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Ola família,
This week went by so fast! I don´t know how I feel about that.
The good news: Simeão, Debora, Tania, Gilson and Dário all got baptized in Odivelas! (My work there wasn´t for nothing!)
We had zone conference this week in Setúbal. It was interesting. Our zone has 40 missionaries (compared to my last zone where we were 14...). But I saw Sister Carroll for the first time since we got to Portugal! :) One quote stood out to me: "The act of baptism itself doesn´t wash sin away. Thanks to the Atonement, the effects of sin depart when one keeps the baptismal covenant." -Russell M Nelson. They were talking about helping other people but it was also for me. Sometimes I think "Oh man I wish I could get baptized again." and things like that but I really liked this quote because it´s not just a one-time deal and then you have to be perfect. We can have the "effects" of baptism every day if we want. Cool.
On Thursday we had to go to Lisboa for Sister Cardoso´s residency. It was boring.
So we have some really wonderful investigators!
Joaquim-- came to church again, this time in a suit! We taught him the gospel lesson on Friday and the Spirit was so strong. He says he prayed and he believes this Church to be true. Yesterday he brought 30 euros to "give to the church", even though we explained that tithing is just paid after baptism. I hope he doesn´t forget these things on his holiday to Brasil!
Isabel-- She is 70 years old and we found her by knocking on her door. She came to church yesterday is committed to be baptized here in a couple of weeks. One of our members, Castro, was so good and helped her all during church. She is cool.
Patrícia--She is 13. She already knew the missionaries and we asked her if she wanted to be baptized and she said "Yeah I never did get baptized. When?" She came to church too and she is making friends in the Moças. She is adorable.
Kinita--This is MIRACULOUS. She was an "eternal investigator" for months and months. She came to church last week and smoked 5 or 6 times in the bathroom. We went over on Thursday with our ward mission leader, Daniel, and he gave her a blessing. She had been saying she didn´t want to come to church again because her daughter was going to visit, but after the lesson she said "So can you find someone to give me a ride to church?" And she came this week again, even though her daughter was waiting for her. AND she hasn´t smoked since she got the blessing! During sacrament meeting she asked me, "So when is my baptism again? What time is it at?" Coming to church changed her heart! Heavenly Father is awesome.
We are also teaching the boyfriend of a member (Paulo, and Raquel) who is really liking coming to church and is growing in his testimony every day.
Transfers are in two weeks--I don´t know what´s going to happen, but it doesn´t really matter at this point...You can do anything for six weeks :)
Also, would you please pray for me that I will have the health and strength to keep serving and working hard? I am having some back and shoulder problems--nothing too bad, just enough to be uncomfortable. Thank you!
Have a good week and stop breaking your feet!
I love you all tons :)
Sister Gidney
P.s. Bacalhau