This week we went into a Catholic cathedral because we needed some water (which, by the way, was freezing cold and AMAZING!!! (double side note: It was not, in fact, the holy water)) While we were in there, we got a ton of weird looks and double takes, as I'm sure you can imagine. My favorite part though was as we were walking away to get back to work, a lady came running after us yelling, "Elders!". We stopped, and she proceeded to very kindly invite us to attend Mass. We thanked her, but graciously declined because we had a lesson to teach. However, as we were walking away, I had a thought. What if everyone in the world was this nice? This woman was a great example of Christlike invitations. Sometimes, me definitely included, we get so caught up in proving others wrong and showing them their faults, rather than just kindly inviting everyone to come and see for themselves.
My message today is for everyone in any religion. Sorry if I seem blunt...I'm not trying to be. We ALL need to stop being so judgmental of the people around us and what they believe. It is not our place to judge how others live their religion, nor their lives. However, our place IS to be a light unto the world, pointing to their Savior, Jesus Christ. We should always have his invitation in our mouths: "Come and See". And so, to end my letter, I invite all those who read my words to come and see the joy that comes from living the Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
With love from Brazil,
Elder Colton McOmber
I saw this really cool owl while proselyting
We went to this awesome park that is pretty much a rainforest in the middle of the city
This random bus just had a temple picture on it, we thought that was pretty cool haha
A cool landscape while on the bus traveling home from zone conference in Uberlandia
The bag of chips is in the blender so that ants don't get into my precious tortilla chips
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