A bit of Catch-up and Miracles

So, Life is crazy.  Here's a bit of catch-up from Elder Darke:

11/24/2014 - So today was interesting, and I only have 30 minutes to email, so this is going to be quick.

    This week though was one, that was also interesting.  In the middle of the week, my district traveled to our zone leaders house becuase we had a zone conference the day after.  We left on wednesday, at like 3:00.  Got there in the afternoon.  Stayed the night, then went to the conference thursday morning, got on a bus at 5:00, and got back to our area at almost 10:00.  Our area is so far away from the rest of our zone that its crazy!   I really liked the conference though.

    Things are starting to look like christmas here.  Lights are going up, and there are christmas things to buy in the store!  Its still hot though.  Christmas is still a while away, but i like christmas.  It sa great oportunitiy to learn about the savior.  I will strive this year to stay focused on the true meaning of Christmas.

     This week has also been one of feeling the hand of the lord in all things.  We were working, and it was a tough day.  As i was walking i felt the spirit.  It told me that i was doing what heavenly father wanted, and to walk with my head high.  I started thinking about a story in the book of mormon.  About alma the older.  He left the land he once new and started living in a different land, when laminites came and put them in bondadge.  Heavenly father allowed it so they could bear a testimoney to the world.  That heavenly father supports his people in their afflictions.  I felt his support.  It  was amazing.  I am just happy that i have the chance to be a missionary :D.

    Also transfers is this week, so i am excited to see what happens.  The last transfer, the mission president changed my entire zone, so i want to see what happens this time :D. 

:D

-Elder Darke

12/1/2014 -  So this week was amazing!

    The sad thing is, none of our investagators went to church.  It was really really sad.  However as missionaries we dont have time to focus on the negatives!  So we are looking ahead with great hope for this Sunday.  Becuase we are going to work with many people to help them to go to church :D.
     This week in church, we had the primary program!  It was really good!  there was a bunch of children there, and they were all happy, and it filled me with joy.  We also helped them get ready for the program, so i was a great time to serve people :D
    Becuase of the traveling we did last week, and stuff.  We did not have any money this past week.  We survived!  but it was close.  we had just enough money so that we didnt go hungry.  That was it though.  During this time i really felt the blessings of our  heavenly father resting upon us.  The members were giving up food randomly and it was amazing.
    As i was thinking today, i was thinking about the people there live here in Brazil, and especially in Gurupi.  Everyone is super nice!  They are concerned with people and they try to help everyone that they can.  It seems that Sharing is almost in their nature.  Its great to see such great examples of people.  people that we need to be like, and things that we can improve on.
    Until next time!  For everyone though.  Remember who you are!
:D

         -Elder Darke

12/8/2014 - MIssion!

    This week was super good and fun of miracles.  Ill share a few.
  First, we had two people go to church!  It was such a miracle becuase we didnt even think they were going to go to church, and they came!  I am still super happy about it! :D.  After weeks of no one going to church, we finally had someone go!  It just goes to show, the lord really is here blessings us :D
    My companion was sick this week though.  I felt bad, becuase we also had a service project!  We moved a pile of dirt.  He was feeling weak, so he was trying to work. but he was dieing!  He is better now, but Saturday, he almost died.  everyone survived though, so its all good.  Sister lundgreen gave us a recipie for gatorade that we can make at home, and he made it and tried to drink some.  His face looked really funny, becuase the gatoraid is not very tasty.  It made him better though, so who can complain? :D
    Normally we missionaries have a planner that we use to stay orginized.  My area is super far from the rest of the mission, and also the mission is having trouble keeping up with the demand for resources.  So i dont have a planner.  I have a two Real notebook that i bought, and am trying to use.  im used to the planner though, so its a little harder :D.  Its a good challenge though!  i like challengese! :D
    Christmas is comming up and everyone is getting excited!  stores are putting up decorations, and here in Gurupi, they are putting lights on the trees.  So when we walk at night its easy to tell that Christmas is close.  I really like Christmas, but as i have been teaching more about Jesus Christ.  I find myself being excited for Christmas becuase of the birth of Jesus Christ, not the presents.  The Savior of the world, is a far better present to me then any other i could have received.  I am so grateful to my heavenly father for the amazing gift that he has given me.
    This Christmas season i challenge all to share the spirit of Christ.  Giving gifts, and helping other understand who Jesus Christ was, and why he was so important.  As we do this i believe we can really focus of the true spirit of Christmas.
:D
-Elder Darke

