Perspective

 27 January 2014

Housemates

            Sister Brown has been a lifesaver to me.  She helps me keep things in perspective and has taught me how to not be so critical of myself.  She has reminded me that the Lord is happy and pleased when we are making forward progress and making good decisions.  He does not expect that we are going to be perfect.  So, I am going to be more patient and forgiving of myself. 

30 January 2014

Why I wear a pony tail or braid.

            Today was awesome.  We finally began to work together and teach in harmony as a companionship.  We knocked on doors for 2-ish hours this afternoon on a road close to our chapel, and it was great!  We ended up finding several people to teach.

1 February 2014

            Today marks 4 months in Brazil!  Man time sure has gone by fast.  Things are really improving right now.  We have three solid investigators who are progressing.  J. is a 22-year-old young mother who is married to a member and basically told us that it was time for her to prepare for baptism.  S. is the sister-in-law of a member. She is a sweet quiet lady with a tender heart who cares for her elderly father-in-law.  Sh. is the mother of a recent convert to the church.  She has been to church many times and is now starting to read the Book of Mormon. The common theme in all of our investigators is that they have family who are members of the church. This shows how important member missionary work is. 

The backpack named George

Happy Sister S.

Walking home!

           Sister S. has made a lot of progress this past week.  I just love how things seem to get sorted out in the last week of the transfer.  For her sake, I am glad that she gets to end with some really positive teaching experiences. It was a little sad to say goodbye, but it was fun to meet Sister S's family!.  Her sister and her mother picked her up from the mission home.  Sister Brown's companion also finished her mission this week and went home.

Sister S and her Mom and Sister!

 8 February 2014

            I am having a problem today of a recurrent UTI/kidney infection.  IT SUCKS!  It is not debilitating , but it is a pain because if I push through I end up feeling 10 times worse at the end of the day.  I went back to the doctor and he changed my antibiotics so I hope this one works better.  We had orders from Sister Lima to stay in the house all day yesterday and to drink 5 liters of water….that seemed like a LOT of water to me!  (side note: we sent her some information on water toxicity, and when too much is harmful.) But I did it and but I really don’t feel well.  One thing that I know for sure is that I will not be fasting again when I am sick.  

            In other news, I am training again.  This time around I have Sister R.   She has a lot of really good instincts when it comes to helping people.  She is very sharp, quick, hard working, energetic, and a little bit of a perfectionist. She is from Fortaleza, Brasil. I am really looking forward to training with her.

New Companions!