Well, that's the biggest news I've got for you
guys! I was very suspicious that I would train these last transfers....I
had told President Lanius in an interview that I had the desire to
train a new missionary (seeing that I have yet to train a new missionary
on my mission) during my last two transfers. I had a specific area in
mind that I thought would be a good set up for me to train in, but I
didn't ask anything specific from my mission president. Lo and behold,
the Lord granted my desire....I will be serving in Vitória de Santo
Antão, an interior city on the way to Caruaru, a former area of mine.
It's in the same zone that I was already serving in, so I had already
visited the area twice on companionship exchanges....It should be a
great way to finish my missionary service! I'm really excited for it! I
will be staying in Recife for 2 days (until Wednesday) for my companion
to arrive. I don't know who it's going to be, but I believe that it will
be a Brazilian. I'll fill you guys in better next week.
In
my last week in Jd. São Paulo, I was a bit disappointed with the
outcome of Taynar's baptism....after passing a few days without any cell
phone contact with Taynar, we tried going to her house everyday to try
and talk with her and prepare her for her baptism. She was nowhere to be
found, and we ended up only finding her mom at home almost every
time....little did we know, but for some reason our frequent visits left
her mom extremely annoyed....when we showed up on the day to interview
Taynar, her mom exploded on us and told us that she didn't want her to
join a church that makes so many annoying visits to her home....we tried
explaining to her that we were only passing there to try and prepare
her for her baptism, but her mom didn't really have "ears" to hear us.
All in all, she refused to sign the baptism slip to authorize her 17
year old daughter's baptism....frustrating....she is going to eventually
give in, but for now, we are stuck on this note. She will certainly be
baptized (Taynar loves the church....she knows it's making a difference
for her and that she truly does feel close to the Lord there), but
unfortunately, I probably won't be there to see it. All well. That's how
it goes....the Lord has bigger purposes that we know some times.
I'll write more next week with the adventures from my "son" and I in Vitória!
Until next time,
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