I love you guys so much, I am glad that everyone is happy, and I am not too worried about the Gregory situation, whatever it takes, just sign for me, I trust you guys.
This week was a mix of emotions, I have been called to serve with one of the best missionaries this mission has ever seen, his name is Elder Maciel, he was baptised at age 24 because he saw a Book of Mormon at the market, bought it, read it and wanted to be baptised. At age 25 he went on a mission, and now he is in his last 4 months and I have been called to be his companion!! We are opening an area in a small city called Lagarto in Sergipe, we have also been called to help love, lift and inspire our fellow missionaries so that this district can become a stake. I read in my letter from President Beynon that there is a district in our mission, but I never imagined that I would play a part in helping it become a stake!!
But even with all of this excitement and responsibility I can´t stop thinking about Rio Largo, but it is ok, I have emailed them and I am expecting letters from the people I baptised there, but even still, it is definately the feeling of leaving Narnia, but I know that if I maximize my calling here I will be able to see miracles and have a blast with my dream companion. Elder Maciel has been helping me a ton, and we have had a lot of cool spiritual experiences and he has been helping me through my seperation from the area of my heart, but I know that everything will work out. I love you guys, please pray and fast for me so that I will be able to do everything that God and you guys want of me.
I love you all!!!
-Elder McOmber
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
sad to leave rio Largo
Well, this saturday night I recieved a call from my leaders that told me that I
would leave Rio Largo, I was standing by Cristiano and Elder Lima, and they
looked to me and I gave them the signal. I turned off the phone and I gave them
hugs, and they started calling everyone and telling them the news, a lot of my
friends are on encampments because of Carnaval, but they all talked to me and
thanked me, it has been amazing to talk to everyone, and there is no way to
describe the love that I have for these people, JR, Cristiano, and my army of
youth, Ródrigo and Ándreia, Rozana, my sons, Elder Lima and João, and of course
all of the people I baptised. But I have had many amazing moments with my
recent converts, but my moments with Ródrigo and Ándreia have been super
special, today I will give them a letter to read to Douglas and for him to have
when he is older, I always want to be present in these peoples lives, just like
dad is with the smiths, the dieks, and the farmers. When I baptised them I saw
this opportunity and I have been doing everything within my power to help them
stay firm.
This week I explained Ándreia how transfers work and that it is
possible that I could be transfered, I told her that when I tell them that I
love their family I feel like the words don´t give justice to the feelings I
feel, she told me that she is so grateful for evrything I have done for her and
her family and she looked at Douglas and said I am so grateful that my son was
born in the church and that he will be able to enter this world knowing the
truth, and she looked at me and as she did her tears started to fall, she told
me how grateful she is for my sacrafices, I can´t explain how much I love their
family, but I imagine it was like that with my dad and the families he baptised,
I will continue to write them and fast and pray for them and I will do
everything to help them with Douglas as he is growing and I will send him advice
when he is leaving on his mission, in Rio Largo I have evrything I have always
dreamed to have, and more Rio Largo will always be Narnia to me, I can´t wait
for you guys to see the magic of this place!!!!
-Elder mcOmber
would leave Rio Largo, I was standing by Cristiano and Elder Lima, and they
looked to me and I gave them the signal. I turned off the phone and I gave them
hugs, and they started calling everyone and telling them the news, a lot of my
friends are on encampments because of Carnaval, but they all talked to me and
thanked me, it has been amazing to talk to everyone, and there is no way to
describe the love that I have for these people, JR, Cristiano, and my army of
youth, Ródrigo and Ándreia, Rozana, my sons, Elder Lima and João, and of course
all of the people I baptised. But I have had many amazing moments with my
recent converts, but my moments with Ródrigo and Ándreia have been super
special, today I will give them a letter to read to Douglas and for him to have
when he is older, I always want to be present in these peoples lives, just like
dad is with the smiths, the dieks, and the farmers. When I baptised them I saw
this opportunity and I have been doing everything within my power to help them
stay firm.
This week I explained Ándreia how transfers work and that it is
possible that I could be transfered, I told her that when I tell them that I
love their family I feel like the words don´t give justice to the feelings I
feel, she told me that she is so grateful for evrything I have done for her and
her family and she looked at Douglas and said I am so grateful that my son was
born in the church and that he will be able to enter this world knowing the
truth, and she looked at me and as she did her tears started to fall, she told
me how grateful she is for my sacrafices, I can´t explain how much I love their
family, but I imagine it was like that with my dad and the families he baptised,
I will continue to write them and fast and pray for them and I will do
everything to help them with Douglas as he is growing and I will send him advice
when he is leaving on his mission, in Rio Largo I have evrything I have always
dreamed to have, and more Rio Largo will always be Narnia to me, I can´t wait
for you guys to see the magic of this place!!!!
