Alyssa and Sister Zurita looking mighty cool in their sunglasses
A sign on a fence that says “Do you believe in life after death, climb the fence and find out.”
Alyssa and Sister Zurita sitting on the curb with some members
Alyssa and Sister Zurita with some members
Alyssa and Sister Zurita with Zezinho on his baptism day
Alyssa and Sister Zurita with Pedro Luiz on his baptism day
Alyssa with a large snail

Hey!!!! This week was really something, because…

We had 2 baptisms!!! Lemme tell y’all about ’em.

First, we had our friend Pedro. He’s 18 and first heard about the church through a member who stopped to help him one day when he got sick in a hotel. They exchanged contacts and started dating months later. She told him a little about the church but never forced it on him. A few months later, after he learned that one of his professors (a member of the bishopric in our ward) was a member he received an invite in passing to come to church. Surprise to us when this unknown person walks into church and following the spirit, we invite him to be baptized and he accepts on the first contact. It’s been so incredible to teach someone so excited and eager to learn about the gospel.

Next, we had our friend Zezinho who is 56 years old. Sister Zurita met him 5 months ago during an exchange and she can testify that he had a problem with pretty much every commandment in the book. After a few weeks of him not progressing, the first Sisters stopped teaching him. Then, out of nowhere, we run into him and he’s completely changed his life and is looking for a way to follow Christ. We invite him to be baptized right then and there and he accepts. Although he is the son of a Baptist Pastor, there is a lot he’s forgotten or never learned about the kindness of God. One thing Zezinho taught me is that we all have gifts and Zezinho was blessed with the gift of change.

Gonna finish with just a great scripture from Alma 31

34 O Lord, wilt thou grant unto us that we may have success in bringing them again unto thee in Christ. 

35 Behold, O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brethren; therefore, give unto us, O Lord, power and wisdom that we may bring these, our brethren, again unto thee.

These are our brethren we are out here to help. We can all make it back, thanks to the mercy and love of our perfect Savior, Jesus Christ.

That’s all folks, Tchau tchau for now!

Com amor, 

Sister Alyssa Grace

Jaboatão Dos Guararapes, Brasil