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

October 27, 2014

Whoo Hoo Spencer and Kellie!!! I hope that you 4 are doing okay because I know now there is ALOT for you 2 to do! But I know that the Lord is truly by your side and Will help you two have the strength that you need to be a good Mom and Dad! my Favorite scripture of all scripture says the following And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 corinthians 12:9-10) 

 I know that our as we have our weaknesses in trails and changes, we have the chance to truly come to know the enabling power of the Atonement or grace work in our lives! 

This week was a good week! we worked really hard! 2 weeks ago we didn't bring anyone to church and so we were knocking doors during gospel principles and still nothing. when we entered into sacrament meeting, there were just two men that just were there. We talked with one after sacrament meeting and he watched a baptism in another ward and decided that he wanted to be baptized! he was Baptized this Sunday! I truly know that in whatever form the Lord has called us, if we fulfill with faith and works, We will be able to accomplish it! I know the savior lives and truly is by our side!

Love 

Elder Bell

October 20, 2014

Sadly once more the numbers have taken all of my time! But you know what that means? We had a lot of success this week! 13 baptisms and 12 confirmations. I am eternally grateful for your prayers and mom and dad let me know how things are going with coming here!

I love you all! 

Elder Bell

October 13, 2014

the only reason that we need to talk to presidente before is for him not to book my flight! the airport that you will fly into is in the city são Jose dos Pinhais but it is practically the airport of curitiba because it is just on the side of Curtiba. the other thing is that to travel in the city curitiba, you don't have to worry about transport. we can use the bus! but to go to Iguaçu falls, the worlds largest waterfall, it is a little trip. also I have a family that already said that they will take us to the beach! ha we can eat just fine here! food is not expensive. you should get the same shots that I got. WHOO 2 NEW BELL BOYS!! I am really excited to see the pictures!!!

This week was a pretty tough week! We worked and worked and worked and did not have much success this week! ha but our zone had great success this week! I think that the Lord is just helping me be more humble! I know that Humility is the key to have a good life! I have learned alot as I read in Ether this week that it is so easy for all men to fall because of pride! I truly know that we must strive to remember the lord in all things! if we don't do so, we leave space for the enemy to work! May we all be Humble and follow the savior's will! I love you all and I hope you have a good week!

Love,
Elder Bell