Hello Everyone!

Hello everyone! So these past two weeks have been a little slower. So we looked in the area book and tried finding people that we felt had potential. Two of them were Claudimision and Mariza. When we prayed with Mariza she just started crying so much in her prayer. I felt the Spirit and I know that she felt it too. She has been a little flakey though so hopefully she will pull through because she has so much potential! I think that is something that can be frustrating sometimes. You see the potential in so many people, and you want what is best for them, but sometimes they just aren´t wanting it yet! It is like Elder Holland said though, salvation was never easy. Claudimison is the son of a less active member. He was really quiet during the lesson, but he accepted baptism. He even called us Saturday night to tell us he couldn´t make it to church. I am excited for him. On Wednesday we did a fast as a zone to find more people. The power in fasting is so real, it is incredible. Just that day we recieved a contact from Patrick, a boy in our ward and we met a man at Claudinei´s who is so prepared and good. Miracles, ahhh! The next day at lunch there was a member´s mom (Silvana) and we had already plans to visit her later that week but she happened to be there, so we taught her after lunch. She accepted to be baptized but she said the only thing that was holding her back was her smoking. Silvana said though that is so strange though because lately she hadn´t been feeling like smoking anymore. She would only smoke one cigarette a day or half of one. The Lord prepares people so so much!!! There are so many miracles like that happen daily. I know that Heavenly Father is constantly looking after us in our lives. SAturday and Sunday were the highlights of the week though. So on Saturday we taught one of the city´s politicians who also happens to be an ex-Catholic minister. Padre Coelho!! We met him because his wife is Suely´s sister and he stopped being a padre because he wanted to marry Rosana. Ah it was so neat. We felt like Ammon teaching King Lamoni or something because not only is he super well known, but everyone loveeeees him. He is such sweet man. They were so respectful and receptive throughout the whole lesson. When I taught the first vision I don´t think that I have ever felt the Spirit so strong. I was almost in tears by the end of reciting JSH 1:16-17. Ah I just know these things are true. There is so much more to life than the everyday hustle and bustle. We have the restored gospel on the earth people! Doesn´t that make you just want to scream? They said they would certainly read The Book of Mormon and pray about it so we will see how it goes! On Sunday we had an FHE at at a member´s house so we could teach his mother-in-law named Tereza.  Sister Waite and I are starting to become famous for our FHE´s. At the end of the lesson, we invited her to be baptized and she accepted. She said I have been to your church so many times but no one had invited me before. I have always wanted to be baptzied. AHHHHHHHHH. Yes!! Yes yes yes! Wow. The mission is great. That is all. Have a great week. Love you lovies!

Love,

Sister Carvalho