Happy Thanksgiving! They don´t
celebrate Thanksgiving here so it was just another day, but Sister Bundy
and I made brownies to celebrate :) Hope you all had a great time with
your families and all the yummy food :)
This
week was good! Sister Bundy and I have been working harder than ever,
trying to build up our teaching pool and get some new investigators.
On
Wednesday into Thursday, I did my first exchange here, staying in
Cidade Lider without Sister Bundy!! I was super nervous, but it was
actually a great experience for me! I was super surprised be my own
abilities to handle everything. I spoke more than I´ve ever spoken and
we (Sister Gines and I) found and taught two new investigators!! I was
super surprised and relieved that I didn´t get us lost or misunderstand
anything. It was a good confidence booster for me :) And Sister Gines is
super sweet!
Those two new investigators were
both total miracles this week. The first one, Gor, is an older woman who
has been through a lot and would really like some friends. I know
she´ll find just what she´s looking for at church :) She kept repeating
that we were angels sent to her door by God in answer to her prayers. I
know that God loves all His children.
The
second new investigator is Gis, and she is a young mom who just moved
here! Sister Bundy and I taught her about the Restoration this week, and
after I quoted Jospeh Smith´s account of the First Vision, I asked her
how she felt, and she said she felt peaceful and light. That is what the
Gospel can bring to people´s lives!! I´m so excited to get to know her
better! Plus her baby is adorable!!
Mar is
doing well and preparing for his baptism, although it has been very
difficult for him to quit smoking. He can do it though :)
Saturday
was our second English class and we had...drum roll please...5 people!!
Three were non-members!! It went really well and we think they´ll bring
friends next time :) It´s pretty surreal to be teaching English in a
foreign country haha But the people love English here. We have random
people stop us and ask us to speak in English with them. They think it´s
a really beautiful language :) I can´t wait to be fluent in Portuguese
so I can switch back and forth with ease. That will come eventually :)
All my love,
Sister Doyle
