Stop Trunking Me Out, I Am Still a Missionary.

Really, you guys are the worst.  HA!  Ok this week was really great.  I did my last division!  Sad...I liked those!  I brought Sister Martins over to Ouro Preto on Thursday and we tore it up!  She is so cute..helped me out a lot over here!  i have so much respect for her.  It was really hard for her to come out on a mission, but she did it and she has so much love for the gospel.  I just more excited every time I do a division, especially with the younger sisters.  They are so strong!  I know that Heavenly Father will take care of my people here through them.  

We had a really cool experience together this week too.  We were trying to find a less-active family, and their address is soooo complicated.  And I forgot the map at home.  So we were in a tight spot.  We asked around for directions...nada.  Nobody knew where we even were!  So we said a prayer there on the street, and suddenly Lucas, the 15-year-old of the family, comes out and calls us over.  He had been watching from the window and saw us lost and praying...right in front of his house. Thanks, God. We went in and taught him and his sister, Renata.  While we were there, I just had the coolest feeling.  It was like...this family right here.  They are why I was sent here.  Renata is 18 and just had the feeling that she needed to start coming back to church the first week that we got here.  She has been inactive for 4 years. I feel so strongly that she´s going to serve a mission!  So we´re gonna call her out to teach with us a ton and I am so excited!  Lucas is amazing too.  He is the one who gets up early to get everyone to come to church.  He comes to all the activities and has a really strong ability to recognize the Spirit.  Guys...these kids completely blow me away,.

We also had stake conference yesterday, which was super fun!  We got to see all of our Elder friends, and Patty and I were reunited!  And then the bad part, when we had to say goodbye...until I don´t know when.  THOSE THINGS KILL ME.  I hate them and I know that this is just the beginning, dadgumit!  Poor Piza, she´s going to have a lot of calming to do.  The conference was great though.  Presidente Bigelow and Sister Bigelow spoke and told the members to use the missionaries and Preach My Gospel more.  Mom, get ready because we are def studying this as a family when I get home.  And I hope the Elders in our ward are ready to work too, because Coop and I are going on lots of visits with them.

I have to tell the funniest thing that happened last night!  So, we are teaching Gabriel, right?  I was so afraid that he is going to have some problem that will stop him from getting baptized, so I was kinda nervous during the lesson. Anyway, Gabriel likes to go off on tangents a lot.  He started talking about how his friends were talking about things with "chifres" and he decided to look them up on the internet.  All this stuff popped up and he got all these bad images stuck in his head. What does that sound like to you?  Yeah, to me too.  So I whisper asked to Sister Piza, "What are chifres??"  And she goes, "Horn."  Only the word I heard was "porn."  Thus, I immediately launched into Law of Chastity and repentance mode...and taught the whole dang thing.  Piza just thought I was getting some impression and followed along, and poor Gabriel will now go repent...for not doing anything.  I didn´t even realize until Piza asked me about it at home.  Woops.

Other than that...all is well here!  I hope that you guys have a great week and don´t get too excited, we have a lot of work to do!  Also, one small favor.  Please pray that our baptism for this week, Julia, goes through!  And also that Gabriel´s will happen on the day we have marked...the 14th.  Are ya excited to see a baptism down here?  Me too:)   Love you!

Love,

Sister Dana