tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47029406726819370122024-03-12T19:01:27.865-07:00Called to Serve in Cuiaba Brazil - as recorded by MomElder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-12815084539493857212013-02-05T21:39:00.000-08:002013-02-05T21:39:34.822-08:00Week 102 Letter<br />
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February 4, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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email of my flight plans? If not, I can forward them to you.</span> I thought that I should make sure that you
knew, a little late to think about it, but I am trying, hahaha. So, how
are you? I am in Rondonopolis
still. I will work here until Saturday, were I will return to Cuiaba, Varzea
Grande and hopefully baptize an investigator that I was teaching when I left
and is marked to be baptized this Sunday, and asked that I baptize here.
I hope that all goes well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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we have been looking for new people to teach and trying to strengthen the
people that we baptized here. Also, we have been running behind inactive
members. It was a good week, and we talked to a million people on the
street is seems like. We even called some bus stops to repentance and
baptism because Elder Nunes did not believe that I would. It was good and
fun. The branch is taking in some exciting breaths of air, and the work
is good. We have some people on track for baptism, which is
awesome. Sadly, I will not be here in person. All the same, it will
be great. Everybody is getting sad that I am getting close to leaving,
and I feel the same way. It is hard to say good bye, I guess that I never
got use to it, but this comes as part of the mission. The good news is
that there will be a great reunion again, and that will be a blast. This
week we are already full of appointments, and the work will go on. I am
ending my mission just the way that I had always imagined. I love this
work. I am sorry that this letter is short, but I really do not know what
to say, and I will see you all soon anyways. I love you all, and wish a
great week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-6051636044380383182013-02-03T20:01:00.000-08:002013-02-03T20:01:05.154-08:00Week 101 Letter<br />
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, here you go; my official
letter for the week...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All is well. We
are working hard and we are excited. This Sunday we had 3 new
investigators at church that we will teach this week. I am super
excited. Maybe one of them will get baptized before I leave. This
next Sunday will be my last in the area because the next on after I will be in Cuiaba
I think. My recent converts are great and growing. This week my
district picked up a new excitement as well. They have been a little
unexcited lately and thinking of how I could excite them again, I decided to do
a fun Sunday activity. We left with 40 pamphlets of the restoration and
started doing power contacts on the street in the rain. Pouring
rain; it was fun and we started doing contacts using all kinds of techniques
and fun lines. It was fun and the district is super happy. I am
really going to miss this area and this people. Well, I thought that this
email was going to be longer, but I really cannot this of anything else to
say. I love being a missionary, and I still cannot believe that it is
going to end. I think that I am in denial, but I guess that that is a
good thing. I am focused and working harder than ever. And smarter
than ever too. Tony is going to love this work. I love you all, and wish
you a great week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Love Elder Lee<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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temple clothes. I just brought my white
pants to baptize, but I do not have them anymore, they disappeared after a
baptism in Mapim, and I do not know who grabbed them from the bathroom.
My packet should be with the rest of my stuff, and I will need to buy knew
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-10002958282828513972013-01-23T13:03:00.001-08:002013-01-23T13:03:42.240-08:00Week 100 Letter<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So, to first off answer the questions, I am a
size 40 tennis shoe in brazil, which I think is a 9,5. I still wear a
30x32 pants, 32 being the length (I forget which comes first). I wear a
med or small depending on the shirt style, my dress shirts are mediums, but the
short sleeves are longer then I like, I do have an overcoat that I never used
on the mission, but I kept it to give to tony, so tell him that he does not
have to buy one. Does that answer your questions?</span> On the web cam you get younger and younger
every call home. I am getting old, but I think that you will recognize
me. I am the same weight, height, and all as when I left. So much
for the plan of growing on the mission.
About the Brazilian restaurant - there are actual Brazilians at the restaurant?
That is awesome!!! I am way excited to go<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 115%;"> now :)</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This baptism was Saturday, and they were both
confirmed yesterday. My comp is Elder Nunes, super great guy, from Bahia,
but also lived a part of his life in São Paulo. This</span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> is </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">my last are and last transfer. Once again, it is going to be heart
breaking to leave an area...</span> the
two that got baptized are brothers and sisters, Lucas 17 and Thayla 15, and in
the photo there are there parents who we are teaching, and a friend who I met
the day before the baptism and invited her to come and watch. It was a
great baptismal service. I hope to baptize the parents soon, they are so
cool and we are great friends. The dad is a little nervous about taking
the step, but we will help him. The wife wants to get baptized and says
that she will when he does. We just have to work with him a little more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my dad, let him know for me. I know that you know that I love you, but I
never get tired of saying it, so, I sure love you mommy. Tell the kids
that I am excited to see them too. Hey, what do you think about me
entering into an indoor soccer league when I get home? Maybe I will be
able to play a little in college.</span>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-28601330287867745912013-01-23T12:34:00.000-08:002013-01-23T13:09:51.288-08:00Somehow I missed Week 97 Letter! :><br />
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2012<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks mom, I feel the same, but at the same
time... old. I think that it is because I have 21 years now. I am
still not use to that. I loved the blog, it was awesome.
Everyone is so big and so good looking. Tony looks ripped man!!!
His forearm looks bigger than my biceps, and I loved his and dad's shirt!
It was awesome. Well, to catch you up with my week, this Sunday was a
success that Rondonoplis has not seen for a long time. The usual attendance
of 50 went up to 70, and we were missing people still who are traveling for the
New Year. Elder Nunes and I brought 8 investigators to church this Sunday
which helped a lot and it seemed like the branch got a breath of
excitement. We will run around this week trying to get people on date for
baptism now. It is looking good. It will be kind of hard though
because of New Year’s because we lose a day in the week, but we already have a
wed full of appointments, and all of them look promising. So, that is
about my week. It was great talking with you all, and by the blog I can
tell that you had a great Christmas. I will have to miss the New Year
bowl, but get ready because I am going to be there for the mission bowl in Feb.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think that I am here for the rest of the
mission, I am still district leader which surprised me because President said
that he would release everybody on their last transfer, and my companion Elder
Nunes is from Bahia, but really he was raised in Sao Paulo</span>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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you all and wish you a great new year!!!! <o:p></o:p></div>
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and the water is too dirty to see if there are animals, but I am sure that
there are some brook fish there. I just thought it would be a cool pick
with the creek and the horse that was there. I walk by this bridge almost
every day to teach a family that lives on the other side.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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members house to help her make bread that she sells as a service project.
