder Darke:

este semana foi muito bom!

    temos foochieball segunda feida, tentando que brar o juelio de meu companeto por uma semana enteida, um reunao familiar muito bom, e uma troca com meu lider de zona! :D.

    Entao, Segunda feida nos jogar foochieball com algumas membros nos temos aqui, foi muito bom, mais eu nao sao acustomado para jogar, e eu foi consado depois :P.  Mais foi muito muito bom.  Eu gosto jogar foochieball :D. e quasie todo mundo aqui tam ben gosto jogar, entao e muito bom :D.

    Este semana nos continuar para andar muito!  entao o Juelio de meu companeto e doendo ele, so porque nos estamos andando muito :P.  Eu sentir mao por que meu juelio nao e duendo, e eu nao sei que eu posso faz para ajuda ele seu melhor.  entao e difficial :D

    Quarta feida eu faz uma troca com meu lider de zona, elder Beaty.  Ele e muito bom e eu aprender muito de ele.  mais um coisa eu realizar e todos nos podemos aprender muito, mais ate nos comecar usar este coises em nosso vida, nada vai aconteceu.  Entao eu estou tentando para usar o coises eu aprender :D.  E eu sei issue e ajudando eu seu uma missionario melhor :D.

    Domingo a noite, um de nosso recem conversos faz uma renuao familiar, e convidar nos.  Issue foi o premeida dela, entao foi muito bom.  uma coisa muito bom aconteceu.  O filhio mais velho dele nao quer participar, mais depois o premeido hymnal, ele entar e participar uma pocino.  Quando nos cantamos O terminar hymnal, ele pedi nos para fazer di novo.  Quando nos faz, o espirito entrar the quarta.  O espirito de este music tocar o coracao dele, e abrir uma porta por nos para usar.  entao O missionarioes de o cidade dele vai visitar ele, e eu estou animado por que vai aconteceu :D

    O espirito santo e muito importante para este trabablio.  Por que sen o espirito, nos realmente nao vou consigie faz nada.  Issue e por que nos tem tantas regras,  e o protecao nos temos.  Para ajuda nos facar com o espirito sempre.  Por que nos presesamos o espirito, para faz qualquer coisa sobre este trabalio.  Entao Por todos nos, nos preseso segi o regras, por que nos tem eles por uma reasao sabio :D

:D

-elder darke

ENGLISH

The week was really amazing!

    We played soccer Monday, I tried to brake my companions knee all week, we had a renuao familiar that was amazing, and i did a trade with my leader de zona! :D

    So, monday we played soccer with a few members we have here, and it was really good.  However i am not used to playing soccer a lot, so i was really tired after wards.  It was good though, and i really like soccer.  Almost everyone here also likes soccer so thats cool :D.

    this week we also walked a lot!  So the knee of my companion is hurting him, becuase we are walking alot :D.  i feel bad, becuase my knee is fine, and i cant do anything to make his knee better.  I try to help him not walk as much, but he doesnt want to slow down.  We have a docters appointment soon for him, so we will see what happens :D

    Wednesday i went on a trade with my leader de zona.  he is really cool.  Elder Beaty :D.  I learned a lot, but i also realized that i need to do more then just learn stuff.  I can learn a lot, but it wont matter much unless i apply it in my work and life.  However i am trying to apply it as well as i can, and i know that it will help me be a better missionary :D.

    Sunday night, we had a family home evening with a few recent converts that are in our area, and it was amazing.  The coolest thing happened though.  When we started, the oldest son of this family didnt was to participate.  When we sang the opening song, he came into the room and participated a little.  When we finished, and sang the closing song, he asked us to sing it again.  So we did.  When we were singing, the spirit entered the room and touched the heart of this young man.  He discribed it like a knight has all his armor, but a single word penetrated into his heart, and all the armor just fell off.  It was amazing, and it has oppened doors to help us get missionaires into his home :D.  So i am excited to see waht happens :D

    The spirit is really important in this work that we are doing.  The spirit testifies to people, softens their hearts, and really does everything else.  that is why it is important.  We cant do this work, without the spirit.  that is why we have so many rules.  they are not to just hold us back, but to protect us from the many dangers that would drive the spirit away.  They are for protection, and given becuase we cant succeed without them.  this applies both to missionary work and life.  Missionaries have rules they must follow, life has the commandments of god to follow.  Both are vitally important to stay on the path to eternal life.  and without following all of the rules, we wont be able to reach our full potential :D  We need to follow the rules, becuase all of the rules were given for a wise purpose.

