But really.
You
know there is something really hard about writing every week, because
the mission is one of those- you had to be there things. I try to
explain in the best I can but its just one of those things you have to
understand. There were 6000 ups and 6000 downs and interestingly enough
the words "up" and "down" don't exist here. its the same as above and
below... sooo fact for inquiring minds.
Jade will come! I have faith that little baby will
jump right out of there when the time is right. PROBS on Dads birthday
to upstage him! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY! Also, I cant believe Josh will
serve a mission in New York! That's so cool! Tell him congrats, its the
hardest thing I've ever done in my whole life, but at the same time I
wouldn't give a second back. AND tell Uncle Baloo CONGRATS when the time
comes. Being a Grandpa is something I will never know anything about,
but I'm sure its almost as cool as being an Aunt.
This week we set a goal in our zone for everyone to
baptize ONE more person than they already had. (My idea) (just kidding-
idea of the spirit) so we all go out and start finding people who have
already been to church who fell through for some reason or other. We
think about the neighbor of a less active so we call her and ask if we
can come visit. Then we receive a call from someone in a different ward
who used to live next door to them as well and he says- have you ever
visited Felipe? Ive been thinking about Felipe. So this is all obviously
a sign right? So we go there AND we mark a baptism for Sunday of
Felipe. WOOHOO right? Sooo he is a teenager who has already been to
church something like 5 times, but the missionaries never even visited
him because he literally lives in the boondocks. So we mark a date and
the next day it is POURING rain and we didn't have money for the bus. So
we are walking the 4km to his house and we get a call- his mom retracted
permission. HE CANT GET BAPTIZED. And he is DEPRESSED and we are
DEPRESSED. And my companion is screaming in the rainy dirty street- does
she even LOVE her son?! It was like a Travis Mills film you know? HAHA.
So we all calm down a little and say a prayer. We decide it is best to
turn back. Not to visit. So yesterday we decide its time, and we make
the trek there and talk to his mom. She is like- okay- he can GO to
church he just cant get baptized yet. SO that's a step. We´ll work with
it! Small victories every day!
On another note my companion has announced to the
whole world that I am a full-fledged Brasilian. I CANT eat without rice
and beans. Like- I don't get full, people ask what we eat in the US and I
start to think... I don't even know how anyone gains weight there
without eating a kilo of rice and beans at every meal. Its a problem.
Also, recently its been SUPER dry here. Like... Arizona dry. People
complain about it and I'm just like- NORMAL.
The other sisters moved in this week and President
called me yesterday to say we are going to have 2 more in our house.
Transfers are today so we will see who stays for it, but just imagine 6
sisters in one house. Our bishop was like- I've never even seen that
happen. Its gonna be CRAZY. I told president to pick the other two
sisters with wisdom. If anyone likes to pick fights we are DONE FOR.
Also, when we were talking to President apparently he was talking in English and we didn't even notice. So after Sister Armstrong and I are
like- WOW that's so cool 3 sets of missionaries in one ward. And our
companions are like... WAIT WHAT HAPPENED?! Hahaha. I think I've had one
of the most unique missions you could even have. When I start putting it
all together people are just dumb-founded. Ive also lived with Sister
Armstrong now for 5 months, in 4 different houses 4 different times. Its
cool. We are besties.
My President in Montana one time told me- some
people need the mission more than the mission needs them. Lately I've
been feeling like I need the mission more than it needs me. I cant even
remember who I was before this great test in my life, but I never want
to go back. I know that Jesus Christ is my savior. That he is OUR Savior.
He only could unlock the gate of heav´n and let us in.
With amor,
Sister Haley Mills
PS - say cururuquara 6 times fast. (Its one of our cities.) OR carapicuíba.
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