She has had a hard week, and I think that she appreciated the help. It
was fun, and the bread turned out really well. I promise that I will try
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-38920362256028920502013-01-19T12:35:00.001-08:002013-01-23T12:23:17.611-08:00Week 99 Letter<br />
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does? Does it have side effects? If you have it, how do they get
rid of it? Is it just taking meds for a year? What a mess, but I am
sure that it will be alright. I am sure that Dad had a great
conference. He is the man. This week we had a good and busy week
which resulted in Karina's baptism that happened on Saturday and her
confirmation that happened yesterday. I will send the pics. Her mom
and brother went. Her brother Robert is 15 and he also went to church for
the first time yesterday and really liked it. We will start teaching him
now. So, it was a good week, although it was hard trying to teach some of
our other investigators. As far as finding people home we did not have
any luck, but I felt good about this week all the same. It has been
three months since this branch has seen a baptism, and I think that we kind of
gave another breath of life to the members here. It was good, and we are
expecting more. I love the mission. Anyways, that was my week, I cannot
really think of anything else at the moment... it did rain all week, and we got
super wet a few times, but it was fun and lousy at the same time. It did
clear up for the baptism though, which was a little disappointing because I was
excited to baptize Karina in the rain, because the baptismal font is outside of
the chapel/house. It is a normal font, but just outside. It kind of looks
like a big bath tub, lol. It sure is nice living in a country that has
the best medical treatments, huh? Here people die from dangy all the
time, that mosquito disease. Two missionaries here in Rondonopolis have
dangy right now, out of the 12, but nobody in my house. I think that I
might luck out and go the full two years without catching it.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyways, I sent the pics. Keep me posted, I will pray from here.</span> So, yeah, that is all that I can think of, so
I hope that you like the pics. I love you all!!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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is her mom, and the other is her 15 year old brother, big huh. We already
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-43880864981960407852013-01-07T18:34:00.003-08:002013-01-23T12:23:07.853-08:00Week 98 Letter<br />
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and I am super happy that he will be speaking Portuguese. I think that it
is the coolest language in the world! That is awesome. The only
thing is that nobody told me when he is going. Do you know when he will leave?</span> I am looking at the blog right now, waiting
for Tony’s video to load. I did read the email, and I am glad that you
are already making plans for me when I get home, because I will need something
to do, and I have not really thought about anything...but we will work on that
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My week was good and bad. The start of
the week was hard because everybody was traveling, but we really set out to
work. We worked both Monday and Tuesday and it paid off. A lot of
the people that said they would make it to church were not able to make it
sadly, but we did have 4 visitors there, and if all goes well, Karina will get
baptized and her mom said that after her divorce process she will also be
baptized. So, it is good. We are teaching a lot here, and we have a
big teaching pool. Most of the time there is not time to do everything, so we
are running all of the time. Poor Elder Nunes gets tired sometimes, but
it has been a long time since he has baptized so the idea of baptizing picks
him up a lot. We are doing well together. I did have an interview
with president this week, the routine interviews and it was great. It
really did not seem much like an interview. We talked a little about the
area and them missionaries here and a little about my future plans, which I
think he noticed are rather limited because he gave me permission to think a
little bit about home, lol. He is great. I sure loved Elder
Oliveira, and I am loving Elder Reber. So, there is my week in a
nutshell. Pretty simple, but more because there was so much that I do not
know how to say it all. I did almost punch a drunk guy this week.
We were walking on a dirt road when a drunk guy came and starting messing with
us and yelling and would not let us leave. He had a cup of whisky in one
hand which I took and threw away, gave him the empty cup, and told him to stop
drinking. He got made and picked up a stone and said that he was going to
kill me, but I took the rock from him too and told him to go home, but he just
got really mad, and when we were trying to walk away, he ran in front, threw
the glass cup on the ground, shattering it, and punched me in the chest.
Out of reflex, I grabbed his arm, pulled it into me, and clenched my fist to
knock his lights out when I saw a couple coming on the road and decided that
that would not look good for the missionaries, so I twisted his arm and quickly
told him to go home before he got hurt, and this time he listened and
left. I said good evening to the couple and they responded as if
everything was normal, but after walking for another 10 minutes, the man and
his family that we were teaching came behind us in their car and asked if
everything was okay. The couple that passed was the man's cousin and had
told him that a crazy drunk was messing with the young men in white shirts and
ties. So, our investigator came behind to be sure that we were
alright. We were, and it was cool that he ran behind us to be sure.
Good thing that I did not punch the guy though, huh. I think that a
different story would have been told at our investigator's house. Anyway,
there is a fun story for you. I love you all, and wish you a great week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-25967220753152363022012-12-27T21:09:00.000-08:002012-12-27T21:09:50.911-08:00Week 96 Letter<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Merry Christmas to all, what a pleasure it was to talk with you! You all look so good, and I cannot wait to see you in person, but in the meantime, I am going to take full advantage of the mission. I sure love it. I just got done talking with you, so there is not a lot to say, but I promised to write a little, so here it is. This week was good; I went around meeting some investigators and members, and really finding a new teaching pool because the work has been a little slow here lately. There have already passed 2 months here that there has not been a baptism, so we are working to change the momentum. I am excited to be here and work in this area. I have officially been in every city now that has a church in Matto Gross and our part of Rondonia, which few missionaries can say, if any. I have been extremely blessed. I am happy that you had the chance to get to know little bit about President Reber. He is such a good and inspired man, and I think that we will keep in contact for a long time after the mission. I sure love him and respect him. I wish that there was some way for you to see all of the people that I was blessed to teach and baptize. You would love every one of them, and I know that they would sure love you. These people are so special. Well, I love you all, and cannot wait to hear from you via email next week. Great holidays! </span></div>
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and hope that you had a great birthday. I hope that you accept this email
as a worth present, lol. I will send some pics for you because I know
that you like them. Sorry that I have been bad about taking and sending
pics. I will tell Tony to be better ( : I did want to wish you a
happy birthday though. I have been thinking a lot lately about how
blessed I am to have you as my mom. I was even talking to President Reber
Saturday morning about how involved my parents were in my life and how grateful
I am for that. Speaking of talking with Pres Reber Saturday, it is
because he came with me to my house to announce to Will that his calling came
and that he will serve in the São Paulo East mission and that he is will leave
on Jan. 3. It was awesome getting to hear the news with him. Will
promised me in Sinop that he would open his call with me present, even if he
had to travel, and I must admit that I did not believe it, but the Lord works
in many ways to answer his prayers of his worthy children. It was
awesome. Anyways, I was reading a talk from a general authority, I think
that it was Dallin H Oaks who was talking about the great plan of happiness,
and he said that in our premortal life we progressed as far as we could without
having received a physical body and a mortal experience and that the decision
that we made there affect who we are here. Mom, I know that you made
great decisions there and that I must have done something really good to
deserve you as my mom, or on the other hand, something really wrong and God
thought that I would need all the help that I could get if I were to have a
chance. At any rate, thank you for being such a wonderful mom. I
have also been studying a lot about the nature of the calling of motherhood.
