Hi family! It´s been another really great week!!
First, Carla, Diego, Henrique and little Valentina all came to church yeterday!!I It was such a wonderful sight!! With the help of our LMA, we managed to pair up every member of the family with someone different. (youth, someone from the quorem/relief society and the primary president) And the absolutely LOVED their experience!! So much so, that after when we visited they said that they were through waiting to be baptized.. they want to enter the waters as soon as possible. This is big news because they have been investigating the church on and off for the last 6 years. So now it is a race to the Cartório to get them all marked and ready for casamento. I am so excited. And the ward is too! It think it has been a long time since the ward has seen a whole family: dad, mom, and kids all come to church in church clothes and everything wanting to be baptized. It is truly a miracle.
On a side note, Henrique is going to seminary a good amount of the time and actually really liking it. He is participating in our lessons and even said his very first prayer the other night at the dinner table. His parents are thrilled and logically we are too!!
Iris and Hanahoor are so happy! Hanahoor recieved the preisthood, cut his hair, and with the help of the elders quorem has a whole lot of snazzy white shirts. So he is looking great and feeling even better and we are oh so happy with his progress.
Rosana will be baptized this Sunday!!! Yayy!! She is a little nervous about how she will level herself into the water and things, but it´s okay because we have enough faith for the three of us. It will all work out. This week we challenged her to stop drinking coffee, and though she wasn´t really sold (she loves her coffee) she was willing to try. She is a dedicated little thing so I know it will work out all right.
The two teenage daugthers of another recent convert, Rose, came to church yeterday! We are working hard and creatively with them. We are teaching lots of things that will catch a teenagers interest and we are using lots of audio visuals, but I think it is working and they seem super excited!
We are happy and working hard. But I promise, next weeks email will be a little bit better. Love you all!
Sister Lauren
pedicures and milkshakes always make for a good day
Letter from Lauren's companion;
Olá Irmã Neeleman
Bom dia!
Gostaria de agradecer pelo presente que você me enviou. Eu adorei.
Você é muito bondosa.
Sua filha é muito boa também e eu estou muito feliz por te-la como companheira.
Um grande abraço a toda a família.
Sister Castro
Atenciosamente,
Missão São Paulo Oeste
Translation;
I would like to thank you for the present you gave me. I love it. You are very kind and your daughter is as well and I am happy living with her as my companion. A big hug to the whole family.
Sister Castro
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