Transfer 15 is DONE!

So, I would be going into my last transfer if there was not that little mix up somewhere... oh well. 12 more weeks then I am America bound! 

This week was a good one. We were able to finally set a marriage date with Maria and Tinho, and with Zezinio and Monica! They will be getting married in the middle of June! We also have 4 investigators that are doing well. We would have had Pedro's baptism this week, but my new companion will not get here until Thursday (oh by the way, I am training again! :)) I don't know much about my new comp, other than he is from Cape Verde! 

Nothing super special happened this week, but we were able to get those people progressing. 

Sorry, I don't have a ton of time and got to go, but I love you all and hope everything goes well for you.

Love,

Elder Naylor

The message of the gospel is HOPE.

So, this last week has been great! We finally got working on the marriage papers for Maria and Tinho and they should be married here in a few weeks! 

We also were able to find a few new investigators this week! One of them is named Talo and he had a lot of good questions when we sat down with him. He should progress very well. We also had 7 people at church! Daniel is still trying to resolve the problem he has in France.  We have been talking to Pedro and he has accepted everything we said very well, and has been to church, too.  He has a baptism date for the 16th, so that is going great! 

I had a really good moment this week. We came out of a lesson with Calu, and we were passing by this place where people play a lot of music. As we walked by, there were a lot of people looking in the window. We looked in, and there was this super old guy dancing and singing, while the other people played the guitar, drums, and sax. Everyone in that moment was laughing and smiling! It was nice, not only because those musicians made that old man's day, but that everyone that was watching got to feel it as well!! I know that a lot of those people are going through hard times, but for that moment they could smile and laugh.

The gospel is a message of hope. We can have hope that we can be happy in this life, and return to live with God after this life. We all can have that hope! This life is not easy, but honestly--it was not meant to be. But that also does not mean that we can't find the times to enjoy life. 

We are working hard to help people here feel this hope as well in their lives! :)

I love all of you, and I can't wait to come home, but I have to keep my nose down and just go! 

Love,

Elder Naylor :)

Conference and Baptism!

April 13, 2015

This week went really well, and we had a baptism! Calu really was so prepared! We just sat there and taught doctrine and he readily accepted it. He will really help people here and be a great leader-- I can feel it! 

Calu was Baptised

The main focus now is to get our inventory progressing a little better! We have been working with a lot of people, but they are all kind of in this standstill right now. I really wish I could write more, but everything has become really routine and not very exciting.

In our area we walk a lot. We have two main parts of our area, but they are separated by a good 15 min. walk, and sometimes we have to make the trip more than once. 

I truly am loving the mission, and I feel my self growing. I think I already mentioned that, but it's true. Conference was great and I know that we are being led by men who are called of God! If we trust in them, everything in our lives and after this life will be fine. Next week I promise I will have more! :)

Love,

Elder Naylor

A Good Week!

April 6, 2015

This week was a kind of crazy week. First off we had interviews with President and those went really well! Nothing really special to say about that, but it went well! :)

Then conference weekend is always a lot of work and really disappointing for attendance... For some reason people here think that conference weekend is a break from going to church... NOT! Oh well.

Maria and Tihno did not go to set a marriage date with us.They are hung up on a little doubt that is not worth it. So we will work with them this week and get back to progressing. 

Otherwise, all of the people we are working with this week are doing great! They all came to church and are set to be baptized this week! This area has been good. We just need to find some more new people to work with this week. 

Sorry I don't have a ton to say half the time. I did learn this week in my personal study something cool! So, does anyone know how long the brother of Jared was on the boat? 344 days!! That is practically a year!! Imagine that long on a boat! I thought the mission could be tough! :) It was just proof to me that the Lord will ask us sometimes to do hard things, but he has all the intention in the world of blessing us!!! Hold on people and look to Christ. He is the only one that will lead us to our Heavenly Father! I know that he lives and he paid for our sins. 

Love,

Elder Naylor