November 24, 2014

Hey everybody it was great to hear from all of you! Monica I loved the pictures and that is sweet that Heather came to visit! also Whoo hoo mom and dad applied for their visas! ha it won't take long to recieve your visas! haha brazil wants you to spend money in brazil! Mom don't worry you are a great teacher! I would like to thank you for the strength that you constant prayers have given me and your great example that you have been in my life! I know that my drive and love to serve the Lord came from all of you! thank you Mom and Dad and the whole family.  Ella it was great to hear about you being able to see the prophet! I know that the feeling you felt of happiness was the spirit testifying to that you were in the presence of a prophet of God!

I won't lie to you all this week. It was really hard! I am really really tired. ha And the assistents put A TON of PRESSURE for these last few weeks, and it has been very tiring. Also on top of that we have Christmas mission conference and our zone has 2 presentations of music and a play that we are doing! haha that week was just incredibly stressful! We also will have the conference in our chapel and so we were setting up all day today on Pday. haha  I am discouraged but I am exhausted! Pray for me this week that We will have the strength to work hard and find those who are ready to receive the gospel! I know that the Lord lives and as we focus on him, we can have the peace in whatever storm, and he will give the strength to fight for that peace when neccessary!  

Love,
Elder Bell

November 17, 2014

Things are good here in Brazil! The zone is going well, but we can always do better! We are kinda at a plateau with Baptisms! Every week we are having 8 baptisms every week for the last three weeks! We will have to give a little boost for the zone this week! But, Something that is cool that our zone is doing is a play for the Christmas mission conference which will be next week! But the work is going well with elder Arevalo, second transfer together, in our area. Sergio one of our investigators was baptized this last week! It was really cool to see him change! For his work he pushes a handcart and collects things to recycle. Generally, people really look down upon those who do this but I was happy that the lord gave me a better vision of Sergio! I know that truly the power of the atonement is real and is readily available to all those who are willing to simply follow!

Love,

Elder Bell  

I didn't find out anyhting about hotels this week and Sister Monteiro didn't really know what vaccines you should take. I really don't think you need them, but do what you two think is right! 

Ps Everyone write me please when you are all together for thanksgiving! and send pictures too!

November 10, 2014

Whoo! I will let the secretaries know! I think I still have an adapter for the power, but the majority of the inputs have for both but I will ask! the energy is reliable here. also  I will ask round for a good hotel to stay in! haha everyone will just say but you can just stay with us! Brasilians are so nice! But I will let them know that we need a hotel. Personally about shots, Nobody has gotten yellow fever in our mission because we are not in the amazons but I will ask sister monteiro what she thinks about the local things that you should be prepared for!

This week went by really well! I know that the lord really prepares people! We baptized a woman that had had dreams about the spirit world and the first time we taught her she had a dream with a painting of christ that we used in the lesson! I was a great experience! I know that Lord truly works non stop to help his children progress on this earth! We just simply need to allow him work in our lives! With personal study of the scriptures he writes personal letters for all of us daily. with prayer brings the comfort of the spirit and with serving others he brings the happiness that his plan has to offer! I hope we all can continue the small and simple things! 

Love 

Elder Bell

November 3, 2014

Hey everybody! things are going well here! Mom and Dad, I am really excited for you two to come down! haha let me know whatever I can do to help! I am sorry if you misunderstood what I said about where I am at. ha I am still in the same zone since the very beginning! my first area was pinhais and I was there 10 and half months. I left Pinhais in May and I am still in my second area, Capão da Imbuia, as Zone leader. So I have been in Capão da Imbuia for 6 months! haha I am known as elder fica or Elder stay in the same place. haha But things are going great here! This transfer we have a Awesome group of missionaries! Almost all of the Sister trainer leaders of the mission are in our zone!

Something that the lord helped me to remember this week was to TRULY listen with love! The lord really inspires when we dig deep to help those we serve! Then as we come to know every soul, We can teach to touch somebody's heart with the spirit as we teach!

love you all,

Elder Bell