This week was another week! Some highlights:
-Mission council was on Tuesday. MIssion council is basically like a high-pressure zone conference with all the zone leaders and the assistants and Presidente. I like it though because we get to learn straight from Presidente Fluckiger.
-Sister Derrick got pooped on by a pigeon. It was all over her arm and on her bag and skirt.
-Maria do Carma (not Carmen. my bad) is loving church! She came again yesterday and brought her roommate.
-Jorge and the plastic wrap. So Jorge is preparign to be baptised this weekend. The only problem is, he got surgery on his foot and it can´t get wet. So Sister Derrick and I have been experimenting with plastic wrap in our tub. We think we´ve figured out a water-proof solution. We tested it on her foot (with a sock on to tell for sure).
-We were talking to a man on the street, and we asked if we could say a prayer with him. He refused, but offered us 5€ to go get some coffee. No thanks.
Some interesting math. Assuming there are 7 billion people in the world, 15 milion members, and 80 thousand missionaries. For every missionary in the world there are 87,500 other people. If the missionaries were to alone help every single person, at a rate of one per day, it would take 238 YEARS. However, for every MEMBER (including the missionaries), there are just 467. Ou seja,every member just helps one person per MONTH for their adult lifespan (40 years). So, as Presidente Monson says, "Now is the time for members and missionaries to unite and work together in the vineyard of the Lord". So our challenge for the month of May is to find one person to help come unto Christ before the end of the month. It can be a member or a non-member, someone active or someone struggling. But pray for the chance and then do what you can and you will have one of the most amazing experiences of your entire life. :)
A scripture that I found for the families of missionaries: D&C 124:76.
This week we are going to the Açores, hopefully there will be a baptism, and then I will call home on Sunday! Be ready by the phone with a list of questions or comments :)
I hope that you all have a wonderful week! I love you all tons,
Com amor,
Sister Gidney
p.s. a picture of me and Sister Austin! and of the pancake party--the bakers, 200 pancakes later
-Mission council was on Tuesday. MIssion council is basically like a high-pressure zone conference with all the zone leaders and the assistants and Presidente. I like it though because we get to learn straight from Presidente Fluckiger.
-Sister Derrick got pooped on by a pigeon. It was all over her arm and on her bag and skirt.
-Maria do Carma (not Carmen. my bad) is loving church! She came again yesterday and brought her roommate.
-Jorge and the plastic wrap. So Jorge is preparign to be baptised this weekend. The only problem is, he got surgery on his foot and it can´t get wet. So Sister Derrick and I have been experimenting with plastic wrap in our tub. We think we´ve figured out a water-proof solution. We tested it on her foot (with a sock on to tell for sure).
-We were talking to a man on the street, and we asked if we could say a prayer with him. He refused, but offered us 5€ to go get some coffee. No thanks.
Some interesting math. Assuming there are 7 billion people in the world, 15 milion members, and 80 thousand missionaries. For every missionary in the world there are 87,500 other people. If the missionaries were to alone help every single person, at a rate of one per day, it would take 238 YEARS. However, for every MEMBER (including the missionaries), there are just 467. Ou seja,every member just helps one person per MONTH for their adult lifespan (40 years). So, as Presidente Monson says, "Now is the time for members and missionaries to unite and work together in the vineyard of the Lord". So our challenge for the month of May is to find one person to help come unto Christ before the end of the month. It can be a member or a non-member, someone active or someone struggling. But pray for the chance and then do what you can and you will have one of the most amazing experiences of your entire life. :)
A scripture that I found for the families of missionaries: D&C 124:76.
Let his [the missionary´s] family rejoice
I really like this scripture because reminds us that we don´t need to be worried, for ourselves, or for our family, because everything we are going through right now is to help us become sanctified before the Lord. This week we are going to the Açores, hopefully there will be a baptism, and then I will call home on Sunday! Be ready by the phone with a list of questions or comments :)
I hope that you all have a wonderful week! I love you all tons,
Com amor,
Sister Gidney
p.s. a picture of me and Sister Austin! and of the pancake party--the bakers, 200 pancakes later
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