What a wonderful, miracle filled,
joyous, amazing week this was. This week really was the best week of my
mission thus far. My heart is so filled with joy and happiness that I
wish I could tell all of you in person, but I guess an email will have
to do for now.
First off, We found out about transfers yesterday
and I will be staying in the same area, but my companion, Sister Castro,
is getting transfered to another area in Sergipe. This transfer went by
SO fast and I was hoping that we would have one more transfer together,
but the Lord always has a bigger and great plan for us. I will find out
tomorrow who my new companion will be for this new transfer. This
transfer will only be 4 weeks though which is not really a transfer
espcailly because we will have stake conference, entravista com
Presidente and skype with our families this transfer... Many things to
look forward to! It has to do with switching over to our new mission
president in July (the different weeks in transfers). I will let you all
know next week about my new companion!
So this week, we taught 23 lessons and had 3
investigators come to church...3!! I complete miracle. We are teaching
one man who has some addictions, but it is so amazing to see the change
that is already taking place in him. He has such a sincere desire to
change and it is so beautiful to watch him take it all in as we teach
him the gospel of Cristo. I cannot describe to you the joy I felt when
we walked up and knocked on his door to take him to church and he was
already to go. I love serving the Lord and His children!
We also taught a woman this week and we actually
knocked on her door on accident looking for someone else, but she
welcomed us right in and we taught her about the Plan of Salvation with
her son and she came to church with us on Sunday and loved it and she is
already taking about her next visit. Teaching our first lesson on
Friday and then they are at church Sunday... it is all the Lord. It is
so amazing to see the miracles unfold and I am so grateful to help these
people come unto Cristo.
My testimony was also strengthened so much this
week. At our Reunião de Distrito esta semana my district leader said
something that really hit me. He said that if we as missionaries study
in the morning we don´t have to worry about what we are going to say
when we are teaching.We just need to listen to the Spirit and we will
know what to say. That really hit me because I am always worrying about
what I am going to say after Sister Castro and if I will know the words
in Português, but this week I really tried to just listen to the Spirit
and it was amazing to see the Lord work through me. I love teaching and I
love this work! The Lord will always give us what we need if we
diligently seek Him.
One last experience, this week I was able to see the
promise of John 17:26-27 happen. Sister Castro and I went to teach a
less active and Sister Castro asked if I would give a message and I was
super calm, said a prayer, thought of a scripture and found it so easily
and I haven´t look at that scripture in weeks. If we study and do our
part, the Lord will help us in our times of need.
Well that is all for this week...an amazing week!
Oh, also, I am enlightening the children of Brasil about snow. They love
that I am from the states and speak what little English they know with
me, but I showed them the pictures of my house with snow because it is
so sad they have new had the experience of snow.
I know this gospel is true with all of my heart. Our
Heavenly Father is so loving and merciful. He is in the details in our
lives and if we just trust in Him, He will work through us and we will
be able to see miracles unfold in our lives. I love this work!!
I hope you all have a great week and a wonderful Easter!! I love you all!!
Com amor,
Sister Chilson
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