So much rain! My umbrella broke but I bought a $3 one in the
market. We will see how long it lasts. Umbrellas are superior to ponchos because
ponchos hold the heat in plus you can angle an umbrella. Thursday we finally had a break
from the rain.
Monday night we did New Years Resolutions with a family in
our area. They loved it and it was funny how “into it” they got.
We had some lessons fall through this week but we definitely
had some legit lessons. A new family we have started teaching M----- and I-----
and his parents T---- and A---- so they have been progressing good. I really hope
they make it to baptism. Of course I hope that for every investigator I have.
I ate my first pineapple popsicle style. It’s very cool. On
the side of the road they sell baby pineapple for 30 cents (American) each. They are about
6 inches tall by 4 inches in diameter. When you buy it, they cut it up right
then and there. They cut the outside off but leave the spiky leaf attached. You
hold the leaf and eat it like a popsicle. We walked with Irmão P----. He
introduced us to some less active members and some old investigators. It will
be really good to teach them. Maybe they are ready this time around!
Friday it was division with my old companion Elder Galland.
This time divisions was in my area. I got to show him around and introduce him
to all of our awesome families. It was a good day we had good lessons and fun
too.
Energy Problems… I woke up at 4 in the morning on Saturday rather
sweaty because energy had already been off for 3 hours. Something crazy was going
on the energy was pulsing and all of our A/C units wouldn’t stop beeping.
Finally we unplugged them and got a couple more hours of half sleep. We went
the entire morning without energy. No energy until 1400 It was pretty darn hot
I will stay. However putting unreliable energy aside, we had a good Saturday.
Although half of our lessons fell through, half of them rocked.
This may have been the best Sunday I have had on the mission
so far. Church was full with an awesome frequency of 233 in sacrament meeting.
But wow here goes a miracle for Sunday:
Right before sacrament meeting started Elder Cummings called
me over. He was talking to a man. This man, his wife and children had come to
church for two weeks straight. They like it. They weren’t currently having the
missionary lessons but he wanted them and he lives in our area! We got his
number and set up for a time to visit him and his family after church.
After church we went over and met with him. Before we even
started he asked 3 questions. He started out by telling us some of his
background. He had been in a church since childhood but after growing up he
read the Bible. He felt his church was not in line with Christ’s teaching. He wanted
to follow the true path of Christ. #1: He asked if it (the true path or Christ)
was our Church. He said he felt it is. He said he was already baptized, but he
knew the baptism he had wasn’t valid. #2 He wanted to know if he could receive the
right baptism. A couple of months ago he and his wife did a ring ceremony but
he wants to get married legally. #2: He wanted to know what he needs to do. We answered
his questions and had an awesome lesson.
E um Milagre! (This mission is a miracle!)
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