:D

-Elder Darke

Thanks,
Melanie (mom)

Knees, Contacts and The Spirit

Update from Elder Darke:

 Este semana foi muito bom!  :D O juelio de meu companeto e melhor nao, e nos andamos muito este semana tam ben :D.  Mais Nos temos muito bom experiencias este semana! :D

    Nossa meta com contactos continuar este semana :D.  Nos esforcar, mais nos nao consiguiemos fazer todos.  Mais nos vamos fas melhor este semana :D.  falando com todos pessoas e tam ben ajudando eu aprender portugese melhore :D.

    O membros realmente esta ajudando nos este semana.  Nosso L.M.A levantar tres pessoas para agreja domingo, e tam ben nos sentimos o amor do o ala todo semana.  Por que nos faz algumas servico este semana, e nos semtimos muito bom ajudando pessoas.  e muito bom para faz servico por que nos podemos sentir o espirito muito quando nos estamos ajudando oltros pessoas :D.

    Este semana especialmente nos testifar muito de o amor pai celestial tem por todo mundo.  nos visitamos muitos menos ativos, e durante todos de este visitas, nos testifar de o amor pai celestial tem por eles.  Pai celestial tem amor por todo mundo.  issue e verdade.  e nos realmente ajuda este membros que qualquer coises aconteceu, qualquer coises eles esta fazendo, pai celestial tem amor por eles, e ele quer eles para tem mais felicidade :D.

    Tam ben este semana, Nos realmente focolizamos em segindo o espirito santo.  Por que ele sabe todos os coises, e ele sabe que e melhor por nos para faz agora :D.  Como missionarios nos tem o direto e privilego para tem inspiriacao por todo coises nos fazemos.  E para faz que pai celestial quer, nos presesamos segi o spirito santo.  Eu sei o espirito santo podge, e vai ajuda nos em nosso vidas.  Eu sei issue por que eu sentimos este espirito ajudando eu, preparando todo muito por nosso mensagem, e ajudando nos sabemos que nos preseso faz, em qualquer momento :D.  O doms, e bencaos de deus estao grande, e marviliosa.  E o dom de espirito santo e uma dom marviliosa.  O espirito santo sempre consosco, e uma coise que nos presesamos aprender mais sobre.  Por que ele realmente quer ajuda nos sempre :D

:D

-Elder Darke

ENGLISH (sort of)

  This week was really amazing!  My companions knee didnt get any better this week, however, we have an appointment with a knee docter tuesday.  So we will get this solved really soon :D.  We had some really amazing experiences this week :D.  

    Our goal to do contacts continued this week :D.  We tried really hard, however we didnt manage to get 100 like we wanted to.  However in the week ahead, we will do all 100! :D.  Its also good becuase talking to everyone is helping me learn portugese better :D.

    the members are really helping us!  Our ward mission leader brought 3 people to the church this sunday and we felt the love of all the members many other days during the week :D.  We did some service at the houses of a few members this week, and while we were doing it, i really felt good :D.  I like doing service becuase you feel so good while you are doing it, and you area really helping other people :D.

    This week especially was work with less active members.  As we found these less actives we always testified of the love our heavenly father has for them :D.  Our heavenly father loves the entire world.  We tried to help everyone realize that no matter where you live, or what you are doing, heavenly father loves them, and he wants them to be happy, the kind of happiness that you can only find in the only true church on the face of the earth :D.  It is amazing to feel the love heavenly father has por people, becuase as we testify of this love, we start to feel a little of it.  Its glorious :D

    We week we also really focused on following the holy spirit.  The holy spirit knows everything!  He know what person is ready to go to church, or be babtised, or go to the temple, or who just needs some help.  He knows a lot more then we do.  So it is way better to ask for his help in figuring out what to do, then just trying to do it ourselves.  As missionaries we also have the great blessing of inspiration for what we need to do.  So leaning to recognize this spirit is essential in this work we are doing.  I know that the spirit can, and will help us as we seek out his help.  I know that the spirit is preparing everyone to except the gospel, to have more happiness in this life, and in the life after, and to help everyone else have this happiness as well.  The gifts and blessings of the spirit are marvolous.  the spirit to always be with us, is something that we all need to learn more about.  becuase he really wants to always help us :D

:D

-Elder Darke

We were out of town for the last week!  It was great to see everyone! Thanks for your continuing support of this wonderful young man!
Love,
Melanie (Mom)

Pictures, Baptisms and Walking

Here's from Elder Darke:

 Este semana foi muito bom!  Primedo semana com meu novo companeto, Elder De Jesus.  Ele e muito bom.  Nos trabalar muito para encontrar novos por que nos nao tem muitos.  Mais e muito bom :D.  E o Bispo Aqui me dar um examplo muito bom de missionarios e da agreja trabalando juntos :D.