I hope that you all are excited and getting ready for Christmas!
Love, Melanie (Mom)

Short, but Sweet

Here's the latest from Elder Darke:

 This week was really fun!  It was also really interesting!  So living in our house are four missionaries.  We have elder Oliveira, elder pincovai, elder shiply, and me!  Elder shiply had some problems with his health, so it got interesting.

    At first it was an ingrown toenail, but then it turned into an infection.  He started taking an antibiotic, and then he started having an alergy to the antibiotic.  He stopped taking it, and started taking other medication, with helped the alergy, but now his infection is worse.  Me and my companion where the, run to the store to buy what he needs, friends.  It was fun, but i am just glad that i never have gotten sick on my mission! :D.

    We also cut another tree saturday!  we didnt cut the entire tree down, but we cuts a lot of the branches off.  the only problem was there was a house underneith the tree.  So we had to tie a rope to the branch, then cut it, then slowly lower it to the ground.  It took a while, but i enjoyed it.  We also didnt destroy anything, so it went well :D.

    We have been trying really hard to get people to come to church though.  That seems to be our biggest challenge here.  As we worked, the lord really blessed us!  We were at church, and three less active members, two of which we didnt even invite to go to church,  showed up!  We were not expecting them to come, and it was definatlly a huge source of joy to us that there were people that came.  it was not what i was expecting, but its obvious to me that the lord is eager to bless us, as we do what is right :D.

:D

-Elder Darke

It's short, but sweet. Hopefully this letter find y'all happy and well.
Love, Melanie (mom)

Swords, Jaka and pictures.

Yay! Elder Darke sent more pictures!  Sounds like he is doing well.
From Elder Darke:

 GOOD MORNING WORLD!

    I realized today that i stopped sending email in portugese, and i thought to myself, maybe i should do one this week.  Then I looked at the clock and thought to myself, english is faster :D.

    This week was amazing though!  I am super happy right now becuase we were able to mark 3 babtism dates this week!  They are super cool!  the only problem is getting them to go to church.  that seems to be the big problem here.  We are doing well though!  Things will work out!

    So in my house there are 4 missionaries.  Elder Shiply, Elder Pincovai, Elder Oliveira, and me!  Elder shiply has been having health problems.  At first he was drinking a lot of unfiltered water, and he got sick.  then he got 2 ingrown toenails, or one, and the other toe was infected, and then he started taking medicine for his toe´s and now he has a rash on his chest and back.  I feel so bad for him!  I am just so grateful that i have had great health on my mission!  :D.

    We have been talking to so many people this week.  Every day trying to talk to and mark all of the appointments that we can!  So our days are crazy busy.  speed walking from one appointment to another, trying really hard not to be late to any.  After a while your legs start burning from speed walking so much!  Its so much fun though!

    We also did a service project this week!  it was super fun!  We cut down a tree.  but it wasnt just any old ordinary tree.  It was a mango tree.  It was in the backyard of a member, and during this time of the year, there is a lot of wind!  We dont want a  tree to fall on someones house or anything, so we cut the tree down!  branch by branch.  It was fun!  We didnt have a chainsaw though, so it was just axe power the entire time!  They also had swords!  really they were mecheties, but i dont know how to say that in portugese, so i just called them swords the entire day.  It was fun :D.

    Because of a family history convention that happened sunday, the members have been really excited about geneology!  One family in particular has been working a lot on it.  I know a little, so i have been trying to guide their searches were it will be most fruitful!  The fun thing is though, in brazil, mainly in the north east area, people dont document a lot of things, so there just arnt many documents of birth or death, or even names.  So, these amazing members are having a really difficult time finding people.  However they are still trying, their faith is showing brightly, searching in every option they have, and believing they will receive.  I know that heavenly father will bless them for doing this, and will prepare a way that they can find all of their family :D.

