Birthday Baptisms

Hello Everyone!

This week has been super weird because Elders Roque and Tafisi had to go to Luanda for MLC, so I ended up with Elder Tafisi's companion for most of the week. That was interesting but here's the real kicker, his companion was a brand new greenie. First transfer in Angola and only one transfer in Brazil. It was a bit rocky sometimes but we ended up having some great lessons and I got some training experience, so pretty great all around.

We had the opportunity to baptize the Mateus family on Saturday and it was super amazing! We've been working with them for a while and after the first lesson, they started expressing a desire to be baptized! They were learning the lessons so well, we wanted to take our time teaching them and answering all their questions. They are super strong in their faith and I'm so happy that we could help them to this point.

Our Saturday baptisms were also especially fun because I got to baptize them on my birthday! Which is also my Baptism Day! Super awesome to share this day with them and have a joint baptism anniversary! Small bummer though, someone stole my cell phone during the ordinances. I won't be able to get a new one for quite a bit, so in the meantime, I'm using my companion's phone for emails, calls, and such.

Thanks for all the kind messages this week and continued support! I swear I can see the miracles brought from the thoughts and prayers of friends and family every day. So much of what we accomplish is brought about by daily miracles, so thanks so much for the prayers that help us accomplish this work!

I wish everyone a good week! Stay safe!

Elder Thatcher Bishop

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