Week 31 - It's a Boy!

Hey everyone,

This week was pretty good, I spent most of it outside of my area because I was chilling in Coimbra waiting for my new comp. They got here Thursday instead of Wednesday because the MTC changed their flight without telling them so they missed it haha.

My new comp's name is Elder Reni and he is way sick. He is from California and he played football in high school so he is super fun to talk to. He plays the guitar really well so the first thing he wanted to do this morning for P day was go to the music store and buy a guitar to take around with him on the mission. We got a cheap one and he plays really well! He was playing a ton of sick songs I knew and we just jam so I guess you can say it will be a sick transfer! My kid is super dope!

This week we got Carla to come to church. Well, I would say the spirit did more than I did. We told her to read the BoM and pray about it and the next day we passed she said that her heart is telling her not to miss church! I was so happy when she said that.

We have also been teaching this kid named Wilson, he is 20 and his mom is an inactive member but we want to get the whole family completed and back to church. He is a lot like me in respect to his humor and I showed him my pranks on Youtube and he loves them. He always invites us over and we are really good friends and he listens very closely in the lessons. He has a lot of doubts especially about the BoM and the story of it. He wants to know where the gold plates are and he said it was convenient that I said an angel took them. I was trying to explain all this stuff in Portuguese and he had more and more questions and then Elder Reni said, "We don't know everything but God does so ask him." Wilson said he would and I know that Elder Reni was inspired to say that. While I was relying on my ability to speak Portuguese, he was relying on the spirit because that is all he can do! I am very grateful to have Elder Reni as my comp and I am grateful for the spirit in my life! D&C 100:5 "Therefore, verily I say unto you, lift up your voices unto this people; speak the thoughts that I shall put into your hearts, and you shall not be confounded before men!" Have a great week everyone! I love you and thanks for the support!

Love,

Elder Ruggles