But
really, Brasilians in general are insane about health. You get a
sniffle and they send you straight to the hospital. I AM FINE. I
will explain everything, but first, this week was very huge. And yes,
every 6 weeks is transfers so the next will be the end of February and I
will write Wednesday instead of Monday.
I have some pictures this week! It was an awesome week :)
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| We had a baptism! |
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| Sister Seal, Sister Moore, and Sister Hick's (Hannah's New Companion) |
And I´m still in my same area with my same cool Zone Leaders, Elder
Georgianna and Elder Herrera. Haha I just really love this picture.
Zona Rangel
So where do I even start?
With the baptism I guess. Antonio (haha yes, another Antonio) was
taught by Sister Seal when she arrived here in Brasil. He was a very
heavy smoker but he wanted to change and get baptized. The first time
he was taught, his brother in law yelled at them and told them they
could never come back. Apparently that opinion changed because we
talked to Antonio again, who really wanted to be taught again, and so we
did this time without any trouble from that guy. We brought a member to
give him a blessing to help him stop smoking which was SUPER effective
and he just stopped that day. He also is trying to learn to read for
the first time in his life and so we´re helping him read the Book of
Mormon. He is a super genuine guy who really wanted to be clean and
change his life. His baptism was really sweet and he is just so happy
and says he feels free. The story of Alma the younger´s suffering and
joy touched his heart, and I just know he´s truly repentant. Great guy.
He also has a really crazy sister who likes to sing and dance to
American 80´s music while we´re there. hahah not quite Whitney Houston
but getting there :)
I was starting to think maybe Alcicleia didn´t want
our message after all because we had a whole week where she was super
flakey and hard to find at home. After she didn´t go to church I
thought she would just fall through the cracks will all the rest of the
people who don´t keep commitments. But instead, I called her one more
time to set up an appointment because I wasn´t ready to give up. She
answered the phone crying. Turns out she wasn´t at church because
someone killed her brother and she was visiting her mom to help comfort
her. She accepted an appointment for us to pass by Sunday night. We
got there and she immediately broke down, her four kids playing rambunctiously around her. We went outside and she just told us how she
wanted to know her purpose in life. Her life has been tragedy after
tragedy, and her mom is suffering even more than she is and she doesn´t
know how to help her. After that conversation, she thanked us for
listening and we returned the next day after prayer and study to teach
her the plan of salvation. And what a lesson. For the first time I feel
I´ve found an investigator who was waiting for me, and who God had to
prepare ME to teach. Everything applied directly to her, the spirit was
delivering every word to her. In the end she said the prayer and it is
very clear she wants to follow a religion and change her story. This
Sunday she´ll tell us if she´ll be baptized on the 26th, which would be
with two of her older daughters too. I LOVE HER.
That lesson was yesterday right before learning
about transfers, and man did I want to stay after that. Sister Seal has
always been craving change, and she got it this time. She´s going to
Mamanguape!! I know she´s going to rock it there and it´s gonna give
her tons of energy for the work. I didn´t even know how to react to the
news. We both got what we wanted, but I will be so lost without her,
and the other way around too. It seems like we only know how to work
with each other. I was also really expecting to be senior companion or
train this transfer because that´s what all my leaders were saying, but
instead I´m with one of the Sister Leader Trainers. Sister Hicks
studied dance, is the youngest in the family with four older brothers and is
from Virginia (doesn´t know Melecia) Her old companion arrived with me
and is now training, along with Sister Christofferson from the CTM. My
prideful side keeps making me think a mission is like a casting call,
but I know it´s not. I know I´m capable of training, but with Sister
Hicks, I will learn SO many things. She is one of the only
MISSIONARIES, not just of the Sisters, but including everyone, who
baptizes every week. She´s a powerhouse. I know it´s going to awesome,
she´s awesome and super sweet, I just need to swallow my pride and be
junior for a little while more. I´m going to miss Sister Seal, I trust
her with my life and no one will replace her for me. Jaqueline is
devastated. But oh well, transfers are always weird at first, but this
transfer really is going to blow them all out of the water. Sister
Hicks and I are an unstoppable combination, I´ve already done divisions
with her. So I´m still in good hands, the best we´ve got here in fact
:) And the other two Brasilians still live with us.
And now you guys probably want to know what happened
with my health this week. Yes, I had a fever, yes, I spent a lot of
time resting at home. I went to the hospital twice (yay free
healthcare) and I wish I had the sketchy photos that make it look like
I´m dying. No matter how sick you are here, they ALWAYS give you
medicine through an IV and they give you oxygen. Just cause they can?
I don´t know but I´ve had FOUR IV´s in my arm this week. The first time
I almost panicked but the second time some members went with us and
they were a lot more helpful. My fever is finally gone, it was just a
virus, not dengue or any kind of infection, and it just had to pass
through my system. The ward took really good care of me, so did the
other Sisters and Presidente and Sister Nogueira also. Right now all I
have is a cough.
Well that´s about it this week!! I love you all and I can´t believe my hour's already up! Until Monday!
Muito amor,
Sister Moore
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