Week #87 - Pedra Branca/Palhoca - Episode #2 - White Rock

Hello everyone! It has been a great, hot week here in Pedra Branca.

The highlight of our week was with a guy named Luis. He was the first guy I contacted here in Pedra Branca. He was super excited to talk to us and he said we could visit him any day so we marked for Tuesday morning. On Tuesday we looked at our map but we could not find his street or even the neighborhood he lives in so we said a prayer and asked the Lord to bless us with someone in our path to help us get there on time. We left our apartment and started walking and about 3 mins later a car pulls up and tells us to get in. He told us that he is an Uber driver but won´t charge us and took us to our appointment! When he dropped us off he told us that he is a return missionary but is inactive. He really was a huge blessing because we would have never found Luis´s house. We taught him the restoration and it went super well. He accepted to be baptized if he receives an answer!

We have a few people with some good potential but we are really working on trying to find more people.

This week we also had mission tour with the President of the Brazil area and it was really good. He really motivated us to work a lot harder. Our mission is needing it!

Hope you all have a great week! 

Elder Scheer

4 Generation Family

Elder Scheer with companion, Elder Silva

Week #86 - Pedra Branca/Palhoca - Episode #1 - Irmão Alexandre!

Irmão! Já que você é a pessoa mais fiel de meu blog queria mandar um grande abraço! Desculpa que tive que sair com tanta pressa! Fui pegou de grande surpresa. Mas por favor, mande um abraço para todo mundo para mim! Obrigado por tudo que fizeram para mim nestes últimos 4 meses. Se cuidam!

Hello everyone! This week has been pretty crazy! On Friday morning at approximately 8:34 am I was studying and the phone rang. President told me I was being emergency transferred to Pedra Branca and the I needed to pack my bags! It was a huge surprise. I was pretty bummed to leave Lages without getting to say goodbye to anyone. I have met so many special people there and I will miss it a ton.

But now I´m here in Pedra Branca in a city called Palhoça! We are basically doing white wash because my comp has only been here a week and a half so he doesn´t know much. But this area has a ton of potential. 

I´ll let you guys know more next week! Love y´all!

Elder Scheer

Irm

Week #85 - Lages - Episode #19

Hey everyone! I have very little time this week because we are about to catch a bus to Florianopolis for a leadership meeting.

The highlight of this week was probably that I got to confirm Debora on Sunday. It was a special experience as always. 

Things are going well with my new companion, Elder Antolini. We have some good plans to help the ward in working more with the members, we are serving in what has been the same Stake for 25 years so something has to change!

One of my favorite scriptures is Mosiah 15:7. It says : ´´Yea even so He shall be lead, crucified, and slain, the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father´´. It´s so incredible how Christ put His will to the side and perfectly followed the will of his Father. I know that as we strive to do that, we will be full of joy and light because our Father in Heaven wants nothing but the absolute best for us, his children.

Have a great week!!

Love, 

Elder Scheer

Week #84 - Lages - Episode #18 - Brazilian Apostle!

Everyone´s pretty happy about Elder Soares being called as an apostle, pretty cool stuff!

Starting with Thursday, we received transfer calls and Elder Almeida was called to be Assistant and I will be serving with Elder Antolini who is from Argentina!

Friday we had Debora´s baptism! It went super well. She is really shy and didn´t want many people there, so there were only two families to watch. She is water phobic as well, so we were kind of nervous, but everything worked out perfectly. It´s been incredible to see how much see has changed over this last month. 

Conference was absolutely incredible.  I whole-heartedly sustain President Nelson as a Prophet of God. Such a great opportunity to receive answers and feel the Spirit. I think my favorite talk was President Nelson´s about personal revelation. He said something along the lines of, ´´Find a quiet place, humble yourself, pour out your heart, and listen. Then write down your thoughts and follow through with promptings.´´ I always get nervous thinking about the big decisions that I will have to make over these next few years , but I really felt the Spirit confirm to me that He will guide me as long as I seek personal revelation with real intent. 

Saturday we also had a lesson with Amanda in between sessions and we got to teach her with the Sisters. She was feeling hesitant to commit to baptism but we helped her feel better and she will be baptized on the 14th.

Sorry I forgot my camera so I will have to send pics next week :(

Love you all!

Elder Scheer