Today
I am super tired. Why? Because I haven't gotten a full nights sleep for
days. I went to Natal and back and then for our Christmas Zone
Conference we went to Campina Grande and back and with our trio
everything is slower. We'll see what happens this week. Hopefully things
will get settled and we can get a routine that I am happy with. The
zone conference was really fun. We learned about the gathering of Israel
and some other trainings that were super perfect in the morning. It was
really good because I got a lot of questions answered and felt the
Spirit. The assistants gave a training about how to apply Preach My
Gospel in your life after the mission and it was super interesting. You
should study it and try to apply it in your life. It has everything you
need to share the gospel, 200+ years of missionary work all in one book.
Then after the spiritual part we played volleyball and foosball and air
hockey and ping pong and frisbee and WiiSports for a few hours then
Pres. & Sis. Hall gave all the missionaries a Christmas present and
we headed back to the van for another 3 hour ride with our district. The
elders in our district are funny, it was a lot of time in the van, but
mostly enjoyable. I accidentally bought water with carbonation--
disgusting, but the only other option was warm water and in this heat
that isn't pleasant either.
It is hard to be here without Sister Ferreira. I
really miss her, but she talked to some members and they said hi to me
from her so that was a happy moment this weekend. I gave a talk in
church yesterday,
only a few people heard because of the noise and irreverence, but I felt
the Spirit so I felt edified at least. My companions were horrified at
the irreverence in sacrament meeting and our investigator wanted to
leave early. How embarrassing. He stayed though so hopefully he isn't
too turned off because of that experience. My new companions and I are
adjusting to each other. It really isn't that great to switch
companions, but in time it will be better I'm sure. I am kind of the
senior companion this week because I am the one who knows my way around
and knows the people. It is stressful, but I am surviving. The three of
us are really different. One of my companions is really bold and the other is
really sweet. It makes for interesting contacts on the street. They
arrived just in time to enjoy the fruits of Clariza's baptism this
weekend. I am so sad Sister Ferreira wasn't there to experience it with
me, but it was still a good experience. Clariza was crying, I was
crying, we all walked away happy. Seriously, Clariza is so great. We
have been teaching her for like 2 months and finally she recognized that
she already knows everything is true and that this will bless her life.
It is such a privilege to be able to see her change and learn and
understand God's plan better everyday. I am so grateful for the things I
learned from her and for the love I feel for her. Seriously, lots of
parts of being a missionary are awful, but Clariza's baptism this
weekend was a tender mercy because I remembered what is really important
and what really brings joy to missionary work. When you really have a
place in your heart for someone and get to see them become happier you
become happier too. So yeah, that's how things are for now. Really hard,
but really happy.
Tocantins is a state close to Brasilia. Apparently it
isn't very well known. Sis. Matos says it is hot there just like here.
Sis. Souza said Belem is hot too, but more humid. I am hoping to see
some rain here in Caicó soon like everyone keeps talking about.
There is a sister in the mission that is really sick
and in the hospital so if she ends up going home in the next few days
our trio may be split up. We'll see what happens.
Oh and this one is with me and Elder Gomez, he is in my zone and is from Argentina and is hilarious.
Love you all!
Until next week!
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