11.26.12 - You better read this one! :)‏

Olá queridos! 

So, I don't have time to tell all the miracles that are happening here. I wish I did. I will give more complete accounts as I can, and as people ask. But trust me, I know Heavenly Father is very close to us and that he is waiting to help us with everything! Unfortunately, I am already out of time to write, so very quickly I am going to paste some stuff in I wrote to someone else. It is below my address.

Also, you all can email me! My email ismathew.viglione@myldsmail.net . If you are wondering if I have gotten your emails, with the exception of Ben Christensen, Ronni, and my family, I haven't gotten any. So if you haven't written, no worries. If you have, make sure you have my correct email, because I haven't gotten them. Also, here's my mailing address, just in case: 

Elder Matthew Salvatore Viglione
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Mission
Rua Dois de Dezembro 78 salas 703/704
Flamengo
22220-040 Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Brazil

Something I have learned, and I am continuing to learn: Don't get discouraged! Satan's work is to make you feel worthless, and feel like you can't accomplish anything. Ironically enough though, he then tries to stop you from doing any good too, which doesn't make sense because if he truly thought you weren't able to accomplish anything he wouldn't waste time targetting you. So the take away? Realize that you are a great threat to him, and that there is really no limit to what you can accomplish. He doesn't want you to know that. You must work your hardest, and you must do it all with Heavenly Father's help. If you are right with Him, you will be able to be happy no matter the circumstances. So do what it takes to be right with Him, pray sincerely, study the scriptures every day, repent, and you will recieve all the help you need and feel Him very close, helping you every step of the way. I know this is true. It is the only way I survive out here on the mission, and it was the only way I survived before too. 

Many people wondered how I always seemed to be so happy, and to accomplish so much. It's simple: Learn what is right, and then do it.

Sometimes you feel really alone. Sometimes, for reasons you don't know, you feel sad, and feel like there is no point to anything. It is hard to pull yourself out. You lose all motivation and feel utterly alone. And sometimes you want to feel alone, so you will feel justified in being sad. The truth of the matter is you are not alone, and if you are right with Heavenly Father, you will feel Him so near that all the pain and all the lonlieness flee. You will be filled with happiness and light, and you will find it is easier to do what you should -- to work effectively, to stay motivated, and even to progress faster and further than you ever thought possible. And it will be true. You will progress faster and accomplish more than you are able to alone. 

This is why, no mater what problems you are facing, the most vitally important thing you can do is keep Heavenly Father your number one priority. He knows what you are going through. He sent His son, Jesus Christ, to suffer all the pains you will ever suffer, so that He, Christ, would know exactly what you are going through, so He could know precisely how to comfort you. Keep Him first, and you will be able to do everything else. You will be happy independent of whatever happens to you. True happiness only comes from being close to your Heavenly Father and and to Christ, and you get closer to them by living the gospel. All good things come from God. So if you want good things, get a little closer to Them. Learn what is right, and then do it.

I know we have a loving Father in Heaven. If any of you are doubting it, stop. He never leaves us. We leave Him when we let our will for ourselves get in the way of His will for us. Strive to follow Him, do as He has asked, and you will feel Him near. I know it. I have already seen miracles here in Brazil. The most important ones for me are the ones only I see and feel. Heavenly Father is waiting to work miracles with you. So let him :)

I love you all so much!

All the best,
Elder Viglione