    I was especially touched with the example of a teenager who has been working increadably hard to find everyone.  He was grounded (hehe) so he cant play games.  So has decided to throw himself into family history work.  He knows that it is hard, but he will find people, and will be the means of many people receiving the ordanaces that are nessisary for them to return to god.

    I know that this work is true.  The work of salvation.  As missionaries we work for the salvation of those that are still living, however there are countless people that have died before us that also need salvation.  They cannot do it for themselfs, and they need our help.  their hope is in our hands.  Start for yourself,familysearch.org is a great site you can use.  See the miracles for yourself.  You will be glad you did :D.

:D

-Elder Darke

P.s. also, there is a picture of a fruit called jaka.  You eat the inside yellow part, and it has a really strong banana taste.  Its soooo slimey though, its weird, but its so good :D

 Also, I asked Elder Darke what would sound wonderful for Christmas.  He said recipes that he could try, gatorade powder, cake mixes or cookies. silly stuff (of course) and any cards, pictures or letters.  Sounds like we have our work cut out for us!
Thanks to everyone for supporting our Elder!
Melanie (Mom)

Catching up, Gurupi and Elder Oliveiro

Well somehow I've gotten behind.  Here's to catching up!

          Oct 20th - 

 This week was really amzing!  It was TRANSFERS!   So i figured out that i am staying in the area, my companion (that i finished his training) will leave the area, and i will get another newbe that i will train!  I am so excited!  Training missionaries is the best part because you can mold them so easily to be the best kind of missionary!  It requires a huge amount of diligence becuse the newbe will see everything that i do.  However i can do this!  Heavenly father has given me his trust to train this newbe and i can do it! :D    I still havnt met him yet though.  So i will tell you all about him later.  When i actually meet him :D.

    I am still in gurupi though!  Its the time of the year when i will start raining here.  and i am excited!  Its super fun to work in the rain.  Especially when you are drentched and super wet and trying to work and everything.  Its fun :D.  The drainage system for gurupi though is strange, like all the water just flows down the streets.  So i am probably going to have to walk in huge rivers of water!  so excited! :D
    This last week in church, i also gave a talk.  It was about ´´what type of man we should be´´.  I did my best, and i am not quite sure if everyone there understood what i was saying.  thats ok though, becuase two other elders also gave talks, so everyone probably understood the talks of the other two :D
    At the beginning of the week, we had a zone activity, It was super fun, with soccer, and water ballons.  and a talent show and food!  We had a fun time.  The elder in my city went up (i did to) and it took us 4 hours, by bus to get there.  It took a while.  but thats ok, it was worth it.  After the activity, like the day after.  We also had a conference of our zone.  With the mission president.  He showed us where the mission is now.  Then he showed us were the mission is going to go.  He open up our eyes to the possibilites of the mission.  So everyone is super excited now :D.  We are going to do amazingly!  :D.  This are about to change in this mission for the better.  It is cool that we can be here during this time to help this change happen!
    I am trying to especially work on something that i heard in conference.  To have a continual supply of personal revelation.  To be able to heard the spirit, and recognize what he is saying constanly like that is truly a unique challenge.  It is one that i need to master though.  I can do this!  With the help of the lord, I can do all things :D
:D
-Elder Darke

Oct 27th -

 This week was amazing!

    I am training a new missionary here in Gurupi!  His name is elder Oliveiro, and he is brazilian!  He is from São paulo.

    I am still doing well.  I realized today that i have never gotten sick on the mission. sort of :D

    It has also started the rainy season here!  So the sun is being blocked behind clouds! its so much better then being burned by the sun!