It is the most elevated and sacred calling that I daughter of God can receive.
It requires more work and patience than any other position. It
carries eternal consequences of most impotence. |It is so important that
it was reserved exclusively for women. Mom, you magnify this calling
better than any other. You are a perfect example of every attribute that
motherhood requires. Patience, temperance, meekness, love unfeigned,
courage, strength, internal beauty (external as well ;) eternal perspective, gentleness,
longsuffering, selflessness, humility, careful hands, a firm mind, virtue,
benevolence, knowledge, integrity, hope, faith, and among and above all
charity. I know that this is a short list, and I know that you have many
more attributes and characteristics. Thank you so much for being the mom
that God wanted of you. I hope that I have been the son that you wanted
of me and I promise that I will continue to get better. I sure love you
mom, and I think that world of you, and I know that it is not just me that
thinks that. Every ward and branch that I have passed in in Brazil, you
have come up in a sacrament talk. That is really true. You give
hope, strength, and courage to people around the world. You are a perfect
example of being a light to the world. You have a great light, and you
let it shine forth. Thank you for always being engaged in a good cause.
Thank you for being engaged in raising and teaching me. How blessed
that <i>I</i> am. I love you mom, and wish you a great birthday!!!
You of all people deserve it!!!! Love you grateful and always
indebted son, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the year. He has been waiting for a long time to go, so he is all ready.
Really, they called Pres Reber and told him that Will would only leave in
March, but Pres Reber moved it closer because he knows that Will was just
waiting to leave. President Reber is awesome. I still do not know
what I am going to do for Skype, but I think that I will spend Christmas night
at Joaquim's house, Aryane's family. He and his wife are marked to get
baptized on the 23rd. I am super excited!!! Anyways, they have a
computer and internet, but I do not know if they have a web cam. I will
investigate and see. If so, I think that I will Skype from there.
If not, I will have to use a lan house. The problem is that on Monday
I do not think that I will be able to email you, so if I do not email you, call
me Monday at this number, 065 9236 5199, (my cell) and we can plan it out on
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was Portuguese, I wanted to say technology) can be a headache, cant it.
So, to answer the questions, I do not know if they bought my plane
tickets yet, but I think that I will be flying home on the 12th or 13th of Feb.
I will let you know more when I know more. The second question, my
investigators are doing well. Lucas, Gizele's little 10 yr old brother
was going to get baptized yesterday after the stake conference but the chapel
ran out of water so we had to remark it for this Saturday, but all is well.
Aryane's parents have committed to be baptized before the end of the
year. That will be really awesome. Will is going to stay with my until
the end of the year waiting for his call. I think that it should be
coming soon. My birthday was great. These people are so good to me.
I do not know if the package came yet. I just tried calling to the secretaries,
but they did not answer the phone, so I still do not know. I cannot
believe the Jason already got his call, and to South Korea?!! That is
awesome! That will be a "fun" language to learn, he will be
great! I did get the photo that dad sent me of Elder Sands and Sister
Ward. It is a small world, and being in the church makes it smaller.
I will send some pics to you. I really do not know what else to
write... This week we will have the Christmas mission conference and the day
after will be a training conference for the leaders which will also be an all-day
event. I think that meetings wear me out a lot more than working on the
street, but they are always good and really do make a difference. The
week after I think that I will travel to Carceres, a city outside of Cuiaba and
Varsea Grande to do some divisions there. I have already done divisions
there as a district leader three or four times. It is about 4 hours of a
bus ride. Usually we travel at night to take full advantage of the day.
The next transfer is at the end of the year, the 30t and 31st. I
really do not doubt that I will be transferred, which is sad, but it is part of
the mission. President said that he is going to release all of the
missionaries going home from their leadership positions before the end of their
missions to let them help and train other missionaries take their spots.
I am the only one in my group that has continued as a leader, but I think
that I will be released this next transfer. We will see. President
told me that he might have me train again on the next one, but he thinks that
only 2 or 3 new missionaries will come. It is all in the air, but I will
do anything that the Lord asks and President Reber knows that. Well,
there is my week in an email. I love you all, and wish you all a happy Christmas
season!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-40806605231483857812012-12-03T23:50:00.000-08:002012-12-03T23:50:00.430-08:00Week 93 Letter<br />
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be quick, but we had a great week. Gizele was baptized Friday in one of
the most spiritual baptismal services that I have witnessed. It was awesome
to see her there with her member and nonmember family. She was so ready.
I had the privilege of baptizing her with the help of Elder Herrera.
Because she is paralyzed from the hips down, I carried her into the
water, and well I was saying the prayer with my arm raised, Elder Herrera
secured that half of her from falling into the water. Then I held her weight
again and lowered her into the water and brought her up again and carried her
out of the font. It was awesome. It made me think a lot about the
way Jesus is willing to carry us if we just come to him and lay aside the
things that easily beset us. It was incredible, and then I was able to
confirm her on Sunday. All in all, it was awesome. Also, we had a
baptism of three kids in the ward that I was helping to teach. I baptized
one, Elder Rodriguez baptized the other, and Elder Willians baptized the third.
It was super cool. The parents are preparing to be baptized as
well, but they are waiting for their documents to come back so that the can get
married legally. It was also a great and full baptismal service.
All is well in Zion. This week I am going to really work on the
rest of Gizele's family and friends. I am excited. Well, that is
about it, sorry that it was short, but it really was a good and busy week.
The zone is doing well, and this next week we are expecting that it only
gets better. I am doing a lot of splits this transfer to try and help
everybody out with marking dates, teaching, and planning. So far, so
good. Tomorrow I am going to help Elder Rodrigues teach a girl that came
to church named Bruna, she is a friend of a recent convert. It should go
well. I think that she is more ready than she thinks. It will be
really the first time that she will be taught by missionaries, and so we will
teach the restoration. Well, I love you all and send you all hugs.
Happy holidays!!!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Their names are Karoline 13, Filipe 8, and Keilyane 10.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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It was awesome. I cannot wait to meet my two little brothers.
On Christmas I think that I am going to Skype, but I do not have a place
yet. It might be in the lan house here, we are good friends with the
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dad, I wanted to wish you a happy birthday! I know that you are probably
not thrilled to be 47, but I am sure that you are still young. I sure love
you dad, and I really do look up to you. I am thankful for everything
that you have taught me. Some of the things that you have taught me
before are just now really sinking in. Your lessons have left and
continue to have a great impact on me. Also, I am expecting a lot more
lessons after the mission, because to be honest, I am scared spitless about the
after mission life. I know that I am in good hands though :) I will
have lots of questions and doubts, but I am really glad that I feel like I can
tell you everything, and without fear ask for help, counsel, and advice.
