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Saturday February 11, 2017

Hey everyone! Happy Saturday! 

Elder Soper and I had a wish come true today! Last night when we were going to bed 

Elder Soper said, Wow...it would be so cool if it rained tomorrow. We woke up this morning

and it was pouring and it hasn't stopped all day. I told him next time he wishes for 

something it better be a Ferrari to pick up our investigator Sunday morning. 

This week was really great. There is always alot happening her'e but I love it.

I always like being on the move doing something diffrent. Weve been 

having success with some of our investigators too. We've been teaching 

a young women named Marcia. She's talked to the missionarys before 

but now it really clicked with her. Now she just has to get married. 

She's been working hard this week to figure that out. Here in Brasil

it's seriuosly so hard to get people married because you need paper work

and money and that's one thing nobody has. One thing she said after 

we taught her one night was that everything would work out for marriage 

so she could have the chance to be baptized. 

This week I also started reading the book " Jesus The Christ" I've 

always wanted to read it but I;ve never got around to it. I'm only on the fourth chapter 

now but it is so interesting. I love reading about Christ and what he has done for us. 

Really without him we would be lost. Love all he has done for me. I want to be 

more and more like him every day in my life. I hope you guys do too. 

He lived perfectly so we need to give it our all. Really love the mission. 

This really is the best thing I've ever done! 

Love you all! 

Elder Orton

Happy Saturday!

February 4, 2017

Happy Saturday. 

Looks like it's Saturday again. This week was great of course.

Filled with new adventures every day. Sometimes here in

the mission you lay in bed and think about things you did that

morning and it almost feels like it was a different day. It's 

crazy how many things you can get done in one day here!

I think if everyone planned like missionarys we would end

with world hunger, be without war, and everyone would

hold the door open for that little old lady that walks really slow. 

Just goes to show maybe if we were a little more proactive

we could make the world an even better place. 

We had a lot of adventures this week. I think I was out 

of the mission office for most of the week. I was with 

Elder J. Flores and Elder da Rocha fixing things.

It's pretty cool here in Brasil because everything is really

simple how they build it so you can really learn how to fix

anything. We also helped some more Elders move this 

week.

Me and Elder Soper also had some cool experiences 

with some of our recent converts too.

We printed photos of their baptisms and made 

a lesson out of it. When we gave them the photos we asked

them to think a little bit and tell us how they felt that day. 

Auxiliadora, Eduarda and Livia (Mom And Daughters)

Told us that they felt something very different. They felt so 

happy, so clean ,so pure. They said like they never had done

 anything wrong again. It's the best to here the testimonys 

of recent converts. You can see the change. They understand,

there happy, they are a different person. They want to do better 

every day because they know the difference. Something we lack

as people that have known the gospel for so long. We need 

that testimony that "fire". Think about how you felt that day!

What changed in your life? And where are you now? 

The coolest thing is we can pray everyday to recieve a 

testimony to feel that truthfulness again, and God will respond

to our prayers. 

Love you all so much, thanks for all the love and emails!

Love Elder Orton 

A Revolution

January 28, 2017

Hey fam! 

Looks like its snowing lots and lots! Feel free to stick some in a box

and send it to Brasil, they could use it. 

This week was a pretty crazy week. We had a mission conference! 

It was awesome. President Bonini gave a really good training, 

I loved it. He talked about proactivity and how we can help 

others even more. The thing that's so cool about the mission

is it's really a training for life. There's so many things you learn 

here about helping people and working hard and being proactive. 

Scripture study prayer etc. etc. but really it doesn't stop here in the field. Everything 

you learn here goes on after. It doesn't stop here. That's why 

we have to continue every day. Just because we've had 

spiritual experiences in the past or we've learned a lot, we 

have to continue. We need these experiences every day for spiritual

health. How can you eat a buffet one day and then not eat until 

a year later. Just doesn't work. We need to eat everyday, and that's 

the same way spiritually too. So we have do work everyday to

have that power, that light of Christ. We need to read ,we need to pray, 

we have to be our bests everyday to be spiritually strong.

Sorry the emails so short this week but that doesn't mean 

I don't love you guys.

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Elder Orton

BRA SIL SIL SIL SIL SIL :)

January 21, 2017

Good morning, 

I hope America is still the promise land.:) I hear we got a new President!

I also hope everyone had a fabulous week, because anything less is unaceptable. 

This week I think I got about the sweatiest I have ever gotten in my life.

Lets just say I didn't smell to dandy after we were done. 

Yesterday we had the opportunity/ blessing to help some Sister missionarys

move...      WOW

 I've always thought I packed a lot of stuff when I went on trips or on a little 

hike, but yesterday I kill my doubts. How can a Sister have a suitcase that ways 150

pounds?? I'm pretty sure those four Sisters have been collecting cool little 

rocks on the road or something. Who knows what they have! All in all we got to help some sisters. It was actually really fun! I always love getting a little dirty doing some hard work.

They moved up to a third floor apartment that had a tiny little stair way. It was pretty fun getting the fridge up those stairs! It all worked out in the end and now those sisters are living happily ever after in that cute little 3rd floor apartment. 

This week me and Elder Soper went crazy. We worked so hard this week. We talked to everyone, I mean everyone. We were seriously crazy to find people. Sometimes it's 

crazy hard to find people ready to hear the message of the gospel so you have to 

work crazy hard to be able to find them. One thing I've learned here is there is 

nothing better than work. If you want to achieve something or hit a goal you have to work. Doesn't do anything when you just think about how cool it would be. One quote I love

by President Hickley says " Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and go to work" That's the Perfect combination. You can pray for help but all in all you have to work your hardest too. When we do that, God will bless us with results! 