    So my new companion´s name is elder Oliveiro, he is from São paulo and he is cool.  he talks in 3 three different launguages, english, spanish, and portugese.  He reminds me so much of my brother Corwin though.  He laughs just like my him!  The first time i heard it i was like WHAAAAAAT!  Corwin laughs harder though, he laughs the same, but without the same intestity :D. So anyway I am trying my best to help him be a great missionary!  The other day though, we were really far away from our house 20 minutes before we were suppost to be at home.  So we walked like the wind.  It wasnt really walking as it was running with the appearence of walking.  (it was reallllly fast walking).  Our legs were on fire, and it was painful.  HOWEVER we got home on time.  when we got home, elder Oliveiro died on the floor.  I even have a picture of it.  He stayed there for 30 mintues.  i felt a little bad for him, but i gave him a little chocolate later to make up for it :D.

    i was just thinking today, and i realized that i have never gotten sick on the mission.  i have gotten head aches that i just needed to drink a littl bit of water to make them go away.  and one time i wasnt feeling good for a few hours after lunch.  Other then these small experiences, I have never gotten sick!  I feel so happy to see the blessings heavenly father has given me :D. Its super cool! :D

    It has also started raining!  like the rainy season has started!  Which is good, becuase the state of Tocentins (where i am) its really hot!  and the sun is really strong.  So I am glad that there are clouds now!  The bad part, is that it is the hottest part of the year.  without the sun though, it feels better :D.

  I know this work is true.  Sunday i was given the oportunity to see a recent convert of the missionaries before me receive the Preestood.  It was a great moment.  To see someone continue on the path that they started.  I am really happy for him.

    I also saw great examples of faith and patience this week!  There is a recent convert here that is the only one in his family that is babtised.  He is really awesome, and despite all his troubles, and challenges, he is still going strong.  He is even preparing to go on a mission!  His parents are against it, but i believe in him!  he will do amazingly!

    I know heavely father loves us, and he will bless us with everything that we need.  He is an amazing father, and he is always watching over us.  Especially in the moments we feel alone, he is still there with us :D.

:D

-Elder Darke

   

 

New Address!! Groupi and Fruit

Here's news from Elder Darke:

So, the mission office has changed, and if you want to send me a package, letter, or something, send it to this address.

AOS 5/6 Bloco A

Bairro Octogonal

70660-665

Cruzeiro-DF

  So if you want to send anything *hint* *hint*.  Send it to this address please :D.

    My week was really amazing!  However me and my district are having a time challenge for our emails, so i am just going to write this in english so i can win :D>  mua ha ha! :D.

    Anyway, Groupi is amazing!  its also really really big.  We got lost the other day going to lunch, then walking back from lunch.  lets just say we were so lost, and far away from where we were trying to go that when we asked someone were the center of the city was (where we live, we were trying to get back to an appointment near our house), he looked at us.  Said that is was REALLY far away, then said that is was, i think he said 10 kilometers.  He then asked if we wanted a ride.  I said yes.  We were really really really far away.  :D.

    The other two elder in my house had a babtism this saturday.  It was an investagator from the sisters that worked here before us.  His wife has been a members for years, and he never joined.  But he joined now, and everyone is really happy :D.  Babtisms are always amazing!  the spirit is there, everyone is really happy!  It fills me with joy :D.

    So this week especially, no one in my house has had any money.  Becuase of the bus rides we took to palmas last week, and the things we had to buy for the house, we were all broke.  Lets just say we survived on the goodness of the members here.  We didnt tell anyone that we were broke, but the members kept offering us fruits and things to keep us alive (along with good lunches) :D.  So we basically survived this week on fruit alone.  but thats ok!  There are so many mango trees here that people are practically giving it away :D.  Its so awesome!

    The lunch that we got lost going to, and comming back, was amazing.  Well the food is always amazing, but this lunch was especially good.  Becuase when we were sitting there eating, and talking to the mother of the family.  I saw something.  She and her daughter are the only active members in the church.  her husband isnt even babtised.  Despite these challenges i saw a light in her eyes.  I saw a confidence in our heavenly father that i have rarly seen.  A firme decision to do what is right, no matter the cost.  As she talked about her plans to go to the temple, I realized that i was talking to a spiritual giant.  I remember something that i was taught before.  Be an example at all times, and if nessesary, use words.  We all need to be an example so good that people can feel we are different.  That people can see in our eyes the light of Christ.  Becuase, we need to do what is right, but many of our brothers, friends, and aquantinces need help.  they need an example to follow.  We can be that example.  We can help Everyone in the world through our example, if we will just live the things that we know to be true.