I am going to need it. Sometimes I feel spoiled that I have the
perfect family, and when I try to tell people about the joy that their family
can have, I perceive that they do not fully understand the meanings of these
words as I do. I really know that families can be forever, and that
families can be happy here in this life. I know this because I have been
raised by goodly parents who love the Lord, and who are fully converted. This
last month I have been thinking a lot about the difference between a testimony
and conversion. A testimony is a belief or knowledge of something that is
true. Conversion is a testimony put into action and into practice.
A testimony can be received in an instant. After one prayer
somebody can receive a testimony, or in other words, a spiritual witness about
any truth, be it about the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon, tithing, or
perhaps church attendance. Conversion, on the other hand, is something
that happens over time. It is the changing of one's heart to submit to
all things that the Father sees fit. It is a testimony in action and a
habit formed over time. I know that my testimony has grown and been
strengthened over the mission, but really, I have always had a testimony of
these truths. What has changed is my level of conversion. I want to
continue increasing my level of conversion for the rest of my life. I
think that this is what is meant by endure to the end. To become
converted to the Lord, and eventually become perfect, as he is. Well,
there is my thought for you. I was not thinking about saying all of that
in a birthday card, but I really do want to wish you a happy birthday, even
though it is a little late and let you know that I love you dad. From
your grateful and proud son - Elder Lee</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-52824726780804004102012-11-29T11:14:00.002-08:002012-11-29T11:14:19.413-08:00Week 92 Letter<br />
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finished the essays. I think that it is a good idea that you proof read
them.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I
did it on a word document. Tell me if you can open this</span>. I am good, tired, but good, and ready to play
soccer. Funny how playing a sport is like resting on the mission.
It gives me a mental break.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
I did not find a nativity yet, but I will be able to look today.
The weather is hot and raining. The lowest that it gets is the high
70's. Right now it is 12:15. Just so that you know, my ACT test
score was 27 I think. I have not
seen the blog yet, but I will look. Are you needing anything else for the
applications? What did you think of the essays? It has been a
while...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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All is well here and this week was good, although I hardly worked in my
area. I am going to do more division this transfer to help the zone.
We are needing it. We do have a new missionary living with us. You
know him. Do you remember Willians from Sinop, whose mission papers I
helped with? He has his call in finally, the branch was complicated,
nobody knew how to send mission papers, and he is doing a transfer of a mini
mission while he waits. I never thought that I would train him to be a
missionary. It was awesome doing some splits with him. He is super
excited. God works in mysterious ways. It is pretty awesome all
everybody is in the right place at the right time. Well, I love you mom.
Have a great week!!!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-78127156420624640312012-11-29T11:11:00.000-08:002012-11-29T11:11:11.642-08:00Week 91 Letter<br />
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t-shirts of Brazil are going to be a little hard. The only shirt that you
can get that will say Brazil is the Brazilian soccer shirts, uniforms.
For an official, it is 200 R$, or 100 dollars in American money, but that
is to get the official that is really Nike. The thing in Brazil is that
there are a lot of false shirts and it is not against the law, so I can get
some false jerseys for about 30 R$ or 15 dollars each, but the sizes will be
hard to find. I can try though. The other thing is the nativity.
I will have to go to the mall to look, but I do not have any idea where I
will find one. And I am sure that it is not cheap, but because you are
buying with dollars it cuts the price in half. I will really have to look
though. Christmas is not what it is in the states here. In Brazil Christmas
might be big, but I am in the poorest capital of the country. It is pretty sad.
I will look though. Transfers were yesterday and I lucked out
because I will stay here with Elder Herrera and the next real transfer is at
the end of the year. My week was good. I was hardly with my
companion because of a bunch of divisions and stuff but I stayed in the area
and worked hard. All is well. Gisele, the girl who got shot is
doing awesome. She would have been baptized yesterday but her family was
traveling so we marked it for this Sunday, another great reason why I stayed
here this transfer. She has read almost all of the gospel principle manual,
is in 2 Nephi in the b o m, and she is reading our heritage as well. She
is loving all of it. She is awesome. Sadly, one of the families
that I am teaching had a car accident so he could not come to church, but he is
remarked to come next week and I will pass in his house a few more times this
week. All is well. Did that answer all of your questions?
Here is a question, where are you at mom with my college applications?
SO, do you need something from me?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-46742897297076017232012-11-29T11:09:00.000-08:002012-11-29T11:09:07.966-08:00Week 90 Letter<br />
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, we had a
good and busy week again. We did not baptize, but we sure worked
hard. Gisele, the girl who was shot went to church and she is progressing
steadily, although no sudden jumps. She is liking it all though.
Yesterday we went to visit Aryane's family in the hospital because her
grandma is sick and old and so the whole family has been there for the week and
we went and paid a visit. They really appreciated it. Aryane's dad
is really funny in his own way. He loved that we came to visit and his
first words were, hey Elder Lee, I really missed you, you piece of sh**.
When his wife insisted that he not talk like that, he excused himself by
saying, hey, I really like this son of a b****. It was
really funny. He is a really good down to earth guy. I sure
like him. He said when all of this is over he wants to take us
fishing. He always promised that he is going to go to church a lot more
when things calm down with his mom. He loves that Aryane was baptized and
that she is on a good path. The mom is also very happy with her and with
us. A great family. Jaiany's dad is warming up to us a lot
too. If all goes well he is going to come and play soccer with us.
I hope that he comes. A lot of other stuff happened, but I am not
remembering anything else. It seems like the weeks blur and I cannot ever
remember what was this week and what was last week or even two weeks ago.
Time on the mission does not exist. We did meet a new family that we are
going to teach. This guy is really smart, legally married to his wife and
has two smart sons who both speak English and have musical talent, which is
hard to find in Brazil. This man Silvio also has 6 different bibles, all
a translation different. We are going to really focus on the Book of Mormon.
I think that he is going to like it. They are really active in their church,
but smart people are attracted to the church because they recognize that the
true church makes everything make sense. We are going to teach them this
week and maybe his older son, 18, will play soccer with us too. We also
meet two girls at church yesterday, a girlfriend of a member and her older sister.
