Well it is the last week of another
transfer and this week has gone by so fast! It seems like just yesterday that I got to email home so
that means we must have had a lot of work this week!:D It was a really good
week though.
So last P-Day we went to the
Convênto da Penha again and the after that got some ice cream at a little place
we like to call... MCDONALDS!!! It was really nice being able to taste a little
bit of AMERICA!!!;) That was all we really did on P-Day! This week we have been
focusing on four of our investigators.
Joselene is an amazing woman! She is
32 and lost her husband 5 years ago. She has an 8 yr old son. It was really
hard the first lesson because we really needed to teach the Plan of Salvation
but my comp loves to teach about baptism and get them “dunked” so we started
out with The Pre mortal life and then I taught the fall of Adam and Eve. After
that I thought that we were going to talk about the Atonement and the 2nd
lesson but my companion starts teaching about the Restoration and the Gospel of
Jesus Christ.... Wait... HUH?? Haha oh dear... It kinda was an epic fail. After
the 2 HOUR lesson I had to remind my companion that we needed to follow the
plan because all of these concepts we are teaching are new and foreign to them.
There were times I was even lost but the next time we went back we just focused
on one lesson so that we didn’t lose her again. It went much better! We are so
excited about her growth and hope that we can help her understand the importance
of attending Church every week.
We also met with Warlesson. He went
to mutual this week, helped clean the church, played soccer with the young men,
and went to church again on Sunday. He is only 14 but has a great testimony
about the gospel and is learning so much. He reads the Book of Mormon every
night for at least 30 mins. He really studies it and loves what he is learning.
We have his baptism this week on Saturday at 7pm. Please pray for him
specifically!!!! His parents are letting him do this but have really questioned
his decision. Even though he is prepared I feel like he could use some extra
support through your payers J we are SUPER EXCITED for him!
The last couple we are teaching are
the most amazing people. They are not married yet and so we have been teaching
them about the importance of marriage. They are a young couple and have their
struggles.
When we went to visit them only the mom was there so we were talking to her and her family outside. Soon the dad came home and he and the mom went inside and were there for about 10 mins when the dad yelled "STILSON HELP!!" Wait.... HUH?? So I ran in there to find the mom crying and holding a KNIFE. The dad had the mom pinned to the bed! Elder Freire, my companion, ran and tried to take the knife and started yelling at her but she wouldn’t give it up. I walked over and talked to her and finally was able to get her to calm down enough to drop the knife. We sat and talked for a while about how important it was that they both stop the fighting and that they NEED the Gospel of Jesus Christ in their lives! We then discussed the importance of marriage, baptism and having the priesthood in the home. It was kind of good that this happened when I was there, I feel like I was able to say the right things to help them both. Now we have the dad’s Mom and Aunt helping them.
I love this area and the people we
are teaching here. I kind of hope I get to stay one more transfer so that I can
continue the work with them but I will do the Lords will! I love the work that
I am doing even though it is hard and sometimes a little crazy! I love you all so
much and I am grateful for all that you do for me. THE CHURCH IS TRUE!!! Keep
the faith and help the missionaries!:)
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
ELDER STILSON:)
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