Oh, and Bekah made a comment forever ago in one of her letter about how in the early days of the church they called people Brother Joseph and used the first name, and I have been wanting to tell her that we do the same thing here! Irmão, Irma, Bispo, all followed by the first name of the person. I like it. Dad would be President Erik, and I think thats pretty neat.
Language is going alright. I still cant say everything I want to - I am not sure if that will ever happen at this moment.
This week I saw so many miracles, and I am trying to focus on that and not how many things went wrong. We met with Luane this past Wednesday; she is the cousin of a member who came with us to teach and Luane came, too. So we taught two lessons with her and then we taught her a lesson and she said how she wanted to come teaching with us some more because she liked it so much. As we were sitting there, I had the desire to ask her to be baptized this Saturday (as in two days ago) but I thought that was a little crazy and I was also afraid Sister Freitas would think I was crazy, so I didnt say anything. Turns out I could have. We came back to visit her on Friday and she said shed only read a little bit of the Book of Mormon. By a little bit, she´d read all of Moroni 10 and the Intruduction until half way through the Testimony of Joseph Smith. Yeah. Only a little bit. And she´d been asking her cousin questions about the different standards we had and said she wouldnt have a problem with a lot of them, the only thing she was worried about was changing the way she dressed - not because she didnt want to, but because she didnt have very many clothes that were modest. And she kept talking about the different things she´d been thinking about and how she wanted to change and wanted to be baptized.... and Sister Freitas invited her to be baptized the next day and we gave her all of the baptism questions then and there. Now it would really make the story wonderful to say that she was baptized this past week, but she wasnt. But I have faith that she will be. Thats a lie. I dont have faith - I know she will be baptized. She is a little worried about what her family adjusting to the change, but I know I know I know she will be baptized. She is an elect, no doubt about it.
And you asked about transfers... Well, they´re Wednesday, but Sister Freitas is leaving me tonight to go to Salvador because she is going to train again and she has to go get her trainee. And I´m not exactly sure when Sister Taylor will show up here. Probably Wednesday afternoon. So.... I am not sure where I am going/ what I am doing tomorrow and Wednesday. I think a member is going to stay and work with me, which I am a little nearvous about. But it will be great!
Com amor, até mais -
Sister Petersen
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| This is cacau - yes, what they make chocolate out of. It is also a fruit you can eat. |
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| The little girls who call me ´tia´ =] I love them |
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| Grasielly was baptized this past week and came to church all by herself the next morning so that she could be confirmed. |
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