This week we had a blackout, it started Monday night and ended
Tuesday night. It wasnt very long, but it was epic, and REALLY hot cause we
didn't have a fan or anything. And the whole town shut down, all stores, all
everything. We went home early Tuesday night cause there was no lights in the
road and it is dangerous! but the power is back on now and we are safe and
sound! :)
Everyday we have lunch in the house of members, the lunch here is like dinner for us in the states, its the big meal that the whole family eats together and then their dinner is small. Normally we have lunch with the elders who are serving in our ward, but one day this week they left for Natal for meetings so it was just sisters so we all had lunch together. We were in the house of this one family and we were all just talking and eating like normal, and then she brought her mom into the room to talk with us. Her mom is really old, like 100, and has altimers, so she doesnt remember anything. But when we were talking she said "those girls are mormons, the missionaries." and then the one Irmã said "mom say a prayer for us" and she did, it was the sweetest prayer i have ever heard. so simple and so beatuiful. The spirit was SO strong, and when she finished and I looked up, me and the three other sisters were all crying our eyes out. It was so sweet to me that although she doesnt remember much, she remembered the missionaries and how to pray and who her heavenly father is. It just showed me how important prayer is, no matter what age, or how big the prayer is. Keeping a relationship with Heavenly Father makes your life better. Plain and simple :)
This week we had zone meeting! and I got to see one of the elders in my CTM district! (photo attached and i look awkardddddd haha) it was great cause i got to get my letters! HAND WRITTEN LETTERS ARE THE BEST AND MAKES MISSIONARIES HAPPY SO WRITE SOMEONE! I want to say thank you to the preists in my home ward for the letteers, my grandparents, and hayley girl! :)
We marked 3 baptimos this week!! whooo!! One is a family we are teaching, they were a referance from the elders and they are awesome. There is one daughter shes 24 and she is really insterested, and we were teaching her solo for a little while and her mom came in with some food and told us to eat, and we were talking so we said we would, ten min passed by and we still hadnt eaten and she came back in and said we had to eat NOW and so we did, teaching while eating, was different! :) The other is a man in his 50's ish, we meet him while we were doing contacts and he was interested really fast. but this week he said he would come to church but when we passed by to get him he was at the hospital cause his sister was sick, so hopefully we can get him to come this upcoming week :) the other is a boy whose 11, he is super excited about the church and loves the book of mormon, everytime we visit him he is excited to tell us about what he read and he ALWAYS has qustions! it is so great :):)
Things are good for me, this week I saw so much improvement in my portuguese and i understood so much more, not fluent, but there is progress and thats all that matters to me!! :):)
I love you all so much! Remeber to read the book of mormon cause it is amazingg!!!
xoxo!
Everyday we have lunch in the house of members, the lunch here is like dinner for us in the states, its the big meal that the whole family eats together and then their dinner is small. Normally we have lunch with the elders who are serving in our ward, but one day this week they left for Natal for meetings so it was just sisters so we all had lunch together. We were in the house of this one family and we were all just talking and eating like normal, and then she brought her mom into the room to talk with us. Her mom is really old, like 100, and has altimers, so she doesnt remember anything. But when we were talking she said "those girls are mormons, the missionaries." and then the one Irmã said "mom say a prayer for us" and she did, it was the sweetest prayer i have ever heard. so simple and so beatuiful. The spirit was SO strong, and when she finished and I looked up, me and the three other sisters were all crying our eyes out. It was so sweet to me that although she doesnt remember much, she remembered the missionaries and how to pray and who her heavenly father is. It just showed me how important prayer is, no matter what age, or how big the prayer is. Keeping a relationship with Heavenly Father makes your life better. Plain and simple :)
This week we had zone meeting! and I got to see one of the elders in my CTM district! (photo attached and i look awkardddddd haha) it was great cause i got to get my letters! HAND WRITTEN LETTERS ARE THE BEST AND MAKES MISSIONARIES HAPPY SO WRITE SOMEONE! I want to say thank you to the preists in my home ward for the letteers, my grandparents, and hayley girl! :)
We marked 3 baptimos this week!! whooo!! One is a family we are teaching, they were a referance from the elders and they are awesome. There is one daughter shes 24 and she is really insterested, and we were teaching her solo for a little while and her mom came in with some food and told us to eat, and we were talking so we said we would, ten min passed by and we still hadnt eaten and she came back in and said we had to eat NOW and so we did, teaching while eating, was different! :) The other is a man in his 50's ish, we meet him while we were doing contacts and he was interested really fast. but this week he said he would come to church but when we passed by to get him he was at the hospital cause his sister was sick, so hopefully we can get him to come this upcoming week :) the other is a boy whose 11, he is super excited about the church and loves the book of mormon, everytime we visit him he is excited to tell us about what he read and he ALWAYS has qustions! it is so great :):)
Things are good for me, this week I saw so much improvement in my portuguese and i understood so much more, not fluent, but there is progress and thats all that matters to me!! :):)
I love you all so much! Remeber to read the book of mormon cause it is amazingg!!!
xoxo!
Sister Hernandez!
THE PHOTOS!!
the picture of us at the birthday party, that little boy is named Marlon, and he is the cutest boy i have ever meet. When we took this picture he said "you guys are my second family!!" SO CUTE!! i love him so much. Him and his mom are recent converts and they are amazing!
how pretty is our view?!? :)
the picture of us at the birthday party, that little boy is named Marlon, and he is the cutest boy i have ever meet. When we took this picture he said "you guys are my second family!!" SO CUTE!! i love him so much. Him and his mom are recent converts and they are amazing!
how pretty is our view?!? :)
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