Hello! So I am really sorry that I didn´t write on
Monday, but this week we are going to the temple! Like, in a few hours,
actually. Therefore, we don´t get Pday here. So that bites, but oh well.
Holy smokes, it sounded like you guys had an incredible week! Sad
day that I missed out, but it sounds like it was super fun! I love the
picture and I can´t wait to get more! Thanks for all the details, Mom:)
This week was really good for us. If ya´ll could say a
prayer for our investigator, Alexandra, that would be really cool. She is
making a LOT of changes right now to get baptized. I am amazed at this
woman and the faith that she has. She is giving up smoking, which is
SUPER hard for her because she has smoked for thirty years. We decided
that this would be the week that she gave it all up, so last week Sister Patino
and I went over there and talked to her a lot about faith. I guess it was
a really good lesson, because we were getting into it and at the end, I was
like, "Alexandra, do you have faith?" And she goes,
"Yeah...I think so." And I said, "No, Alexandra, DO YOU
HAVE FAITH?!" and I think I got way to excited because she yells to
her boyfriend, "Bertinho! Dana is getting nervous!" But
yeah, she did have faith! It was super funny, and we all started laughing
after and apparently I am now the Baptist Sister. Oh gloria!
I was super relieved that I will stay here for this next
transfer! I was ready to head out at first, but then I realized how much
it would stink to go to a new area with completely new people just in time for
Christmas. I love the people here in Candelária...seriously, they are like my
family. But I guess after 6 months in one area, that is bound to happen,
eh? Seriously though, the members are amazing and help us out so much and
I just love them to death. Also, I reallyyyyyy hate having to pack up and
leave, so that was a blessed relief.
In other news, we had a wonderful surprise on Sunday!
After he was confirmed, both Georges and Messias received the priesthood!
It was so so cool! And then Messias was called to be the Young
Men´s secretary and he was pretty much giddy with excitement. YAY!!!
And he brought his three daughters to church with him. They loved
it, and they will start taking lessons from us this next week I think. When we
told him that he can baptize them now, he almost started crying. I LOVE
BEING A MISSIONARY.
We did an FHE on Monday with some of the families in the
ward, and the sisters are always in charge of the games. So this week, I
taught them all how to play sister missionary tag, and that was great. I
love how ALL they youth get into it and are not afraid to mess around and be
silly! And I´m pretty sure they got a kick out of seeing the sisters
running around with their dresses flying everywhere, so that was real cute.
Well, have a great week guys, and I hope that ya´ll are
absolutely intoxicated with the Christmas spirit! It doesn´t feel like
Christmas a bit down here, but that is ok, I have a pine tree candle:) I
love you all so much!!!
Love,
Sister Dana
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