They are 17 and 22 I think. We are also going to teach them this week,
although they are only really home on Saturday. So, there is my week in
an email. I love you all, and I love hearing from you. Thanks for
your prayers and your love. -Elder Lee<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-30556564215350083292012-11-05T20:38:00.001-08:002012-11-05T20:38:26.539-08:00Week 89 Letter<br />
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another week has flown
by and this one ended on a really high note. To start, we had a great Sunday
turnout, although, as always, we were hoping for more. We had 7
investigators at church and the other companionship in the ward, Elder
Rodriquez and Grantham had 8. It was awesome. One of my main
investigators came which was a miracle. Her name is Gisele and she is 22
and suffered two gun shots in the back saving two lives at her work place in a
robbery. The after effect is that she is paralyzed from the hips down and
cannot feeling anything in her legs or feet. It was in the hospital that
her aunt, an active member, gave her a Book of Mormon and this last week we
found out about her and went to visit her. She loved our visits and has
been reading the Book of Mormon and soaking it up. To give you an idea,
in the gospel principle class I was assigned to teach last minute about
obedience and the story of Nephi going to get the plates came up. I knew
that she had read it because you already explained to me Friday the whole story
in amazing detail, so I asked her to tell the story to the class, which was
full of investigators and some members. She boldly told the story and all
of the members, including her cousin who was with her, were amazed. It
was awesome. I am going to teach her again Tuesday and invite her to be
baptized this next Sunday. She came with her aunt in the car and they
brought a chair for her that is reclined so that she could kind of sit and
laydown for the three hours of church. She loved church. She has an
incredible attitude of everything that has been going on with her. We
transported her by picking up the chair and going from room to room for the
classes. It was awesome. Last night I talked to her relatives and
they all told me about how much she liked church and their faith that she would
one day be baptized. I think that they will be surprised to learn this
week that she might be baptized so soon. It will be fun to tell them
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She is the girl who I helped write a card to her dad asking for
his permission to let her get baptized. She gave the card to him Thursday
and Friday received permission. The dad really liked the card, even
cried, and willing let her be baptized yesterday and even came to the
baptism. It was awesome. Her mom and 6 year old brother Jair were
also there. It was super special. She has been waiting 3 months to
get baptized. She was so happy. Friday, when I found out that her
dad was letting her get baptized I almost cried from joy. One of those
moments I guess when you feel like a lot of work and time and prayers were
really worth it. It was, for sure. So, there are the highlights for
you all. It was a good week and this week I hope that it gets
better. Jaiany will be confirmed, and I am hoping to baptize
Gisele. I love you all, and wish you all a great week!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-76465163085492305022012-11-01T21:40:00.001-07:002012-11-01T21:40:14.909-07:00Week 88 Letter<br />
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am doing well, but
sadly the baptisms fell though yesterday in our zone. We had a great work
week, but a bunch of last second problems happened and everything fell, including
some people coming to church. Satan worked hard this week. I did
have two investigators at church, although we were expecting a lot more.
We will work for a better week this week. Anyways, all is well. I
wish that I really only had to think in one thing, but being a zone leader
sometimes seems like it is taking away my focus on where I would like it to be,
with my investigators, but I cannot complain because I know that I am were God
wants me to be and helping missionaries is part of my personal mission.
Thanks for your kind words and support, it really helps. I got pics from
Jackson. It is kind of funny to think that he is in the Bahamas and I am
in the middle of nowhere. But this mission is the same. I sure love
the mission. I am not sure that I am ready to come home. If I asked
to stay another transfer, would you mind? </span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> I
know that some other missionaries have asked and they did not let them.
Who knows though? </span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This week I have been
doing a lot of exercises so I am hoping not to come home fat. Good thing
that I am in a mission were we have to walk in burning heat every day. I
think that I sweat about 7 lbs. every day. It has been hot these days,
but then again, it is always hot. I am use to it though. I think
coming home will be a temp shock for sure. This week I taught an English
class of a member who works at an English school. I went with E Grantham,
who has 3 months in Brazil. They said that it was a lot easier to
understand me, but I do not think that that is because my English is
better. I think that it is because I have to talk slower to translate
from port to English in my head and because I say things in English the way
that they should be said in port. I think that all of you would
understand E Grantham better, hahaha. I think that I am getting better
though because living with two Americans, we talk English every once in a
while. Anyways, I really do not know what else to tell you about this
week. It is getting harder and harder to remember what was this week and
last week and today and yesterday. It is all just a blur. I love
you all and thanks for the Halloween card. It was awesome. Here is Brazil
they do not really celebrate Halloween, but as the Brazilian culture is to
party, there are always some places that do a Halloween party and dance.
Have a great week!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-26882346995322761702012-10-23T10:46:00.003-07:002012-10-23T10:46:48.459-07:00Week 87 Letter<br />
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sounds like a crazy week! I am glad that everything is okay. My
first though was how grateful that I am that God is protecting my family while
I am here. He can do more for you than I could if I were there. His
promises are real. Ryan, I did want to say happy birthday to you!
Cangrats! I cannot believe that you are getting so old!!! You
also look good. You are one handsome devil and the bike looks awesome.
You will have to be trying it out when I get home, hahaha. I bet
that you ride it better than I would. You are the man!!! </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, this week was
good. We had two baptisms. One was Mikael, the kid who was supposed
to get baptized last Sunday but his mom and dad were not able to come so be
baptized him Saturday and it was awesome because he parents came and they liked
it. We take advantage of the opportunity to talk to them and teach them.
The mom lives in Cuiaba in a different area but we will call the
missionaries that work there. The dad is a less active who has some
serious problems, but I think that he felt some of the power of the atonement
at his son's baptism. Sunday we had the baptism of Gaby, a girl who I
have been teaching for a while but whose mom just turned around recently to let
her get baptized. Everybody was very excited. It was a great
baptismal service, both of them with lots of people and a great and powerful
spirit. I am going to miss being a missionary and this is one of the
biggest reasons. I am going to miss the opportunity to baptize almost
every week. It is incredible to see people change and grab on whole heartedly
to the gospel. It is a joy and privilege to be a part of the great work.
My love grows more and more for God's sons and daughters. I was
talking to Elder Grantham last night and we were talking about how our perspective
on life has changed. Are we humans living a spiritual experience, or are we
spiritual and living a human experience. I will try and send some pics of
the baptisms for you, if this computer will let me. I love you all and
wish you all a great week. You are all in my prayers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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week. I miss talking with you about stuff like that in the car with you
dad. I think that our talks in the car had more of an effect on me and my
thinking pattern than you know and most of that is because you are my hero.
I sure love you dad, and I sure look up to you. I know that you
live a hard and busy life, but I also know that you never want to look at it
like that. You always seem to stay on the side of how blessed you are to
live that hard and busy life. I know that it was a great blessing to me.
