Hey, everyone!
So, remember that girl, Franciele, that I talked about last week? The one that we have been teaching forever? We baptized her on Friday! Wooooooo!
I still kind of can't believe that it happened. I have been teaching her since I was with my last companion more than a month ago. Most missionaries probably would have let her go a while ago, but we didn't give up on her! This week was actually really cool because of it. Preach My Gospel says that we should contact all of our investigators daily. Sometimes that's kind of impossible because a lot of the people we teach out here don't even realize that they are investigating the church. But anyway, we visited Franciele at the end of every day this week, and it seemed like the lessons we had there were spiritual enough to make up for the lackluster days. I love teaching people who at least kind of comprehend what you're telling them, especially if they appreciate the value of your message. It doesn't happen often, viu!
But yeah, we're kind of starting from zero now because Franciele was baptized. There are basically four stages in missionary work: finding people, teaching people, baptizing people, and strengthening recent converts. I have definitely spent the majority of my mission in the first two stages, but tudo bem. We're starting the whole cycle over again now. I think it's mostly because of the month or so that I was stuck in the house -- the work stopped for all that time, so we have to do everything we can to warm things back up and try to find someone new out here.
I'm attaching a photo from the baptism. Hope you like it.
Do you guys have any questions you want me to answer? I feel like I have run out of things to say in my emails home, probably because I've grown so used to being a missionary that things that are weird to you guys aren't weird to me anymore. For example, yesterday I contacted this round little old lady carrying a gardening hoe and a weird, gnarled root that she had just dug up somewhere. I just went up to her and we started chatting as if we had known each other for years. And, you know, that kind of stuff is normal now.
I guess my life has changed a lot.
Anyway, I'm doing well enough. I'm melting out here because of the heat. I don't know if I've ever felt so hot in my life. It is devilishly hot here. Also, I have a tanline on my feet because I walk around in flip flops all day. I don't know when I'll be able to wear real shoes again.
Anyway.
I love all of you so flippin' much! Thank you for writing me -- I appreciate it! The Church is true!
--Elder Wings
--Elder Wings
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