Yew Week 38 Letter — Called to Serve in Cuiaba

What's up dudes. This week we walked like the dickens and my tiny little legs are a bit tiwed. I hope you all had a marvelous week and Mother’s Day!

After church this week on Sunday one of the Sisters asked me to give her a blessing. We proceeded to a different room and I started to give her a blessing and felt so clearly the Spirit guiding my every word. I hadn't even asked her what was wrong or what she was struggling with, and I had unmeasurable certainty that exactly what was coming out of my mouth was what she needed to hear. It was really insane and I've never had that feeling before. To have such certainty that what was coming out of my mouth was from God and that she needed to hear exactly what I was saying. After the blessing finished she looked up at me and just had one little tear in her eye haha. But after the blessing I was truly humbled to be the person that was allowed to bless one of Heavenly Father's kids in such a special way. I know that the Priesthood is real and that Heavenly Father blesses his children immensely through the Priesthood. I have such an incredible testimony that blessings are real, and that I truly was being used by our Creator to bless one of His struggling daughters. It was truly one of the most humbling experiences I've had out here in the mission and it was so simple. I love my Heavenly Father and I can truly say without thinking twice that He loves every single one of you. I cannot express how strongly I feel that in this moment.

I also had such a rad Fasting experience with Fasting this week. On Wednesday Soares and I decided we were gonna do a Fast for personal reasons, and we didn't ask each other about what we Fasted for. We're walking down the street Thursday night and in the neighborhood that we were in it is normally super quiet and dark because it's a super dangerous area, but there were like people out walking and sitting in front of their houses so we just talked to everyone. Everyone was like insanely receptive which was just so odd I'm not even teasin and I just turn to Elder Soares and I'm like dude, I can't freaking deny the power of Fasting now because yesterday into today I Fasted so that we could find people who are needing the gospel in their lives and just everyone is letting us in today, and he just looks at me and goes “Brooooooo you're freaking kidding I Fasted for the same thing" ahhaah and then I just got so amped and I was like WHAT'S UP hahahahah then we just had one humongous high five and just were so stoked on the gospel. It's so wacky how things like this get me so stoked. Like before the mission hot girls and motorcycles, and sometimes the combination of the two got me more stoked than anything, but now not eating for 24 hours to find people that want to talk to me in Portuguese is what gets my fancy. I freaking love being a missionary more than anything hahahha.

I just wanna tell you guys that I love you all a lot. Really. And I am truly grateful for those of you who read my letters. It really does mean a lot. I am incredibly grateful for this mission that I have to serve people for 2 years. It is super duper incredibly humbling to see God's hand so profoundly in the lives of others, and my own, every single day. I bear testimony to you guys that everything is possible through a willing heart and love for your Heavenly Father. I hope you guys have the best week on the earth and know that if you ever need anyone to talk to I am here. For reals.

Love you guys.

Elder Porter

We lost our keys so we had to get new copies and I attached my Lego to the new copy.