"Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God. A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race" (Joseph Smith Jr., Dec. 15, 1840; in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1969], 174).

"All I can offer the world is a good heart and a good hand" (Joseph Smith Jr., July 9, 1843; in Teachings, 313).

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Saturday, June 20, 1970

Thursday Elder Christensen and I worked together. We visited Apolinário during the morning to mark a visit with him. Then I took Elder Christensen to meet Vera, one of their investigators. Lincoln Jobim, her husband, was home also. She still wants to be baptized; he does not. In the afternoon we tracted. At night we paid a visit to Irmã Adelia, Edmilson’s aunt, and had a nice visit there. This is the first time I had met her.

Friday we finally caught up with Benedito again, the first time since he moved. We marked another lesson for Tuesday afternoon. During the afternoon we met and had a long discussion in English with an Humberto Soares, the director of the Brasil—Estados Unidos Center. We looked him up to see if we could borrow a movie projector from him. He was most friendly, had known earlier elders, and allowed us the use of his machine. In the evening we taught a third lesson to Apolinário and his wife.

Today we taught the last half of the first lesson (on the Restoration) to Adolfina. We bought and took a birthday present to Nádia Amorim. Her birthday is Monday. We gave her a Doctrine and Covenants and a little play blackboard (she is a school teacher). The attendance at MIA was very low tonight. Elder Smith taught the lesson, and we played a form of Password as the activity.

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