Rio Iguacu- Week Eleven

Hello all!!

I have been seriously missing the snowy and cold weather of Virginia this past week. It has been 30 degress celesius. Not the best weather for our work and not what I have been use to here. 

Elder A, Elder S, Elder L, and I had a lot of fun this past week.  We are really excitied for Christmas.

The highlight of the week was that we got to take the family of S  and R  to the Curitiba Temple for a visit. They both are preparing to be baptized and in one year sealed in the temple. They are simply an incredible and miraculous family. They have three children, two daughters and a son. The youngest daughter was already baptized and the other daughter will be baptized the Saturday before Christmas. Elder L and I are so excited and simply in awe of this family. I can´t wait for their baptism.

This past Saturday was the ward Christmas party, which was a blast. The missionaries were glad we were invited. It literally lasted almost all day. They had a trampoline, ball pit, music, soccer, and LOTS OF FOOD. It was a good time.

The message we have been sharing a lot has been about Being the Light of the World during this Christmas season. When Christ asked Peter three times "lovest thou me?", Christ was teaching a profound doctrine here. If we truly love our Savior we will have a desire to do the things that He did. We will "feed {His} sheep". There are many that stand in need of the help and service we can give: both temporaly and spiritually. During the time of Christmas is a opportunity for us to Be the Light of the World, The Light of Christ, to really do the things that he would do if he was here on the earth. I am grateful to be one that has the privledge to were His name over my heart every day. Jesus is the Christ. I know He lives. 

Zone Conference- LIGHT THE WORLD

Love and miss you,

Com amor,

Elder Pinkney