Minnasan!! Ohayoo gozaimasu!!!
Hows everyone doing?! Thank you so much for the emails this last week - Im so happy to hear that all of you are doing good and being abundantly blessed by the Lord. Thank you for your faith, testimonies, and prayers!
This last week we had 3 consecutive days of sunshine (including today), so I wonder if theres anything wrong... But on Saturday, it was pretty nuts. We had temperatures of about 27 Celsius (HIgh 80s Farenheit) and then around 7 o`clock at night things turned really bad. A huge storm hit, and the temperature dropped to no more than 10 Celsius (50 Farenheit). It rained a lot - causing flood warnings in some places. When we woke up, everything was covered in mud - all the cars looked like they went rally-racing for the weekend. When we asked what it was, they said it was `kousa` (I dont know it in English). They said that heavy winds from china kicked up dust into the air and blew it into Japan.
So in short, dirty China air came to Japan.
Yeah, sure: blame the Chinese....
We had some awesome miracles happen while finding this last week. We were able to have a lady become investigator - shes more than your average golden investigator: shes like... platinum? ... .... .... well, anyway, shes incredible, and it sounds like the husband might give us a chance to teach him too. Were super excited!
Our Chinese investigator was able to keep the word of wisdom, but even though hes been committed to come to church every sunday this transfer, hes slept in everytime and has progressed at all. Oh well, well try and keep going with him.
Anyways, today will be short since its Hiroshima again, and I have to report the Zone Numbers by email.
I love each and every one of you. I pray and hope for your comfort, happiness and that your trials will be opportunities to come closer to the Savior. I know He lives and that He guides this work. Im thankful for a living prophet on the Earth, and that the keys and knowledge of His Gospel have once again been restored in our times. What a great time to be alive! Im thankful for the Savior and all Hes done for me, and the blessings this Gospel brings. I testify of this in His holy Name, even Jesus Christ, amen.
With all my love,
Elder Victor 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)
Our Elder's address:
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