Yesterday was fast and testimony day and so i got the chance to bear my testimony in portugues. It went so well. I shared my experience with the atonement and so many people told me that it helped them later that day. It was amazing, the spirit was so strong.
GUESS WHAT. Friday I had my first baptism out in the field. We finally were able to baptize Geralda. She is so awesome. She is almost 70 and she decided to be baptized this week. It was such an amazing experience. I felt the spirit so strongly and I truly felt happiness for her. She made a wonderful decision and on Sunday she was confirmed by Elder Dedeco. I helped ha. But it was really cool to see her make this wonderful decision. It was cool to prepare it all. The font here is super small but it was fun to help and we had Elder Tenorio and Elder Coutinho help us too.
This week was full of amazing experiences. The baptism and then also one night we were teaching an investigator and as soon as we started talking about the spirit and about baptism and about all other cool things in the church, the lighting changed and it got so much brighter. I was the only one who noticed but I could feel the spirit so strongly. I love being out in the field even if it is super hard to understand and to speak but it is getting better.
Fasting truly does help though. It is amazing. Please always fast with a purpose and never give up. It was funny. Saturday we had to help some sisters fill the font up for a baptism they were having, so we did and we stayed for the baptism. I started my fast before the baptism started. Then after it ended, they brought out this huge cake and so many brigadeiros, small chocolates from heaven, and they brought out soda, but i didn't eat any of it because I was fasting. I didn't want to call attention to myself so I talked with this one guy who wants to go to america so badly. I talked with him in portugues and I understood him and he understood me. It was incredible.
Something funny that happened this week, we have a boy named Robson here who wants to go on a mission and he is 28, he wants to go on a mission and I told him he should get called to the Provo Utah mission so he can meet everyone in Vernal. It was funny. oh and elder tenorio dropped his planner in the baptismal font and we had to fish it out, it was hilarious., i got a video of it. My roommates, the other elders are hilarios and i love working out here with elder dedeco. It is a blessing and I know that the lord will help me with the language and help us with our investigators.
We are hoping to have some more baptisms in the next couple of weeks but we can't have any this week since this next sunday is conferencia de estaca. stake conference ha. I love learning more in the mission and I love learning about my savior. He truly is magnificent. I read a little bit of Jesus the Christ every day so I learn more about him every day. I share so many scriptures and testimonies about him because He truly is our Savior and our Redeemer and our way back home.
Seriously the desserts here are amazing, for lunch at a members house we had a chocolate pudding cake with morango, or strawberries in it, it was heaven, and yesterday a member made me drink so much soda, but I am working out every morning pretty hard so I hope it will be ok ahah. I think this week or next we will get to play soccer, I hope ha.
I do know that guy!! he is so funny and so awesome. his name is Sean Peacock and he is hilarious. Marcus and i love him!!! Tell him he is awesome and good luck. and to email me if he isn't gone already ha. I love you and i am so grateful for our family. I love you all!! I am going to try and write those thank you emails right now haha. but i will send pictures in a little bit for you. tell Brant and 
Boot i said hi too ha.
Boot i said hi too ha.
Elder Bestenlehner
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