This was my first full week of training and I am proud to say that it was absolutely crazy. We have been trying really hard lately to get in contact with a lot of referrals that we´ve had for a while, and it is ROUGH STUFF. Brazil does not give much importance to street names, you know. Or at least not in this area. So it is a finding adventure every day! But Sister Patino is a champ! She is so patient with me. I love her!
She was a little bit down this week, just because it is the second week, and that one always sucks. So we had a really cool training about the Atonement and missionary work and watched that video again! Ah...gets me every time. Long story short, all of us were crying and just pumped as heck to get out there and save some souls after. It was really cool!
This week was our Mission Conference, and it was so good! The Temple President and his wife came and talked to us, and they had a lot of ideas that I haven´t thought of. Of course, by the end of the training I was feeling like a worthless piece of junk, but with a resolve to be a shining star! Isn´t that cute? Yeah, I think that is how leaders in Brazil roll down here...oh well, it is effective!
We had 3 baptisms fall through this week...so that was hard. That was really rough for Sister Patino, the poor thing! I am kind of used to it by now, because we will just baptize them later, you know? But it was really hard for her, so we prayed and fasted a lot about that one.
I love Sister Gomes and Sister Rocha, who live with us! They are the best and so very funny! Sister Gomes...I call her Sister Gosma sometimes. That means snot. She loves to sing and learn English, so we have a lovely time singing English hymns together! It is strange to live in a house where we ONLY speak Portuguese, but my language has been improving wayyyy faster now! Hmmm....maybe I should have tried this long ago...
Other than that, not much else has happened this week! Sister Rocha and I have a resolve to be the fittest sisters in the mish, and so we will def be working on that this week! But everything is really good, and I am so happy:) I love to hear about all of Leslie´s adventures in Sweden! They are freakin Swede! Ok, I had to say that one because NO ONE understands my puns here and they need to be said!
I love you all so very much! Have a lovely week and I am excited for the letters :) Tell Cooper to get motivated...bahaha no, don´t do that. But mom, please don´t be one of the moms that yells at the coaches. Coop will be rejected for all of his highschool career. Jokes, I love you!
Loveeee,
Sister Dana
