This
week was good, but really hard, and really hot. I´m learning a
lot......... because of all of our difficulties really.... Yep. I had
the realization this week that Heavenly Father is trying to teach me
that I can't always get what I want just cause I put in the effort.....
Maybe trying to teach me that I can't have success in everything. Maybe
trying to teach me humility.
Not exactly sure yet, but there is a big lesson here that I
apparently haven´t learned yet.... Hopefully I learn it quick so we can
have some success here.
Well. This week was hard with our investigators. They all pretty much stopped progressing this week...........
Kesia and Michael are super busy and we haven´t even been able to
get a hold of them, and they didnt come to church......... hopefully it
is just cause of some crazyness in Kesia´s job this weekend, but we know
nothing.
We marked baptism with Robson this week for saturday March 16th,
but then on Thursday he told us that he doesnt want to get baptized
anymore cause he feels like he is getting baptized for the wrong
reasons.... Feels like he hasnt been "touched by the spirit" yet with
the desire to be baptized.... HMMM.
We found a lot of really cool people.... A girl named Sarah in
particular, when we went back to her house after teaching the first
lesson and leaving a Book of Mormon, we asked if she read and prayed and
SHE HAD. And she had a really special, personal, spiritual experience
and said that she felt that it is all true. AH! It was really cool,
because these type of answers is what we have been praying for, praying
for this to happen with our investigators.... BUT, the next time that we
went to teach her, she was waiting at the bus stop as we were coming
down her street, then before we could get there, we had to watch her get
on the bus and leave! AH. Turns out, her grandma decided that she
doesnt have time to see us, and since we were teaching sarah with her
grandma at her grandma´s house, Sarah just went home..... And we´ve
tried to call her, but no one answers. COOL.
We taught another mom and daughter that are really special..... But
they canceled our appointments with them twice, and bailed on going to
church at the last second...... ahhhh. so frustrating!!! hopefully, we
can help them and figure out the problem this week so they can come with
us to church next week.....
BEST thing of the week,
Rodrigo, a
less-active member we have been visiting since I got here, has been
coming back to church for about a month now, and Sunday, he had an
interview with the bishop to recieve a calling in the ward. AH!!! I´m SO
excited for him!! It is so great to see that we helped someone in our
time here!!
OTHER GOOD NEWS
We bought ant killer this
morning at the store..... YEAH! Now I can spray and kill all those
stupid little ants in our house that climb all over my desk and drive me
crazy!!!
Also, we had an activity with the elders in our chapel
today.... we made food and played BASKETBALL out on the court that they
have at our church building..... DO YOU ALL KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN
SINCE I´VE PLAYED BASKETBALL???? Yep, that´s right, a lonngggg time. It
was fun. We even taught Sister Moraes how to shoot hoops a little
bit.... since basketball is pretty rare here, she doesnt have very much
experience..... Even less than me guys, and that´s saying something.
haha.
AND just for you all to remember..... Thursday this week will be my ONE YEAR mark on the mission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, officially super late and got to go.........
I love you all!!!
have the best week!
Sister Ward
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