Guess what!
I GOT TRANSFERRED TO MADEIRA!
Just kidding.
He he he. But, my companion did. Sad day.
So yeah, we had transfers! I stayed here in Lapa and I'm serving with Sister Walton, from California. She's really sweet and I’ve always wanted to get to know her better so I’m excited.
Irma Olson went to Madeira (island) today and it was actually really hard. Not just emotionally, but like difficult to get her there. She has a lot of stuff, and you’re only allowed to take one 50lb suitcase with you to the islands and a carry-on. It was a hot mess trying to figure out what she was going to leave behind in the office and then her bag was still overweight and she didn’t even own a carry on. So then we found her one at the office and LITERALLY had to sew it shut with twine because the zipper wouldn’t go. ha ha ha It was an adventure. I was lucky though, because I got to stay with her and see her off at the airport which isn’t normal. But then the people coming in from the islands had their flight delayed so the other sisters didn’t arrive and I was alone with three elders in the car for a long time. It was different...
But other than that; this past week has been really great.
There were some hiccups like a trip to the hospital because I thought I had strep and my flu was coming back (I’m fine, it wasn’t and they gave me medicine and I feel great now).
Our stake is doing a trip to the Madrid temple this week and people left today for the full week trip. Students and youth and what not will leave Friday night to spend Saturday there. And guess what!!!
We have three recent converts going!
Yuri and Fernando, who were baptized the week before I arrived, are going and also Erica who was baptized a month ago!! We had a family home evening with Erica and a member and talked about the temple and she is so excited to go! That girl is so amazing. Irma Olson and I talked about how she is one of those people who the Lord had prepared way before we even met them and literally all we needed to do was teach them and they would want to be baptized and progress on their own and continue firm. Erica is doing so well and the young women’s president has asked the bishop to give her a calling as the secretary!
Also, one of the miracles we saw this week happened at church on Sunday. There is a Filipino woman here who doesn’t really speak Portuguese but she is attending church and has a calling in Relief Society. She is living with a Catholic woman and tries really hard to be an example to her but the roommate never really wants to hear anything about the church. Well, Joy (the member), was asked to give a talk in church this week so we went over on Saturday to help her write it and we found out she was really struggling. She said it’s been really hard to have her roommate smoking and drinking and everything because it’s a huge temptation for her to stop attending church. While we were at the house we talked to her and tried to cheer her up. We told her roommate Emmy that she should come support Joy with her talk the next day. Emmy was saying how she didn’t want to, and it was too early, and she’s Catholic, but maybe. We literally did not expect her to come because we figured we needed to keep encouraging her but when we got to Church she was there! She stayed for all three hours and was so glad when it ended ha ha ha but she was there and she said she really liked it, just that it was really long!
But really, the Lord is good and we saw a lot of miracles this past week.
I have no idea what it’s going to be like now with the new companion but I’m excited.
I love you guys and pray for you always!
Monday, February 18, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sick, Sick, Sick
Aloha family!
I was re-admitted to BYUH today! Woo! So after the mission I’m headed back to Hawaii!
Anyway, this past week was kind of a hot mess. We were disgusting-nasty-sick. We spent four days in bed. We were engripada. That means we had the flu!
Monday we left the house to attempt emails and to grab some groceries and even that was feeble.
Tuesday we didn’t leave the house at all.
Wednesday we had to go to a Zone Meeting and then Irma Olson was feeling well enough to do her email so we finished that and then had an integration activity here at the church (we only went because we are in charge of them).
Thursday we were in bed until 5:30 when we met with Erica and then tried to visit a girl we are teaching named Marcia. Well let’s just say, we got off the bus at the station near her house and then we have to climb these huge stairs and walk like another ten minutes to her house. Normally it takes about 15 minutes to walk. It took us almost an hour and our ward mission leader was with us and practically holding Irma Olson up. Also I fell in the street. Like literally I collapsed walking up a hill. But we were so close so we finished trekking to her house and shared a scripture with her. It was totally worth it though because she is soooo shy and never agrees to say the prayer and she said the prayer to finish the lesson! She was so excited to do it too! So we left and we were so happy but then we went straight to bed.
Friday we were in bed all morning and then had a few lessons but we were still so exhausted.
And the Saturday we had an awesome activity that we planned for the young men and young women to help integrate our investigators and recent converts and the help bring back the less active youth. The activity was incredible! It was a complete success and we had everyone there that we had worked to get there and everyone loved it. We made American chili for lunch and brownies for dessert and played capture the flag and seriously it was awesome. I love our ward to death.
But really that’s everything we did this week. We’re still feeling a little gross but a lot better to be working and we were so blessed with how week our activities and lessons went considering our heads were about to explode.
But hey, we are excited because we are going to work hard, it’s the last week of the transfer, and we are in freaking Lisbon! And we love it! The Church is true and the work is amazing!
Love you guys!
Irma Dean
I was re-admitted to BYUH today! Woo! So after the mission I’m headed back to Hawaii!
Anyway, this past week was kind of a hot mess. We were disgusting-nasty-sick. We spent four days in bed. We were engripada. That means we had the flu!
