Miracles Continue!!! He's USA Bound!!!

Mom,

  

this week was full of miracles!!!! we baptized 6 people this week! everything came out even better then expected, a man thats been coming to church with his wife now for 3 months came up to us our last week and said hed be baptized before we go home. we have been working with him for so long but had kind of given up cause he wouldnt be baptized and then he just accepted it. we baptized 2 people tuesday morning, him on friday night, and 3 more sunday afternoon. it was a week full of baptisms and miracles! im in the mission office waiting to get interviewed, but it doesnt look like it will be any time soon. im super excited to go home. its a little crazy here in the office so ive gotta get off, dont know if ill get on again but in case i dont send another email, thanks for all the support and love, it really helps a lot out here in the field. ya i love the people of brazil, but there aint no place like home! :D either way ill be home on thursday, and im very excited. i thought i was gonna be sad to finish the mission but i dont think ive ever felt so much joy in my life! love you all!

-         Elder Bennett

heres the threee baptisms from sunday, the lady is tereza, she is gabrieles mom the girl we baptized last week. it took us 3 weeks and being absolutely crazy with her everyday to stop smoking but she finally stopped and didnt smoke this whole week so she could be our last baptism, such a nice lady :D

  thats also some members from the ward at our going away "family night" there was about 50 people that went, it was awesome!by far my favorite ward i passed in, the members here were very supportive.

heres from friday, his names pedro, i see a future leader in the church with him :D

Batismos

MISSÃO BRASIL LONDRINA - 2013-11-10

Riviera B - Elder Araújo, Elder Chambers, Elder Bennett = 6

thats from the mission site, thats how we roll! i forgot to tell you but on sunday when we got home from everything and i was packing my bags, my belt buckle busted off and my belt broke, it lasted perfectly for two years and the moment it was done, gave out haha.

                                                                                                                                 

Dad,

im so excited to go home! this week the Lord blessed us a ton! we baptized 6 people this week haha! it was my most blessed week, everything went just right, unfortunately i dont have the pictures with me now but ill see if i can email mom the pics later. im in the mission office right now, my bags are packed and im waiting to get interviewed, love you a ton dad and thanks for all the support youve given me. love you a ton, ill be home on thursday!

     love you a ton!

    - Elder Bennett

LAST FULL WEEK ON THE MISSION! I'M COMIN HOME!

 

Mom,

an original jersey hits about 50 dollars or 100 reais but ill see what i can do. what kind does everyone want cause theres tons of european and brazilian team jerseys here or does everyone just want the normal standard brazilian jersey. 

   i bought 2 hammacks and i plan on buying about 2 more, because i rememeber you said you wanted that a while ago. ill bring home my alarm clock, but the missions have phones for the companionships so everyone just uses that as an alarm.

    it brings much joy to know that logan blessed his baby son. who would have thought that someday logan would come back to activity and become a worthy priesthood holder. i know hes being blessed for his decisions and im proud of him. i missed all of you guys for about 2 years, except baptizing people is really awesome so i forgot about you all for 2 years. bring the tissue boxes to the airport cause im gonna have a good cry.

     we married and baptized that couple i was telling you about on thursday. thursday we went to the marriage and thursday night we went to the baptisms. during the wedding, i turned to the other elders and said, im next.

 

 

       in all my time trick or treating and dressing up i never thought id be someday baptizing a family on halloween. they shared there testimonies after the baptism, arilson the dad, who usually is very shy bore a really strong testimony with some power. he explained how the gospel of Jesus Christ has changed his family. then the mom, tãnia went up and she started crying of so much joy she said. the older son, victor, he goes to seminary all by himself everyday and frequently tells us that someday he will be elder silva someday. theyve all committed to getting sealed in the temple here in one year. 

 

   this is my last real week to work, cause next week is packing and interviews with pres. im more then excited to end the mission :D 

    we took 9 people to church, 2 have dates set for tuesday morning and one for wedenesday afternoon and weve got about 4 or 5 possibilities to baptize this sunday, should be a good week. 

   make sure to tell me specifically what jerseys an stuff cause next week im just gonna look at the email and get out, i got things to do. 

        love ya, Elder Bennett

 

Dad,

we baptized that family, it was a special day in my life. we went to there short marriage then there baptisms later that night, this familys special. the 14 year old son goes to seminary on his own everyday so thats a good sign theyll stay firm. 

. looks like this is my last working week, im stoked to go home haha! loe ya a ton!

  - Elder Bennett