Aloha e ka ohana!!!
Usually I have a phrase
that just seems to capture the essence of the week but none come to mind this
week, haha.
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| Movie night in Povoa de Varzim |
Last week Monday, right
after P-day, me and Elder Nunes had a cinema night activity! It was great!!!
Fernanda and Henrique, our recent converts came, Américo and Edoarda, the
miracle couple also came, and we got a number of people from our ward who came
as well! It was great and everyone loved it. Was kinda stressful at the beginning
cuz the guy who had said he'd bring the computer didn't show. So we ended up
having to dismantle one of the computers in the chapel, move it to the other
room, and then wire it right to get the movie to play haha. Then, during the
movie, me and Elder Nunes were making popcorn and distributing the food, so
really I only caught like the end of the movie, haha. But everyone loved it, so
that's what matters. Next time though, better communication has to be done with
the members, cuz we the missionaries can only do so much by ourselves.
This week, we were knocking
doors, and this Brazilian lady answered. She said she just moved here with her
FAMILY and that she had been looking for a church to go to. She said she found
one she liked thats in Vila Chá, which is like super far and we were like
WAT?!?! Then we're like, "Our church is right here. You wanna come?",
and she's like yeah that'd be awesome! Unfortunately though, we haven't been
able to talk to her, and she wasn't able to come to church. We're hoping to be
able to talk with them this week.
We also had Zone Conference
this week. The Zone Leaders let us know that our goal as a mission, till the
end of the month of September is to baptize 50 people! I think this was exactly
what I was looking for. Ever since Fernanda and Henrique's baptisms, I've kinda
slipped into a content way of thinking. I'm still working hard and stuff, but
the drive was kinda gone. During the meeting, it really hit me that I needed to
once again rekindle that fire so that Elder Nunes and I could help to
contribute to that goal, and help more people come unto Him. I'm sooo grateful
for inspired leaders, like meu Presidente da Missão, who help to motivate us
and help us to strengthen our relationship with Christ.
So I was pretty pumped,
only to come to weekly planning and notice that we don't really have
investigators right now haha. Just because of circumstances and stuff we've
been dropped, and/or had to drop most of our investigators, so now we are
looking everywhere for new investigators. It has been a rougher week just
because right now is tourist season, and so nobody actually lives here, or if
they do they're on holiday so they don't have time. It's all good though, me
and Elder Nunes are working hard and just doing our best.
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| Viana do Castelo, outer fringes of a parade |
On a cool note, we went to
Viana do Castelo, so that I could do a baptismal interview. We got there and
there was this huge party/parade going on! It was soo loud, with sooo much
people, it was crazy!!! The energy was awesome! We were able to make it to the
other side (of the parade) though, find the guys house, and do the interview.
Was cool. He got baptized here in Povoa, and had the unique experience of being
baptized 7 times. I was totally feeling for him, but I was soo happy he was
able to be baptized and that he was strengthened to drop all the things he
needed to drop.
At the baptism we had João
Barros, that guys who contacted us in the street a month or two ago, and also
Américo. It was soo great to have them there. We talked to Americo after, and
he expressed his desire to be baptized as well. We were sooo happy! He
religiously studies the bible, is reading the Book of Mormon, and has come to
church 3 times in a row and just really loves church. We will be working a lot
more with them to help him be baptized, and also help his girlfriend, Edoarda,
also develop this desire as well.
Interesting stuffs:
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| Had to use a sweater a few days due to cold spell |
It rained in the morning a
few days ago, was actually cold a day or two ago, but it wore off. The nights
have also been colder. Normally it's been hot in the day, but the cool wind has
returned.
We knocked a door, a guy
answered, told us he was already married, and then closed the door, leaving us
rather confused. LOL!
We had a member presente (lesson)/dinner,
and the member whose house it was, his wife is Brazilian. She introduced us to
the guest and was like "This is Elder Nunes. He's from Brazil. Isn't he
awesome" and all this stuff, and then goes to walk back into the kitchen
to grab something. The guest is like oh wat about the other one, and she's like
oh yeah he's American and goes into the kitchen, haha. Verdict I've noticed:
Brazilians elders = cool, American elders not soo much, haha.
Mission dreams: dreams that
you have as a result of the mission life. Man I've been having mission dreams
like crazy! In the MTC, and my 1st transfer I slept like a rock. Then 2nd
transfer, started to have mission dreams. 3rd, more. My 4th and this transfer
it's like every night, haha. I'll go to sleep, and be like doing missionary
work in various forms, then wake up tired, only to go work some more only to go
sleep tired haha. It's been interesting, lol.
Anyway that's all I got
this week family. Love you guys!!! Keep up the great work, and make sure to
pray like it all depends on Him, and then work like it all depends on you.
com amor,
Élder Kim
ps. I'll probably be able
to send some replies to some of the letters I've gotten this week.
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| Futebal (Soccer) Court near the chapel |