Monday we left the house to attempt emails and to grab some groceries and even that was feeble.
Tuesday we didn’t leave the house at all.
Wednesday we had to go to a Zone Meeting and then Irma Olson was feeling well enough to do her email so we finished that and then had an integration activity here at the church (we only went because we are in charge of them).
Thursday we were in bed until 5:30 when we met with Erica and then tried to visit a girl we are teaching named Marcia. Well let’s just say, we got off the bus at the station near her house and then we have to climb these huge stairs and walk like another ten minutes to her house. Normally it takes about 15 minutes to walk. It took us almost an hour and our ward mission leader was with us and practically holding Irma Olson up. Also I fell in the street. Like literally I collapsed walking up a hill. But we were so close so we finished trekking to her house and shared a scripture with her. It was totally worth it though because she is soooo shy and never agrees to say the prayer and she said the prayer to finish the lesson! She was so excited to do it too! So we left and we were so happy but then we went straight to bed.
Friday we were in bed all morning and then had a few lessons but we were still so exhausted.
And the Saturday we had an awesome activity that we planned for the young men and young women to help integrate our investigators and recent converts and the help bring back the less active youth. The activity was incredible! It was a complete success and we had everyone there that we had worked to get there and everyone loved it. We made American chili for lunch and brownies for dessert and played capture the flag and seriously it was awesome. I love our ward to death.
But really that’s everything we did this week. We’re still feeling a little gross but a lot better to be working and we were so blessed with how week our activities and lessons went considering our heads were about to explode.
But hey, we are excited because we are going to work hard, it’s the last week of the transfer, and we are in freaking Lisbon! And we love it! The Church is true and the work is amazing!
Love you guys!
Irma Dean
Monday, February 4, 2013
Zone Conference
02/04/13
Well this week wasn’t very eventful, and a lot of people dropped us. Also, my companion is sick so we have been at home all day and we need to go to the pharmacy before we have to work so I can’t write for long.
I’ll recap this week for you.
We had to say goodbye to a member of our district, Elder Stephenson, who is in his second transfer. He broke his foot three weeks into the mission and had to come stay in the office but the recovery is going to take a long time so he had to go home. The elders came over to say goodbye and what not and it was really sad. He was the little brother of our district, so we miss him.
We stared teaching a girl named Marcia. She just moved in with some family who are members. She is excited to get baptized and we are working toward this weekend! She’s 12 and precious. She has been attending church for like three months so she’s solid, we just need to make sure she is taught and understands the lessons well enough!
We had an awesome Zone Conference and we are now doing a program where we have to memorize a scripture for every point of every lesson from Preach My Gospel by the end of March. That’s 35 scriptures! But I’m really excited because we get to choose the scripture and I can already see a difference in my teaching in just four days.
The members have been so great to us this week, inviting us for meals, introducing us to people to teach and having us over for family nights. I really love this ward, and all the Cabo Verdian women are teaching me how to cook! Thank goodness! Ha ha ha.
Also, my companion is a crazy! So we have a really good time. She keeps me laughing the whole time whether she wants to or not.
But yeah, that’s pretty much it, sorry. But I love my mission and things are going really well. We are super busy and have tons of work going, even when things fall through. I'm exhausted but in the best way and I love doing this work! The Church is true and I can’t believe I only have six more months to wear this nametag and teach people about it! Sad day, but I’m going to love it until then!! Love you guys!
Irmã Dean
Well this week wasn’t very eventful, and a lot of people dropped us. Also, my companion is sick so we have been at home all day and we need to go to the pharmacy before we have to work so I can’t write for long.
I’ll recap this week for you.
We had to say goodbye to a member of our district, Elder Stephenson, who is in his second transfer. He broke his foot three weeks into the mission and had to come stay in the office but the recovery is going to take a long time so he had to go home. The elders came over to say goodbye and what not and it was really sad. He was the little brother of our district, so we miss him.
We stared teaching a girl named Marcia. She just moved in with some family who are members. She is excited to get baptized and we are working toward this weekend! She’s 12 and precious. She has been attending church for like three months so she’s solid, we just need to make sure she is taught and understands the lessons well enough!
We had an awesome Zone Conference and we are now doing a program where we have to memorize a scripture for every point of every lesson from Preach My Gospel by the end of March. That’s 35 scriptures! But I’m really excited because we get to choose the scripture and I can already see a difference in my teaching in just four days.
The members have been so great to us this week, inviting us for meals, introducing us to people to teach and having us over for family nights. I really love this ward, and all the Cabo Verdian women are teaching me how to cook! Thank goodness! Ha ha ha.
Also, my companion is a crazy! So we have a really good time. She keeps me laughing the whole time whether she wants to or not.
But yeah, that’s pretty much it, sorry. But I love my mission and things are going really well. We are super busy and have tons of work going, even when things fall through. I'm exhausted but in the best way and I love doing this work! The Church is true and I can’t believe I only have six more months to wear this nametag and teach people about it! Sad day, but I’m going to love it until then!! Love you guys!
Irmã Dean
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