:D

-Elder Darke

Sounds like he's wanting a little love from home!  Thanks to all that write him, often or not.  He loves everyones letters!
Thanks,
Melanie (Mom)

Catch up, Portuguese and Tocinches

So apparently I haven't posted Elder Darke's emails for a couple of weeks, Sorry!  This one came only in Portuguese, so good luck with google translate.

 Entao, este semana foi muito bom!  Eu estou em Groupi, Tocenghins.  E mutio muito kente aqui.  O primeiro dia eu nao uso protoctor de sul tamben, entao eu estou um pocino quemaro.  Mais estou acustamado agora, porque aqui sentir como Texas :D.

    Entao meu novo companioneto e chamando elder Bueno.  Ele e uma novo missionario come sou um transferencia ainda.  Mais eu gosto ele.  Ele realmente gosto o bibilia, e ele trabalar ben!  O sou problema e que nos nao sabemos nosso cidade quasie nada.  E nos tao temos uma mapa da cidade.  Entao somos perdidos!  mais so de boa.  Nos vamos aprender! :D

    Eu estou muito animado por conferencia genral.  Vai seu muito legal, por que todo conferencia e legal :D.  Eu esperar que vai tem conferencia na ingles.  Porque Vai usar palavras em portugese que eu nao estao acostumado, e eu quer aprender mais de possivel durante conferencia :D. 

    Meu novo area em groupi e muito legal.  Os membros sabe que nos nao sabemos nada, entao eles estao ajudando nos!  Tentando encontrar almoco foi muito estranol, por que nos realmente nao sabe onde foi.  Mais consiguimos, e foi bom :D.  Mais tam ben em neu area, antes de nos tem sisters aqui.  E elas trocaram por elders.  Entao este area e muito tranquilo, por que sisters so podge ir para areas tranquilo :D.  elas deshar uma registro de o trabalio aqui muito bom, e nos vamos trabalar muito para faz todos os coises aqui bom! :D

    cagando aqui foi difficial uma pocino :D.  Oi onibus de Brasillia para palmas foi 14 horas.  E depois nos usamos uma oltro onibus for 5 horas.  Foi longe.  mais eu usei meu dormir talentos para dormir o viagem enteida.  Eu nao sei como eu fez, mais eu fiz :D.  E muito longe de meu oltro area, e muito coises differente.  Por um, tem pes de manga aqui de mais!  quasie todo rua tem pelo menos 4.  manga manga manga.  E mutio legal.  Eu gosto manga entao issue e uma coisa muito bom por min!  :D.  Eu vou comer muito manga aqui :D

    Mais com todos os coises novo, foi bom para ir a igreja e sentir o mesmo unidade.  O mesmo espirito do senhor.  Por que qualquer lugar do mundo que voce ir, Qualquer chapela voce entrou que e nosso igreja.  Voce vai sentir o mesmo espirito.  Por que nosso igreja e verdade.  Eu sei dissue.  E eu sei que issue podge mudar nosso vidas.  se nos deshar o espirito para trabalar dentre de nos.  Eu ja vi issue mudanca muitos veses, e eu sei que todos os pessoas podge aproximar a Cristo.  E seu aperfeicoado nele.  Todos tem este poder.  Ninguem e excluindo, ou nao esta permidido.  Mais todos este convidado para encontrar salvacao, felicidade eterno, e a igreja que podge ajuda todo mundo encontrar este coises :D.  Mais eu sei que a igreja de Jesus Crist dos Santos dos Ultimos Dias e o unico verdedeiro agreja no face da terra.  E eu sei issue por que o Espirito ja fale dissue para meu alma depois uma oracao sincero.  E nada em o mundo podge mudar este coises que eu sei e verdade, e aconteceu. E eu convidar todos os pessoas para faz o mesmo coisa.  Orar para o Pai, em nome de Jesus Cristo, para vi se este igreja e verdade.  E eu sei se voce orar come fe, e com real intencao, ele vai respostar sua oracao.  por ele proeter que ele vai.  E ele nao podge mentir :D

:D

-Elder Darke

This next one is from this week. At least we can catch up before Monday!

