032/072 100111 Book of Mormon

Picture: The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon truly is wonderful.
I love you all.
Elder Eyring

031/073 100104 "Elder, Elder!"

Picture: Lucas Santos (center) is prparing to serve a mission.

So, I have been planning on sharing my companions conversion story for a while, and I kept on forgetting. So here it is.

His name in real life is Elder. So one day, while he was playing in front of his house, his mom called for him. It just so happened the missionaries were passing by. Well, the missionaries heard a women calling, "Elder, Elder!", so they figured they would go talk to here. When they asked if she needed something and asked why she called them, she explained she was calling her child and stuff. They laughed, said their name is Elder as well, and offered their message. All of my companions family was baptized from that.

Its a funny coincidence, but for me it shows how wonderfully simple the miricales of God are. There was no huge spiritual prompting, no unbelievable change, just a mix up with the names. I love how things can be so simple, and such a huge change made in the lives of God's children.

Well, that is all for this week!

Elder Eyring

030/074 091228 Happy New Year

Picture: The Elders - Nathan is front & (right of) center.

I hope y'all had a Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year!

I have nothing to say this week. I have a huge blank. Sorry all!

But yes, have a good week!

Elder Eyring

029/075 091221 Merry Christmas

Picture: Entire Mission - Nathan is front & center, behind mission mom.

Merry Christmas!!!!

I have learned so much greater during my mission what it means that Jesus Christ is our Savior! I love this Christmas time when we all look the wonderful birth of our Lord and Savior. I know He loves us, and He gave all for us. I know that there is no greater happieness than this.

Again, Merry Christmas!

Elder Eyring

028/076 091214 God Sends Miracles In Forms Of Trials!

Picture: "Taco Sunday" 13-Dec-09

Hi all. So I'm going to share with y'all my favorite street contact experience so far. I loved it, hehe.

So I went up to an older man and his wife with my hand forward trying to clearly show I was making an attempt to talk to them. Said hi, good afternoon, and the like and they were kind stand offish. I then said My name is Elder Eyring, what is your name? And his response? "I don't have a name" and he immediately starting walking along. My companion just looked at me and started laughing. Lol, that's great. I've already heard some pretty terrible lies people have used as excuses, like they already talked with missionaries like us just the other day on some nearby street, when we were the only missionaries within 40 minutes of that place, but this one, really, it was great. Lol. I don't have a name . . . . really . . .

Lol.

So this past week has been interesting. Its had its trials, which I am not in the mood to go into really, but these trials have had an obvious good effect. While the trials have sucked, they have without a doubt strengthened my testimony that God sends miracles very often in the forms of trials. Its through trials we truly grow, its through trials that the greatest things come. The greatest missionary in all of history in my opinion was Enoch, the one who made a wicked city so righteous it was taken from the earth into God's presence. He had an incapability to speak, he was still young, and he wasn't liked by the people. But in the trials he had, in the effort he still gave in going to the people, he ending up being an incredible tool in the hands of the Lord. Truly, trials are wonderful things.

And out of time. I hope you all have a good week!

027/077 091207 Is John Taking The Blood Jesus?

Picture: Flamengo of Brazil player: Adriano

So this week there was an interesting thing a child said. We showed a picture to a family of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus Christ, and we asked what this picture was for the build up for the invite to baptism. A child there gave an interesting answer, "tá tirando sanque", or in English, is John taking the blood of Jesus? It changes the story of John the Baptist and Jesus a little when you add that little bit with vampires . . . . lol. That was awesome.

Oh, and I decided when I came to Brazil on a football (soccer) team, the Flamingos. This is my team. I am flamingista. Well, I chose well. Yesterday, they won the final game for Brazil, so more or less they won the super bowl for soccer here. More or less. The system is built differently here. But yes, this year, they won. The first time in 16 years. This happened yesterday, and there were still fireworks going off this morning. The amount of partying going on here, wow, it was impressive. So much happiness. A lot of drunken happiness, yes, but people still were filled with pride of their team. Lol.

Ahhh! I lost a lot of time in a phone call about a couple of forms and names and stuff. Ok, so what should I write real quick that actually has spiritual value.

Oh, this past week my president had the whole mission wake up early one morning and have a hour and a half prayer. That really was a good experience. For me, it was a different prayer. I don't know why, but I have never had a prayer like it. It was significantly strong, it wasn't filled with revelations or stuff of the sort, it was just different, but of course, it was good. I think its really good to every now again to just give yourself to long prayer, even if for a while nothing seems to be coming, there is a benefit to just giving yourself in prayer for a while. It was good.

I hope everything is going well back in the States.

Elder Eyring

026/078 091203 Six Months Today

Picture: President & Sister Bezerra (middle)
Today marks six months that Nathan has been serving the Lord in Brazil.