OHHHHH, We're Halfway There...

9 months ago today I was on a plane to Sao Paolo wondering what the heck I was doing with my life and in 9 months I will be back at home. Excited, but mostly in denial that the time is going so fast. I am so tired but I love it here.

Yet another crazy week but such is the mission. Carnaval continued to prove almost impossible but thank goodness it only lasted through Wednesday. We spent Monday in the chapel with 6 other missionaries because everything was closed and we had to share the church’s computer.

Tuesday we went to help a pair of sisters that has been arguing… ended up having a really good discussion with them and they are trying to improve. We call them throughout the week to check up on them but I don’t think we will have any more major issues.

Wednesday- zone conference!! I love getting to see everyone, we have the best mission. Had a lot of trainings on teaching by and trusting more in the Spirit than in ourselves which is always something I can improve.

We had a really cool experience with a lady named Marisa this week. We were walking home one night and she was sitting in front of her house so of course we went to talk to her. We ended up sharing a scripture with her and she told us it was exactly what she needed that day, and called us ‘angels from God’ to help her. When we went back yesterday, she told us she had had a dream with us, and that we were all dressed in white. She said she woke up feeling a peace that she hadn’t felt before and that she felt the same thing with us. We explained that we want to help her learn and draw closer to Christ and are going to keep visiting her. She wants to be baptized but isn’t legally married with her husband so it might take a while but I am excited to keep visiting her. It was such a testament to me of how perfectly God leads us and puts people in our paths for reasons we don’t understand sometimes. And that when we do our part, He is capable of doing the rest. He fills in where we fall short. We always say it but I always get more and more amazed at how perfectly everything works out in his plan for our lives.

Love this work, but love my Savior and I know He has more love for us than we can understand.
Love,

Sister Lauren Mather

PS. CONGRATS to Skyler on his call to the Baltic mission, speaking Lithuanian!! So excited for you and everyone already knows what an amazing missionary you will be.

PICS
Visit with Sister Hernandez and Sister Dimande
My cutest companion
Zone conference pics!!
Free ice cream from a random contact on the street
Results of a spontaneous water fight at our bishops house…