Love you nerds (Week 36) — Called to Serve in Cuiaba

Alright so I had a thought that boggled me while I was studying this week. Lately I have really been trying to improve my prayers and make them like a real conversation. I was thinking about how prayer really is rad. Like we are actually talking with God. I started to think about how I would talk to like Donald Trump if he was in front of me, or like Post Malone. I would be 100% focused on them because they are freaking rad people. Then I started to think how rad God is. The dude literally created freaking galaxies that's actually insane. As I started to think about that it really became real to me how special and important prayers are, and the insane opportunity that it is to talk with the most powerful being in the existence of existence. That is absolutely wild. I have such a different outlook on prayer now and I wanna challenge you guys to really try to talk with God, and respect him as your Father but also talk to him as the person who loves you more than anyone. Changing your prayers will change your life. It's changing mine.

Yea so every freaking person except for one that we teach told us that they don't want our visits anymore. On Wednesday night I got home and set my bag down and just looked at my comp and yelled "nuts dude” hahahah and then we kind of just freaking did freakin nothing hahaha freak. Sometimes stuff happens. I have been praying for the Lord to help me truly encounter and help his prepared children and the harder I pray for that the more people are just absolutely rejecting me hahah. It's more black and white now which is super nice. Like the other day I tried to stop this lady and say "hi my name is Elder...” and stuck my hand out to shake her hand and she just didn't even look at me and said “no” hahaha and I literally involuntarily laughed so hard. I mean I guess I am getting what I am asking for hahahah. Thanks Heavenly Pops.

On Thursday it was kind of a crumby day. I'm not gonna lie I just really wanted a hug. We got home and I decided I was gonna buy a hamburger. I got this one burger with bread, homemade mayonnaise, a nice meat slice, bacon, sausage, hot dogs, an egg, ham, and lettuce and BBQ and I literally never had such happiness enter my body. I literally just inhaled this burger and like I can’t even explain how good it was. I called the restaurant after I finished and just was like "I just wanna tell you guys thank you for making such kick A food” and then the dude was like "well my man I just wanna thank you for appreciating our kick A food, and just know we're always here for you man." This burger actually strengthened my faith. I freaking love Brasil hahaha.

Just to wrap it up, Tiago totally got married this week haha. He called us and was like “Yo Roskelley, I got married bro” and it was the raddest call ever haha. I got the opportunity to baptize him and it was absolutely beautiful. Immediately when we started the ceremony for the baptism the Spirit was noticeably there. As I walked around to the font entrance with Tiago it was just us 2 and the Spirit was so sweet. I felt a genuine care and love for him. We entered the cool, but not cold water, and Tiago was super nervous haha. I won't ever forget the image of the guy underneath the water in that font on Saturday April 27. I have never seen such a change in my entire lifetime. It was so quiet and peaceful during the baptism and I just get emotional thinking about it. He told me he just never wanted to leave that water. I don't know how certain words in a certain order and dippin someone under the water can make such a difference in someone's life, but maybe that's just the beauty of it. To my carnal mind these things don't make sense, but in the moment after I baptized Tiago my heart told me that it doesn't need to make sense, because the feelings that the Spirit brought into us are far denser than any logical answer ever could be dudes, I love this gospel, and I cannot deny the love that I have for my Savior. I know without the smallest doubt that he loves each one of you. He doesn't freaking care how much you mess up. He loves you. I wish I could express to you better, and in person these feelings that I am having right now but I just want you guys to know that Jesus loves you so much. He is real and the love that I feel he has for you isn't something just spiritual. I feel it physically. I love this gospel and this is the gospel of change. The gospel of becoming better, the gospel of overcoming the gnarliest of addictions. This is the way you guys and I know there is no other way. I love you guys so much.

Last thing, I got transferred to Rondonopolis. I’ve got an 8 hour bus ride ahead of me at midnight tonight yew! My companion is a Brasilian and it's gonna be my first native companion hhaha. Should be rad. I'm exited to see what comes next. Love you guys here's some photos.

This leaf bug flew in our house so I caught him