Mission conference in Londrina; Sister Scapin still stuck in the apartment

Hard to believe that I'm almost finished with the first transfer of my mission...only one week left!  And who knows where I´ll be next week... At the beginning of the transfer, Sister Scapin was pretty confident that we would both stay in Maringá for both transfers of my training, but with all of the craziness that we've gone through the last few weeks, I really don't know what's going to happen!  I could be here with Sis. Scapin, with a different trainer, or in a new area altogether...It´ll be exciting to find out.  :)

Well, the big event of the week was MISSION TOUR!  A mission conference in Londrina, with all of the Brasil Londrina missionaries in the Paraná areas.  I attached the picture that they took with everyone there...I'm on the veeeery far end on the left, almost falling off of my chair...  Taking that picture was not a comfortable experience.  :P  :)  

 

Mission Conference in Londrina  - September 2012

 

Also, as a part of the conference, all of the new missionaries got to bear their testimonies for everyone!  Fortunately I've had a lot of practice bearing my testimony in Portuguese the last few weeks, so it wasn't too bad.  :)  

We were blessed to be able to hear from Elder Carlos Godoy, from the First Quorum of the Seventy.  It was an amazing experience.  We´d been preparing for it as a mission for two weeks leading up to the conference, and as a part of that preparation they asked each of us to come with specific questions in mind.  I had two or three questions that I´d thought about and written down, and EACH question was answered very directly throughout the conference.  It was a pretty powerful testimony to me that the Lord really is aware of us, and that He really does speak to us through His apostles.  :)  And now we all get to do the same thing for General Conference in a few weeks!  Woohoo!  :) 

Oh, and I got the package you sent!  Thank you sooo much...it was wonderful to open it and see the pictures and treats and fun things you sent.  I felt loved.  :)  And would you believe it if I told you that we already finished off all of the candy...?  (haha, my companions helped a lot.)  :P :)   

I've continued to work with Sis. Lopez this week, as Sis. Scapin still has a lot of pain in her foot.  It´s been great.  We've had exciting moments when our investigators progress, and disappointing moments when they choose not to...but through it all I've really felt grateful to be a missionary.  It´s such a privilege to be able to share the truths that I know with people who don´t have the blessings of the gospel in their lives.  It's a blessing, and something that I know will pass by much too quickly...so I'm trying my best to take advantage of every opportunity I get.  :)  I just wish that I'd taken more of the opportunities to prepare for my mission, so Kyle and Justin and everyone reading this who might be thinking about serving a mission, there´s no way to prepare too much!  Start now, and be as ready as you possibly can to reach your potential as a missionary.  :)

Well family, I love you so much!  I'm so grateful for you all.  I realize more and more all the time what a blessing it is to have every member of my family a member of the Church, and what a blessing all your support and love is.  I remember you in my prayers every day!  I hope that everything is going well, that everyone is happy and healthy and having a great time with school and friends and everything.  Can't wait to hear from you guys!  

Love,

Sister Gee