Vou usar o pouco tempo que tenho para relatar uma experiência que tive no domingo passado.
Como meta no começo da minha missão, eu decidi que não iria falar inglês quando não era totalmente necessário. E assim, só falei duas vezes até então. (No natal do ano passado e Dia das Mães em Maio) As pessoas que serviram missão falando outro idioma assim deve saber mais ou menos como é. Depois de todo esse tempo, quase que esqueci falar o inglês. Consigo entender e escrever e ler. Mas para falar mesmo é bem difícil. E no domingo passado, teve um homem na igreja que percebi que não era daqui. Ao longo das reuniões da igreja, foi falado para mim que ele é americano e estava lá porque está namorando uma mulher da ala Imperatriz. Entre as aulas da escola dominical, o bispo pediu para mim que eu o ajudasse a entrevistar e conhecer aquele homem depois das reuniões. Fiquei muito nervoso pelo fato que teria que traduzir um entrevista e falar muito inglês. Antes de entrar na sala com o homem e o bispo, parei para fazer uma pequena oração pedindo ajuda ao Pai Celestial que eu pudesse conseguir falar de maneira clara por aquele homem. Ao começar a entrevista, o bispo pediu que traduzisse as suas palavras e assim traduzisse a resposta do homem também. Quando o bispo começou, eu olhei para aquele homem e comecei a falar inglês perfeitamente. Durante a entrevista toda, só tropecei uma ou duas vezes. Consegui ouvir português, traduzir para o inglês, e então falar inglês. Depois ouvi em inglês, traduzi para o português e falei então em português. Foi algo incrível! e ao sair da sala, não consegui falar mais NADA de inglês. Realmente o Senhor me ajudou a fazer o que era necessário e nada além disso. Foi muito incrível ver o poder de Deus passando tão plenamente por mim. E por meio dessa entrevista, o bispo conseguiu sentir que aquele homem era um homem bom. Foi muito legal!
Agora tenho que correr e fazer MUITAS outras coisas.
Espero que todo mundo tenha uma ótima semana e que podem sentir o grande amor de nosso Pai Celestial.
PONDERIZAR!
D&C 88:67
Boa semana para todos!
Elder Cole Gunnoe
Translation...
How is everybody? Things are going well here in Imperatriz. VERY run but is doing well. I had to travel on Tuesday and Wednesday to visit a couple of missionaries who needed to get some training. I went to Balsas Maranhão which is six hours by bus from here. I teach and instruct the elders there at about the things that have been passed in the area of meeting the week before. It was good to help them and learn more. Then me and my companion (Elder De Jesus) had chasing all researchers that the other elders had left us. But unfortunately I could not talk to most of these people. So we did our best to find new people to teach. Just we are finding very good people and families! Commitments have marked these people this week and we'll chase a few more people to visit. We made some assessments of the things we do and say and set some goals to improve it. We feel that the Lord is testing our faith and want to see what we'll do. We talked with our bishop here about it and he said some things that we needed to hear.
I will use the little time I have to report an experience I had last Sunday.
As a goal at the beginning of my mission, I decided I would not speak English when he was not entirely necessary. And so, only talked twice before. (At Christmas last year and Mother's Day in May) People who served missions speaking another language as well should know roughly how. After all this time, almost forgot to speak English. I can understand and write and read. But to speak it is very difficult. And last Sunday, had a man in the church who realized it was not from here. During the meetings of the church, it was said to me that he is American and he was because he's dating a woman Imperatriz ward. Between Sunday school classes, the bishop asked me to help me to interview and get to know the man after meetings. I was very nervous because I had to translate an interview and speak much English. Before entering the room with the man and the bishop, I stopped to do a little prayer for help to Heavenly Father that I could be able to speak clearly for this man. By starting the interview, the bishop asked to translate his words and so translate the man's response as well. When the bishop began, I looked at the man and began to speak English perfectly. During the entire interview I tripped only once or twice. I could hear Portuguese, translated into English, and then speak English. Then I heard in English, translated into Portuguese and then spoke in Portuguese. It was something incredible! and to leave the room, I could not speak more NADA English. Surely the LORD helped me to do what was necessary and nothing more. It was really amazing to see the power of God as fully going for me. And through this interview, the bishop could feel that this man was a good man. It was very cool!
Now I have to run and do MANY other things.
I hope everyone has a great week and can feel the love of our Heavenly Father.
D & C 88:67
Good week to all!
Elder Cole Gunnoe
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