Oct 20, 2014 - Pelotas

I´m teaching Albert Einstein

 

 This week, what a week, just want to say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! YOU ARE THE BEST! ;) 

this week we had a ton of rain, a ton, lots of lightning and thunder too... So much, that because my bed is right by a window, my blankets get all wet hahah. But it´s part of it right? 

Ha so i just want to give a little advice right now.. Please, dont overload new members or investigators with information. There is a time and a place for everything, but it is "line upon line" They cant swallow a huge chunk of meat all at one time. hahaha. thank you. In my ward, we have a recent convert, i love her, super awesome girl and i love when she comes out with us, but she gets so excited about the lesson and every single detail she knows about it, she shares. haha. And sometimes it scares our investigators a little. haha. Anyways.. :)

This week, i ate a new dessert (sorry Dad, i just remembered right now haha) It was sweet potatoes! but not like we have... I think it was boiled, with some type syrup on top. Different. Sweet, haha dont know if i want it again ;P but it was tasty. 

Albert Einstein: his real name is Fransisco! And he is so awesome! :) He is progressing so well! It made me so happy to see.. He read like 5 or 6 chapters in the Book of Mormon. Bah, him and his wife, Maria, are so awesome, they want to show us around Pelotas! Like drive us to the beach and show us all the cool places :) Think President will let us? :D They are super cool, oh! And he is Albert Einstein because, he looks JUST LIKE HIM. hahah it´s incredible! He stuck his tongue out and everything ;) 

Next miracle, Bruno. He went to church!! :D man it was so good! And tons of members were talking to him, involving him, i love when things work out:) He is also is reading in the Book of Mormon. People like these, just make everything worth it. 

To see progress, and success of what you are doing, it´s the best:) BUT like a lot of things, it takes time to see the sucess, or see the blessings of keeping a commandment, but it´s so worth it. :)

So grateful to be here on the mission, to get 2 hours mostly everyday to study the words of Christ. I read about Alma, who was the only one to believe Abinadi (he never even saw the success!) and baptized 204 people in one day! haha. I know what i´m doing here is helping improve lives. Mine too. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Christ´s church. I know that we have living prophets and that our families can last forever :) 

I love you all. Read your scriptures and don´t give up!! 

<3 Sister Holden

PS Welcome to Pelotas!!! ;)