Hello everyone! 

I have finished my second week in the field and my companion and I have had our first baptism since I arrived. I am so happy that I can see the change in people as they accept Christs Gospel into their lives. I have been able to meet a lot of cool people and am super happy that I am here working with people to better their lives. 

 In Alma 32: 28 it talks about faith being a seed and how you can feed it, and I have definitely seen the truth of it in myself and in others here in Brasil.

Strange and interesting news in my life so far in the field, In our house we have a lizard that lives in the ceiling and comes into our bathroom while we are gone and eats the flies in the shower. I named him lizard lips(only my immediate family will understand). 

I hope you all are having a good time!

With love

Elder Meyers

"Lizard Lips"

Elder Dias and I with my first baptism Pamela. 

Well I have finished my first week in the field and It was really hard but awesome. I have been humbled by the people here and doing my best to serve them means everything to me. My first day I had a lot of self doubt with my Portuguese and it felt like everything I had learned went out the window. On my second day I started the day off with a prayer, to be able to love the people with the strength that Christ would, I knew that if I loved them and cared for them that much that I wouldn't´t be able to keep myself from opening my mouth with doubt and I had faith that the Lord would fill it with what needed to be said. 
My Portuguese is not perfect yet, but whenever I need to bare my testimony or answer a question about the gospel, my mouth has been filled and I know that the gift of tongues is real. I know that because of the Holy Spirit I can help these people understand Christs gospel.

On a different note the amount of humility and joy the people here have is crazy to me, I have had the opportunity to talk about the gospel with people(3 grown adults) whos home is nothing but a shack of concrete and wood the size of my bedroom back home. They still offered my companion and myself food and their only two chairs to sit in. I have definitely been humbled here in this short amount of time. I met a 12 year old girl who my companion baptized last month who I can tell has little money, but she still after only knowing me for a few days bought me something for Christmas. I don´t think a single gift I have ever received has meant as much to me as the gift she got me has, and every time I eat what a member has prepared for me It is special to me.

I am so happy that I have the opportunity to be here, I love everyone back home, but there is no where else i would rather be right now than here with these people.

With love 

Elder Meyers

The view from my room at the CTM

Fountain at the Sao Paulo Temple

Sao Paulo Temple

Sao Paulo Temple

My favorite Pinoy Elder Arcayan

Elder Chacon my CTM companion

One of my instructors at the CTM Elder Messias 

Me and Elder Sorensen at the Christmas lighting 

My splits companion 

My second favorite Pinoy

International Pizza Delivery

One last pizza for the road.

I discovered that the Sao Paulo MTC has several things about it that are unique.  There is a company that will deliver cookies, and other treats to the missionaries.  One of the coolest things they will deliver is a Dominos Pizza of all things.  I sent the pizza for Luke's last P-day in the MTC.  It may be his last pizza for 2 years.

So because Luke is leaving the MTC/CTM and heading out to his area this week we did not get the regular Tuesday email.  But his friend Andruw (Elder Sorensen) had sent home pictures that were sent to me.
Jeanette

Elder Meyers and Elder Sorensen

Elder Meyers and Elder Sorensen

Elder Meyers leaving the CTM for his mission area.

Elder Meyers and company leaving the CTM for their mission area.