I have learned from your example what it means to dedicate your life to
the lord. I also know of the blessings that come because I was able to
enjoy many of these blessing because of your selfless service. Thank you
so much. This week, I taught a girl who has a testimony of the Book of Mormon
and the church, her mom has a testimony of the Book of Mormon and the
truthfulness of the church, and they want to be baptized but the dad, who does
not go to any church and is never home, will not allow the daughter to get
baptized and the mom cannot because they are not married on paper. So, I
suggested to the young girl that she write a letter to her dad, explaining why
she wants to be baptized and thanking him for being her dad. She did not
know what to write and was even afraid, so I suggested that I write a model for
her to look at and help her. In writing, it made me think about how hard
it is to now have the dad that I have. I know that you love me and want
the best for me. I know that you would do anything to help me. I
know that you are a wise and faithful servant to our Heavenly Father. It
really made me grateful and it made me feel a great desire to serve because of
the amazing parents that I received. I know that much is required because
much was given. Thank you dad and have a great week! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-66079802552716955152012-10-21T07:59:00.000-07:002012-10-23T10:44:19.884-07:00Week 86 Letter<br />
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everybody is doing well. I cannot imagine cold weather. Yesterday
it got up 47 degrees C, whatever that is; I think that it is well about 100
degrees F. ( Mom insert - 47 c is 116 f ) It was a toaster. I am used to it though. I am
going to have to go to the gym for sure after the mission because if stay the
same weight sweating, imagine not sweating all of the time. This week was
good for our zone. We are about to get into a really nice rhythm it looks
like. I am excited. Mikael was not able to get baptized yesterday
because his parents had to travel so we marked it for next week, but it looks
like everything will go as planned. My companion is Elder Herrera.
He is a tall, white, blue eyed kid which is a little different than what I am
used to, lol. He is a nice kid and we get along really well. We
hardly every talk English though. We are excited to get a lot done this
transfer. That is about my week. Living day by day and trying to
get everything done. I love the mission. Next week I promise that I
will send some pics to you. I have to take some first though, ;) hahaha.
I love you mom and I pray for you all. You are the best! Have a
great day and an awesome week!!!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-89978679498591021882012-10-08T22:41:00.002-07:002012-10-08T22:41:42.199-07:00Week 85 Letter<br />
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time to write because I have got to run to the mission office in a second.
Maybe from there I will be able to write a little more. For the meantime,
here is a short message. I loved conference and we had some investigators
there and a lot of my recent baptisms. It was awesome. I could
hardly sing called to serve in English though, but everybody around me wanted
me to try. It was fun. I guess that it has been a while.
Transfers came through and I will stay here but a lot of things in the
zone have switched up. I think that I am excited for the changes.
It will be good. My companion is an American from California I
think. I have never met him but I will train him to be a zone leader.
It will be good. This week we taught a lot and had to solve a lot
of problems. Sometimes as a missionary you feel more like a social
worker, psychiatrist, lawyer, marriage counselor, finance worker, and more
(sorry about the spelling, I hope that that gets better with time). It is
fun to see the instant help that comes from on high in each different
situation. Anyways, for lack of time, I have to close, but I love you
all, and all is well here. Have a great week!!!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-28596944292776926282012-10-04T22:01:00.001-07:002012-10-04T22:01:15.542-07:00Week 84 Letter<br />
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each of them. Jaiany is a girl who we have been teaching with her mom for
a long time. They both want to get baptized but the mom is not married
and the dad is really stubborn, but they still come to church. Last Sunday,
Jaiany brought her friend Ariane with her, who happens to be a neighbor of a
member. We taught her and her parents this week and marked her date for
this Sunday, or yesterday I guess it would be. There were really no
problems and the parents, who are married legally, but a little unready to make
a commitment, came to the baptism and loved it. It was awesome.
After, I talked with the dad and he expressed to me how happy he was with
his daughter and her decision. I saw the tears in his eyes when she was
baptized. I am excited to work with them this week. The only hard
part is that the dad travels a lot because of work. Anyways, awesome.
Then there is Wellington, who I have known for 5 months now. Maybe
I told you about him. I reactivated his wife, Natalia whose baby boy I
blessed the week that he was born with a blessing of health. I helped him
stop drinking and partying, but they still had to get married. For two
transfers I helped them get mentally ready for marriage, and the week after I
left their documents came back, a 30 plus 'day process, and they were married.
Elder Marque started really teaching him about 3 weeks ago, but as much
as Wellington knew that it was true, he just could not make the decision.
Friday I went on splits with Elder A. Silva, Elder Marque's comp, and we
went to visit him. It was a nice surprise. We taught him and talked
to him, and helped him make the decision to be baptized. He was baptized
yesterday nighhtt o that i could see iit. IT WAS AWESOME! </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">hyy sorry that last message id not
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-34933710721973768372012-09-25T09:09:00.002-07:002012-09-25T09:09:33.680-07:00Week 83 Letter<br />
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and I forget everything that I was planning on saying. Well, here it
goes...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that Fernando moved to another state. The good news is that he stopped
smoking and drinking coffee which he saw as a miracle and he has promised to
continue to go to church at his new home and be baptized. Some other good
news is that we marked some dates for this next Sunday. It is
exciting. Also, tomorrow will be zone conference which is always good and
a blessing. It will be fun to get to know President Reber a little
better. This conference will just be our zone at our chapel so it will be
a little more intimate than what we are used to which will be a fun change I
think. The other good news is that all of my baptisms here and in my last
area are all firm in the church, progessing, and sharing the good news with me
with much pride and excitement. That is always fun. It makes a missionary
super happy. Last night I dreamed that I ended my mission and I cried and
cried and cried. I woke up really happy that I still have another 5
months before this day. Not that I am not excited to see all of you, but
I really do love the mission and so I have to be sure that I take advantage of
everyday while I have this great calling and responsibility. It is a
blessing and a joy. Luckily, I know that the work of building the kingdom
does not end after a mission. So, that is about my week for you. I
really do not remember what else I was going to say... sorry. Hey, so
Josh is going on a mission to Ukraine, right? Is there anybody else with
a call yet that I do not know about? I am excited for them.
Anyways, I have not looked at the blog yet, so I am going to give her a
look. I love you all and wish you a great week! Hugs to all of you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-29285151326165305722012-09-23T16:26:00.002-07:002012-09-25T09:09:51.366-07:00Week 82 Letter<br />
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I just got done looking at the blog and I loved it. I cannot believe
how old you all are. Happy Birthday Danny! It looks like it was
awesome. I am excited to see you and your bike in person. We will
have fun. I sure love all of you. Levi, you are super buff dude.
