Gee, I think this week went on forever! BUT we had 3 baptisms this week and the Elders in the same Ramo had one. Fui bom. Rosinede and her family. She is awesome. And has a great story. Kind of. So last Saturday like 7 pm me and sister Castillo were looking for people to come to church. We needed I think 2 more. But had no one so we were inviting people right and left. or some reason this is the hardest part. Getting people to come to church. But we saw Rosinede outside a house with her baby Marcos and we stopped and talked to her. I don't remember what we talked about, but I remember we asked for her address and she said she lived really far away and that it would be hard to find her. Well, the next morning we found her and picked her up for church. It was great. Her daughter and both ber sons came too. Then over the week we taught her the lessons and she had a date to be baptized with her children. Then Saturday we went over to her house to fill out some papers for their baptisms and Rosinede was super stressed because Marcos her 1 1/2-year-old was in the hospital 2 times the night before vomiting and they did tests, but no one knew what was wrong. HE was screaming and crying while we were there. We offered to call the elders to give him a blessing, but she said no. So we told her we could come back later that night to do the papers so she could take care of Marcos. When we came back he was no better. He was making sounds like there was something in his throat, but I checked (so greatful for my lifeguard training) But there was nothing. So we called the elders. Elder Mauter and Elder Ifran. The came over and when they put their hands on Marcos´ head the hands of elder mauter engulfed the head of marcos. And he cried during the blessing and until the elders left. But after he was fine. He was a different baby. and the next morning during the baptisms he was just fine. I have a stronger testimony in the power of priestood blessings! I know that Satin was working hard with this family. But I am so greatful that we can call upon our elders to excesize the Authority given to them to bless the lives of people here. There is a scripture in 2nd Nephi. More or less it says God is the same yesterday today and forever. But he only works miracles umong the children of men according to thier faith. I know that because of the faith of those two elders. The faith of Rosinede and her family. And the faith of me and Sister Castilho Marcos is better. I am so greatful for this!
Other than this BIG event in my week most everything was normal. I made chocolate chip cookies (coulpa de meu pai) And they actually turned out great. Until the last batch. I put it in around 11:30 pm. I know fubeca, but I needed to cook them for Rosinede and her families baptism. Then I squatted on the floor because I am a germaphobe here. And then fell asleep. I woke up at 1:03 and opened the oven, then shut it and turned off the oven and went to bed. Here is a picture of what happened....haha! BUT I made some good cookies! :D And now I am going to bribe the elders to carry a box of Book of Mormons from their house to our house and I will give them the rest of the cookies :D WHOOT WHOOT! LOVE MY ELDERS!
Woke up this morning sick. But I know it will get better. always does. I know what everyone (Brady) meant by he got sick a lot. And also what Brother Dance meant by you just get used to the blood marked on your sheets from the mosquitos. Things are just becoming normal. Which I don't know if it is good. But for right now it is.
Also NEVER in my life thought I would be cold in Brazil. But I have been FREEZING these last couple of days. it has been cold.
LOVE YOU ALL! MISS YOU A TON!
Until next week!
Sister Thomson
Other than this BIG event in my week most everything was normal. I made chocolate chip cookies (coulpa de meu pai) And they actually turned out great. Until the last batch. I put it in around 11:30 pm. I know fubeca, but I needed to cook them for Rosinede and her families baptism. Then I squatted on the floor because I am a germaphobe here. And then fell asleep. I woke up at 1:03 and opened the oven, then shut it and turned off the oven and went to bed. Here is a picture of what happened....haha! BUT I made some good cookies! :D And now I am going to bribe the elders to carry a box of Book of Mormons from their house to our house and I will give them the rest of the cookies :D WHOOT WHOOT! LOVE MY ELDERS!
Woke up this morning sick. But I know it will get better. always does. I know what everyone (Brady) meant by he got sick a lot. And also what Brother Dance meant by you just get used to the blood marked on your sheets from the mosquitos. Things are just becoming normal. Which I don't know if it is good. But for right now it is.
Also NEVER in my life thought I would be cold in Brazil. But I have been FREEZING these last couple of days. it has been cold.
LOVE YOU ALL! MISS YOU A TON!
Until next week!
Sister Thomson