tiffcarv: This week. Oh man.

So this week so many funny things happened. Where to start! So on Tuesday morning I got back to Lorena after we had our zone meeting. I LOVE LORENA SO MUCH AND I LOVE SISTER WAITE! I missed it in just those four days. Next transfer is on the 17th and I am nervous, because I just love it here! So on Wednesday we almost had a bible bash situation. Que chato meu. We visited this contact named Priscilla and we met the rest of her family, and if we talked for 10 minutes it would be a miracle. We would start to say something and boom they would interrupt and go on a rant of what they believed in. They told us they felt bad for us because we were confused and tricked, and they could tell we were good girls who loved God. Uhm, no actually I am not confused or tricked because I know for a fact the church is true. Yeeeeeeeea! What a blessing. We didn磘 argue of course, so we felt it was best to just go. Right before we were leaving they asked if we could go to other churches. We said yes of course, and they invited us to go their磗 so we told them we would go to theirs if they went to our磗. We went to their磗 on Friday and we heard lots of glorias and halleujahs. I also think the pastor took a picture of the congregation to put on facebook so look up Igreja quadangular with Pastor Andre. It was a good expereience, I like experiencing new things. Unfortunately, they didn磘 hold up their end of the deal and go to church with us yesterday, mas tudo bem!! On Wednesday we got new mattresses! YES BEDS THAT DON碩 SMELL LIKE B.O.! The simple joys in life make you so happy on the mission. I was freaking out. On Thursday we had lunch at a member磗 mom磗 house and I had my first experience with exotic food. They made a dish called mocoto and it is cartilage of cow磗 feet. It looked like clear pieces of rubbery bone. I graciously declined. I knew it wouldn磘 end well if I ate it. I also had my first experience with a bug in our house yesterday. Sister Waite was showering and I went to grab my brush in the other room and there was a big big roach. I started screaming and Sister Waite probably thought I was being kidnapped or murdered. She asked what was wrong and I said a roach. I stood on the couch and just stared at it for a little but then it started to move so I mustered up all my courage and killed it with a piece of cardboard. I really missed Will in that moment. I am learning to overcome fears here people. Now for the spiritual highs of the weeek! Tereza! She is the mother-in-law of a member in the ward.She got baptized this week. Everytime we teach her she is always so prepared. She pulls out her notebook and has notes written of what she has studied in the Book of Mormon and pamphlets. She was truly so so ready to be baptized. I love her. Every time we taught her she would give us the biggest and tightest hug. I love baptisms, there is always the sweetest spirit that is felt there. Even more tender was when her extended family got up and sang Families Can Be Together Forever. It was so good. I just love the mission!! Yesterday was fast sunday and guess who was back after a month of being bed-ridden. CLAUDINEI!!!!! Wow, that man honestly just floors me. Normally it take 3-4 months of someone who had his surgery to recover and he took 26 days. He is walking miracle. He bore his testimony and as soon as I heard his crutches moving I started to get teary. He has such a strong testimony. I felt the Spirit so so strong and I had one of those this-is-why-I-am-here moments. I know there are more people to teach like Claudinei and I am so excited to find them. The church is true! Yesss! This week I truly felt the Savior's love for each one of us. The more I study the scriptures, the more and more my surety of that is impressed upon me. We never have a reason to be sad, because we are all children of God. He blesses us so much, just reflect on all the blessings. Having a good attitude is the best thing ever. I hope you all can feel that so much too. That is pretty much it for this week, I hope all of you are doing so great!

Sister TiffCarv

PS Congratulations to all you engaged people! Wowie wow wow, I am so happy for you guys! SIster Waite laughs each Monday because I think there has only been 1 week that we have been together and someone hasn't gotten engaged. CONGRATS!

Tereza's baptism!!!!!!