Minasan, Konnichiwa!
This week has been amazing! There have been so many Spiritual experiences, and so many things that I learned, that I know I'm not going to have enough time to share them all.
First, just want to tell you (it's kind of funny, bear with me) that I got told to stop playing soccer. Over the last few weeks I developed shin-splints (it's when the shock of running starts to weak this covering on the tibia and fibia, and your bone slowlys cracks and chips - in really small amounts) and they told me to take it easy. It's not a huge problem but it does hurt, especially when I play. So I got some insoles to put in my shoes, and it helped, but not a whole lot. So they told me that I can get it taped (wrapped really tight) and it will help alleviate some symptoms. However, it's an actual tape, and I have leg hairs... so they told me to shave it, so it wouldn't hurt tomorrow. Well, I come before you telling you that I don't have any hair below my knees anymore. It was awkward at first (it still is) but it's slowly starting to feel really good - and that's what I'm scared of. Haha, I'll tell you how the progress on that one goes.
The language is coming along really good. We had our 9th English fast yesterday and it was so much fun to just speak Japanese! I love the language and I feel that Heavenly Father is helping a ton!! It's truly amazing what we learn. We go back to teaching lesson one this week, so I'm pretty excited, it's my favorite. Oh and on thursday, Amorim sensei and I are teaching a lesson in portuguese!! I'm so excited to practice, I already pulled my scriptures in Portuguese out and everything!
Last week, we had one of my heroes come speak to us: Elder Uchtdorf! It was an amazing devotional, and I wish you could have been here to wattch it. I got so many things out of it and it was truly an amazing experience.
I feel like I have grown so much in the last week now. Heavenly Father has been extremely generous in His blessings, and even though I'm really exhausted, I'm happy, excited and have peace. It's really all I can ask for in this work. We are accomplishing a lot, but I know we'll do some much more when we get to Japan. I love this gospel and what it has done for all of us. This is truly an amazing work.
With Love,
Elder Mourao
Minasan, Konnichiwa!
Essa semana tem sido maravilhosa! Eu tenho tido tantas experiencias Espirituais, e tantas coisas que eu aprendi, que eu sei que eu nao vou ter tempo de compartilhar todas com voces.
Primeiro, eu soh queria falar pra voces (eh meio engracado, entao segura ai) que me falaram que eu tenho que parar de jogar futebol. Entre as ultimas semanas eu desenvolvi "shin splints" (eh quando o choque de currer comeca a enfracar essa cobertura na tibia e fibia, e o seu osso lentamente fende e quebra- em quantidades bem pequenas) e eles falaram pra mim tomar cuidado. Nao eh um problema grande mas machuca, especialmente quando eu jogo. Entao eu consegui palmilhas pra botar nos meus tenis, e ajudou, mas nao muito. Entao eles me falaram que eu posso faixar (enrolar bem apertado) e vai ajudar aleviar alguns sintomas. Porem, eh um esparadrapo mesmo, e eu tenho cabelo nas pernas... entao eles me dizeram pra raspar as pernas, assim nao doe amanha. Bem, eu venho a voces pra falar que eu nao tenho mais cabelos a baixo dos joelhos mais. Foi estranho primeiro (ainda eh) mas estah comecando a sentir melhor - e eh isso que eu estou com medo. Haha Eu vou falar como estah indo o progresso com isso.
A lingua estah indo muito bem. Tivemos o nosso 9a jejum de Ingles ontem e foi tao divertido soh falar Japones! Eu amo a lingua e eu sinto que o Pai Celestial estah ajudando bastante! Eh verdadeiramente maravilhoso o que aprendemos. Vamos voltar pra primeira licao essa semana, e estou bem contente, eh a minha favorita. Oh e na quinta feira, Amorim sensei e eu estamos ensinando uma licao em portugues!! Estou contente a praticar, eu jah abri as minhas escrituras em Portugues e tudo!
Semana passada, tivemos um dos meus herois vir falar pra gente: Elder Uchtdorf! Foi uma devocional maravilhosa, e eu desejo que voces poderiam estar lah pra assistir. Eu peguei tantas coisas disso e foi uma experiencia verdadeiramente maravilhosa.Eu sinto que eu tenho crescido tanto na ultima semana agora. O Pai Celestial tem sindo extremamente generoso com as bencaos Dele, e mesmo que eu estou exausto, eu estou feliz, contente e tenho paz. Eh realmente tudo que eu posso pedir nesse trabalho. Estamos comprindo bastante, mas eu sei que vamos comprir muito mais quando chegarmos no Japao. Eu amo esse evangelho e o que tem feito por nos. Isso eh verdadeiramente um trabalho maravilhoso.
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