So this week has been full of miracles, and trials, just like usual. Firstly, I would like to ask forgiveness if I misspell a whole lot, the speel check wants to correct everything to Portuguese.
So, from a past email:
"...When we arrived there to interview the people being baptized, I jokingly told one of the missionaries that we'd climb to the top of a nearby mountain and teach the gospel to the people who lived there on top, if there were any. Well I was totally joking, but as none of us know that part of the area, we started walking the streets and talking to people but nothing was really happening. I had the desire to go to the top of the mountain, or as high as we could get, so we wound our way up the ever narrowing streets until we were pretty close to the top, when suddenly a man in a car who was descending stopped, rolled down his window and said, "Hey, you guys are going up there right now, right? I'll wait for you up top!" We were puzzelled but happy, so we continued upward until all of the roads ended and waited. Shortly thereafter the man in the car returned, and invited us up a small trail with him and his brother... We climbed up with them, and arrived at there house where we found about ten people. They said they had been waiting for us but didn't know when we were going to return. None of us had ever been there before, but they said that missionaries had talked to them and said they would return. We ended up teaching about the restoration, and they were very receptive. The missionaries in Angra dos Reis are now teaching them."
Well, to our great satisfaction, one of the people there was baptized last week. I was super happy. We had a zone meeting and in it we all shared miracles that happened the past trasnfer, and this one was repeated by the missionaries in Angra dos Reis. It truly was a miracle.
As for us here in Itaguaí, we also have had a fair share of miracles. This week we have the long awaited baptism of a man José Abraão, who is married with a member. She was inactive but brought back by some of the missionaries that were in this area before us. And now her husband will be baptized on Sunday. He was a pastor of another church, but after having a dream about the temple and going there to see it, he started to investigate the church. He has been investigating for a very long time, and had another dream about the temple, so he went there again. He could not enter, but he said he felt the spirit very strong there, and afterwards sought out a friend of his who is a member who also went to the temple, and asked him if he would baptize him.
I am so very happy. Trials and difficulties are many, especailly with a whole stake of missionaried to watch over and help and care for, but I am feeling so many immense blessings in my life that I can hardly describe my gratitude to my Lord and my happiness. I am glad to be a missionary.
Well take care of yourselves everybody! Email me or write me when you can! I appreciate it :)
All the best!
Elder Viglione
Pictures:
1) Elder A. Alves and I, the missionary I trained
2) Elder Richardson one of my old zone leaders, going home and back to BYU soon
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