Happy New Years and Feliz Natal!!

It was a fun time participating in the Brazilian Christmas and New Years traditions, especially when I found their version of cinnamon rolls!

The last couple of weeks we spent a lot of time with other missionaries helping them serve more effectively. During these days I learned a lot about the power of faith. Faith fills us with courage and leads us to action. Without faith, we hold back and are never able to achieve our potential. When our vision and our faith change, our actions and our attitude change as well.






Josiele is a great example of this! After going to church for years, she took the act of faith to be baptized and make a commitment with God. The spirit that filled her home afterwards was so sweet that her Sister decided to be baptized just 2 weeks later, even after she told us that she wasn't interested.
Faith always comes before the miracle. Elder Matos and I have seen miracles of physical healing, spiritual healing, unemployed finding work, and families growing closer together. But faith always comes first.

Elder Benjamin Smith

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