This week was a little bit hard. We are clapping on a lot of doors
because everyone and their dog (literally- i think there are less dogs
in the streets) are at the beach. So we are trying to find the people
who are here. Which consists mostly of old grandmas. Where are the old
grandpas you might ask? They are in the bars watching their beloved
futebol. The season started here in Brazil and I may or may not walk
slowly past the bars with big screen TVs to catch little snippets of the
games. Haha. Brazilian soccer is belo.
This week a man asked me to marry him on the street. He talked to
us drunk and I invited him to church. And then he found us on the street
again and said he was a priest and said he wanted me to be his
priestess - or in other words his wife. I told him to come to church and
that we would talk about Christ. He didn't come to church. Some priest.
Today was p-day and I dragged everyone out bright and early -
actually dark and early to watch the sun rise. I really wanted to watch
the sun rise on top of our roof. And so we planned this excellent p-day
activity. okay maybe I planned this excellent p day activity. But I over calculated the sun. I didn't want to miss is so I got everyone up at 4
30 and the sun came up around 6 30. heh heh - whoops. But it was so
beautiful and very worth it. After, I let them all sleep and made a
breakfast of french toast, bacon, eggs, and cevada. What a nice person -
I know. Just pray that I stay this way after the mish too.
- news from one of my investigators in quissamã. Michelle - she was
the one we found that was very spiritually strong but needs her
´husband´ to get a divorce in order that they can get married. Well she
goes through these cycles that she believes in everything and then hears
something about some doctrine and wants nothing to do with the church.
Something that I have discovered is very natural in Brazil. But she
lets the spirit calm her doubts and her testimony becomes that much
stronger. Well, she had another ´fall´ and she had a dream that she died
and went to the Terrestrial Kingdom and was asking people where God and
Jesus Christ were. But the people told her they weren't there and that
she could not see them. She woke up with the fear that she would end up
in the Terrestrial Kingdom. And she is now making large steps in fixing up
her situation so that she can get baptized soon and secure her spot in
the Celestial Kingdom. I love how individual each person's conversion is.
Everyone´s testimony is so different and so unique but based in the same
truths. God is such a loving father and he personalizes everything
especially for us. I love hearing about people's conversion stories and
seeing the hand of God in their lives. God speaks to each of us
individually and very personally.
A cool activity to try during your personal studies is to trace
your testimony. Go back in time and identify the times where your
testimony grew. Because most of our testimonies grow by the drip drop
theory we have buckets full of our testimonies that have grown
throughout our lifetimes in little drops. It is crucial to remember
those drops because it helps us realize how much water we have in our
buckets.
Love you all- Happy Carnival!
sis p
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