So this week was awesome. I loved every second of it. Something I learned was the importance of practices. On Valentines day we had our district meeting and we did a practice of the first lesson in one minute and then the whole rest of that day we kept having opportunities to do the first lesson in one minute. It was crazy! We went to this couples house who told us that we could teach them, but when we got to their house they told us that they didn't have much time and so we got to teach them the lesson really fast and it was awesome because we were able to teach them everything that we knew was important and there was no stress because we had just practiced it. It was great! It just goes to show that when you prepare yourself the Lord provides you with opportunities to use what you have learned. Then we did tons of practices on the street as we were walking and then we kept having opportunities to apply what we had practiced. It was cool.
Valentines day was also fun cuz we had the ward members write letters to each other and their friends and we got to deliver them!:)
On Wednesday I got a package from my mom! That was great:) Sister Gilbert and I have been enjoying the American brownies, ranch for our carrots, and peanut butter for our pb and js!
We also were walking down the street and we contacted this lady and we were asking her if she would be baptized, but before I even finished asking her the question she told us that her mom was baptized in this church in Brazil and that she wants us to come teach her and then she wants to be baptized. It was crazy. We got her number and have tried to call her this week, but she has been super busy. So hopefully she will find the time for us and we can teach her!:)
On Friday we had the opportunity to teach Jóse the first lesson. The spirit was so strong in that lesson. Probably one of the strongest times I felt the spirit on my mission, but Jóse still doesn't know for himself that the church is true, but he reads the bom everyday and he comes to church every week. So we will see what happens this week. I know that the Lord has a plan for everyone and everything happens for a reason. Everything will happen according to the Lord's will.
Then Sunday was great! I love church even when I have to keep leading the music, haha! When I am up there I just keep wishing that I would have paid more attention to my dad when he was leading the music. Then the Andersens ( a family that just moved here from Idaho and only the dad speaks Portuguese) had us over for lunch. It was so weird to be speaking English that whole time and know what everyone was saying:)
This
week was a special one because it was my little brother Nathan's
birthday! I loved being here teaching everyone that family's can be
together forever and being able to tell them that I know that I will see
my little brother again. This church is true! I know it. I know that
when we have hard times we have a Savior that is by our side. I love you
all, beijinhos!!
Com amor,
Sister Sampson
District meeting, pictures for Mina's bday and emailing place
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