Love you all!

 Thanks for a the letters and

 love sent down here to me 

in Brasil! 

Elder Orton

:)

Saturday January 14, 2017

Meus amigos, bom dia todos! 

Hope everyone is enjoying the Utah coldness will I'm just soaking 

up the beautiful sun down here in Brasil. Jk The cold is great! 

Feel like every time I write a letter I say the same thing.." This week was busy"

or "This week was crazy" or better yet "Lots has happened this week!"

But hey I can't lie, and frankly as a missionary lots happens in one week

of life! So if any of you still had any doubts about my week.. This week 

was crazy! We had transfers this week so of course we had lots of stuff

to do in the mission office. I've been here for two transfers though, so I feel 

things are getting a lot easier. I can do things alot faster and I know how things are

going to be. We got a new secratery here in the office though! His names Elder Andrade. 

He'll be the new finacial secratery. Now we have six secretaries! It's pretty fun being 

with so many good missionarys! The work in the mission office is pretty officey work

as you can imagine but hey you gotta love it. One experience this week just had to make

me laugh. A sister in our mission didn't have a CPF or as it would be in english (social security number) So as mission rules and for saftey everybody needs one. We planned to

make a little trip to the Goverment buildings down here close to our office so she could get one. 

As you could imagine we waited for about 5 hours. I watched many impatient people come in

and out complaning about the wait. Reminded me of a little place we call the DMV up there in the states. All and all they finally called our number!  Wow what a miracle that was! We went back there and this little lady said.. "So whats your name?" She typed the Sisters name in to the computer and hit print and out came her little Social Security number. I couldn't help but but laugh all the wait for something so little. Just one of those things that makes you laugh at life.

The work this week has been really good!  Me and my comp Elder Soper have been working 

really hard! We have actually found a lot of new people this week which was really exciting! 

We also have a lady named Liliana preparing for baptism this week. She is a really funny lady 

that has a lot of faith! She has problems with epalepsy so she has to take medication. The missionarys taught her a long time ago but she never was baptized. We found her this week and started teaching her! She really has a lot of faith and has a strong desire to be baptized. The work of the Lord is awesome! I was reading in second Nephi this week and just wanted to share a couple thoughts. He was talking about the Savior and atonment. One reminder really sunk into my mind. We allready know he atoned for us, but what does that really mean? Why do we wait? It's already been done. He's waiting for us! We have nothing to wait for! We just have to come to him first! It's already been done. Salvation is already won! 

Love you all! And hope you guys have the best week!! 

Elder Orton

P.s. Be careful driving in the snow and don't eat the yellow flavored snow... it's not good for you. 

UM ANO

Saturday January 7, 2017

Whoooo hooo! One year in the mission! Where has time gone? 

I can't believe I've allready been out here one year! I'm technically

Brazilian by now. I'll come back and you guys won't even recognize

 who I am. 

Crazy to think one year ago I was leaving my fam. going into the field not 

knowing what lays ahead.This year really has been the craziest year of my life. 

I dont think I could even describe the things I have gone through

this past year. The mission is a thing you can never know how

it really is until youv'e been on one. It's crazy to look back on what

I've learned. All the things that have happened and all the people I've

met. I've really experienced lots of things. Weird food, different culture, 

new language, hot sun, talking to all types of people, freezing cold showers.. everyday,

Ups, downs, lefts, and rights.... everything!! I've seen a lot of things this year.

The one thing that really changed my life this year was the Savior. That's one

thing that I am eternally grateful for. I've gotten to know Him. He's my best friend! 

The best thing of all I get to be His servant, and there is nothing I'd rather do. 

I love him and what He's done for me, and what He still will do for me. 

I love the chance I've had to be here! One year down one to go! 

This one will even be better! 

Love you all!!!

Elder Orton

Feliz Novo Ano

Hey everyone!!!
 Happy new year.. almost!!!! 
Just wait a couple hours.

Hope everyone had a great week and a great Christmas! 

This week was really great! With Christmas and the New year coming up 

it's a good time of year! I know I didn't email very much last week but Christmas was 

awesome! The week before we had our Christmas conference. 

 The whole mission was there! I got to see everyone and it was really great!

 The President and his wife went 

all out this year too... it's their last Christmas here in the mission

 so they made it quite a party! Christmas Eve was great too! 

We have p-day Saturday here, so it just ended up being Christmas eve.

 While all the other missionarys had to work and study at night we

had our own little party in our apartment. We baked a turkey! Suprisingly it worked out too. 

We made so much food, set up a table and put it out on our deck and had the best Christmas dinner ever. Sunday was great. That morning we woke up and went to Church! 

When we got there, we had two investigators that already showed up! We were so excited.

That was a Christmas present! We haven't even taught this family and they came to church just because I called them the day before. This week we taught a little more and they have dates! We are excited for them! After church we ate lunch then went and skyped our familys! It was great! It's crazy it's already been a year since we talked. 

This Christmas was perfect and definetly one i'll never forget. 

This Christmas was really special. This Cristmas was about Christ. 

Love being here and the chance I have to tell others about the good news.

That He was born, and He lives again! 

Love you all!

Elder Orton