Hello everyone!! Today is just a wonderful day. Health, strength, and many blessings are pouring from Heaven and God lives and He guides us. What a wonderful time to be alive, with God's living Church on this Earth.
I've thought recently about the Restoration of the Gospel, and what it means to me. And in a few words, this is (again, to me) the importance of the Restoration:By divine attendance, we know now, the relationship between God and man. That God is a real being, a perfect person, and He lives and Guides us. We also know, through the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, cointained in the precious pages of the Book of Mormon, what we must do to be happy in this life, and how to return to God's presence. We know what we must do to enjoy the full blessings of the Atonement, and we know that Christ lives, and that He guides His Church in these uncertain times. -----> how great is the calling to be here and proclaim this wonderful truth!! A marvelous work and a wonder isn't it?
This week has been great. By following Preach my Gospel more obediently we've been able to see more progress in our investigators, and although we don't have a for sure baptism date yet, they are thinking and praying about it. And that shows an increase of faith in Christ.
Recently, I've been beating my brains out trying to force Revelation, and trying to know what God wants me to do. Well, I'd like to revert to a quote by the 1st counselor of my branch presidency in the MTC: "Do you want to know the secret to being a good missionary?! Brethren, the code has been written!! [while pointing to a copy of PMG] The SECRET has been PUBLISHED!!" Wow. I didn't realize that until coming out to the mission field! It's kind of like, "duh!", but you forget the simple things, especially when you're faced with the big challenges. But I know that PMG is the key to receiving more Revelation because that is the Lord's way. When Nephi built the ship, he built it according to the manner of the Lord. This is His work, therefore we're entitled to His help. And I've been receiving that help during lessons in saying things I didn't know how to say, or things that would get the investigator to ponder and feel the Spirit; as well as the smaller things, such as being able to receiving directions for going places in my head, without looking at the map.
Then I realized, that this is not something just missionaries are entitled to: it is all of those people who have received the Holy Ghost that have this privilege. I encourage you all to pray for it and corageously follow it. You will see miracles at every step of the journey. It is amazing!
Thank you for your love and support and I want to express my love and gratitude for each one of you and all you've done. I hope in some small way, these letters make a difference, and I hope that you are touched by the Spirit despite my weakness in writing and my relatively weak testimony. I hope to rejoice and grow in the Gospel with all of you. And until next week, I pray for your health and happiness, that you may overcome your challenges and trials with joy and patience, for the Highest of them all, has gone below them all. He has "overcome the world". In the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Love,
Elder Mourao
PS: Mae, pai, obrigado por tudo o que vcs estao fazendo agora. Eu nao tenho palavras para agredecer a voces e o nosso Pai Celestial. Te amo muito!
Elder Victor M. S. Mourao
Japan Hiroshima Mission
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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