Mormon Life - Brazil tag

Brazilian Youth Connect Family History, Temple Work

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:01:00 -0600

source: news.lds.org

José A. Moscão was noticing a trend: the youth who were coming to the Campinas Brazil Temple had a lot of “down time.”

Brother Moscão, the director of the family history center located adjacent to the Campinas Temple, knew that because of the distance many youth had to travel to get to the temple, most came in caravans and stayed for several days. The time between their sessions in the baptistry and meals and waiting for their parents and leaders who were participating in other temple ordinances couldn’t be avoided.

But maybe, he thought—or rather, he felt—he could offer the youth an alternative to wandering the temple grounds whenever they had some free time.

So he did.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil and the Amazon Region

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:28:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

The first known members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in Brazil were two German families who immigrated to Brazil — one in 1913 and the other in 1923. During the decade that followed, others joined the Church, and the first congregation was organized in Joinville in 1930.

By the end of the 1950s, the number of Church members totaled 3,700. Today, more than 1.1 million Latter-day Saints live in Brazil.

Manaus Brazil Temple open house and dedication dates announced

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

Mormon Life says: There's a pretty photo gallery of the temple interior. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has announced open house and dedication dates for the Manaus Brazil Temple.

The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from 18 May through 2 June 2012, excluding Sundays. Tickets are not necessary for this open house. The temple will be formally dedicated on Sunday, 10 June 2012, in three sessions. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to congregations of the Church within the temple district.

Two LDS missionaries battle back from brain injuries

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:51:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: We hope they recover soon. Two missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are fighting their way back from serious brain injuries suffered while serving in Brazil and Canada, respectively.

Elder Britten Schenk, the LDS missionary from Hyde Park, Utah, who was severely injured when he was hit by a bus in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last month, has returned home to Utah.

"When he saw/heard us he stretched out his arms and started to cry," members of the Schenk family reported on the online blog they maintain to keep friends and family members informed of the missionary's progress. "It was a great reunion! Tears of joy, for his safe return home."

Helpings Hands Program Opens Way for Missionary Work, New Stake in Amapa, Brazil

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:06:00 -0600

source: news.lds.org

On Saturday, March 10, 2012, 21 people—including both families and individuals—entered the waters of baptism. This is the largest number of people in recent years in the Brazilian states of Para and Amapá, both part of the Brazil Belém Mission, to receive the ordinance of baptism on the same day and to become “fellowcitizens” with the Saints (Ephesians 2:19), and walk “in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).

Nurses see 'miracles' happening for LDS missionary injured in Brazil

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:20:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Nurses say "we are seeing miracles" in the life of Elder Britten Schenk, the LDS missionary who was injured in a bus incident in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 16.

According to the daily blog maintained by Elder Schenk's parents, Steven and Karla Schenk of Hyde Park, Utah, one of the nurses working with the young missionary said "we are seeing miracles, God's hand at work."

Injured Mormon missionary continues making 'small improvements'

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:22:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Elder Britten Schenk, the full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was injured in SÃo Paulo, Brazil, last Friday in a bus mishap, continues to make "small improvements" day by day.

"We witnessed miracles and small improvements again today," Elder Schenk's parents, Steven and Karla Schenk of Hyde Park, Utah, wrote late Thursday in the online blog they maintain to provide friends and family with periodic updates of their son's condition. The Schenks traveled to Brazil this week to be with him.

LDS missionary in Brazil severely injured in bus accident

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:06:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: Our prayers are with this missionary and his family. A full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit by a bus Friday and suffered severe injuries that required emergency neurosurgery to relieve swelling on the brain.

Elder Britten Steven Schenk, 20, of Hyde Park, Utah, who was serving in the Brazil Sao Paulo East Mission of the LDS Church, was "struck by a bus while waiting on the sidewalk to cross the street," LDS Church spokesman Scott Trotter said.

Single Adults in Brazil Respond to Blood Shortage

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:48:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

The public affairs committees and single adults of two Brazilian stakes—the Campo Grande Brazil Stake and the Campo Grande Brazil Monte Líbano Stake—recently organized a blood drive to help relieve a shortage of blood in area hospitals.

Book of Mormon translation in Portuguese came soon after new mission

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:31:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

Editor's note: This is one in a series on the Book of Mormon translations and translators.

O Livro de Mormon.

It's the Book of Mormon — in Portuguese.

When the translation was published in 1939 in Brazil, there were about 200 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in that country.

Manaus Brazil Temple Open House and Dedication Dates Announced

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:29:00 -0700

source: Newsroom.lds.org

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has announced open house and dedication dates for the Manaus Brazil Temple, the 137th temple in the Church.

The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from Friday, 18 May through Saturday, 2 June 2012, excluding Sundays. Free tickets will be distributed for the open house; details will be made available in the coming weeks. The temple will be formally dedicated on Sunday, 10 June 2012, in three sessions. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all congregations of the Church in Brazil.

Church in Brazil realizing its prophesied potential

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:01:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

More than eight decades have passed since Elder Melvin J. Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve stood before a small Sabbath gathering of members in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and offered prophetic words about the future of the Church in South America.

His declarations are well known by members and missionaries throughout the region: "Thousands will join here. ...The work here is the smallest it will ever be. The South American Mission will become a power in the Church."

Apostles Visit Members in Brazil

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:12:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

From January 20 to 29, 2012, Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, along with Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Presidency of the Seventy, visited Church members in Brazil.

The Brethren were accompanied by their wives, as well as by the Brazil Area Presidency—Elder Claudio R. M. Costa, Elder Carlos A. Godoy, and Elder Jairo Mazzagardi of the Seventy— and other Area Seventies.