-Elder mcOmber
Monday, February 13, 2012
Carnival preparations...
Wow, that is a lot to happen in a week, it is hard to believe
how different things are there, That is really sad...Life here in
Narnia is getting difficult, we are getting close to Carnaval, the
worst time for missionary work, but we are going to go all out this
week, I feel like elect people will still be elect during Carnaval,
they are just harder to find I guess, we also heard that we have to
watch out, people persecute the missionaries more in Carnaval, they
throw eggs at us and of course there are a lot more drunk people, but
even though we are fighting against the darkness I know that we will
win, and we will find people to baptise!!! This week was real hard,
sometimes I feel like we are so small at the side of this dragon. I
don´t know why good always has to seem so small, it is alays a knight
against a dragon. But while I was in church I could her dad saying
the Crispans day speech in my head with power and I looked around to
see my recent converts by my side and Ródrigo and Ándreia looked so
noble holding Douglas in their arms and I remembered, we few, we happy
few, we band of brothers... I love you all so much, and I am so
grateful to be a part of this battle, I know that Heavenly Father is
with us, with Him I am invincible, nothing can stop this work from
progressing I know that we will prevail!!! WITH MY SHIELD OR UPON
IT!!!!
I wanted to say something about Jim Hamstreet,
To me he will always be a part of our community. Jim
Hamstreet has helped so many of us to push ourselves and achieve the
Eagle within us. I feel like Jim Hamstreet was the ultimate Eagle,
his example of service and sacrafice will always be with us. And even
though he has passed on the sacrafice that he placed in me wil remain,
and I will carry a piece of him with me wherever I go. Jim Hamstreet
will not be forgotten, and I know that one day I will see him again,
and we will be able to joke around like we always did, but until that
day I will honor the sacrafice that he gave to make me who I am today,
but most of all I am grateful that he had the courage to believe in
me. To the ultimate Eagle, I salute!
To Noah: Cara, eu sei que a missão é difícil, mas cara tem coisas que
nós só podemos ter aquí na missão Eu espero que voce possa voltar, mas
se preoculpe não vé, eu sempre to aquí a seu lado, qual quer coisa que
precisar pode contar conmigo, par me voce sempre vai ser o cara,
independente do que voce escolhe a fazer, Te amo Irmão!!!
-Elder McOmber
I will ask president about the ukulele.
how different things are there, That is really sad...Life here in
Narnia is getting difficult, we are getting close to Carnaval, the
worst time for missionary work, but we are going to go all out this
week, I feel like elect people will still be elect during Carnaval,
they are just harder to find I guess, we also heard that we have to
watch out, people persecute the missionaries more in Carnaval, they
throw eggs at us and of course there are a lot more drunk people, but
even though we are fighting against the darkness I know that we will
win, and we will find people to baptise!!! This week was real hard,
sometimes I feel like we are so small at the side of this dragon. I
don´t know why good always has to seem so small, it is alays a knight
against a dragon. But while I was in church I could her dad saying
the Crispans day speech in my head with power and I looked around to
see my recent converts by my side and Ródrigo and Ándreia looked so
noble holding Douglas in their arms and I remembered, we few, we happy
few, we band of brothers... I love you all so much, and I am so
grateful to be a part of this battle, I know that Heavenly Father is
with us, with Him I am invincible, nothing can stop this work from
progressing I know that we will prevail!!! WITH MY SHIELD OR UPON
IT!!!!
I wanted to say something about Jim Hamstreet,
To me he will always be a part of our community. Jim
Hamstreet has helped so many of us to push ourselves and achieve the
Eagle within us. I feel like Jim Hamstreet was the ultimate Eagle,
his example of service and sacrafice will always be with us. And even
though he has passed on the sacrafice that he placed in me wil remain,
and I will carry a piece of him with me wherever I go. Jim Hamstreet
will not be forgotten, and I know that one day I will see him again,
and we will be able to joke around like we always did, but until that
day I will honor the sacrafice that he gave to make me who I am today,
but most of all I am grateful that he had the courage to believe in
me. To the ultimate Eagle, I salute!
To Noah: Cara, eu sei que a missão é difícil, mas cara tem coisas que
nós só podemos ter aquí na missão Eu espero que voce possa voltar, mas
se preoculpe não vé, eu sempre to aquí a seu lado, qual quer coisa que
precisar pode contar conmigo, par me voce sempre vai ser o cara,
independente do que voce escolhe a fazer, Te amo Irmão!!!
-Elder McOmber
I will ask president about the ukulele.
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