Had a great birthday!

Monday: We had an awesome pday and we went to eat a yummy lunch for my birthday. Then right when pday ended we had to get on a bus for Porto because all the leaders aka Sister Foote had a meeting on Tuesday. So we had a nice three hour bus ride. Then we got to sleep at Sister Sonntagg, Sister Maingot, and Sister Christensen's house. So that was a party! I love all those Sisters!

Tuesday: My bday! They woke me up singing happy bday and made me pancakes! Then Sister Foote, Sister Maingot, and Sister Christensen had to leave to the meeting and I got to work with Sister Sonntagg and Sister Burns who's comp was also in the leadership meeting. It was so great. They are just the cutest. We made a list of 20 missionary things to do on a missionary birthday and did them. We put pass-along cards in balloons with candy and would have people on the street pop them and then give them the card and invite them to church. Haha the people loved it. Then we wrapped a church movie and took it to L- (the Porto's sisters investigator marked for baptism). We had her open it and watched it with her and taught her about the plan of salvation. She cried through the whole movie. The spirit was so strong! Then Sister Foote and I literally ran around all of Porto trying to get to our bus and got on it and had a three hour bus ride to get home. That was our day. It was a great birthday. I loved every second of it!

Wednesday: The family I talked about last week who are from Mozambique. We went back and taught them again. They are incredible. Lil is the daughter and Lee is the little boy. We taught them about Joseph Smith and they were so excited about the BOM. And Lil promised to read it. Then we invited them to church and the kids were so excited and said they would come. Also, while we were on our way to this lesson. We were in a hurry, but this lady stopped us. She was like (in English), "Hey sisters!" Then she told us that she is from Africa and is looking for a church and saw tons of missionaries from where she is from and wants to go to our church. So we invited her and got her number. She told us she couldn't go this Sunday cuz she had work, but we set up a time to meet with her this week and she said she can go to church cuz she usually just works at night. So that was awesome too! We also taught T- and we have really been pushing baptism. She says she knows it is right, but she is too scared to take the leap.

Thursday: Sister Foote had a meeting over skype to get ready for our zone meeting and it was so long. I can't really remember what else happened. Nothing too exciting.

Friday: We had Zone Meeting. So we went to Coimbra. The Zone Meeting was great. We talked about our potential and how we shouldn't ever limit ourselves. Then we watched a video of this recent convert in our mission singing a song he wrote for the missionaries and told his story. It was really cool and now he is getting ready for a mission. Then we went back to Leiria and back to work:)

Saturday: we had lunch at a members house and we had an awesome lesson with one of our investigators I-. She was marked for baptism before I came and it just didn't work out so Sister Foote and I have been really working with her and we had a member there and she was testifying about how she needs to make a goal for her baptism and pray about it.

Sunday: We got to church and all of the investigators that said they were coming weren't there. I was so sad. They sounded so for sure. Then nope. But we called T- and she said she was just running late. I was so happy she was coming. Then we got a phone call from L- during the opening hymn. We ran outside and she was asking us for directions cuz she was lost. Then they got there and they were all dressed up so cute and ready for church. Lee was jumping up and down. They are the cutest family. They stayed the whole time and loved it. They actually know some of one of our members cuz she is from the same part of Mozambique! Then for lunch we went over to a members house and they made me a cake and sang me happy birthday! IT was awesome! I forgot to get a picture though;( forgive me!

Anyways it was a week full of meetings, but it was great! I love it here in Leiria! There are so many awesome people! 

HAVE A GREAT WEEK! I love you all! Thanks for the birthday wishes! We watched the restoration video this week and it just made me so grateful that I grew up a member of the church of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful that we have a prophet that lives and is guiding the church today. I know this church is true and I love being able to share it with everyone here in Portugal:)

beijinhos!

Com amor,

Sister Sampson