Bom dia alegria!!

We finally had our giant activity here in Matosinhos! And it was a hit!! We had 40 nonmembers and at least 50 members! They all loved President Amorim's presentation about the Church and of course, they loved the Pão com Choriço and Caldo Verde :) And the great thing about the activity was the members. They started planning SIX MONTHS AGO! All the rooms in the church are decorated depending on their use. They started inviting friends months ago. They fasted. They prayed. They handmade all the food and the decorations. They came every Friday night to invite people on the road to have a tour of the church. They worked so hard! They are truly the cream of the crop! A few weeks ago, we were spending so much time and wondering if would really be worth it. We were praying so hard as a district and a ward and Heavenly Father really does answer our prayers. And now, we as missionaries, have to hit the pavement running with these friends and family of the members. LOVE MATOSINHOS!

Also, a cool thing that happened: Izilda e Leonardo. So the elders gave us a reference for a single woman that lived in their area. House number 23. So we go to the apartment complex where that number should be. Knock the door. Not her. Then we go to a different complex and get kinda lost. This little 11-year-old boy was kinda staring at us (we look kinda weird here) and we say hi. He just smiles and then runs inside. Then his mom yells out the window in English if we were lost. We said yes and then her son runs out and helps us find number 23 and stays with us even as we're talking to the lady that lived there (who was not the lady we were looking for). We could feel something special about this little boy so we convinced the mom to let us tell the Elders to pass by their home. Then the elders go back a few days laters, find out that the dad was baptized like 20 years ago and that he wanted his family to be baptized. AND NOW THEY'RE GETTING BAPTIZED!!!!!! Moral of the story. OPEN YOUR MOUTH. The elders opened their mouths to talk to some lady on the road and invited her to know more. We go there, don't find her, but open our mouths to the people we did find. The elders go back, open their mouths about the Gospel. AHH, MIRACLES!

There is no reason great enough to not open our mouths about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no shyness, no tiredness, nothing great enough to not open our mouths. This Gospel is true. Everyone needs to hear it. We can't just keep all the blessings for ourselves. Open your mouths! 

Love you all!!

Sister Hillam

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