One more week, one more transfer has passed. wow.
I was feeling like we would both be staying here in Maringá this next transfer, and looks like I was right... not one email from the secretaries. *whew*. That means 6 more weeks to work with all of our amazing investigators here in Cidade Nova!! 6 more weeks and LOTS OF BAPTISMS!! :D
This week was SUPER. Yesterday was ward conference, and we had been asking all of the members here to invite their friends. Thanks to everyone who did that, we had 16 INVESTIGATORS in church on Sunday!!!! I had to count over and over and over again, because I just couldn't believe it. The Gospel Principles class was so full, we had to switch to a bigger classroom. :D :P
On Sunday we had another baptism that wasn't really ours at all! The elders wanted to use our font again, so we got to stick around to watch the baptismal service. I was starting to feel sort of popular with everyone wanting to have their baptisms in our chapel, but I know they're really only interested in our hot water. ;) :P But it was the sweetest baptism ever - a 75-year old man who has lung cancer... his daughter and granddaughter were baptized two months ago, and he took a while, but finally made it into the baptismal font too!
This week Sister Rojas and I are super excited becaauuuuse...Dayane is getting back from her trip today!! We'll be going to visit her later tonight. :) We are SO happy because we found out that she had found a ward in São Paulo where she was visiting, and she attended the church meetings there on Sunday! That means that (1) she is AMAZING! (2) her faith and testimony are really growing, and (3) she could be baptized this Saturday, and confirmed on Sunday. That would be the most amazing thing EVER! Now we just have to get her feeling good and confident and ready to take that step... wooohoo!
We have another super golden investigator that we've been working with this last week - Daniella and her 10 year old daughter, Bruna. They have been coming to church every week for the last 3 weeks now, and it looks like they are really loving it. We have been visiting them and teaching them and invited them to be baptized, but Daniella feels like she needs to wait a little bit longer... She said she's waiting for the Lord to send her a dream or some kind of sign that it's really what she should do. We tried to explain that the Spirit doesn't always work that way, that usually the answers to our prayers come through feelings of peace and happiness...but it hasn't sunken in yet. She's always talking about that dream she wants. :) But she is super strong and Bruna is already memorizing the Articles of Faith... They're going to be baptized any day now, I know it!
Anyways, that's it for now! I am excited for this week and all the amazing things that we have to do - we are busy and happy and working hard, and the Lord is blessing us! It's going to be a GOOD WEEK! SEMANA CELESTIAL!!! :D
I hope you are all doing well, enjoying the last little bit of summer vacation! :) Next year I'll be there at Bear Lake with y'all! Woohoo! I love you all so much, thank you for your prayers and support and love. I have the best family in the whole wide world. :)
Love always!
Sister Gee
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