We can play hockey when I get home, but I think that I will have to buy
some roller blades first. It will be fun though. Danny, I am going
to play soccer today. I am practicing so that we can play together when I
get back. It will be fun. I think that you will win though.
Well, I had a good week. We taught a lot, we contacted a lot, and
we found a lot of people to teach. Sadly, Fernando who was going to get
baptized Sunday had to work all day because of an emergency thing. He
works in electric stuff and for hotels and some hotel in Cuiaba were having
some nasty problems so all of Saturday and Sunday he was working and I think
that he is still there today, but we will remark his baptism. He has
stopped smoking and has given up coffee. He is doing great and he will be
a great member here. Also, we have a bunch of other possibilities for
baptisms this week. It should be good. I am loving the work and I think
that I am learning more and more every day. Sadly, the weeks are still
passing by super-fast, and there seems like there is never enough time to do
everything that I would like to, but I guess that that is how life is. We
are working really hard though. I am doing a lot of splits with the
missionaries in my zone which is also good. All of my recent baptisms
here are all doing great and are all very involved in the church, the
activities, and even the missionary work. I think that it is funny.
A lot of the time, recent members and investigators are a bigger help than
the strong members. I think that it is because the truth is fresher to
them and they see the need to share it with everybody. I hope that I
never take the gospel for granted. I know that I did a little bit when I
was at home. It is such a force, a gift, a privilege, and it is great
news that we need to share. We know the truth. We have at a
witness. We can be god's vessels in bringing about the salvation of many
of his children. I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, because it
really is the power unto salvation. I am so glad that I have been chosen
to take this message to the people here and everybody that I contact during my
life. It is an honor and pleasure. I love the work. It is his
work and his glory that can be brought about with our hands. Let us go
forth boldly and be a light unto all people. What do we have to lose?
As Paul said, if god is with us, who can be against us? I am firmly
committed to be a righteous and wise servant and steward. I know that god
is with me, I know who I am, and I know that with his divine help and power,
the weak things of this world can thrash the nations with his spirit.
What a promise, what a blessing. We have been called to serve him.
Is there a better master? His salary is life eternal. The
only other salary comes from being a servant to sin, which brings the salary of
death and misery. I am grateful that we can rejoice because we have the
right to choose, to act, or to be acted upon. To choose our master,
because no man can serve them both. To be spiritually minded is life
eternal. Let us serve him with all heart and mind, that we may gain our
reward and fully enjoy our reward with those who we have helped lift, those
souls whose value is great in the sight of god, our literal brothers and
sisters of a divine creator and father. I know that this gospel is true.
I know that God's work is to bring about the immortality and eternal life
of man. I am thankful that I have been called to be an instrument in his
hands to fulfill his plans and purposes. I know that whom the Lord calls,
he qualifies. Good thing too :). I love you all!!! Have
a great week!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-46976179701947735152012-09-10T09:58:00.000-07:002012-09-10T12:30:24.636-07:00Week 81 Letter<br />
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this letter a little later today, I had to get a haircut and we ended up
teaching the barber how to play a card game afterwards and teaching him about the
gospel. He seems like a really nice down to earth guy and the haircut was
only 8 bucks which is cheaper than a lot of other places here. So, to
tell you the news of the week, we had 2 baptisms on Saturday, Clara, a little 9
yr old girl whose dad we reactivated and whose mom wants to get baptized but
still needs to get married legally, </span><br />
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girl who is excited to have found the truth. She will be a strength in
the young women’s program here. It was awesome. </span><br />
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to church, a single man who is in his 40s and he is excited to be baptized this
next Saturday. He has been to church a lot of times in the past but he
was addicted to drinking and smoking but he has seen a miracle in his life
since we found him. He has a week without smoking, beer, or coffee.
He is amazed because he has tried to stop many times before but never
could. We will continue to teach and help him a lot this week. He
is a great guy. Sadly, Raimundo, the dad of Isis, the 15 yr old girl that
I baptized, is having to travel a lot for work now so he is going to leave this
week and will not be back for another 40-45 days. I will really miss him,
but he has been thinking a lot about the church and he even said that he will
think a lot about baptism while he is gone so that he can feel more ready on
the return to be baptized and continue firm in the faith. On the other
hand, two of his cousins, in their 20s came to live with Isis at home here, and
so we will teach them. One is single and the other is married (but not
legally dang it). Raimundo already talked to them about the church and
talked really well of it. He said that it would be the only church worth
baptizing in because of the way that you feel when you are there. He said
it is the only church that is true to itself and its teachings. I think
that he believes that it is true, because he tells that to us, but he did not
really tell his cousins like that but it was awesome to see him doing
missionary work. I love doing missionary work with investigators and
recent converts. So, that is about my week. I am doing well, I am
happy, and I have excited to work this week. It will be fun. I love
all of you and I am so proud of each of you. Also, I am going to go and
play some soccer today so that I can play with Danny when I get home. Good
work Danny!!!! Score a goal for big brother Shane!!! Love you all
and have a great week!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-38852495001979684062012-09-10T09:08:00.001-07:002012-09-10T09:08:23.409-07:00Week 80 Letter<br />
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has flown by and it is more incredible that the month has already passed too.
Time just goes. This last Friday we had a mission tour with Elder
Costa from the 70. He gave the leaders some training about being a model
in all things and then he gave a training to all of the missionaries in the
north part of the mission. It was really good and I learned a lot and now
have a list of ideas of things to do. Sadly, I wish that I had known all
of this at the start. I will have to hurry and get it all done. I am
excited to really take advantage of the last quarter of the mission. I
really love being a missionary and in the last 6 months you know that you
really got the hang of it. I was never afraid to invite people to come to
Christ through baptism, but I feel like now I am prepared to really help that
person be ready and willing to accept the invite. It is a lot of fun.
For example, the other day I did a division with Elder Grantham who is on
his 2nd transfer in brazil and we went and taught a lady that he had been
teaching for the last month and whose son I helped get baptized, Cesar.
Elder Grantham explained to me the situation a little. She goes to
a church that keeps Saturday as the Sabbath and she does not eat pork and also
believes that her church is the restored church of Christ. She always
says that she will read the Book of Mormon and pray about it, but she just has
not done it and really was not showing a lot of progress. We got there
and started talking and it turned into a lesson. I discovered that she
really did not understand the importance of the Book of Mormon. I taught
her a little of the history and how it is another testament of Jesus Christ.
I also explained that it comes with a promise which we find in Moroni 10.
