On last monday we got stuck and had to do some paperwork and some stuff on the internet, so we didn't work a lot, but we didn't do a lot of work last monday, but we did mange to find a member to feed us and give a really cool reference.
On Tuesday we finally had a lesson with a less active named Janaína, she is all upset about polygomy and a curse on the blacks, so i told her that doesn't matter, that the real thing that matters is if Joseph Smith really was a prophet or not. She thought and protested a little, but admitted that she needed to know whether or not he was a prophet. We also challenged her to find the true prophet if Thomas S. Monson was a false prophet. After 2 days, she called us and said it was impossible to find someone else that is a true prophet. . . Though she did say that Jeffery R. Holland could be a prophet too, we agreeded. We then taught a lady that loves church and just doesn't know if she wants to be baptized or not. We told her it was time to side with the savior and she is still thinking, but she is still coming to church. Our Drug addict told us that he has only smoked 1 time last week. . . better than daily.
On wednesday we had lunch with Paul and a member. Paul is super smart, and our member did really good. We found out he believes that Jesus was selfish. . . I don't know how. At the end of the lesson he asked, "What is the difference between Jesus going to the cross and Uthenasia?" Good question that I had to think about. I am glad that the spirit is with us, because automatically we said just about everything. Anita is getting super cool people for us. We took a bishopric member with us to teach Guaretti and we found a less active and his wife. . . Guess what the less active's wife wants to get baptized!!!! Manuel, the less active is really good at football.
On Thursday, Anita made us lunch. She has this goal to get us more of "her people". She has found a lot of Portuguese for us even though she is from Moçambique. She made us rice cooked in Chicken blood. Filipa told us that she wants to get married to get baptized (manuel's wife). We might be a good matchmaker.
on friday we did a blitzed Ermesinde. My members love me. Diolinda has already planned 4 meals with y'all. I told her that she had to pick and choose, or we would never leave ermesinde, she said "isn't that the point". She reduced her offer to two meals, and after I told her we would bring the juices, she was a typical portuguese person and told me not only no but heck no. i told her dad wanted to pick out the juices, she gave in. Marta introduced me to her sister, and Marta is planning on going to the temple in Februarary. Ihnderson called us and asked if he could get baptized on the 25th of November. We told him yes . . . in my opinion it is sort of sketchy, but ok.
On saturday we painted a lady's house and then went to a Magusto which is a chestnut party in portugal for the members. Ihnderson told us that he was ready and agreeded to all of the commandments.
on sunday we had church and then went to an indian church by invitation. We told them that Mormon was not a god and that the bible was true. I presented the leader of the group with a book of Mormon. Elder Govier told me I was out of line later, but I gave him a book of mormon and he gave me a book about god. It was really strange. We then celebrated Sister Tingey's birthday.
Today we celebrated thanksgiving, my bday and Sister Tingey's birthday. We ate a big meal in the chappel and played foozball.
Elder Hope
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