Dear family and friends,
1st off, we have a few fun stories, and I have a few things to write, but we don't have much time because I got a call right in the middle of my time from Sister Torgan, so I will try and get through it all.
First off, Jessica, the word is transferência, for transfer, or trocas, for changes . . . in the Lord's language (just kidding)
Jessica, also one more thing. As missionaries, we ask ourselves a lot, What can I do to be better? Well the answer is simple, do all the things we have been asked to do. I have been going through Preach my Gospel and looking for invites of things that the prophets have asked us to do. I have filled up almost 3 pages front and back and have realized, that if we just do those things, we never have to ask that question, because it has already been revealed (that is the doing our part of the searching for revelation) and then we pray to confirm the answer. . . I hope it doesn't sound like I am preaching to you, because that is not my intent at all, it is something that I think will help all of us be better missionaries today than we were yesterday.
Ok, where to begin, we got our transfer call today, and I will tell you about that at the end.
Story of the Week: We passed a potencial investigator and we met her husband. It turns out he had been praying for the lord to come to him to help him quit drugs and smoking and drinking. . . it was great!!! we were so excited because we knew we could challenge him for baptism and he would accept . . . but it turns out he is an inactive member that is not on our records (that makes the 2nd one that we have found during this transfer.) His name is Miguel, he is from Peru and speaks Portuguese, Spanish, and English . . . well, really a strange language because when he speaks he uses all 3 languages in the same sentence to practice, but it was sort of strange, but really fun at the same time. It is so weird to hear Spanish from Latin America now. Because here, I have met a lot of people from Spain, and they speak with the lisp, I am starting to develop the (shhhh) in my language.
We had a division and I was with Elder Park in Póvoa de Varzim. Elder Packard was with Elder Vrooman in Viana do Castelo. So, Elder Packard has ( or had ) vanilla ice cream a 1 kg container. . . So, Elder Park and I ate all of his ice cream and bought Strawberry and put the strawberry ice cream in the vanilla container so that Elder Packard could still have ice cream. . . it's ok, because Elder Vrooman and Packard finished off our ice cream in Viana.
So we also have a less active named Karin. She is from Norway. I have taken a liking to teaching her (probably because of English, she doesn't speak portugueese) So she is about 65 yrs old and hasn't come to church in the last several years. The last 2 transfers elder Vrooman and Elder Passey worked hard with her, and now I and Elder Vrooman have been working hard with her. She is way cool. In Preach My Gospel it says that we need to make daily contact with our investigators if possible. I don't see why Less actives are any different. So I have been calling her 5 or 6 times a week and we have been visiting her once or twice a week, to try and keep it up. Her and I have grown a pretty strong relationship, and it was to the point that she thought something was wrong if we didn't call to check in. Well, she showed up to church last sunday . . . With a friend!!!! but the friend has long black hair, 4 legs, and barks. It was so much fun seeing her there. I sat in the back and TRIED to translate for her, it didn't work to well, but it was fun trying.
So about transfers, I will be getting transfered to an area called Ermesinde. It is just north of Porto, so I get to stay in the North for the Summer!!! I will be with my companion from the MTC, Elder Searle. I was also called to be the District Leader there. That was an interesting phone call, that threw me off guard. The Lord has confidence in me.
With love,
Elder Hope
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