The city of Santarém is situated on a plateau, located on the right bank of the Tagus River, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Lisbon. The economy of the city remains mainly dedicated to the production of agricultural goods.
Due to all the logistics of moving from Portugal back to Hawaiʻi, Elder Kim was only able to send the following quote and pictures. "Batismo em Sião! Me and elder Cardenuto! Me wit da Hawaiians! Me and elder casper and wanlass at the reunião dos mortos! Love you fam and see you in a few days!"
Pedro and Carina's Baptism!!! This happened hours before Elder Kim's departure for Porto, and ultimately, Hawaiʻi.
Elder Cardenuto and Elder Kim Elder Kim's last companion, in Santarem
Sister Ngalu, Sister Gilbert, and Elder Kim All from Hawaiʻi, serving in the Porto Portugal Mission Gilbert and Kim return to Hawaiʻi on 12/19/17
Elder Kim, Elder Casper, and Elder Wanlass Elder Kim served with both of them at different times and areas. All three will be returning home.
All the missionaries who will be returning to their homes!!
Dorina, Vitor, their children, and Elder Kim A family they have been teaching.
Starting off my last
week on the mish fam....its super weird. I know in my mind it’s the last week,
but I don’t feel it yet, haha. Ainda bem (still good) I guess. Just gotta work
hard until the end! And this upcoming week promises to be a handful, haha.
Pedro and Carina are
doing really well! We’ve been teaching their kids, and they have been doing a
great job of bearing their testimonies of the lessons! We planned their
baptism, and they’ve asked me to baptized them! They came to church with one of
their kids, and had their baptisms announced! They, and we are too, super
excited for their baptisms!
Elder Kim and Sister Macedo Both will be returning home next week.
We had a mission council
by zoom, which is like skype, and we talked about how we can help the mish move
forward. We are hoping to help our zone move forward, and do better! Also,
right after the meeting, the district surprised me and Sister Macedo with our
"funeral", our last district meeting (in the mission). Was pretty
funny. I mean, not every day that I have my pic taken laying down with a
pineapple, haha.
We went to a nearby city
to go work and we got wrecked, haha. I’d never been there before, but we went
and worked and nobody wanted anything, haha. Tudo bem (okay) but what was cool
was that, I had had the impression to bring some stuff printed out in Hindi,
but I didn’t know why. Turns out I run into this guy who speaks Hindi from
India and I’m able to contact him! We were supposed to go teach him, but
it didn’t work out, but the experience was cool! At the least, the seed is
there.
The "funeral" for the soon-to-be returning missionaries
We are still doing the
Christmas campaign and its working out well. We just set that banner up and get
nuts, haha. We just go talk to everyone and its awesome! Always worth talking to
everyone about the gospel because it will BLESS THEIR LIVES! I even ran into a
girl from the Philippines, haha. Closest I think I’ve come to talking to
someone from the Pacific, haha.
Me and Elder Cardenuto,
we working hard! Lovin life on the mish, and doing our best. We have seen the
hand of God in our lives, and I’m so thankful for His guiding us. We have a
goal to find 60 new investigators (this transfer), an average of 10 per week,
and we are at 53! We gonna do it!
Fam I love you guys!
Thank you guys sooo much for all the love and support these last 23 1/2 months.
It’s been a long ride, but I’ve learned soooo much. I’m so grateful for all the
opportunities I’ve had to serve the people of Portugal, and for all the
blessings with which I’ve been blessed. They really are the best two years FOR
your life!
I know that God lives!
I know that Jesus Christ is our Redeemer! I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet
of God, and that the Book of Mormon is true. I know that the Gospel is true,
and blesses the lives of all those who live it. I know that any person can know
that these things are true, if they will but ask God, in the name of Jesus
Christ, with a sincere desire to know and an open heart, and that by the power
of the Holy Ghost it shall be confirmed. I know these things not of myself, but
by the power of the Holy Ghost. I read the Book of Mormon, I prayed, and it was
confirmed unto me. I hope, pray, and will work, to help everyone recognize the
blessings that come from this knowledge! Família, amigos, conhecidos, desconhecidos, eu vos
amo! (Family, friends, acquaintances, strangers, I love you!)
E assim eu vos
testifico, em nome de Jesus Cristo, amen. (And so I testify to
you, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.)
Com amor (with love),
Elder Hyrum Kim
Another pic of the "funeral" of Elder Kim and Sister Macedo Elder Kim got a pineapple, even though they originally came from the isles of the Mediterranean Sea
And of course, a video from this week!! Elder Kim and Elder Cardenuto!!
Been a good week this week. I have felt
the hand of God in my life, and know without a shadow of a doubt that the
Gospel is true. Two years and still true, que coisa mais boa! (What a good
thing!)
First of, it's been COLD in Sião! (Zion)
Beanie, gloves, two socks, and of course my tights :P Some days are colder than others, but it's been
cold none-the-less. The wind doesn't help. At the same time though, it's
definitely getting more festive here. We've been doing contacts saying
"Feliz Natal" (Merry Christmas) and honestly, it just brings a whole
new level of happiness to the contact, haha. It's a great time of year! On a
sadder note, it's surprising how many people we run into, who tell us they don't
celebrate Christmas...but hey, the message will still bless their lives!
#Be A Light to the World
Missão Portugal Porto is in the Seja uma
Luz ao Mundo (#Be a Light to the World) campaign full swing! We have these cool
posters, calendars, pass along cards, etc., that we are using to contact people
and it's been great! Lots of fun too! People seem to stop more willingly to
hear us out! Plus, you know, who doesn't like to wear a Santa hat right? :D
We've been teaching a lot! At least 2-3
lessons per day, since the beginning of this transfer. To some, that may not
sound like a lot, but it's a pretty good amount here. We've taught some Indians,
some people from Timor, and a lot of Romanians, and of course Portuguese people,
haha.
Pedro and Carina are progressing well!
They have been taught almost all the lessons. They came to a baptism this week and to
church! Super cool!
A recent baptism in Santarem!
We had District Conference on Sunday,
and a general authority named Elder Bennasar, from France, came. He talked about
the importance of following the first impression using the story of Nephi being
called to go to the mountains to receive the instructions on how to build the ship. Also, the question of how our faith is when the circumstances change, using the
example of Darius, of the New Testament, and how he has to wait for Jesus even
though he was "1st in line" as he heals the woman and gets the notice
that his daughter is already dead. We need not be afraid, and only
believe!
All in all, a pretty good week! Thanks
for writing me everyone! Rainbow falls is RAGING! Fogo! Plenty rain in Hilo!
Also, everyone looking spiffy at that activity at the Veteran's Center. Sister, beautiful pāhana! Fam, I love you guys! Be lights unto the world! Jesus
is the way the truth and the light and as we do the things that He did and
does, we will be able to fill other peoples' lives with light and happiness!
Vos amo! (I love you!)
de Sião, com autoridade, (of Zion, with
authority)
Élder Kim de cabelo pintado vermelho
(with red painted hair)
"He who has the red painted hair",
styling in his new suit!!
