Oi Familia!
This past week has gone by pretty fast! A lot of miracles have happened. During our district meeting a guy walked into the church to use the bathroom and then we got talking to him haha he got the first lesson taught to him by a bunch of missionaries. He was really smart though he used to be Muslim but now is christian he seemed about my age, but he is on probation. I just thought it was funny how the Elders never mentioned that the Sisters could teach him bcz he is in our area..The elders are so protective of us here. Anyways he got in our district pic haha it was funny...
Also we have the funniest investigator well we have a few. But one of them we set a baptismal date for her and then she never returned our phone calls and we thought she got cold feet again, but then she called us Saturday very worried so we met her at the church and showed her the baptisimal font and all of her fears went away and she came to church Sunday and just felt so comfortable there it was great to see. And then we told her that we could bring her some food from our apartment and shes said, "you all live in an apartment?' hahah we were like yea, she said Oh I thought you all were angels and just poofed back up to heaven haha her family didnt think we lived in an apt, I guess people dont see missionaries as normal people but we sure are normal and defenetly not perfect but it was just funny.
On Saturday one of the members had a bbq a lot of people from the ward were there, we were told to go bcz some investigators would be there and one of the older members, Brother Demaso is his name, he looks like Nono and he is the italian one, well he came up to me and put his arm over my shoulder like he was giving me a hug and I was like oh I dont know what to do haha even though he is old so I just kinda put my arm around his back, but I feel like it was Nono giving me a hug through that brother, I really did. I dont know why but I have been praying to feel nono around me, I dont know very much about him but mom you talk about him all the time and so I just felt like I should get to know him better on my mission.
Anyways...The ward keeps asking me about my VISA and I dont know, the other night I had a dream that it came through...I have a feeling it will come this month or before the next transfer.This sunday we were suppose to perform our musical number but I guess they didnt put it in the program so we didn't have to do it, but next Sunday we are having a missionary fireside and so we will do it then.
It is so good to hear that everyone is having a fun summer. Mom can you get me a brazil flag in argentina haha I am only kidding, You don't have to send me anything I guess I dont want jewlery or anything I guess if you were to get me something, I would want it to be something sentimental something unique like a mafalda picture I dont know...
This week it is suppose to be really hot here and humid!! Man is this prepping me for brazil although Brazil it will be this heat times a million with worst bug bites then I already got haha. But I am having fun and I have no idea how I can get up so early everyday and have energy to do all the things I have to do. Well Familia eu te amo! Milagres are everywhere, porque O Senhor sabe, and will always help us in our time of need. I have really strengthen my testimony about Joseph Smith, by reading D&C 121 and all that he had to endure, but the Lord said our trials will be but a small moment
"My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.
Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands."
The Prophet Joseph Smith went through a lot and he was just a normal guy but was able to endure to the end through the power of God. We had a recent convert lesson this past week and we wanted to help this man gain a stronger testimony about Joseph Smith and when we sat down I prayed bcz I didnt remember anything we were going to say to him but the Spirit was so strong and he said he had an experience that we knew he could relate to Joseph Smith and it was an answer to prayer, and he even asked us if we had planned all of this bcz he was in shock at how our lesson applied so much to him, and we told him we did plan but the things we said were all guided by the Spirit. that moment testified to me that Heavenly Father loves all of his children and when we have righteous desires he will always answer our prayers.
Just thought I would share that experience as well... Entao Tudo Bem!
Eu te amo!
Irma Gonzales
So district photo (The one in sunglasses is the one that came into the church at the end of our district meeting haha )
family that is getting baptized Laura and her two kids, her son is 9 Equavion he is getting baptized with his mom in august :D !
Elder Reheis is leaving! he has been here for 7 months!
Wonderful ladies from the ward took us to lunch today because Elder Reheis is leaving.
The elders in our area! Elder Reheis and Elder Bown
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