Then I decided to teach her how the Book of Mormon is the keystone to our
religion. I started off by saying that receiving a testimony of the Book
of Mormon would respond to all other questions that she may have, for example,
about the Sabbath and eating pork and using veils at church and if she needed
to get baptized again. Them I taught her how the Book of Mormon is
evidence that joseph was a true prophet, exactly how the ark proved that Noah
was a prophet and the opening of the red sea was evidence that moss was a
prophet, among other things of course. Therefore, the church must be the
only true church with the only valid baptism on the face of the earth.
So... if the Book of Mormon is true, it is all true and she needs to get
ready to get baptized. Then I asked when she would like to receive an
answer from god about the book. She tried to burn me and say that it was
on god's time table. I agreed but explained that I would like to receive
an answer as fast as possible, and that not asking can get in the way of god's
time table, for example, if he wants to answer tonight, but she does not ask,
how will he be able to respond. She understood and agreed to pray, but
she told me that she would need to receive a firm answer and sign, like
somebody prophesying, a dream or vision, or some miracle like speaking in tons
(which I thought was ironic). Now it was my chastise here, but I did it
really nicely. I told her to be careful, because if she was not willing
to mess with god's time table, why command him to answer in her way and not
his. She once again understood. I then bore my testimony about how I
read and prayed of the Book of Mormon and how I know that god answered me,
without it being a vision or dream, but with the simple but powerful and piercing
touch of the holy ghost and how I know that he answered, and I know that god
knew that he answered, and so I told her that for me to deny the Book of Mormon
would be to deny god. She was touched and then said something that surprised
me. She told me that she wanted to know of the truthfulness of the Book
of Mormon, but that she would like to read it all. She told me that she
would read it in 15 days. I agreed with her proposition, so I told her
that we could find a spot in middle ground. I told her that she could
read it in 15 days, but that she also needs to pray each one of those 15 days
and ask god specifically about the Book of Mormon. She agreed and
accepted to be baptized when she receives a testimony of the book. It was
a great lesson and I really hope that she keeps her promise because I know that
the Book of Mormon is true and that god will answer to any person that reads
and prays about it. It was great. Saturday we will baptize Clara, a
nine year old girl whose dad we re-activated. He has been non active for
the last 10 years or so, but is ready to come back. He is going to church
now and more than that, he is going to all of the activities. Sadly, he still
need to get married to his wife legally, but we will help them this week and
next week with marriage process and if all goes well they can be married in
about a month and a half and the wife is already wanting to get baptized.
Also, I am about to go and teach a man that I have just talked to on the
cell phone, but he seems really sincere. From what I know he had been
taught 4 years ago and almost got baptized but he didn't and he has been
thinking a lot lately and thinks that the time is coming for him to open his
eyes, change his life, and enter the kingdom of god on earth. I really do
not know about the family and living situations, but I will find out here in a
little bit. So, it was a good week and this week will be better and
busier. I am going to try and help each companionship this week. My
goal is for each companionship is to baptize. The mission has been slow
on baptisms lately, our zone has been baptizing the most but they have been
coming from my area. Now I need to really figure out how the help the
rest of them. I am excited though. I love all of you and wish you a
great week!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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big and everybody is super cute. Tony will be a great missionary. I
know that you will be able to help Debbie mom. Just having a friend in
the church that loves you can make all the difference, and I know that she will
be blessed because her son is on a mission. I gotta go teach that man I
told you about, Fernando, but I love you mom and wish you a great week. Send my
love to the rest of the family and tell them thanks for the emails. I
loved all of them. Love you!!!</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-6761350812321128152012-08-28T21:12:00.002-07:002012-09-10T08:48:29.224-07:00Week 79 Letter<br />
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well. This last Sunday was transfers and just about everything will stay
the same in my zone, other than two missionaries who are already going
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young woman who we have been teaching this week named Isis (15).</span></div>
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been teaching Isis' dad too, but he is needing to stop smoking to get baptized,
but he is on the way. These last two days he has only smoked 4 in total
and he was smoking about 20 a day. So, we are happy with him, but we are
also sharing with him our vision of him being able to make a dead stop now so
that he can enter into the gate with his daughter and start their way to becoming
an eternal family. Also, Elder Ertel, one of the missionaries that is
going home, and I went to go and pick up an investigator of his to watch the
baptism. He was ready to get baptized as far as living his life
correctly, but Elder Ertel told me that for some reason he would not commit to
a date. On the way I was able to talk with him. I really let him
talk for a while. I just asked him about his life, what he was learning
with the missionaries, and what he was thinking of all of it. He told me everything.
Before this young man met the missionaries (his name is Cesar and he is 15) he
did not believe in God, but he has seen his faith grow that there is a god and
that his son is Jesus Christ the savior of the world. Then we started
talking about the Book of Mormon. I explained the line of logic of how
the Book of Mormon is the key stone to our religion, and that if he knows that
it is true, Joseph was a prophet, and therefore the church is true, and
therefore he knows that he needs to get baptized. He has been reading it
with his mom for that entire week and just not recognizing his answer. I
helped him realize that he had already received an answer through his feelings
and the fact that through the Book of Mormon a miracle had happened in his
life. He has built a faith in God and Jesus Christ. That is proof
that the Book of Mormon is true. He understood and committed to be
baptized the next day; that was yesterday. He was baptized and the mom is
on the way. It was awesome. He is a great kid. So, that was
my week. Everything is well, the transfer is already off to a good start,
and the ward has become excited. All is well. I love you all and I
will send pics for you to see of the baptism. Of Cesar’s baptism, I do
not have the pics because they are on another card that is not with me, but
when I get it I will send the pics too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Shane Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442160959514520070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702940672681937012.post-58048539457505053552012-08-26T23:39:00.001-07:002012-08-27T09:46:23.140-07:00Week 78 Letter<br />
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20, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all of you!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, not a lot of time,
and really not a lot to write. We did have some really cool people come
to church. We taught a family of a single dad and his daughter last night
that committed to find out if the Book of Mormon is true so that they will know
if Joseph Smith was a prophet and if they need to be baptized and be a member
of the Church of Jesus Christ. It was awesome. Some other quick and
funny stories... I ate pig skin this week which was done up like chips
with salt. It was interesting. Also, one of my investigators had a
party at her house and she had a trampoline. So, I tested it out for her
and the rest of the kids. Afterwards I did some magic acts for the 20
kids that were there and it was fun. I think that the investigator was surprised
that missionaries are more than they appear. It was fun and she really
liked it. Sadly she needs to get married legally to get baptized and her
husband is kind of a bum and therefore, the daughter, Jaiany who wants to get
baptized is having to wait a little bit hoping that the dad will let her.
So, that is about my week in a quick email. Sorry that this time
was so short, but if I have a chance I will try to jump into a lan house around
lunch time. To make up for the lack of words, here are some pics for you
all. I love you all and wish you all a great week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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