Querida família,
Another week passed so quickly! This week was really great! We have been finding some really great people, and also have been getting to know the members a lot better. I LOVE them. They are all so wonderful. Here is a little bit about some of them:
Micaela, José and their family. They were baptized a little over a year ago and have the missionaries over for dinner every Sunday night (at least). They treat us like their own daughters. They are SO funny. And also cook really well! Going to their house is like going home for an hour (at the top of some really sketchy stairs).
Luis Sousa. He also got baptized a little more than a year ago. He´s 20 and last transfer served a mini-mission on the other side of the island. He helps us 2 or 3 times every week. And never complains when plans fall through! On Saturday he went with us all afternoon. It started POURING rain and he didn´t complain at all that he was soaking wet. We just tried to hide in doorways and under trees during the worst bits (and luckily an old man gave us a piece of cardboard to use as an umbrella). He also encourages us if the day is hard. One of his pep talks: "Let´s go find some news."
Carlos. Also a recent convert. He helps us several times a week as well. He just finished reading the Book of Mormon all the way through, and right after started again. He walks a half hour to church, but is always at every meeting and activity 20 minutes early. He is like our brother here.
Rita and Paulo Vieira. The new branch president and his wife. They are wonderful. They have two awesome kids at home (and another in America). We went over for dinner on Friday and it was delicious and wonderful. They are pro-active about sharing the gospel with everyone and just have so much love. They are incredible.
Okay that´s all. Now some other events of the week.
On Tuesday Sister Cullimore had to go to Lisboa to do her residency, so we had an awkward tripla with Sister Silva all day. I kind of felt like we were in a gang because there were so many of us. And we would just go up to a person to talk to them and I think they felt like we were going to surround them and overtake them. I think everyone was scared of us.
Free ice cream! I got a free scoop of ice cream. At that Italian geladeria they have punch cards and when you buy 9 scoops you get one free. 10 scoops in 3 weeks? Not bad.
Our district is awesome. We made up a handshake and a cheer. The handshake goes: shake, C, slide, bump, thumb, pinky, M, link, snap, shake, F, snap, slide, bump, five. Our ward mission leader Joel asked if someone taught it to us or if we made it up. So it must look professional.
On Saturday we went with Joel to visit one of the first members of the church on Madeira! She is in a nursing home now. At first she didn´t know who we were or anything, but then we started singing hymns, and she started to remember. Then she started singing with us! She knew 5 or 6 by heart. And then she remembered almost everything. It was incredible to see the power of the hymns!
Our mission scripture of the month is D&C 11:8. I really like it. I know that if we really want it (and show that we really want it by our actions), we can help everyone around us to be happier!
I hope you all have a wonderful week in school! Happy anniversary Mom and Dad!!! I love you all tons!
Com amor,
Sister Gidney
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