This week went so fast! We spent Wednesday and Thursday in Maceio and I got to go back to my last área!! I saw Nadejna and we both cried and a few other people I was teaching there. And got to be companions with Sister Seumanu one more day! Love that girl. It was so fun to stay with her and Sister Sandoval and we celebrated one year that my companion has been in the mission!!
Miracle of the week: PALOMA. Guys, she is incredible. We taught her how to pray(for real, noit just recite memorized prayers like she used to) and she started praying every night to know if everything was really true. One night, she was praying and she said even though her eyes were closed, she started to see light and feel like she was full of light. She said she opened her eyes and it was completely dark but when she closed her eyes and started praying again that same light came back. It was pretty funny, she told us that she started praying in that moment not to have the same experience as Joseph Smith because she was nervous and didnt think she would be able to handle seeing God hahahaha. That night, went to sleep feeling a sort of clarity and joy, and the next day, she recieved a phone call letting her know she had gotten the job she had been needing!! Everything is falling perfectly into place and yesterday she shared her experience in church, leaving some in tears. She stopped drinking coffe a year ago, became good friends with Megan, who moved to this Ward a month ago, moved to live alone with her son a month ago, and was perfectly prepared to be where she is now. I am consistently amazed at how much God loves us and is presente in every little detail.
Juliano is ready to be baptized but is nervous. Our Bishop is awesome and has become a great friend to Juiano. Us 4 met together and talked about baptism, Julianos Family, and we explained everything he had doubts about. We read “The Family: a Proclamation to the World” and talked about eternal families and his example for his wife and kids. His wife is a little hesitant with so much change but doesnt have a problem with him being part of the church. He is praying and trying to decide what day he wants to be baptized...more to come!!
Edlene, still the same thing. She loves church but doesnt feel prepared so we are visiting her and helping her learn more each week. She is the cutest and makes us a treat every time we visit her.
Sad part of the week was Adriana. She loves the Book of MOrmon and church but told us she is going to stay in hers. She even told us she likes our church better but has been in the other one 11 years and is scared to make the change. It is sad to see people recieve impressions and answers so clearly and still choose against it. Pretty sad, I love that girl.
Tender mercy of the week: remember Alexandre, who was baptized a year ago in Atalaia? We were walking on the street and out of nowhere a car stopped and a guy got out and said ‘hey you girls, can I talk to you for a minute??!?’ At first I thought it was some creepy guy but I thought I recognized the voice and when I turned around, IT WAS ALEXANDRE!! It was sooo good to see him again and talk about how he is doing and how his family is, I miss them so much. He was working and had other people in the car so we only talked for a few minutes but they want to schedule a pday to go to lunch with us!
I am in the richest área of the mission and was super nervous to serve here but I am loving my área, loving my companion, loving the ward, and amazed at the people we are visiting. I know that faith really is the power by whch miracles happen and the nothing is impossible for God, as cheesy as it sounds. I am so grateful to be here to be a witness of his miracles.
Love,
Sister Lauren Mather
PS. Today marks 14 months in Brasil!! How is it going so fast??!
Photos e vídeos:
Alexandre!!
Ivaneide, our new best friend we met last week and Fernando, our Ward mission leader
Just hiding from the rain eating cake
1 year for sister barco!!!
1:21am waiting for the bus to Maceio...
Leadership meeting- love these girls <3
Lunch with the Ana Paula and Renata
Our chapel
Ward activity with Paloma and Megan(member)
Flower from Pedro, Palomas son, that he gave us to thank us for bringing them to church
How could we pass this wall and not take a pic??
divisions and smores with sister lora
more pics from the meeting
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