So we have a new district leader! Elder Zanni! We used to have Elder Collins but Elder Zanni had knee problems in Madeira so he and Elder Collins switched places. Also, like the majority of our district has leg problems. Except I don't this time! Blessings!
Mónica e Francisco. They didn't come to church yesterday. We went to their house early in the morning to help them get ready but no one answered the door or the phone. UGH, it was so frustrating! So they can't get baptized on the 20th of May. But we'll keep working with them. We have an amazing lesson planned for tonight about the Atonement and why we need to keep the commandments. Everything is centered around the Atonement. We're super excited!! Also, we found out that Nuno and Mónica need to get married but they need to wait for Nuno to get divorced and that could take until the end of the summer. But they really do want to get married!! We asked them if they were married and Nuno just looked at us and said, "I keep on asking but she keeps on saying no!" They're cute. We love them.
We had family home evening with them and talked about the armor of God. We made paper people with paper armor so the kids could have their own little soldiers. Sister Griffin and I were practicing the lesson and instead of saying "armadura de Deus" for armor of God she said "amora de Deus" which means blueberry of God. We had a good laugh about that one.
Yesterday we were sitting on a bench preparing for a lesson when three 16 year old boys pass by us, staring, of course... Then they turn around and yell, "És mesmo gira!" (You're really cute) and then in English "Give me your number!" We burst out laughing. If only we got this much attention back in the States... Quem me dera! Just kidding but man was it hilarious!
Also, the elders in our district started counting how many times I say "yeah." Apparently, it's a lot and I only speak Portuguese with them so yeah that's embarrassing. The goal for the week is to stop saying yeah.
As we were preparing our lesson for Mónica e Nuno, we were studying a lot about the Atonement. I had never really understood it until then. I don't even know how to explain it but I am so incredibly grateful for my Savior. He suffered so much for us. For me. And He didn't have to. But He loves us so He did. And whenever we don't use the Atonement, we're showing Him that we don't care. That we don't love Him. He made it possible for us to repent and return to God. What a blessing!! I love my Savior. I know He lives!
Love ya'll!!
Sister Hillam
Pics!
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| Our ward mission leader, Luis, and his wife, Daiane, think their baby girl, Elena, will look like us when she grows up. We bore our testimonies in sacrament meeting yesterday and they said they want her to grow up and serve a mission just like us. And get this: This couple was baptized only 4 years ago!!! |
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| This was our Mothers' Day lunch from yesterday. And we redid it for breakfast today. |
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| A million cats live above our investigator's house |
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