This is our problem this week. There are a lot of churchs around here and I mean a lot. And they all love God and God is one. Which is a really tender concept but it doesnt make people want to get baptized. We were at an investigators this last weekend and her children were watching this christian tv show with this crazy woman in a colorful outfit singing. It was teaching them about jesus. The words were "jump jump jump jesus is cool. jump jump jump with jesus we are big" we all felt the spirit. So heres the question? is it easier to work in an area where everyone denies the existence of God or and area where everyone loves God but feels like loving God requres no commitment? I guess it doesnt really matter because were in the latter boat. But really, Jardim Mirna is still great. The people say yes when we ask if they want us to teach them. Their hearts are open! SO well just keep working.
I have been think about the reasons why people do reject us though. The reasons range from "im catholic" to " I just go to church for the girls". one time a woman told us she was already going to 2 churchs. At that point, why not 3? Or "I cant talk now, I have vertigo". Sometimes I just wish people would say No! and sometimes they do. But people are just so nice that they feel like they need to make an excuse for not accepting us.
This week was a scary week! Thanks to you mother! Our cell phone rang 3x one night at 10pm but we didnt have the volume on. It was from pres jackson and he NEVER calls. So we assumed someone in our family had died. The next morning we waited and waited for him to call again because our phne wont let us call out before 1030 am. He finally did and it was all over that loan stuff! But we were veyr afraid. Dont do that again!
Also, the secretaries at the office called me to tell me that one of them was baptized by Justin Larkin- so shout out to the holts and the Larkins. Thank you for baptizing that elder and thank you for the elder who called to tell me about it.
Last week we went to visit an inactive member and we started walking down a road and kept walking and walking and walking and ended up on a farm. They live on a farm! In a tiny tiny home. But the best home ever because its surrounded by banana trees and cows and piglets. Were going back this week to help them with a garden. They gave us bananas. It was so lovely and green! On the way out sister fonseca and I were walking. I asked what time it was and we both reached into our bags and pulled out our cellphones. Problem is we only have one cell phone! I stole the womans cell phone. But she chose to come to church on sunday anyway. hooray!
Pray for investigators so that they will progress. Pray pray pray for me. Im tired of being a terrible person. Ach. I just want to get things right!
Sorry this is so short, I have legal work to sort through! Love you all!
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