    Entao transferencias passar, e eu ficar em Sobradinho :D.  Eu nao lembrar em eu falo issue o ultimo ves :D.  Mais meu companeto e elder De Jesus, e ele e muito bom!  Ele ven de sao palo, sao palo.  Mais ele tem um ano e 6 em um missao dele.  Ele e muito animado para trabalar e eu gosto ele.  Mais o membros aqui gosto o nome de nos dos.  Por que tem um Elder Darke, com um Elder De Jesus, para eles e muito interesado, e eu asho o mesmo coisa :D.  mais eu gosto :D.

    Este semana especialmente nos focolizar em encontrando novos.  Nos tem um registro de todos os membros, e nos estamos visitando todos de eles.  Mais quando nos faz issue nos andar muito.  E eu sentir um pocino mau por que o juelio de elder de Jesus e nao muito bom.  Entao o andando todo dia coisa e nao bom por ele e o dia seginte ele falo que ele e doendo de mais.  Entao eu vou tentar para seu melhore para ele :D.

    Eu estou muito feliz este semana.  Eu tem um companeto que quer trabalar, eu tem amigos em meu casa, e tam ben eu tem muito membros que quer ajuda nos.  entao e muito bom :D

    Tam ben eu tem algumas photos, eu tem eu e meu companeto, uma pocino orso eu encontreu,  E tam ben o Babtismals Eu tem o oportunidade para ser uma parte :D.  entao foi muito bom :D.

    Mais Domingo nos tem um renuao com todos os lideres in nossa ala onde eu estao trabalando.  E nos falamos sobre trabalio missionario :D.  Foi muito bom :D.  Quando eles falo sobre missionario trabalio, eles nao falo, que o missionarios pode faz, mais eles falo, que Nos podemos faz.  Eles fazer metas for o ala, e depois eles planajar quem vai visitar quem.  Eu sentir realmente que nos somos trabalando com os membros, e nao sou nos, mais todo ala foi trabalando com nos.  Este sentimento foi bom de mais.

ENGLISH (sort of :D)

    This week was amazing!  First week with my new companion elder De Jesus.  He is really amazing!  We worked really hard to meet new investagators, becuase we really need some more! :D.  But it was great!  The bishop here really was a great example of missionaries and members working together. :D

    So transfers came and went, and I am still in Sobradinho :D.  I dont remember if i said this already, but My new companion is elder De Jesus, He is awesome!  he lives in Sao paulo, Sao paulo.  He has a year and a half on his mission, and he is really excited to work!  So i like him :D.  the members here really like our names though.  They think its interesting that an Elder de Jesus, got pared with an elder Darke, they thinks its like irony, and they make a lot of jokes about it.  I like it, it makes me laugh :D.

    So this week We really focused on finding new investagators.  We have a list of all the members here, so we decided to visit them all!  The only problem is when we do this we end up walking a lot!  Also the knee of Elder De Jesus is not really that good, so after we walked all day it was hurting him, and the next day it was the same thing.  However its better now, so i will try to be nicer to him and not walk as much, or as fast.  :D

    I am really happy this week though :D.  I have a companion that wants to work, friends at my house, and members that really want to help us.  So it is like awesome!

    Also i have pictures that i loaded :D.  its me and my companion, a small bear, and the babtism photos :D.  I am just happy becuase i remembered to bring my camera to the lan house to upload the photos! :D

    Sunday we had a meeting with all the leaders in our ward, were i work.  We talked about missioanry work.  it was really good.  However when we were talkinga bout missionary work, they didnt say what the missionaries could do, they said what we can do.  (talking to all of the leaders, and the missionaries).  They made goals, then they made plans to meet those goals. :D. Eu felt like i was really working with the members.  That it wasnt just us.  We still have plenty of work to do, but i feel like the members will be there to help at every step.  That makes me feel good :D.  When i heard this i thought of the talk of presidente monson a while back.  When he said its time for missionaries, and members to come together, and to work together.  I am seeing so many great examples here, examples of faith, of patience, of leadership, and of responsibility.  Its amazing really :D

:D

-Elder Darke

I love it when I get pictures of him!  He sounds wonderful and happy. Thanks everyone!
Love, Melanie (mom)