  So apparently in my last email i forgot to translate to english when i was done... sorry! :D.

    Well anyway i am doing very well :D.  the members here are really talking care of us and i am learning a lot about the city so im not quite as lost anymore! :D.
    We had a conference with a seventy, elder Mazagartie.  It was really good!  however the bus rides there and back were long.  It was 5 hours there, and 5 hours back.  Good thing that i have sleeping on the bus skills! :D.  It was a really good conference though.  He talked a lot about what we can do as missionaries to preach repentence, help people stay in the church, and update our area book.  Becuase he waited 5 years to get babtised.  and he said that for people like him, a good area book is really important to keep track of these people.  So me and my companion are trying to update the area book every day now.  So far we are doing well :D
    I am so excited for GENERAL CONFERIENCE!  I can hardly wait!  I will take notes on everything! :D.  Its my third general conference on the mission. Strange :D.
     Since we are new to the area we are trying to find people to teach.  Which leads to a lot of talking to people in the streets and stuff.  It is amazing to see the many different kinds of people.  not only the different kinds of people, but their spirital progression.  There are some people we see that are elects.  They are close to their heavenly father and they are faithful to the knowledge that they have about this commandments.  These people are awesome.  Then there are others that are lost, becuase they simply dont know where the truth is.  Its amazing to see our message really open the minds of people and help them be more happy!
    In this new branch, i am the offical leader of music person. I am also really bad at it :D.  However i know how to do it, so i have an opportunity to be of service!  Its really cool :D.  I just hope no one notices that i really am not very good at it :D.
    Tocinches is really cool!  one of the cool things about the city were i am is that there are fruit trees everywhere!  almost every tree we see is a mango tree, or a caju tree, or a bannana tree, or suger cane or something!  Its soo cool!  The weird thing is that were i am, I am pretty sure the male female pertentage is like 30/70.  There are so many women here!  We have been asked to focus on finding men, because there are so many women! :D.  Its weird.
    Other then that i am just finding many hidden treasures in the scriptures!  Its soo much fun!  Its like a treasure hunt when i read the scriptures, but there are all sorts of treasure.  Like normal treasure, but also hidden treasures that you can find if you look hard enough!  Its really cool :D
    the branch presidente is a announcer on the radio, he has a powerful voice.  Its fun to hear him talk :D.
    What really hit me this week though was that If we follow the guidence of the spirit there are always people to find, to help, to guide.  The other day it was almost night, and we didnt have much time before we went home.  We decied to stop for a minute and think what would be the best thing for us to do.  I prayed for guidence, and i felt the impression that we should do contacts.  So that is what we did.  we had been doing a lot of other contacts before, but we werent having much success.  After the prayer, the first person we talked to asked us to sit down on chair in his front yard, and teach him more about our message.  I was really excited.  He is a really good person and i have great hope for him for the future :D.  Even when we are tired, sad, angry, depressed, or something else (I am never tired, sad, angry, or depressed, this is just an example :D).  There are always people we can help, or that need our help.  We have to be ready to do what we need to help, always :D  Becuase i know that heavenly father puts people in our path that need our help.  So we have a great privledge to help them :D.
:D

He sounds great as usual, love his amazing attitude.
Thanks y'all!
Melanie (Mom)

Knees, Satan and Keeping Strong

Sorry for the late post, we were doing new floors in our house! We also received a couple of letter from Elder Darke.  He sent them the beginning of June!  Wow!  Just so everyone understands the turnaround for upcoming Christmas. Start Planning now!

