On to the important stuff...I think I forgot to tell you all. But
transfers are today. This transfer was just a transfer of 5 weeks so all
the missionaries who would have gotten home the day after Christmas if
it were a normal 6 week transfer can be home for Christmas. I am staying
here in Fernandes, but Sister Matiaco will be transferred. Everyone
keeps saying that I will be training this transfer, but I haven't
received the news yet! Pray for me that it is not true!!! Just
kidding...if the Lord wants to give me this responsibility, I will
gladly assume it.
We had our Mission Christmas Conference this week.
It was sweeettt. All of the districts had to present a skit or a song or
something. My district's performance was one of the best if I do say so
myself. We sang "So This is Christmas" a third in English, a third in
English, and a third "mission style." Then we sang "Feliz Navidad' (yeah
I know that is Spanish) complete with ayayayayayyyy's (hahaha yeah. no
other way to describe it). Todo mundo adorou! And we received a little
gift from President and Sister Wright.....the little mini Preach My
Gospel's in Portuguese. It really is such a cool gift, because they are
impossible to get here!!!!!! One of the Assistant's (American) is from
the same stake as the guy who owns the Brazilian Airline "Azul." The
owner was born here in Brazil, was raised in the US, served his mission
in Brazil, and started this American/Brazilian airline. Anyway, the AP
called the owner of this airline from his stake and made arrangements to
have these mini Preach My Gospels flown into Porto Alegre before
Christmas. It really was a miracle that we got them!
We found some really good investigators this week.
It has been really hard to find people that actually progress. However,
we are teaching various member referals right now, and I believe that
they will progress all the way to baptism. We are teaching a girl named
Bruna right now. She is 15 years old and has told us that she has tried
to kill herself about 5 times. She is super intellectual and understands
everything that we have been teaching. I was really able to open up to
her and show her how the gospel has made me happy, how it has given me
confidence and purpose. I am convinced that the youth nowadays are
naturally way more intelligent than passed generations! It is so much
easier for me to teach younger people, because they have this amazing
intellect! But......the youth these days have SOOOO many temptations!
Especially here in Brazil, I think! The Lord armed these youth before he
let them come to this filthy world in these last days! I am here to
protect them from wasting away their potential or help them realize
their true potential! This protection and realization comes through the
gospel!
Last night we went carolling with members of the ward to investigators' and less active members' houses! Amei!
I
hope you are all having a great Christmas season. It is really hard to
be away from home and loved ones during this time, but it is not every
Christmas that I will have the chance to testify of the Lord's birth,
life, and Atonement like I have here and how. I know that he lives, and
because of his sinless life, we too can gain eternal life!
Amo vocês! Tenham um Natal maravilhoso! Até mais!
Com carinho,
Sister Autumn Barnes
A family in the Ward
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