WEEK THREE NERDS - photos below!
Tudo bem squad.
Another week another dolla. $$$
On Sunday afternoon i was eating some slop and i was sitting with my discrict and I accidentally burped pretty loud and one of the Brasilian elders who is the AP came over to me and was like ^here in Brasil burping is very rude and if you do it people will take incredible offense^hahah he totally toasted me. He just kept telling me over and over how rude it was and it went on for like 5 minutes so i just go ^Dude i understand, i’m sorry i burped but i get it^and then just walked away haha. I learned my lesson tho.
This whole mission experience is beautiful. Every time i get down I feel God carrying me once i decide i want to put in the effort that is needed.
Anyway, yes i still miss you guys. A lot
Once again I was blown out of the water by the temple. This week we went to the Sao Paulo temple and it is a lot smaller than the Campinas temple but the Spirit was still larger than life. Sitting in the Celestial Room is not of this world. Without the Spirit i would be absolutely nothing. The Spirit is what is teaching the people and keeping me happy and keeping the love flowing. It is everything.
I have recently discovered that God will never leave us alone. On this mission I have found out how many angels are in each of our lives. I have felt them an incredible amount these past weeks and i have an undeniable testimony of their presence. Every single one of you also has angels watching over you every day. I promise you on everything that i have, they are there. Never ever forget that. They love you and desire to bless your life in crazy wild ways.
Pizza night is every Thursday night and usually the pizza sucks so bad, but on this thursday the cheese pizza tasted like Dimitris pizza from the Junction in Alpine in like 2006 and it just took me back. I could go for some nice homecooked cuisine right now. Mom I have never appreciated your cooking skills more in my life. When I get back I want Pesto chicken enchiladas pretty pretty please.
We have actividade fisica almost every day for 1 hour and all the Brazileros love me because i play Volleyball with them every single time. Since i have been playing like 5 days a week for the past 3 weeks i have gotten pretty lethal hahah.
The Spirit is the only reason i am learning anything here. Ever since i have gotten here i have felt just like a lost puppy and the Spirit is guiding me through everything. I had a 12 minute conversation with someone in Portuguese and I understood what they were saying and they understood what I was saying. It has barely been three weeks and i can speak outrageously average amateur Portuguese. There is only one explanation for that. With the companionship of the Spirit I can do anything.
On the real tho all of you guys' emails keep me rolling. You folks at home, and specifically mom and dad, are the ones who made this all possible. Thank you for your constant support and continuous prayers. They don’t go unnoticed.
Everytime I feel the Spirit I get so amped up to preach the gospel and I am just so exited to get out in the field. Learning Portuguese is definitely a struggle but I can do anything with the Spirit. I have been humbled so many times here and am realizing the only way I can do anything is through Christ. He is the reason we can wake up every day and continue on this beautiful journey of life. This gospel is everything!
I want to share one more experience for the week. On Sunday I was having the roughest day i’ve had in a long long while. I got to Sacrament meeting and took the sacrament and then just listened to the speakers. I was praying so so hard to recieve some strength from God. Every single speaker talked about how reguardless of how well you know the language the people will feel of your love and that will change thier lives. It took me back to my farewell talk in which i talked about how love is all I need and everything else will come. God isn’t always going to send some gigantic thing to deliver us. We must watch and wait for the little blessings that add up to our deliverance.
It sounds kindof weird, but mom I want to marry someone who raises my children as good as you raised Drake Ryker and I. I didn’t realize how good of a mother you truly are until i got out here. I owe you and Dad everything. Thank you for giving me such an incredible example to follow for the rest of my life.
I KNOW I am supposed to be here and this week has not been easy, but it will be worth it. I have the strongest testimony of prayer and know that if we pray with faith to Heavenly Father he will answer. We must excersize faith and be patient.
God will answer you. Don’t ever forget that.
I LOVE YOU GUYS
please continue to send prayers
i will do the same (:
Love,
Elder Roskelley
p.s. Porter really likes his companion Elder McBride. . .they are getting along so well and are helping each other a bunch. SO happy he was finally able to send a couple photos. . .
Templo de São Paulo Brazil with Elder McBride
São Paulo Brazil CTM with Elder McBride