This week was crazy and I just
have a feeling that its only going to get crazier! So this is the deal.
Im starting this week with a lot more time so I can talk more.
Im getting really good at feeling when something is going to happen. This is the topic of the first part of my email.
1)
So our zone is really small. It only has like 10 people in the whole
zone. So the ZLs call for us specifically every day because they can. So
it was really like 10:15 and we were laying down, ready to start
sleeping right? We were thinking "yes" lets start sleeping earlier!" And
then I told Sis Ayumi, no, we are going to get one more phone call from
someone. We havent heard from our zone leaders all day. They are going
to call in the next 10 minutes. And about a minute after I said
that...they called. And one of our zone leaders is American. Hes really
awesome. Anyways I answered the phone and it was silence and then all he
said (American) was "hello"...thats it...seriously...he is keeping us
up to say hello?! But he talked more after that and it was good because
we talked about our investigators and possible baptisms. But it just
goes to show you...I am right some times (´cough´ ´cough´...mom)
2) Sis Ayumi and me always bet chocolates at who is
right with the roads. Like I say...no its this number on this road...and
she doesnt believe me...so we have bet I think 5 times or something
like that at who is right....I am winning a lot of chocolate :) Haha I
have yet to lose.
3) I feel like I will get transfered. Really we dont
know yet. But I REALLLLLLLY hope Im wrong on this one. The worst
fear...or one of the worst fears as a missionary is leaving an area
(getting transfered, or leaving for your house at the end) and not
feeling like you made a difference. And up until this point in Campo
Mourao, Sis Ayumi and I feel like we arent done with this area and there
are soooo many more people to talk to and to help...so we will know
later if we will get transfered this week. We are all meeting together
(all missionaries) in Londrina and will transfered right after the
meeting with Elder Cook on Saturday.
4) Ok Im really happy I was right about this one. Me
and Sis Ayumi got packages on the same day! I just knew my package
would come like Wednesday or Thursday. And it did! It happened to be our
best day this week. It was awesome. And it was actually really fun
because we both got reallllly good packages at the same time :) We had
awesome numbers for the day! Found a new investigator when we were
clapping at gates. Oh she´s awesome. Shes a new mom. She has a brand new
baby (2 months old) and she reallly liked our message (just a scripture
for the first day) and was excited for us to come back. And when we
came back we left a BOM with her. We did a teaching record for her
because we know she has awesome possibilities to progress and stuff.
With her husband too but its reallllly hard to find him at home because
he works so much. Anyways really cool. It was one of my favorite days on
my mission so far. We really did a lot of good stuff and accomplished a
lot of things and then got packages to finish off the day. We had a
little party opening packages in our room haha
5) Also I was right about this...and NO ONE believed
me....I knew that we would have one extra week in the transfer and I
knew that we would all join together and have transfers all at the same
time in Londrina. And no one believed me! Haha. But we are allllll super
pumped for this weekend. We have the conference with Elder Cook and
then after we will leave for different chapels in Londrina to have lunch
and learn where we are going. It will drive me crazy not know exactly
where (if Im leaving) not knowing until Saturday...but its all good. And
this last week was awesome! The mission had TONS of baptisms. Ok not
tons, but there was A LOT of baptisms and we were all pumped for all the
baptisms. President Tavares asked that we all continue for the safety
and health of our mission so that we can all be ready for Elder Cook.
And that we can be spiritually prepared to receive promptings and
revelations that we need to be better missionaries. We are all
instructed to be on our best behavior :) haha
So I know...this letter may seem like I am a little
prideful...but...I just I am learning to trust my first insticts.
Through this...these are just silly things that dont matter a whole lot.
But it is showing me that Heavenly Father gives me ideas through the
Holy Ghost...and a lot of times...we just have to trust our first
insticts. They may not always be right, but if they are REALLY
wrong...Heavenly Father will change it for us. Heavenly FAther loves us
SOOOO much that when we do whats right and try to do whats right, he
will protect us and he will guide our lives. We may lose a chocolate
once in a while or something like that...but whats more important is
that we trust the quiet ideas that come into our minds and just go with
it. Thats what faith is...just going blindly sometimes and if you feel
like something is right...just do it. And talk with Heavenly Father and
say...look....I dont know what Im doing...but Im going for it and Im in
your hands. Anyways just an idea.
Now for a little more....Sis Ayumi has been a bit
sick this week. And we have been in and out of the house for 3 almost 4
days...ugh. Its driving me crazy! The Area Book is beautiful again and I
updated all of our investigators and stuff like that...so thats good :)
Anyways...shes actually feeling pretty decent today...so we are all
praying that she will only get better every day. Heaven forbid that she
will be sick and not be able to be there with Elder Cook. Also...you all
will get a kick out of this....my district sure did. So President
Tavares wants all missionaries to learn a language...obviously
Portuguese...but also Brazilians to learn English. So every meeting we
have (district, zone) we always have someone bear their testimony in
Portuguese and someone bear their testimony in English (usually it is a
Brazilian...you know to practice their english). But my district leader
thought it would be a good idea to have me bear my testimony in
English...holy cow! That was sooooooooooooooooooo hard! They all laughed
through the whole thing. I started by saying "Elders and Sisters" and
then starting talking in portuguese again....and then my district leader
had to stop me because I didnt realize I was talking in English. I
started saying something...trying to talk a little faster...ya didnt
work...started talking in Portuguese....ya...finally...
Until next week!
Love you all!
Katelyn
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