We
got to teach this cute older couple Antonio and Maria. They are SUPER
catholic. Haha, but everyone here is or says they are. So that wasn't
new. They said we could come back and teach them this week so we will
see what happens. They had missionaries over before a long time ago and
told us how they were mad they never came back! So we will make them
happy by returning:)
Second awesome thing we
found a new investigator named Lilia. We found her in the area book. We
called her up and she let us come over and teach her. She is studying
here in Portugal and is from Africa. She is awesome. We taught her about
the restoration and the spirit was so strong. This week I have gained
such a love for the restoration of the Gospel, Joseph Smith, and The
Book of Mormon. We are so blessed to be living in the time that the
Church of Jesus Christ is on the earth again and it will never leave. It
is here to STAY!
We had FHE with Mina and Ana
and Sister Gilbert and I decided to change things up a bit. SO we acted
out the story of Ammon and King Limhi while we read it. Mina and Ana
really loved the part when I started chopping off Sister Gilberts arms.
We had an FHE at another member's house. Her name is Clementina and it was with one of her friends that came to church on Sunday.
His name is Fernando and he has already had all of the lessons years
ago, but he never got baptized. So we are going to teach him again and
pray that the end result is different!:)
Every
morning for exercise Sister Gilbert and I run to this outdoor basketball
court that is about 10 minutes away and then we play basketball and it
is super fun, but we always pass the same people and so now they know us
and always say hi to us and laugh as we run by. But there is this one
lady that when we see her later in the day she always yells run run run
to us and then starts laughing. Haha, it's pretty funny.
Not so Highlights...
So
last Sunday this old man in our ward passed away. He was so cute.
Sister Gilbert and I loved him! That same day he passed away he was
talking about how happy he was because he had done everything he needed
in the church. He had been baptized, been through the temple, did the
temple work for his wife that had passed away, and gotten his
patriarchal blessing. He was ready! Well his funeral was on Wednesday
and they asked us if we could go. So we went, but it was super sad
because half the people there were all catholic and they don't have the
knowledge that we have. Sister Neiva and Sister Pinto spoke about that
we know where he is and we know he is happy and he is with his cute wife
and we know that will see him again. I felt the spirit so strong there
and I know that those people did too and they felt the peace that this
gospel brings! I am so grateful that we have this knowledge. I love
being a missionary and being able to share this message with others!
NOW THIS IS WHEN IT GETS A LITTLE CRAZY...
Poor Sister Gilbert has had a headache since Tuesday and so Saturday
she just couldn't take it anymore and it was just getting worse and
worse. So we called the mission office to ask what to do and the lady
that is in charge of all the health things told us to go to the
emergency room since it was Saturday
and it was a pain in her head. So we got there and they had no idea
what it was and just gave her some drugs and told her that if it doesn't
go away to come back... So we left and the medicine helped her for a
little bit, but she was in so much pain that night the worst she had
felt yet! So the next morning it still hadn't gone away, but the
most sensitive part was one of her wisdom teeth. She couldn't touch it
and she couldn't sleep and couldn't eat because of the pain. So we
called the lady again and told her the medication didn't help and she
was still in a lot of pain. The lady told us to take Sister Gilbert to
the emergency room again right after church. I don't know why they
wouldn't just let us go to the dentist in the first place, but the
medical here is weird and wanted us to go to the doctor first. So this
doctor gave her a shot... and gave her more medicine and told her to go
to the dentist in two days
if the pain doesn't go away. The medicine they gave her made her really dizzy and so the medical lady told us that we couldn't work Sunday night. Sunday
night we had a lot of time to study, which was nice, but I didn't like
being in house. Never mind about me... The pain still didn't go away!
She still had a lot of pain in her tooth and so the lady scheduled an
appointment with the dentist today... Well let's just say we went in
there. The dentist hit Sister Gilberts tooth a million times... Poor
thing... She was in soo much pain. The dentist told us that the doctor
didn't know what they were talking about and she knows what will help
the pain. 15 minutes later
they had pulled out her wisdom tooth! We were like what!? So they gave
her an ice pack and sent her on her way. They told us to come back on Friday
to get the stitches removed! What!!?? Crazy! Way different than what
they do in America. Let's just say Sister Gilbert is a solider!
Hopefully she will feel better this week!:)
Well that's all folks! I hope you all have an awesome week!
Quote of the week:
"We
can't direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. For maximum
happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude."
-President Thomas S. Monson
I love you all! Beijinhos! Tchau!
Com amor,
Sister Sampson
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