Before and Now - Change is such a great thing !!!
Jan 2013
76 weeks in Angola Jan 27 , 2014
OLA MINHA FAMILIA!!!
Sorry that last week was super short, and that this week
will be too. our new area doesn’t have very good internet cafes (that’s why my spelling
is horrible, all the keyboard keys stick,,, bare with me here) and today they close
early so we will only get one hour, so this will be shorter I think.
My week was awesome. I love elder Garcia, he has been an
awesome companion and we have been working really hard. It’s pretty tough
opening a new area, and I definitely have been stressed, but we are also having
success, and I am loving it.
Elder Garcia is a very purpose driven elder, and he helps
me stick to our mission purpose, so basically we don’t do anything that is going
to take away from the spirit, or that will waste our time, he’s helping me with
that for sure. I have loved being companions with him and am excited for the
work we will do here in our area. We have already set for baptismal dates for February,
so we are super excited about that.
Our favorite member here is actually a Rastafarian guy
that was baptized last year. Basically a mormon version of bob Marley or all
the guys off “cool running’s”. He is super cool, an always has time to teach
with us. Two of our baptismal dates are referrals from him. He is a champion of
a recent convert, and I’ll send some pictures next week when we go to the
better cafe.
it’s been weird getting to know the area, but fun at the
same time. Sometimes we have what’s called an adventure time, where all of our
appointments drop so we go door knocking in an area we have never been. And
sometimes we get lost. But it’s fun. The lord is preparing cool people for
us.
One of my favorite lessons this week was with a less active
member from Portugal. he was baptized in Portugal 12 years ago, but then moved
to the azore islands a place where there wasn’t any church, so he has been
inactive for the last 11 years, but then elder Banta and I ran into him in the
post office a few weeks back, and now I and elder Garcia are teaching him.. He
is a stud and he’s a great desire to re learn and start living the gospel
again.
Elder Garcia has been speaking very good Portuguese, and
even though he don’t think so, he already speaks very very well. he will be
fluent before I leave for sure.
I am loving our new area a lot. it is the middle of the
city for sure, the planes fly over us just like they did in Cassequel, and the barrio
is almost the exact same, so I’ve kind of been reminiscing a little bit. I got
a call from my very first baptism, Henriques in Lubango today right before
internet. It was super cool to hear he’s still doing awesome. He is the elder
quorum president and a very strong member of that small branch. It is the greatest
joy to see someone you helped come to the gospel prosper and receive blessings
from our
Father in Heaven.!
(side note, mom, haha he told me he was calling because
you were worried because I hadn’t emailed yet. I’m fine, stay calm! 12 weeks,
love ya.)
But ya, this week was awesome, I am excited to send more
news next week of our investigators progressing towards baptism. I love you all
and am so grateful for the strength I receive from your prayers each and every
day.
Uncle Val an Aunt Teri and family I will pray extra hard
for you in this time of loss of Brandon. I love you all and send my thoughts
and prayers especially in this time of loss. The lord has a plan for each of
us, never forget it’s all part of his plan!
Well I love you all so much, an I am so excited to see
where the next twelve weeks take me and elder Garcia. Pray for our investigators!
We need to change this area around:) love you all! Have a good week, till next
time!
com amor,
Elder Montgomery
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