BACK AT IT AGAIN with the Acai!

E ai gente? What's up everyone? Well let me tell you what when down here in Richmond. I found my favorite Facebook group. "Brasileiros de Richmond." That's right, I have been chatting up a storm with all of my Brazilian friends on Facebook. I even asked if there were any authentic acai places in Richmond and I got a ton of responses. Long story short, this Brazilian man came to our house with some of the most REAL and AUTHENTIC and delicious acai. I got major feels and flashbacks as I was on the road chattin' to him a bit in Portuguese and even turned it into a gospel discussion (us missionaries are pretty good at that hehe). But eating acai was the perfect celebration this last week with my companion to celebrate the time I had in Brazil. It's been 1 whole year since I've returned from Brazil and that is blowing my mind! Transfers are this week...so is Easter, General Conference, and ADRIANA'S BAPTISM. She is amazing. Just blows me away. She sent us a text talking about her Book of Mormon study highlighting 4 main points and covenents she found in the Book of Mormon: 1. The Priesthood 2. The Sacrament 3. Obedience 4. The temple WHAT A PROFOUND THOUGHT. Not to mention, this is her 2nd language and 1st time reading through the Book of Mormon! We even taught her about the law of the fast and she totally crushed it yesterday to see if she could even do it. I have never seen someone so prepared for baptism. This next Sunday will consist of us getting up around 5:30am to fill the font for her baptism before conference! God is soooooo good! To end, read this scripture from Alma 31 about how stellar of a missionary Alma was. He truly desires the salvation of his brothers and sisters. "O Lord, their souls are precious...give unto us, O Lord, POWER and WISDOM that we may bring these, our brethren, again unto thee." How amazing, right? Instead of asking from instant conversion for the Zoramites, or even fire and brimstone to rain down from heaven, Alma asked that he can have power and wisdom to then help his brethren recognize the truth. That is faith! God can work through those who are willing to work! Love you all! Elder Garda