Well, today is the first week of December in Brazil and the temperature is about 75 degrees, Fahrenheit. I received my new companion and his name is Elder Beaty, he is from Mesa Arizona and he is brand new to Brazil. His speaking is slow but right now for him the main things is just to listen to words that people say. That's what i did for the first few weeks. Thus this relays a lot of responsibilities of talking with people on my shoulders. I remember being nervous when I heard that my new companion would be American but a thought came to my head, "when are you going to realize that you can talk?" i never thought about it, i have been here for a while and i will say i am not fluent, but i can communicate efficiently. i realized that this was gonna be the card that i was dealt and so i took it forward full throttle and i was calm. This week i truly testify that the gift of tongues is real, you have to work to earn it but its real. I talked to people on the street without trouble, i talked to them in their house without trouble, and we pray with them without trouble. I don't know what happens or how it happens but almost everyone can understand me, I testify that there is a power beyond my own helping me.
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AuthorMy name is Elder Eric Kochenderfer. I am serving as a misisonary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Piracicaba, Brazil Mission. Here are my tales. Archives
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