How is everyone doing?!
This
week has been very trying, but good. It has been interesting with my
new companion, but the work must move forward! My companion has to go to
Porto Alegre today for a doctor's appointment. We have to take the bus
until the bus station in Porto Alegre and then from there we have to
catch a taxi to the doctor's office. Advice from Sister Castro: (a
Brazilian sister that lives in the apartment with us) "Make sure that
Sister Quiara talks to the taxi driver and not you. If he knows that you
are American, he will drive all around town before he drops you off. He
will milk this opportunity to get a little more cash." Looks like I
will have to remain silent! Dang accent!
Hmmmm.....what has happened this week? We are
cutting a lot of our investigators from our teaching group because they
just aren't progressing at all. This week has been full of a lot of
searching for new investigators, a lot of First Lessons. Searching for
the Lord's elect! I know they are out there!
Yesterday was my 8th month anniversary on the
mission! Crazy. I am nearing the halfway mark. Whoa. Weird.
Unbelievable. Strange. Haha you know midlife crisis? I think I am going
through the same thing right now here in the mission. The realization:
"Hot dang, I only have half of a mission left? What have I done up until
this point? I haven't accomplished as much as I wanted to. I have to do
everything NOW!!!" Yeah.....that feeling. I think it is good though.
This will help me push harder and harder!
This week I spoke a lot of English. It was super
weird. A man that served here in the Porto Alegre North Mission 15 years
ago, returned to visit with his wife. They were at church on Sunday,
and his wife doesn't speak Portuguese. I talked to her in English for
awhile. Her husband also left her for a little while to use the
bathroom. I was able to translate for her while her husband was gone.
What an awesome feeling! Haha also, President Wright called me to set up
this doctor's appointment with Sister Quiara, so we were talking in
English. After I hung up with him, I started talking to Sister Quiara in
English. Blank stare on her face. Haha it is really hard to switch
between two different languages sometimes! Messes with your head!
Well, have to go.....but this Church is true! The
Savior lives and this is His work! How can we not carry on in so great a
cause?
Love you!
Sister Barnes
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