Oh and then we had
lunch with them this past week to and during lunch they tell us that if
we see any strange looking little bugs in our house we need to come get
them cuz Bobby has these bugs and you can´t kill them and they stick
onto you......... aka bobby has ticks... TICKS. and not like he just
has one.... no this freaking dog has ticks like some dogs have fleas... I
have no idea where they came from/keep coming from... We saw one on our
ceiling Thrusday night and went and got her and were like "uhhhh one of
those bugs are in our house" and so she comes in and is all like "yup.
you´ve got them all over!" and she proceeds to collect up like 5 of
them.... FIVE. and half of them were the size of beans... BEANS. It
was one of the grossest moments of my life.... we have since found 5
more... aka we are living in tickcity... because of freaking Bobby...
sometimes I really cant tell if i love that dog or just hate him...
hahah
Let´s see what else?? Oh one of the ladies we had lunch
with this past week said that she was amazed with how much my Portugues
has improved and that I almost speak without an accent! I have no idea
when that happened but !!!! How exciting is that?? =] I will know this
language and become Brazilian!!!
Also just a warning... I am totally going to have hippy
hair when i get back... I am NOT cutting it down here (I can only
imagine what a nightmare that would be trying to explain a hair cut in
portugues...) and it´s already halfway down my back... I´m so excited.
=]
OHHHH! Guess how many people we had at church
yesturday?!?!?!!? 13!! Yup that´s right! Thirteen people!! Eight
investigators and 5 less actives! Sister Dabelko and I pretty much had
no idea what to do with all of them. It was so crazy. I never thought I
would ever have that many people at church, it was wonderful. We have
been having really rough weeks these past couple of weeks and this was
just such a blessing. And I am so grateful!
And also. So ever
since I first got here and saw my first Brazilian Prostitute here I have
wanted to teach all of them so badly (we have a ton since you know what
have all the rich people of Brazil in our area. Seriously I never
thought I would come to Brazil and work with people a bajilion times
richer than me...) or at least give them all Law of Chastity
pamphlets... you know, some literature for while they´re workin the
corner... Well.... guess who taught her first prostitute??? That´s
right. This Sister Missionary! And quite actually she is the most
amazing person I have met so far here in Brazil. Seriously I don´t think
I have ever loved a person more... well at least since coming here to
Brazil. Her name is Marcela and like I said she is amazing. She has a
HUGE testimony in Heavenly Father and totally lit up when she realized
that we were missionaries and talked to us for like 45 minutes and told
us we had to go and talk with her and her family (she lives with her mom
and sister and nieces). Talking with her about Heavenly Father and her
testimony was wonderful and I was so full of love for her, but it was
also one of the saddest moments of my mission and maybe even my life...
She is 34 years old and have been a prostitute for the past 14 years
because she was good at doing hair... I don´t think I´ve ever heard
anything sadder in my life. I was almost crying the whole time we were
talking to her. Here was that amazing wonderful person who really
honestly thought that all she could do in her life was sell her body for
money... I have never wanted to teach someone the gospel more in my
life. I have absolutely no doubt that it would help her. This gospel is
for everyone and helps everyone in every single situation. I don´t know
if I will get to be the one that teaches Marecela (she doesn´t live in
our mission) but I do know that this gospel can help her.
Buuuuut I´ve gotta go! I have 20 seconds! ahhh! how do i always run out of time! I love you all!
-Sister Rice
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