From Elder Darke:

   Este semana foi muito bom!  Nos irmos para o medico para vi que e acontecendo para o juelio de meu companeto.  Tam ben Presidente Lundgren visitavem nosso ala Sexta feida, para dar uma discourso sobre trabalio missionionario, foi bom :D.  estamos fortelecendo o recen coversos aqui, e vimos muito successo na menos ativos indo para agreja! :D.

    tao bom.  Premeido nos temos um renuao de zona que foi muito bom.  Nos tem quasie 6 missinoarios terminando o missao deles, entao eles dar o testimunios deles.  Foi triste para vi o amigos que eu fazia preparando para caiu da missao.  Mais eu voi ficar em contacto com eles.  por que eles sao meu amigos! :D.  Mais o testimonio deles tem muito forca.  e foi testimonios de pessoas que entradam o fogo de missionario trabalio, e caiu, servos de nosso pai celestial :D.

    Depois, eu e meu companeto ir para uma medico para vi que foi acontecendu com o juelio dele.  Mais nos nao vou receber o resultados ate quarta feida.  Entao pressesamos esperar uma pocino mais.  nao sabemos que e acontecendo, mais eu tem confianca em meu companeto que ele podge continuar ate este dia :D

    Nos tem ben temos uma conferencia do nosso ala come o presidente da missao.  Eles fala muito sobre trabalio missionario, e todos os membros gostavem que aconteceu.  e eu tam ben vi o resultados do que aconteceu.  Os membros foi mais animado para faz trabalio missionario!  Eu recebe o pedidos de 2 membros perguntando para visitar pessoas com nosco.  foi muito bom.

    Este semana espcialmente nos trabablamos com menos ativos!  e domingo, na igreja nos vimos o frutos de nosso trabalio :D.  Temos muitos pessoas na igreja por renuao sacramental.  eu vi muitos pessoas menos ativo,  e foi bom para vi que eles foi voltando para agreja!  e agora nos preseso continuar issue! :D

    tam ben nos falamos com uma recen converso o oltro dia.  ela pedi nos para orar por ele.  Por que ela foi sentindo o tentacaos do satanais.  Muitos pessoas foi falando que nosso agreja foi uma saita, e que ela preseso caiu da igreja.  Mais vimos de o testimonio que ele tem, tem forca.  E ele e continuando com forca!  Caindo uma oltro i agreja, e difficail, mais por que ele tem um testimonio que nescer do o espirito santo, ele e continuando em que ele sabe e verdade.  E eu sei este igreja e verdade.  e que pai celestial tem amor, e vai cuidar todos nos.  Se nos estamos fies para o mandamentos dele.  :D

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-Elder Darke

ENGLISH

    This week was really amazing!  we went to the doctor to see what is happening with the knee of my companion!  Also, the presidente of our mission came to our ward friday and gave a talk about misionary work, which was really good :D.  we are also strengthening the recent converts, and also we are seeing a lot of success with our less active members returning to church! :D

     So, first we had a zone meeting with was really good.  We ahve alost 6 missionaries leaving the mission, so they gave their testimonies.  it was sad to see the friends i have made prepare to leave their missions.  However i will stay in contact come eles, becuase they are my friends!  Their testimonies were strong though,  they were testimonies of missionaries that have entered the fire of missionary work, and have returned servents of our heavenly father.

    After that, my companion and I went to the docter to get an MRI on my companions knee, and to see what is going on with it.  We still dont know, however we will receive the results soon :D.  then we can find out whats going on :D.

    We also had a conference of our ward with the mission presidente.  He talked about missionary work and it was really good.  All the members liked it, and they even felt inspired to do more missionary work!  Sense then i have had a few memembers ask me when they could go on splits with us, and have also received a few referencias as well :D.

    We also visited a recent convert the other day.  She has been feeling the temptations of Satain to abandon the church.  A lot of people are telling her she is part of a cult, and even members of her own family have told her that she is part of a false church.  However she knows this church is true.  she has received a testimony, born of the spirit, and she knows that this church is true.  the power of a testimoney is borne, and nothing can diswade, or disolve a true testimony.  She is a great example to me, of being steadfast in the face of adversity.

    Our heavenly father love each and every one of us.  He will watch over us, protect us, and help us all of our lives if we are obediente to the commandments of our heavenly father :D.  He loves us more then we can even immagine.  Its amazing to think about :D

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-Elder Darke

Apparently everything is always AMAZING!!!  That is Wonderful to me!
Love, Melanie (Mom)