Minasan Konnichiwa!
This will be kind of a shorter e-mail, but it will be good, haha. This last week in the MTC has been trying, but I've learned a lot, not only about the Gospel and Japanese but also about myself. I've had some amazing experiences through prayer and fasting and I'm so excited about this work, it's awesome! The language is coming along good. We taught lesson 2 in Japanese last week and we got some good feed back. It was kind of hard to understand what they were saying, though, but it'll just have to come with time.
We're getting ready to start making some trip preparations and hopefully I'll get everything done ahead of time, that way I'll have very little to worry about in my last couple of weeks. At any rate, my prayers (and consequently my studies) have really been improving and I really feel like my relationship with Heavenly Father has been growing a lot. It's awesome to see the progress not only from myself but especially my companion. His language is coming along great, and as he is challenged as the District Leader, I see his growth everyday.
Today, after I left the Temple along with my companion the Spirit was just amazing. It really like getting my batteries recharged and it definitely gave me some much-needed encouragement and support. I'm so grateful for the Temple and the opportunities we have to visit it each week. I'm really going to miss it.
Oh, and if Silvia hasn't told you yet, I might not be able to write e--mails from my mission. Apparently the Mission President discontinued them (I don't know the reasons, but I'm sure it is for our good), but I still haven't heard the official word yet - I'll let you know as soon as I find out. Well, like I said, this week has been trying, but at the same time I've expereinced some amazing things. I'm grateful for Heavenly Father and his guidance in my life. I'm grateful for the gospel and what it does for me and my family. It truly does bring joy, peace and happiness to our lives, reagardless of our circumstances. I love it. And I love even more the opportunity to serve and teach it. I'm getting kind of nervous to leave the MTC now, (it'll be an 1/8th of my mission almost) but I'm so excited to go out and actually put all this training to work, it's going to be awesome.
Anyways, I'm grateful for all of you, and even though I miss a lot, I'm really glad I'm here!
With Love,
Elder Mourao
Minasan Konnichiwa!
Esse vai ser mais ou menos um email pequeno, mas vai ser bom haha. Essa ultima semana no CTM tem sido dificil, mas eu tenho aprendido bastante, nao soh sobre o Evangelho e Japones mas sobre mim. Eu tenho tido experiencias maravilhosas com oracao e jejum e eu estou tao contente com esse trabalho, eh otimo! A lingua estah indo bem. Ensinamos a segunda licao em Japones semana passada e tivemos boas reacoes. Foi meio dificil a entender o que eles estavam falando, entretanto, mas isso vai vir com o tempo.
Estamos comecando a fazer preparacoes pra nossa viagem, e espero que vou ter tudo pronto antes do tempo, desse jeito eu vou ter quase nada a preocupar nas ultimas duas semanas. Em qualquer medida, minhas oracoes (e consequentemente meus estudos) tem melhorando bastante, e eu realmente sinto que a minha relacao com o Pai Celestial tem crescido um monte. Eh maravilhoso ter visto o progresso nao soh de mim, mas especialmente do meu companheiro. A lingua dele estah indo bem, e como ele eh desafiado como Lider do Distrito, eu vejo o crescimento dele todo dia.
Hoje, depois de ter saido do Templo com o meu companheiro, o Espirito estava maravilhoso. Eh como as minhas pilhas foram recarregadas e definitivamente me deu um encorajamento e ajuda precisado. Eu sou tao grato pelo Tempo e pelas oportunidades de visita-lo toda semana. Eu realmente vou ter saudades disso.
Oh, e se a Silvia ainda nao falou pra voces, eu talvez nao vou poder escrever emails da minha missao. Aparentemente o Presidente da Missao discontinuou (eu nao sei as razoes, mas aparentemente eh pro nosso bem), mas eu ainda nao escutei a palavra oficial ainda- mas eu vou avisar assim que eu descobrir mais.
Bem, como eu falei, essa ultima semana foi meio dificil, mas no mesmo tempo eu tenho experenciado umas boas coisas. Eu sou grato pelo meu Pai Celestial e pela guia que Ele tem sido na minha vida. Eu sou grato pelo Evangelho e pelo que isso faz pra mim e minha familia. Isso verdadeiramente traz alegria, paz e felicidade, sem levar a consideracao as nossa circuntancias. Eu amo isso. E eu amo mais a oportunidade de servir e ensinar. Eu estou ficando meio nervoso de sair do CTM agora (vai ser quase 1/8 da minha missao) mas eu estou contente de sair e botar todo esse treinamento pra trabalhar, vai ser otimo!
De qualquer jeito, eu sou grato por voces, e mesmo que eu tenho saudades de voces, eu estou muito feliz de estar aqui!
Com amor,
Elder Mourao
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Called to serve the Lord as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hiroshima, Japan
Map of Japan (for a complete map of where he's been, look at the bottom of this page)
Elder Victor M.S. Mourao
Called to serve the Lord as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima, Japan
Map of Japan (for a complete map of where he's been, look at the bottom of this page)
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Elder Victor Mourao
Japan Hiroshima Mission
Tottori-ken Yonago-shi
Nishifukubara 3-6-27
Mezon Pineru 201
683-0805
JAPAN
Japan Hiroshima Mission
Tottori-ken Yonago-shi
Nishifukubara 3-6-27
Mezon Pineru 201
683-0805
JAPAN
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Elder Mourao's favorite scripture: Alma 32:42
"And because of your diligence and your faith and your patience with the word in nourishing it, that it may take root in you, behold, by and by ye shall pluck the fruit thereof, which is most precious, which is sweet above all that is sweet, and which is white above all that is white, yea, and pure above all that is pure; and ye shall feast upon this fruit even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, neither shall ye thirst."
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"Under the inspiration of the Lord and the courageous action of Joseph Smith, the first Latter-day Saint missionaries ever to serve beyond North America brought the restored gospel to the British Isles in 1837. Heading that first group of elders was Heber C. Kimball, who set a great example for all newly called missionaries. Humbled by the responsibility and fully aware of his limitations, he poured out his heart in prayer."
'O, Lord,' he cried, 'I am a man of stammering tongue, and altogether unfit for such a work; how can I go to preach in that land, which is so famed throughout Christendom for learning, knowledge and piety; the nursery of religion; and to a people whose intelligence is proverbial!'
"But rising from his knees and accepting his duty, he said, 'The moment I understood the will of my Heavenly Father, I felt a determination to go at all hazards, believing that He would support me by His almighty power, and endow me with every qualification that I needed' (Life of Heber C. Kimball, Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1945, p. 104). Surely God responded to the faith of that young elder, because Brother Kimball and his companions were endowed, 'with every qualification' they needed."
-Jeffrey R. Holland
'O, Lord,' he cried, 'I am a man of stammering tongue, and altogether unfit for such a work; how can I go to preach in that land, which is so famed throughout Christendom for learning, knowledge and piety; the nursery of religion; and to a people whose intelligence is proverbial!'
"But rising from his knees and accepting his duty, he said, 'The moment I understood the will of my Heavenly Father, I felt a determination to go at all hazards, believing that He would support me by His almighty power, and endow me with every qualification that I needed' (Life of Heber C. Kimball, Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1945, p. 104). Surely God responded to the faith of that young elder, because Brother Kimball and his companions were endowed, 'with every qualification' they needed."
-Jeffrey R. Holland