Dear Family,
Another week has passed....and with it, one more transfer! I can't believe how quickly the last six weeks have flown by, I have loved being here in Maringá with Sister Saldanha...we've had a lot of fun and had some amazing experiences together. I'm always so sad when I leave a companion, especially because it seems like we had such little time together! But yep, Sister Saldanha is being transferred. We found out last night when I got a surprise phone call from the assistants....telling me that I'll be TRAINING this transfer!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaahhhh.... Right now my head is too full of all the things I have to do and all the craziness of the transfer to feel VERY nervous, but I'm pretty sure this time tomorrow the nerves will be setting in. :P Training is such a huge responsibility...I'm excited to be able to help a new sister and I'm grateful to know that the Lord trusts me with this calling, but ... I know it's not going to be easy. I'm praying a LOT that the Lord will bless me with the guidance of the Spirit and all the abilities that I'll need to be a good trainer. And any prayers that you guys want to send my way are welcome too. :)
So I'll be catching a bus in about two hours to travel to Londrina...and tomorrow morning I'll be headed to the mission house to pick up my new companion! I still don't know what her name is or where she's from...I heard that this transfer there will be one American sister and one Chilean sister arriving, so we'll have to wait and see which one I get. :)
Other than the transfer news, the most interesting thing that happened this week was when we received all of the furniture for our new house! A man stopped by the apartment to put together all the beds and tables and dressers...and by the time he was done, the apartment was COMPLETELY full of boxes and plastic wrapping and styrofoam. So we got to spend a few hours that day cleaning up the mess and throwing it all away. I think we cleared out one large cardboard box and two bags (the size of mattresses) full of garbage... haha, but it was a LOT OF GARBAGE! :) Thankfully, that's one step closer to being able to move in to our new house! Now we're just waiting for someone to buy/install a shower and kitchen sink for our house to be all ready! :)
It's been surprisingly hot this week, just when I thought that winter was finally starting. Looks like it won't be getting TOO cold here, at least not any time soon. whew*. On the 4th of July I made a little flag to put up in our apartment, I and the other sisters (yep, even the Brasilians) wore red white and blue, and I sang the national anthem...I'm the only American in the house, so I got to sing a solo, but it was good! It seems like being far from home is making me more patriotic than ever. :)
The work has been going a little slowly, partly because of the extra time we've been putting in to all the house stuff. We have a few solid investigators, and they've been progressing, hopefully that means we'll have a baptism next week! We taught a girl named Barbara this week, she is a friend of a member of our ward. She is 13 years old, and is AWESOME. We taught her the message of the Restoration and she accepted to be baptized once she knows it's true. I was amazed and so happy to see how easily she accepted our invitations, and how open she is to pray and seek an answer from God. We are also teaching a 12 year old girl named Milena, along with her mother and her older sister. They are a wonderful family, very humble and receptive to our messages. It was so good to meet them and teach them...the older sister, Bruna, has already prayed about our message and told us that she really feels that it's all true. :) The only problem now is getting them to church! Waking up early on Sunday morning has been a challenge for them, which is frustrating since it seems like such a LITTLE thing is preventing them from progressing. :/
Anyways, that's it from me! One more transfer...sheesh. It goes so fast!
I'm glad you liked the video! Haha, I was embarrassed and didn't know what to say. But it was fun to be able to send a little message for you guys. :) How's my English? :P :)
I love you guys so much! Don't worry, I know you didn't forget about me. I just like to give you a bad time. ;)
Have a greeeeeeeeeeat week!!!
Love,
Sister Gee
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