Hey Everyone!

So, this week was a good one! I finally got my son (greenie--new missionary) on Thursday! He is super cool and has a great desire to teach everyone. Sometimes I need to pull back on the reins! ;) But things are going great in our area, as well. We have been able to get a lot of our investigators doing well, too! 

There was something about this week that things just seemed to take off! First off, we are teaching this guy named Manu and he called us on the road and said he wants to change his life. Most of the time they are drunk or lying, but for him, he actually has been doing well! He is working to be baptized the 16 of May! 

We have a member here that is kind of funny. His brother is a pastor in another religion, so every time he talks and teaches with us, he is really intense and quotes tons of Bible verses. He is really good at lighting a fire in them! :) It's kind of nice to have those talents on our side for once! :)

Hey, I ran out of time because we have to go get a water truck (we have been out of water for the whole week--one barrel is not enough...) So I will see you on Sunday! :) (Mother's Day skype call--YEA!!!!!!)

Love,

Elder Naylor 

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

Another Ballin Week!

Leaving Sao Nicalau

So to start off, Praia has been great! I went from 6 lessons a week in Sao Nicalau to 25 lessons!! :) And on Tuesday we are going with one of our couples to set their marriage date!! :) Their names are Maria and Tinho. They have been coming to church for a while and are super ready!! So that will be fun.

P-day lunch

We also are working with another couple named Saturnino and Nilda. They are the type of family that doesn't progress very fast, but every time we leave, I feel like we made a little progress! We already have given their son and Saturnino a blessing. The son was really sick. Saturnino thought he had a curse on him, so we gave him a blessing! But they are great. We are also working with Zezino and Monica. They should be married here in a few weeks!

We also have three people set for baptism on the 11th of April!! They are Daniel, Famara, and Calu. Calu was supposed to be baptized this week, but we were not able to sit down with him, so we pushed back! But all three came to church and are doing great! 

Things here are just great! The work is going great well, and I am feeling a lot better than I was! Yeah for the mission! :)

Elder Naylor

A road in my area (really dry here...)

I May As Well Have Switched Planets!

Well! Praia is nothing like Sao Nicalau! It is a night and day difference here! People are really friendly, and they will actually listen! 

So, the first great thing is: We were teaching a lesson, and we asked our investigator how his prayer went when he asked the Lord if Joseph Smith was a prophet. He said he had prayed and asked and afterward he felt more hope for himself and for his family. We then explained that what he felt was the Spirit confirming the truth of what we had taught him, and he agreed. He even agreed that he would be baptized as soon as his doubts are cleared up!!

Second great thing: We also are working with 3 other families and they are all working towards marriage! So that should be awesome!! 

Third great thing: We also set a baptism date yesterday for this coming week with a man named Calu! I saw him at church and I thought he was a member! His wife is a member and his son is a missionary in Portugal!  We taught him the lessons and he accepted to be baptized this next week! So that was awesome. 

I don't have pictures this week because I don't want to walk around with my camera, but I will be sure to get some this week! 

That's all for this week folks! :)

Love,

Elder Naylor