Hellloooo Federal Way!
Good news and lots of changes here in Eduardo Gomes. Its kind of
fun to get to serve close to Aracaju, the big city here in Sergipe. My area is
about 20 minutes away from the city, but still is bigger and more city like
than my last area. Here they have more paved streets and less horses running
around. The ward here is a little bigger and they LOVE sisters. Seriously love.
The bishop is super cool, has been bishop 12 whole years (now dads counting his
lucky stars he was only there for 5) and is known for only liking sisters
working here. They do everything for us, show us where the members live, pick
us up drop us off, give us cake, they just love us. We are treated like the
princesses we always were destined to be...
Oh and my companion! Her name is Sister Menezes, she’s 23 and is
from Manaus, Amazonas. Just her and her mom are members in her family, she was
baptized when she was 17. She is really sweet has lots and lots of hope and
faith that mission life is all baptisms and people flocking to learn about the Mormon
Church. I try not to do anything to take that hope away from her. She’s super
excited to be here and just jumps in to everything even if she doesn’t really
know how to do it yet haha. But it’s good. We live just us 2 which is different
for me but still good.
Funny story this week, so there is a girl named Nayara in São Miguel
that had told me her twin sister had just gotten back from her mission and
lives in the stake I’m in now but another ward. So one day we were at an
activity and I look up and I see who I think is Nayara from a whole different state
and I got so happy I almost cried and I said ´´Nayara!!´´ And went to hug her
and she said ´´no I’m Mayara, that’s my twin sister!´´ haha and she got super
happy I had met her sister all the way in a different area. It was like Mary Kate
and Ashley except Nayara and Mayara and they don’t have their own hit tv show. But
it was super fun to get to meet her. I’m sending of pic of her to compare the
two.
We are kind of starting from zero in this area since the elders
here before didn’t leave any indication of anything or anyone actually with
promise, so it’s a little frustrating sometimes just trying to not get lost in
the city slash also find people who want to be taught. But the members take us
to their neighbors house and their friends house so that’s a huge score. We use
Elders Oaks talk from conference now in all the messages we leave with them to
kick their missionary efforts in gear. booya! I was kind of worried to start
training and be responsible for the whole future of another missionary, but I
know how much the Lord gives us chances to grow and learn. When we were leaving
Maceio to go to Sergipe we had to leave at 5am, and I didn’t know if there would
be a taxi or anyone to get us there where the buses are. I was freaking out thinking
we wouldn’t make it there with all our suitcases and started praying and
praying for help. I was up in an apartment window and I looked down and all of
a sudden one single taxi had appeared outside, 5am, with no one on the avenue.
THAT was a miracle. I know we are qualified when we do all we can to fulfill
His callings. I love my mission!
More to come next week! até logo! amo muito vocês!!
Sister Walker
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