Transfers and Parties

 This last week, and this last transfer, have absolutely flown by! I'll get to my week here in a second, but for now, transfer news! Drum roll please..... l will be staying here in Imbiribeira but my companion is getting transferred to another area. And my new companion will be Elder Bastian, another American! I'm definitely a little sad that I won't be staying with Elder Tuckfield, he has been an amazing companion! But I'm excited to get to know Elder Bastian and I'm super excited to stay in this area.

This last week was pretty great. We spent a lot of time looking for new people to teach and ended up finding a super awesome family! They are planning on being baptized here in a few weeks and we have been able to work with them a lot already!

This week our ward also had two activities, one was a São José party, and the other an activity to try and help the people we are teaching and the members get to know each other better. They both turned out super great and had a lot more people than I thought would show up. We were actually able to get to know some new people who members brought, and it was great for the people we are teaching. I don't have tons of pictures because the members haven't sent them all to us yet, but I'll send a few that I have.

And other than that, things are just going really great! I still have tons to learn for sure, but I am loving every single day!

And I just wanted to share pretty fast something I loved from Sunday school yesterday... The only way that we can really truly learn and progress in this life, the only way that our faith can truly grow, and that we can receive all the blessings that the Lord had prepared for us, is through sacrifice! Just like you have to exercise (and literally break down) your muscles so that they can become stronger, we have to pass through difficulties to grow spiritually! But always we will have the Lord's help! And when we choose to be grateful even during our trials, we will have a life full of joy and happiness!

That's it for this week folks! Have a fantastic week and I'll keep you all updated on this new transfer!

Elder Hill







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