Humberto! (Week 75) — Called to Serve in Cuiaba

This week I got absolutely rocketed by another trash basket sticking out of the side of a wall. I was strolling down the sidewalk after church and complete pulverization smashed the top of my poor head on this rusty freakin basket. I hit my head so hard it hurt my teeth. Also we moved this week! The giant glass board we had all our zone goals on exploded all over our new house and cut Elder Decker and I hahah frick. No need to worry though mom the wounds are already healed.

Humbertos baptism was so rad I'm so proud of the guy. We got our lovely friend Irmao Justino to baptize him and Justino walked in the font with his phone is his pocket and just wasn't even worried about it hahah. Humberto went through some tough ish this week. He lost his key, got really sick, couldn't find a job, cut his arm really bad, doesn't have a way to cook food, and has kidney stones! It was really humbling to see how much trust he puts in God. After the baptism the Ward gave him a minute to talk to everyone and he got up and goes "I was just praying here asking God to help me know what to say and the first word that came into my mind was obedience." He went on about how he's ready to just be obedient to God's commandments and he said he knows that God blesses those who obey his comandments and freedom and comfort come from obeying the commandments and as he spoke I felt the Spirit testifying these things to me. For me being obedient is really hard sometimes. In the mission, in life, to the commandments. It's just tough sometimes. But I have a firm testimony of the fact that obedience is the way to happiness! In the moments where I am the most obedient in my mission, I am the happiest, and I cannot deny that. I see more miracles in my life... things just seem to go smoother, and I have a greater love for those around me. I testify to you guys that obedience is happiness!

The members here are just 5 star bros with us. I'm lovin serving here in Cuiabá and Decker and I are gonna hit it hard these weeks. Many good things to follow.

Have a lovely rusty trash basket free week!

Love you guys! Here are some pictures.